WorkHouse NYC

Do you remember the kid at school who underachieved? The kid that, if only he/​she applied him/​herself, they could have been a star of the class? But, the reality was this kid was often lazy and showed little interest in excelling.
In my experience, WorkHouse is the shared office space version of this kid.
While it is a knock, on WorkHouse, there’ are some things to like about WorkHouse. They are:
— It’s wonderfully clean. You could perform open heart surgery anywhere in the place.
— Location: 8-​minute walk to Grand Central and 12 mins to Penn Station
–Amazing Outdoor Patio. You have access to two outdoor patios that are truly gems. It’s a great place to talk on the phone or enjoy some of YOUR OWN coffee and take a break from your work.
The not so good.
— West 46^th Street is pretty sketchy. For some reason, this street is home to unoccupied and abandoned buildings and retail stores.
— Lack of Friendliness and being accommodating by ownership and management. The Workhouse staff is coldly professional and with a few exceptions, they are not friendly or accommodating. They always find an excuse as to why something can’t be done. I have been to several WeWorks, and their staff could win «friendliness and accommodation» awards… WorkHouse will not win such an award.
The company I worked for rented an open area of WorkHouse on two floors for almost a year. It was my experience that WorkHouse management rarely sees things from the eyes of their paying tenants. They do NOT go out of their way to make your experience pleasant and are minimally helpful.
Here’s one example: Because of the way the sun would hit the building, our area would become unbearably hot from 1PM-​4PM and the sun would be directly in our eyes. not slightly… but directly…
A normal person would say, «Well let’s just get some blinds and make everyone comfortable». What WorkHouse said was, «Gee the blinds would spoil the view-​we can’t do that.». I wish I was making that statement up, or exaggerating, but I am not! They actually said that. So we suffered from the sun in our eyes and sweated through most of the summer. Oh yeah. they refused to let us open a window because «flies might get in». (Home Depot sells screens for about $ 15. Blair is the office manager and was very nice, and she broke the bad and weird news to us. I have a feeling she’d be more helpful and accommodating if she was allowed to be– but got the sense ownership had no real interest in at least trying act like they would be helpful and accommodating. If they ever do a 46^th st version of a Christmas Carol, Workhouse ownership could audition for the role of Ebeneezer Scrooge. If you rent an actual office that is a bit more money, maybe ownership is friendlier? But if they are – is that something you want? Playing favorites?
There is a coffee and snack bar ONLY if you bring your own coffee and snacks. Their website makes it sound like they have these items available for free –they are not. At WeWork, the coffee flows 24 hours a day and is free. Workhouse has free filtered tap water but guess what? It’s lukewarm and takes about two minutes to fill a one-​liter bottle, and there’s no ice on the premises. So if you like drinking lukewarm filtered tap water, there’s no problem there.
If you can’t afford or get into a WeWork or Regus, give workhouse a try as a last resort. But if you can get into a WeWork or Regus I sincerely feel you will have a better experience than being at WorkHouse.

Blair and Olivia are the best! Whenever I have a LiquidSpace reservation, I know the WorkHouse NYC team will take care of my guests. Great location and unbeatable modern décor.

Basically like General Assembly but with more work and fewer hipsters. Interior design is fine, furniture is nice. Only downside is the proximity to Times Square, but the convenience for transportation makes up for that. Also, some of the conference rooms are very echoey; some noise-​canceling insulation would be a nice upgrade. A+, great transaction, would work again.

Very cool modern industrial design. Huge windows and lots of space lend to an energetic vibe. Plus, the tenants and management are all fun and positive AND they listen to you and your concerns and are willing to make changes to help you out. Location is super-​convenient to Grand Central, the BDFM, and ACE. I even love going to this place on weekends… it feels like home. Looking forward to the rooftop deck opening up May 1!