The MissionFifty coworking space opened its doors yesterday to the public.
I stopped by for a late afternoon visit to find workers busily finishing up this makeover of what was a manufacturing loft.
Even in its almost-complete state, you can get a good sense of what this will soon become: a place for NJ entrepreneurs, designers, developers, and, ahem, perhaps a blogger or two to hatch businesses and get things done while tapping into the collective energy of other Fiftiers.
While I was there, MissionFifty co-founder, Michael Pierce, gave me a brief tour of the office-scape.
I saw common meeting areas with whiteboards, glass-enclosed private rooms equipped with Polycom VoIP phones (good choice), kitchen area, and a comfy mini-living room with sofas.
I took lots of picture, which I’d love to show, but … my camera’s XD memory card somehow managed to fry its bits.
MissionFifty is located on 50 Harrison street, in the top floor of the Hoboken Business Center building. It’s in an old warehouse district, which is now abutted by lots of new development and condos. I kind of like the old and new information economies mashed up in this changing neighborhood.
By the way, I did see more than a few baby strollers being pushed around in the nearby streets.
I parked my car in the on-site lot in the visitor area. Chatting with another co-founder, Aaron Price, I learned that MissionFifty is also a short walk from a New Jersey Transit Light Rail stop. That’s an option I may take advantage of in my next visit.
I plopped my stuff down towards the back of the office, pulled down a ceiling cord to plug into my MacBook, and got some work done. There was a nice bonus at MissionFifty: views of that city across the river from one of the windows. Great to look at, but I wouldn’t want to pay those office rents!
The free open-house continues into next week. You have to register first (see below).
I”ll be back again, with a fresh Flash card, and I’ll post some pics.
Related articles
- Update on MissionFifty: Hoboken’s First Shared Work Space (technoverseblog.com)
- MissionFify Open House Registration (eventbrite.com)
