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October 17, 2026 | by Michael Monday
For a team of two to ten in New York, 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 New York run from $430 per desk per month at the low end to $900 in the upper quarter, with a median of $700. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W 125th St | Manhattan | Direct | $199 |
| 300 Cadman Plaza West | Brooklyn | Direct | $419 |
| 405 Lexington Avenue | Midtown | Direct | $489 |
| 530 Seventh Avenue | Midtown | Direct | $529 |
| 1250 Broadway | Midtown | Direct | $599 |
| 85 Delancey Street | Downtown & FiDi | Direct | $650 |
| 315 Madison Avenue | Midtown | Direct | $700 |
| 575 5th Ave. – WeWork | New York | WeWork | $745 |
| 42 Broadway | Downtown & FiDi | Direct | $795 |
| 135 E 57th Street | Midtown | Direct | $900 |
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 New York actually costs at the low end, the middle and the top, rather than one operator’s portfolio. The full list of 832 New York 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: New York’s centres cluster in Midtown, Brooklyn, Chelsea & Flatiron, Downtown & FiDi.
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Counts and prices are from SquareFoot’s live listings for New York as of October 2026: 832 listings, 174 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 New York run from $430 to $900 per desk per month, median $700, as of October 2026. A four-person office at the median is about $2,800 a month.
W 125th St in Manhattan at $199 per desk per month. The most expensive on the list is 135 E 57th Street at $900.
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.
Related: WeWork alternatives in New York · How much office space costs in New York · Short-term office space in New York · Office space for 10 to 20 people in New York · Every New York listing with prices · Midtown offices · Brooklyn offices · Chelsea & Flatiron offices
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