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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.
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.
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Hi Casters. I wrote about the idea of a home office, just not at your home today. It's called Framework and its located in Williamsburg Brooklyn. More here https://avc.xyz/framework-at-the-refinery
if it's truly soundproof, it's almost worth moving back to NYC.
that’s a strange way of spelling “cubicle”
they look awesome, and the Refinery is an awesome spot for this
Neat I am intrigued. One minor little thought: I don't really get why folks share youtubes of these things? I feel like everyone listens to podcasts while working out or driving or whatever. I guess youtube is good if you want to do while folding laundry or doing grunt work
@fredwilson.eth, you just received 6 DEGEN from @ainiyoumen!
Go past the one on Greene St all the time. Wondered what it was about. Great external architecture and looked like a creative space. Now I know.
"Framework sounds like a great idea for those seeking a productive workspace outside of the home. Williamsburg Brooklyn seems like the perfect location for it too! Excited to learn more."
Hi Fred, Framework is super cool! I'm Dom, founder of Peacepod.com and ex-CTO of WeWork Asia. Let's have a Zoom. Best case: let's work together to scale Framework nationally as a business (Framework + Peacepod.com). Worst case: at least, Peace can outfit your existing Framework Pods with our hardware+software product, enabling you to monetize by the hour (for your vacant pods). Check out this video demo of Peace Pod, also in Brooklyn: https://youtube.com/shorts/s1NNvPhHNOo?si=xVE4zTzAcqnccerc