Back during COVID, the Gotham Gal and I, along with the team in our family office, debuted our "sustainable" apartment building development business in Brooklyn, called Frame Home. We had two small ground floor retail spaces to lease in our first building, Frame283, and nobody wanted them. So Alex O'Daly, who helps us run our family office, suggested we make a "covid safe co-working space" in the ground floor. And so we did.
We called it Framework and it opened in early 2021. The concept is simple. Every "frameworker" gets their own sound insulated office pod optimized for privacy and productivity. Our tagline is "your own home office away from home". Our first Framework has been sold out since shortly after opening. We made something a lot of people want, almost by accident.
So when our friends at Two Trees opened up The Refinery at Domino Park in Williamsburg, we suggested that we put a Framework in that building. They visited the original location and loved it and a partnership was struck.
Back in October, we opened up Framework At The Refinery on the 9th floor of The Refinery building. We are now getting close to half full and hope to expand the operation to take the entire 9th floor later this year.
Again, the concept is dead simple. Every Refinery "frameworker" gets their own pod. It comes with a sit/stand desk, a chair, a file cabinet, an electric kettle, a french press, and a small fridge. There is fast and reliable wifi, and a few shared resources like bathrooms, a kitchenette, unlimited printing, and one bookable conference room.
As you can see, the views of the east river are wonderful. The light in the space is fantastic.
Pods start at $820 per month and can be leased for a minimum of 30 days or as long as 18 months.
If you want to schedule a tour and see it for yourself, go here and book one.
The way we work is changing but we still need a comfortable place to do our best work and Framework is all about giving that to people in a place that is close to home, but without the distractions of home.
