Grind

Specialties

Grind is a collaborative workspace and coworking community dedicated to taking all of the frustrations of working the old way and pulverizing them to a dust so fine it actually oils the wheels of the machine. We specialize in providing frictionless, inspiring environments for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small teams to build stronger companies and grow their businesses.

Grind isn’t an office, it’s the antidote to offices.

History

Established in 2011.

Grind’s story is one originally rooted in necessity. Before Benjamin Dyett, one of our Co-​Founders, started the company, he was a real estate investor and lawyer. Just like any one of our Grindists, he was working for himself and in need of quality workspace. One day, while working out of a windowless, dreadful, office at a business center in Manhattan, Benjamin became fed up with the space operator. He marched back to his closet of a workspace and cranked out a business model on Excel for what, a year and a half later, would become our first Grind location. We now have two in New York and one in Chicago, with more on the way.

Meet the Business Owner

Benjamin D.

Business Owner

Benjamin was a mild-​mannered lawyer who woke up one day and, together with some partners, decided, Hey, let’s change the future of work. Throughout his career, Benjamin has founded, funded, operated and advised successful startups. He has long experience in real estate and corporate law, has represented financial institutions and prominent businesspeople, owned his own consulting firm, and has always been at the epicenter of where business and imagination meet.