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Common Desk, a Dallas-based coworking company and workday amenities provider, revealed today its seventh North Texas office space that will open in North Dallas area called Common Desk – Addison. The 26,500-square-foot coworking space is the brand’s first location with landlord Cawley Partners. Slated to open in spring 2019, Common Desk members will enjoy collaborative office space on two floors in phase one of the highly-amenitized FOURTEEN5 office park. This announcement comes on the heels of most recent news of Common Desk’s expansion into the “Innovation District” of the West End neighborhood with Common Desk – Factory Six03.

 

“We’ve heard so many requests to bring Common Desk to the Lower Tollway/Addison area over the years,” said Nick Clark, founder and CEO of Common Desk. “FOURTEEN5 is a visionary project with a robust amenity set, and it provides the perfect space for our exciting entry into Addison. More so, the opportunity to collaborate with Cawley, a nimble and well-regarded local firm, was incredibly attractive to us. We’re excited to work with the Cawley team to make an already elite building even more special.”

Both companies are focused on creating an unmatched tenant experience in the workplace to help coworking members and building tenants easily access attractive amenities.

Common Desk – Addison will feature contemporary finishes throughout the space with high ceilings and modern windows allowing in natural light. The coworking space will include a mix of private offices, team spaces, shared and dedicated desks, flexible work environments like collaborative booths and banquettes, and game and cocktail lounges. Additional amenities for members and tenants of the building include boot camp-style fitness classes under Common Desk’s Social Mechanics brand.

Further, the FOURTEEN5 development features a courtyard and a separate three-story amenity building called The Hub, which includes a full-service restaurant with indoor-outdoor seating on the ground level, Ascension Coffee and a fitness center on the second level, as well as an open-air, covered terrace with games and lounge seating on the third level. Additionally, a conference facility is located on the first level of the phase one office building.

FOURTEEN5 is situated directly off Dallas North Tollway and Landmark Boulevard. Phase one of the development is already 92 percent leased. 

“We’ve seen the caliber of space Common Desk delivers and the types of tenants this rapidly-growing coworking firm attracts,” said Jeremy Duggins, Cawley Partners project leasing manager. “We have no doubt that a partnership with Common Desk is a perfect match for this Class-A building. With Common Desk, we’ll be able to provide an innovative environment with unique features that will appeal to current and future FOURTEEN5 tenants.”

Common Desk turned six in October and currently operates four coworking locations throughout North Texas, covering 70,000 square feet of space, with more openings slated for early 2019. For more information on Common Desk, visit thecommondesk.com.

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DALLAS (Oct. 15, 2018) – Today, Common Desk, a Dallas-based coworking company and workday amenities provider, announced its expansion into the “Innovation District” of the West End neighborhood with Common Desk – Factory Six03. The 18,085-square-foot coworking space will be the brand’s second location with commercial real estate investment and development firm Granite Properties, and its sixth location in North Texas. Common Desk – Factory Six03 is slated to open early next year.

“The Factory Six03 building has always been one of my favorite buildings in Dallas, and we are excited to expand into this location with Granite Properties,” said Nick Clark, founder and CEO of Common Desk. “As we continue to grow and evolve our branded amenity offerings, we’ve become experts on programming and activating common areas in office buildings. We’re excited to show that off with Granite Properties to provide an unmatched tenant experience.”

Common Desk and Granite Properties will work together to allow Factory Six03 to feel and function more like a hospitality-oriented coworking space. Common Desk will deliver integrated coworking and programming initiatives that both tenants and Common Desk members will have access to, hosted from areas like Factory Six03’s rooftop lounge and food hall. Both companies share the same goals to create innovative workspaces that inspire professionals to be more productive, which helps modern businesses

“With Factory Six03, we took a 115-year-old historic warehouse and turned it into a modern office space that’s ready to match innovative and creative users in the neighborhood,” said Will Hendrickson, managing director of Granite Properties. “Together with Common Desk, we’ll be able to offer additional amenities that foster a vibrant and productive work environment, attract and retain a wider range of customers and help them attract skilled talent.”

Common Desk – Factory Six03 will showcase the historic building’s exposed brick, concrete textures and huge factory-style paned windows that let in natural light. The space will also feature a vinyl record lounge with a large collection of both vintage and current records, an open-air mezzanine and tiered office spaces creating a multi-level atmosphere, a library wall with a built-in book nook, various soft seating areas, the existing historic brick smokestack from the original building, a wet bar and mosaic tile floors. The top floor of the building features a collaborative lounge and meeting space known as “The Stack,” shared work areas, a shared kitchen and an outdoor patio that boasts one of the best rooftop views of the downtown Dallas skyline. The renovated building has a modern and artistic feel that pairs well with the historical accents like original exposed brick and the two-story biscuit oven preserved from the original building, making it a true “new age workplace.”

Additionally, Common Desk has engaged Dallas-based Artist Uprising to curate all of the art pieces that will be displayed in this location. The environment will appeal to anyone wanting to plug into the tech and innovation scene in Dallas, as well as anyone who wants to work from an iconic city building alongside noteworthy tenants.

“So many of us grew up going to Factory Six03 when it operated as the West End Marketplace Mall. It’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity in Dallas to deliver an offering that’ll be different from any other coworking space in the urban core,” said Clark.

Common Desk turns six this month and currently operates four coworking locations throughout North Texas, covering 70,000 square feet of space, with more openings slated for early 2019. For more information on Common Desk, visit thecommondesk.com.

 

About Common Desk

Common Desk has been providing North Texas with an original coworking experience since 2012. It currently serves hundreds of members across its four DFW locations. Its flexible office spaces are comprised of a thriving community of freelancers, small businesses, fast-growing tech companies and enterprise companies. Common Desk’s portfolio also includes Fiction Coffee and The Gym of Social Mechanics, offering members and guests additional customized amenities that enhance the work day.

 

About Granite Properties 

Granite Properties is a privately held commercial real estate investment, development and management company founded in 1991, with offices in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Denver and Southern California. It has completed more than $6.8 billion in real estate transactions and more than 26 million square feet of real estate development and acquisitions. Granite focuses its expertise, business approach and financial resources to help their customers, communities and their people flourish through the places it creates. Granite, a NREI Top Office Owner, has been named as one of FORTUNE’s Best Workplaces for six consecutive years.  For more information, contact www.graniteprop.com

 

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Common Desk, a Dallas-based coworking company and workday amenities provider, has announced a new downtown Dallas location, Common Desk – Trammell Crow Center. The 52,000 square foot coworking space will comprise two floors including highly serviced luxury enterprise suites for companies with 15-75 employees, and a private whiskey lounge and club exclusively for its members and Trammell Crow Center tenants. Scheduled to open in the first quarter of next year, Trammell Crow Center will be the fifth Common Desk location.

 

“We think the Common Desk offering will significantly broaden the appeal of Trammell Crow Center,” said J.P. Morgan Asset Management Executive Director Dale Todd. “There is a clear trend of increasing demand for coworking spaces by a wide range of traditional class A office users, including law firms and Fortune 500 companies.”

The enterprise suites will include high end finishes including private offices, wet bars, and shared areas. They’ll be serviced by Common Desk’s new mobile app allowing members to quickly request services such as food / beverage delivered directly to their suite. “For the past 12 months we’ve been working on new elevated experiences within our spaces. We want our customers to get a level of service that is on par with luxury high-end boutique hotels,” said Nick Clark Founder and CEO of Common Desk.

The Trammell Crow Center location is an operating agreement between the owner, institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and Common Desk. The deal will deliver flexible workspace to the 1.2 million-square-foot asset, allowing the building to attract companies demanding flexibility as part of their workspace strategy. Common Desk will work with the Stream Realty Partners leasing and management team to offer companies new workspace inventory that compliments the building’s traditional office space. The two teams will work together to attract users to the new Common Desk enterprise suites.

“Companies are re-evaluating everything about the way they consume office space,” said Ramsey March Managing Director and Partner of Stream Realty Partners. “We believe that the Common Desk model will thrill CEOs, corporate real estate directors and HR departments at the same time.”

The exclusive whiskey lounge will be a private social club for Common Desk members and Trammell Crow Center tenants. A special in-building social membership gets Trammell Crow tenants access to Common Desk in the afternoons along with the high-end whiskey lounge. This will include a menu of craft cocktails served daily from 4pm - 6pm and can be rented out for executive events.

“We’re excited to expand our brand into what we believe to be the best Downtown Dallas trophy class A office building,” said Clark. “With our recent acquisition of The Gym of Social Mechanics, along with Fiction Coffee, Common Desk is bringing more value to landlords and tenants with a wide range of amenity options. The expectations of companies are changing, and Common Desk is meeting those needs with our expansion of new service offerings.”

The brand turns six in October and currently operates four coworking locations throughout North Texas, covering 70,000 square feet of space with more openings slated for 2018/early 2019. For more information on Common Desk, visit thecommondesk.com.

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Common Desk, a growing Dallas-based coworking and office amenities provider, today has acquired The Gym of Social Mechanics, expanding Common Desk’s portfolio and its branded suite of amenities.

“We’re continuing to find new ways to expand the offering for our members and make the locations we serve more engaging. The Social Mechanics brand aligns well with us on all fronts, so acquiring it was a natural fit,” said Common Desk Founder and CEO Nick Clark. “We’re focused on being an ‘experience provider’, improving productivity at work as well as each member’s well-being – our newest acquisition will create a well-rounded experience in our members’ work week.”

Social Mechanics, located in East Dallas on Lower Greenville, uses a functional strength and conditioning program incorporating foundational lifts, body weight movements, yoga and cardio to make guests feel better no matter what their lives demands.

Cristen Trousdale will continue to serve as the gym’s General Manager. She founded the facility in 2013 with a passion for building community around a fun fitness environment. She continues to be the cornerstone of the location with her members wearing shirts that read, “Body by Cristen”. The Greenville Ave location will get a slight makeover with Common Desk’s new ownership, but will continue to offer the same level of service and programming for the East Dallas community.

Common Desk members will now enjoy both discounted monthly memberships and drop-in rates to Social Mechanics.

Common Desk will begin incorporating Social Mechanics into its expansion plan. The Social Mechanics brand will soon accompany Common Desk in a few of its newest locations offering functional fitness, yoga, spin and other wellness classes to all occupants of the buildings it serves. This offering will now give landlords a choice to either build out a full-service gym or simply provide a curriculum of wellness classes to tenants.

Social Mechanics is open daily, offering instructor-led classes throughout the day and open gym once a week.

Common Desk’s portfolio offers additional amenities and member discounts including the full-service coffee shop, Fiction Coffee, which includes an experiential and innovative menu of drinks called the “Fictional Menu.” Common Desk is continuing to build upon its portfolio of brands that are focused on enhancing every work day in environments driven by southern hospitality. The brand turns six in October and currently operates four coworking locations throughout North Texas, covering 70,000 square feet of space with more openings slated for late 2018/early 2019. For more information on Common Desk, visit thecommondesk.com.