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Coworking in Northern New Jersey, US

 

Is there any interest in a coworking arrangement in northern NJ? What would you be looking for in a coworking venue? What days of the week and hours of the day would you be most interested in? What kind of people would you like to meet and cowork with?

 

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Comments and Discussion

 

If you got the word out, I'm sure there would be TONS of interest. Best places for CoWorking center(s) would probably be 1)Montclair (center) and 2)Morristown (center)

 

Dossy says: You think so? I'm guessing most people interested in coworking are in NYC, not NJ. I can try to get the word out, but my guess is northern NJ doesn't have enough independents to make coworking a reality.

 

Jesus says: I'd be interested in finding positive, energetic, creative people to share a dynamic working environment in North Jersey. I'm in Union which is not too far from either Morristown or Montclair. I would also consider South Orange and Maplewood (SoMa) as a possible locale. I am starting to work from home developing software but I'm looking forward to trying coworking for all its known benefits. My natural tendency was to check NYC but I would definitely check out a NJ spot as well.

 

Dossy says: SoMa is ~40 minutes from me. I guess the next challenge is finding a space ... any suggestions?

 

Jeff says: I'm interested in North Jersey as well. Montclair would be ideal for me, but I'd consider SoMa. Jersey City too. Anywhere where there is some sort of town to walk in and get a decent lunch. I don't know anything about how to go about doing this, but if someone has a strong sense of how to do this, I'm definitely interested in participating.

 

Jeff: There's a commercial office building that's going to become available to lease office space from, sometime in the November 2007 timeframe, on Carey Ave. in Butler, NJ. There's offices of all different sizes in there--perhaps if a few of us go in on it together and split the rent, we could set up a Coworking space there. In the meantime, I'd be willing to open my home one or two days a week during the day (while the kids are at school--say, 9am-2pm) as a Coworking space to get us started.

 

Jose (2/20/08): I am also interested in coworking at a place anywhere near Morristown. I don't know about Butler, I don't even know where it is, but I think Morristown and Summit, or even Madison, are good areas to rent coworking space. These three towns offer good places to eat, grab lunch or coffee, and I even think they do have a lot of independent businesses and freelance folks. I also think that the three towns I mention are probably on the higher rent ranges when it comes to office space, obviously this should also be part of the space to be considered. Dossy, although you are generally correct in your statement about independents, NJ vs NYC, I know a lot of people in BR area that are independents and work out of their homes. I put my company's link above, along with my name, so that you can contact me if you find something suitable or if you have any questions.

 

Dossy says: Jose, there are independents everywhere working from home--but how many of them do you know who would be willing to share a co-working space? That's the challenge, here. Even I telecommute 100% and have a great home office setup, but every once in a while it would be nice to work in a space with other professionals to bounce ideas off of, get advice from, etc. As I said, I suspect most people who work from home or otherwise do not regularly work out of an office probably don't have the same desire as I do to participate in a coworking arrangement periodically. Clearly, from the activity on this wiki page and the lack of coworking community in North Jersey, it seems pretty obvious, unfortunately.

 

Dossy 2008apr28: I removed Rhona's shameless advertisement/plug as Sea Girt isn't even remotely close to Northern NJ--it's very clearly South Jersey on the shore.

 

Mike says (05/02/08): Instead of renting space, how about finding a business/restaurant that would provide the facility for free? I saw this on cnn.com today: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/07/coworking/index.html#cnnSTCOther1

I would be interested in participating in the Morristown area.

 

Dossy 2008may01: A public space might be cheaper, but not great for actually working in.  People can already use public Wi-Fi like Panera's offering now, but I think coworking is the next level up from that casual environment to a more office-like one.  For myself, I could justify $50-$100/month to co-rent an office space, but I couldn't justify the $500+/month for it all by myself.  However, if 5 or 6 other people also put in for $100/mo, we could rent a really nice space.

 

I am currently searching for office space in Morristown - I live there and work from home now.  I'm bored working from home and i'm too distracted by my (2) children.  My plan is to have a place in town to socialize (i miss the water cooler part of working in nyc - i also miss the lunches, happyhours, softball and bowling leagues, etc...  Please contact me if you're interested.  Chris Vander Groef (973-349-2258 - cvandergroef@yahoo.com)   Office space in Morristown is not cheap so I'm not sure if I can make this work!! 

 

Glen (5.12.08): I am interested and will be in the Morristown area at least for the next couple of months until I find something a little more long-term in regards to living. I work from home unless I am travelling on business so it would be nice to meet some new people and add the social element to work.

 

7/8/08 - I have space in Morristown on South Street - please call me or email if you're interested in sharing - 973-349-2258 (cvandergroef@yahoo.com).

-Chris

 


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