Coworking in East Bay California
For coworking spaces in Berkeley, see http://wiki.coworking.info/CoworkingBerkeley
For Contra Costa Coworking, see http://wiki.coworking.info/CoworkingDiabloValley and CoworkingWalnutCreekCA
Berkeley Coworking
Berkeley Coworking is going strong at 2930 Shattuck Ave Ste 305 (near Ashby BART and the Berkeley Bowl), Berkeley CA 94705-1883. More details on wiki page.
Sandbox Suites - Website - 1900 Addison St. #200 (at Martin Luther King Way) | e-mail info@sandboxsuites.com | (510) 405-5995
- Shared workspaces and private pods for $275 - $495/month; private offices for 3-4 people also available
- Book a tour or FREE TRIAL
- Open Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm (24/7 access available with some memberships)
- Access to our San Francisco locations in SOMA and Union Square
- 3 meeting rooms for 6-12, which can be booked by the hour online
- High speed internet - LAN & Wireless
- Weekly networking events
- 2 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART
- Twitter @SandboxSuites
Blue Door Lab - 2946 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley, CA (at Ashby and MLK), Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
thebluedoorlab@gmail.com l (510) 516-4522 (516-4LAB) l bluedoorlab.com
- Across the street from Ashby BART
- Pricing is reasonable!:
- Wednesdays free + test drive free for one day anytime
- $100/month to come up to 3 days a week
- $250/month for your own desk and 24-hour access
- Free coffee and snacks; relaxed, inclusive space
- Current users (and owners) are mostly techies; everyone's welcome.
- Printer, scanner, send faxes
Contra Costa County (Concord, Pleasant Hill, W alnut Creek)
Just launched, accepting fellow travelers http://wiki.coworking.info/Todos+Santos+Square+Concord,+California
There's a new Coworking option coming to Walnut Creek, CA in 2012. Please share your opinion at CoworkingWalnutCreekCA.
Oakland Coworking
Tech Liminal, at 268 14th Street in Downtown Oakland, near BART, bus lines and many offices. Opened July 2009. We are a collective of developers, non-profits, and geeks. In addition to renting desks and a conference room, we also have weekly workshops devoted to getting people up to speed with social networking, blogs, and more.
I'm in Pill Hill at 2832 Summit St (Off 29th St), Oakland and welcome anyone who has arrived at this page. We are e-commerce, SEO and developers. My place is free with tables\chairs, internet, kitchen, parking and good Karma. If we have not met text me on 857 272 8638 before coming over just in case I am out and about.
DerbyCreekCoworking - right on the border of Oakland and Berkeley! 2 blocks away from Wholefoods, Walking distance to Rockridge, close to Ashby Bart, close to amazing restaurants and the book zoo! We are using a co-operative management model and are currently seeking members.Closed in 2008, 5 months after opening.
BizDevHouse - is was in Glenview off Park, in a house in a residential neighborhood, Summer 2008. Attempted to attract iPhone developers, but closed within a month. See Coworking blog post around launch.
Find others interested.
Gayle Uchida is working with Coworking Coach Raines Cohen to explore setting up a space in Alameda.
Ted Tagami I am active with the SF Coworking but live in Albany. I'm looking at the perimeter of UCB currently. Would like to have something before September.
comment: actually, there is space called BunkerStudios (which I use) 4 blocks south + 3 blocks east from 16th and Mission BART. -- DmitryKohmanyuk
comment: I think Chris wrote above before CitizenSpace spun off to a not-far-from-BART location. -__- Raines, 9 May 2007__
There's a large space for rent on College Ave @ Claremont - short walk from Rockridge BART, short bus/bike ride from Cal campus: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/328344949.html. I might be interested in going in on this with some folks, particularly if there's someone who's willing to take the lead on turning this into a real coworking space and/or knows the legal ins and outs of doing so -- Noah on 5/10/07
My Name is Ty and my wife and I are thinking that my business would be more productive if we move it out of our home office. My business is CareerLeak. What is the next step into finding some coworkers?
Ken Sedgwick I'm interested in Albany/Berkeley/Emeryville/Oakland.
Rocky Kahn I have a one-room office suitable for 2-3 people at a time a block away from Downtown Berkeley BART. It's at 2002 Addison st. I'd consider sharing or joining another coworking situation. rocky at_sign teampatent -.- com
Erik Hopp I live in Berkeley. I am a founder and member of Quilted.org. I have another Quilted member and a roomate also interested.
Dean I need out of my basement and am interested in sharing space with web designers / marketers/ or programmers/. Does anyone have available space? Berkeley/emeryville/oakland. contact me at webmaster at organicpop (dot) com
Noah -- I live in Oakland (Rockridge) and working from home is making me a little batty. I'm a freelance tech journalist and consultant currently working for/on a couple of Web-based startups. Often work at local cafes on College ave, but would love a nicer space more dedicated to work and meeting like-minded folks. Have wide-ranging interests within work-stuff (technology and education, primarily) and beyond work-stuff (music, amongst others). Would definitely be interested in a space in Oakland or Berkeley, preferably something bigger than 2-4 desk spaces so it has a chance of developing into something of a community. Would also be interested in exploring setting up a HatFactory-esque space in the East Bay as a nonprofit or business unto itself. I'm at nk at threebase dot com.
Britt Bravo. I work from home in Oakland and would love to find a place similar to Citizen Space or the Hat Factory in Oakland where I could work a couple days a week. I'm a blogger, podcaster and nonprofit consultant. I'd love to find some women in the East Bay interested in co-working as well.
Greta: I'm a freelance journalist living in Oakland and I'm interested in finding/starting a SF Grotto/Citizen Space/Hat Factory type cowork space in Oakland/Emeryville/Berkeley or somewhere thereabouts. I'd probably only need a desk 2-3 days a week and I'd like to not pay more than $200 a month (which seems to be about the going rate, in SF at least).
Len is interested in a drop-in coworking spot in Oakland. I have a regular corporate office, but sometimes need to be closer to home, but have no home office space that is "kid proof" Anything in DT Oakland? Near Rockridge BART? 14 Sept 2007, updated 22 May 2008.
Chris is looking for a small workspace near Lake Merritt or Downtown Oakland. I'm working on my dissertation and need a space other than the local cafe. This would be a small, quiet space large enough for a desk and a bookshelf (or some other space where I can store books securely) that's quiet and has at least one power outlet for a laptop. Internet access is unnecessary. Something like a cubicle, a shared space or even a small, private office would be great. I'd like to pay no more than $100-150/month. If you have a space that would work, please contact me. Thank you!
