New co-working concept in Overtown adds to a growing list

Tribe Urban Innovation Lab and Cowork (Credit: Catalina Ayubi)

A new co-working concept geared to the Overtown community is opening, part of a growing number of shared-space buildings that are popping up in South Florida.

Tribe Co-Work and Urban Innovation Lab will open Feb. 5 out of a historic building in Overtown, co-owner Felecia Hatcher said. Miami Innovation District developer Michael Simkins owns the building at 937 Northwest Third Avenue.

Allapattah-based McKenzie completed the buildout, which was funded by a $350,000 Community Reinvestment Act grant. The two-story, 3,700-square-foot space features eight offices, conference rooms, classrooms, a library and a kitchen.

Tribe Co-Work marks the first co-working concept for Hatcher and co-owner Derick Pearson.

“It’s open to everyone but at the same time we are in Overtown,” Hatcher said, referring to the predominantly black community.

Memberships start at $49 a month for middle- and high school students, and $149 a month for college and nontraditional students. An open-desk membership will cost about $250 a month, and office spaces start at about $1,000 a month.

Members include Code Fever and Black Tech Week, two nonprofits founded by Hatcher and Pearson.

Property records show Simkins’ Lion Folk Life Village LLC paid $555,000 for the building in 2014. In Overtown, Simkins and his partners have spent $100 million assembling 10.4 acres in Park West, which includes the nightclubs E11even and Club Space, and several warehouses and vacant parcels. Portions of his land were submitted as a potential site for Amazon’s second headquarters. Miami was announced as a finalist for the $5 billion development last week.

In South Florida, other co-working firms include Büro, WeWork and Pipeline. Mosaic CoWork was also just added to the growing list of shared office concepts.

Another co-working concept, Mosaic, opened its doors on Friday in West Palm Beach. The co-working space, at 5840 Corporate Way, will offer packages starting at $15 a day or $55 a month. Mosaic, led by Ann Marie Sorrell, will also have “hot desking,” allowing members to reserve a space for a few hours, or several days.

The space features private offices, a conference room, mail storage, an on-duty receptionist, lockers, free parking and more.

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/01/26/new-co-working-concept-in-overtown-adds-to-a-growing-list/
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