120 Walker
3rd Floor
NY, NY
10013
Photos by Sean Davidson.
Index NYC is a shared studio, event space, and community center in downtown NYC.
We offer monthly memberships to our workspace and host regular public programs and happenings.
We welcome all types of kind, creative, community-minded people to come and share space with us!
Plans & Passes
Access to our NYC space is handled by a third party platform which requires that you make an account before you can buy a plan or pass.
Our co-working space is currently at capacity! Please reach out by email to request access on a case-by-case basis, or join our waitlist for membership.
Join the waitlist*Please note, membership pricing is subject to ~3% yearly increases (proportional to our lease terms).
Regular
2 days of access to communal work areas per month.
- Access Mon—Fri, 8AM—6PM
- Use of kitchen, phone booths & meeting rooms
- 50% off events
- Access to post-office, our Amsterdam node
- Participate in Town Halls
$75/month
Friend
6 days of access to communal work areas per month.
- Access Mon—Fri, 8AM—6PM
- Use of kitchen, phone booths & meeting rooms
- 50% off events
- Access to post-office, our Amsterdam node
- Participate in Town Halls
$180/month
Fellow
Unlimited access to communal work areas.
- Access Mon—Fri, 8AM—6PM
- Use of kitchen, phone booths & meeting rooms
- 50% off events
- Access to post-office, our Amsterdam node
- Participate in Town Halls
$420/month
Patron
Your very own dedicated desk (and locker).
- 24/7 access with your own FOB card for after-hours
- Use of kitchen, phone booths, meeting rooms
- 50% off events
- Access to post-office, our Amsterdam node
- Participate in Town Halls
$720/month
Not ready to commit?
We offer daily and weekly passes to our space, so you can come and go as you need to. Buy a pass
Join our Network
Index offers a grant to empower people in local communities to serve those communities better through physical space. Anyone, anywhere, can apply to open one.
Financial transparency
Unlike the hulking corporate coworking spaces we've all come to loathe, Index IRL operates with open finances. We'd prefer to have the space sparsely populated, so our pricing isn't intented to be competitive with clickfarms.
Instead, we want to engage our community in open planning, and build the best space we can with what we've got.
At the current time, we're estimating Index will cost $21,780 per month to upkeep.
Scholarships
We wanted to create a central location for our community, but rent in the dead center of lower Manhattan is not cheap.
To maximise inclusivity (within our means), we'll be offering 1x Fixed Desk, and 2x Casual Memberships at 50% of our standard pricing (subsidized by our full paying members).
Email UsCarbon Offsetting & Donations
Everything we build causes damage to our planet; building and operating Index is no different.
We'll be working with our partners Seaborne to assess the environmental damage of our buildout, and the day-to-day emissions of our operation, to purchase high quality offsets and make meaningful donations to local environmental organizations, like the Lower East Side Ecology Center.
Visit SeaborneOur space
Our philosophy
| YES | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Making lunch | Skipping lunch | |
| Democratic decision-making | Opaque corporate structure | |
| Everything in its place | Uptight organization | |
| Chatting at the espresso machine | No one knows your name | |
| Iterative and functional | Finished and perfect | |
| Bring your friends | Closed door policy | |
| Quiet space to think | Deafening silence | |
| Easy communication | Passive aggressive notes | |
| Ambient music | Soundtrack domination | |
| Everyone pitches in | Maid service | |
| Workspace variety | Sitting still for 8 hours a day | |
| Open-minded, creative people | Weenies | |
| Group hangs | Obligatory binge drinking | |
| Dogs | No Dogs |
Why Index?
Index is a place to gather, create, exchange, listen, and celebrate.
The paradigm for how — and why — we work is shifting. Old habits are no longer hardened. There is power in that shift, and freedom to shape spaces for new and hopeful futures.
As artists, designers, technologists, architects, writers, futurists, and friends, we are building a new space to earn a livelihood — and to enjoy living.
Event Rentals
There are so many ways you could use our space to host an event. Here are a few ideas….
- Gather your remote team & collaborators to throw a company party
- Invite a target audience to experience your brand IRL
- Bring in a keynote speaker or panel to inspire your community
- Showcase a product collection at a showroom or pop-up event
- Celebrate a launch by hosting a cocktail party with a musical performance
- Invite investors or donors to a private dinner party
- Throw a rager for no good reason at all!
Town halls
Each quarter, members gather to discuss improvements to our studio, and make decisions on financial investments.