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This ranking is drawn from Business Insider’s Top 17 “Coolest” Co-Working Spaces.  Even though co-working and other business innovations have been discussed in the real estate community for some time now, it’s worth looking at how these unusual spaces (or collectives) can fit into the strategy of office real estate investors and operators. Here are my picks for Top 10 Co-Working Spaces in the U.S.: 

• Ace Hotel
• Citizen Space
• CoLab
• The Coop
• Green Spaces
• Indy Hall
• Jellyfish Cartel
• Link Coworking
•  Parisoma
• Officio

I found the Business Insider article through The Tenant Advisor, an excellent blog focused on workplace trends and office real estate. I’ve been quite interested in this subject as well, and have dedicated a number of posts to the open-space office layout that’s fundamental to most co-working setups. Let’s pause for a brief definition of Co-working, courtesy of you-know-who:

Coworking is a style of work that involves a shared working environment, often an office, and independent activity. Unlike in a typical office environment, those coworking are usually not employed by the same organization. Typically it is attractive to work-at-home professionals, independent contractors, or people who travel frequently who end up working in relative isolation Read the rest of this entry »