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October 17, 2026 | by Michael Monday
For a team of two to ten in Chicago, a private office inside a coworking or serviced building is the cheapest way to get a door, a meeting room and an address without a lease. Published asking prices in Chicago run from $249 per desk per month at the low end to $600 in the upper quarter, with a median of $370. The 10 centres below are spread across the price range and the districts, not just the cheapest or the newest; each has a published price and photos on SquareFoot.
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| Centre | District | Operator | From, per desk / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. Mendell Street | Chicago | Direct | $199 |
| 332 S Michigan Avenue | Chicago | Direct | $229 |
| South Wacker Dr | Chicago | Direct | $259 |
| S. Harper | Chicago | Direct | $299 |
| N. Michigan Ave | Chicago | Direct | $339 |
| 1 W Monroe Street | Chicago | Direct | $350 |
| 330 N. Wabash | Chicago | Direct | $370 |
| 515 N. State Street | Chicago | Direct | $450 |
| 33 N Dearborn St, | Chicago | Direct | $550 |
| 3111 W. Armitage Avenue | Chicago | Direct | $600 |
Every centre above has a published asking price and photos, and no operator appears more than twice. They are picked across the published price range, so the list shows what Chicago actually costs at the low end, the middle and the top, rather than one operator’s portfolio. The full list of 132 Chicago spaces is sorted by price with the district on every card.
A door that locks and a desk count that matches the team today, not next year: most operators let you move up a size on the same agreement. Meeting-room hours included rather than billed. A term of six months or less for a first office. And a district the team can reach: Chicago’s centres cluster in Schaumburg, Arlington Heights.
SquareFoot is an office brokerage and marketplace: shortlist any centre above, request a tour, and a SquareFoot specialist confirms availability and the exact price with the operator. Free for tenants.
Counts and prices are from SquareFoot’s live listings for Chicago as of October 2026: 132 listings, 63 with a published asking price, collected from the operators’ and landlords’ own pages. Prices are per desk per month for serviced and flexible space unless stated. Written by SquareFoot; reviewed October 2026.
Published prices for a private office or dedicated desk in Chicago run from $249 to $600 per desk per month, median $370, as of October 2026. A four-person office at the median is about $1,480 a month.
N. Mendell Street in Chicago at $199 per desk per month. The most expensive on the list is 3111 W. Armitage Avenue at $600.
For a team under ten, almost always: the coworking price includes furniture, internet, utilities, cleaning and reception, and the term is months rather than years. A lease only wins once a team is large enough that the per-desk price of a suite falls below the all-in cost of a floor.
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