Design · Build · Manage — New York City

Office space designed for the way teams actually work together.

The ease of a co-working space with the luxury of it being all yours.

Rafterfox designs, builds, and manages white-labeled office space across New York City — planned around shared space that brings your team together. Every space is fully managed by us, so your team walks into comfort and never thinks about upkeep.

From a co-founder of Barnfox Work & Retreat Club

How it compares
Feature Co​working Lease Rafterfox
Move-in ready
Your brand
Exclusive space
Fully managed

The Alternatives

Coworking's ease. A lease's privacy. Neither one compromised.

Most teams choose between a coworking membership and signing their own lease. One gives up identity and privacy; the other hands you a construction project and a facilities department. Here's how the three actually compare.

Consideration Coworking membership Traditional lease Rafterfox
Time to move in Days 9–18 months 12–16 weeks
Whose brand is on the wall Theirs Yours Yours — entirely white-labeled
Who you share with Strangers, and their guests No one No one
Design control None — take it as built Total, if you manage it yourself Total, and we manage it
Who runs the space The operator You hire and manage facilities We do, indefinitely
Vendors to coordinate None Architect, GC, furniture, IT, cleaning… One
Room to grow Add desks if they have them Hire new contractors to expand We manage what you want, when you want it
Commitment Monthly 10–15 years Term that fits your plan

Every figure above is a typical NYC range, not a quote. Tell us your headcount and neighborhood and we'll model the real numbers.

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How It Works

From first walkthrough to move-in day.

Discover

We walk the space, understand your brand and headcount plans, and scope the program.

Design

Space plans and design concepts, refined with you until every detail fits.

Build

Permitting, construction, and furniture install — managed end to end, on schedule.

Manage

We stay on as your facilities partner, so the space runs the way it was designed to.

Shared Space

The best part of the office is the part everyone uses.

Private desks matter, but the rooms in between are what make a team feel like one. We plan the collaborative core first — then fit focus space around it.

Open lounges

Soft-seating areas that absorb the informal conversations that never get scheduled.

Project rooms

Writable walls, pin-up space, and layouts built for teams working shoulder to shoulder.

Café & pantry

A real gathering point — sized to seat the team at once, and kept stocked with coffee, tea, and kombucha on tap.

Flexible all-hands

Rooms that open up for company meetings and close down for focused group work.

Phone & focus booths

Quiet retreats that make open collaboration workable instead of exhausting.

Shared amenities

Wellness rooms, storage, and end-of-trip facilities the whole floor draws on.

Services

Three services. One accountable team.

Design

Space planning, interior design, and brand integration — built around how your team actually works, not a generic template. We start with the shared space and plan private areas around it.

  • Collaborative zone planning
  • Space planning & test-fits
  • Interior design & FF&E selection
  • Brand & signage integration
  • Permit-ready construction drawings
Build

General contracting and project management from demo to punch list, with a single team accountable for schedule and budget.

  • General contracting
  • MEP & low-voltage coordination
  • Furniture procurement & install
  • DOB filings & inspections
Manage

Ongoing operations once the space is live — so it looks like day one, every day.

  • Facilities & maintenance
  • Stocked pantry — coffee, tea & kombucha
  • Cleaning & vendor management
  • IT & AV support
  • Move & reconfiguration support

What's Included

Everything a coworking membership gives you. None of the sharing.

One monthly figure covers the space and everything that keeps it running. No separate vendors, no facilities hire, no surprise invoices.

Daily operations

  • Nightly cleaning & restocking
  • On-site facilities management
  • Repairs & preventive maintenance
  • Waste & recycling
  • Plant care
  • Vendor coordination

Food & drink

  • Specialty coffee & espresso
  • Loose-leaf tea
  • Kombucha & cold brew on tap
  • Seltzer & filtered water
  • Pantry snacks
  • Catering coordination

Technology

  • Enterprise-grade internet
  • Redundant backup circuit
  • Conference room AV
  • Printing & scanning
  • Access control & keycards
  • On-call IT support

Front of house options

  • Guest reception & check-in
  • Mail & package handling
  • Visitor Wi-Fi
  • Room booking system
  • Courier & messenger service
  • Building liaison

Comfort

  • Wellness & mothers' room
  • Phone & focus booths
  • Bike storage
  • Coat & parcel storage
  • Showers, where the building allows
  • Furniture repair & replacement

Ongoing

  • Space reconfiguration
  • Desk adds as you grow
  • Signage & branding updates
  • Seasonal refresh
  • Move management
  • Quarterly space review

The Network

Your office in New York. Your offsite in the Hudson Valley.

Coworking sells you access to a network of locations you'll never use. Ours is one you actually will: through our founder's ties to Barnfox, Rafterfox clients get special pricing at its work and retreat clubs across the Hudson Valley and Catskills.

When your team needs to get out of the city for two days of planning, the venue, the lodging, and the logistics are already handled — by people who know how to run a room.

Team offsites

Full-service retreat planning at Barnfox venues, with booking concierge included

Drop-in access

Special pricing for your team at Barnfox locations across the Hudson Valley

Accommodations

Preferred rates at hand-picked properties near each location

Event space

Venues for launches, dinners, and celebrations beyond your own floor

Portfolio

Concepts, from experience.

Private offices and dedicated desks in a light-filled workspace

Flatiron Fintech HQ

7,000 sq ft · Financial services · Flatiron District

Open loft workspace with arched ceilings and mid-century furnishings

DUMBO Studio Loft

9,500 sq ft · Creative agency · DUMBO, Brooklyn

Shared gathering and meeting area within a converted 19th-century building

Midtown Healthcare Startup

5,500 sq ft · HR Services · Midtown Manhattan

The Short Of It

Rafterfox handles everything — design, permits, furniture, even the coffee vendor. Your team walks into a finished space that is entirely yours from day one. And stays that way so you can focus on your own business.

Who's Behind It

Built by operators who've done this before.

Rafterfox was founded by a co-founder of Barnfox, the work and retreat club behind a network of beautifully designed workspaces across the Hudson Valley.

That experience — hundreds of members, multiple locations, spaces built and run from the ground up — is what Rafterfox brings to office space in New York City.

Barnfox is backed by Western Sullivan Properties, the hospitality company behind destinations across the Hudson Valley and Catskills.

Founding

Co-founder of Barnfox Work & Retreat Club

Barnfox backing

Western Sullivan Properties — A Hudson Valley & Catskills hospitality company

Track record

Multiple workspaces designed, built, and operated end to end

Get In Touch

Let's talk about your space.

Tell us about your team, timeline, and neighborhood, and we'll set up a walkthrough.

Email

hello@rafterfox.com

Phone

(212) 537-6134

Studio

New York, NY

We reply within one business day.