698 Manhattan
Floors 2 & 3
Brooklyn, NY
11222
After 2 years in business at 120 Walker St, Index is expanding to a second location in Brooklyn.
Designed to complement the program of our Manhattan space, the new location in Brooklyn is designed to support members’ interests outside of work, while also providing dedicated desks and communal work tables.
We hope to open in August 2025.
Plans & Passes
As a member of Index Brooklyn, you’ll also have access to our current space in Manhattan. Members of 120 Walker will likewise be welcome to use their membership at 698 Manhattan.
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.
- Mon–Fri, 8AM – 7PM
- 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.
- Mon–Fri, 8AM – 7PM
- 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.
- Mon–Fri, 8AM – 7PM
- 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 own dedicated desk.
- 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
Operational costs
We share financials transparently with our members at quarterly town halls.
Here’s a estimate of what we expect running Index Brooklyn to cost each month.
Our vision
Members of either space will have access to both spaces, so, rather than duplicating the program of the Manhattan location, we’ve considered how to make the two spaces complement each other, leaning into the Brooklyn-Manhattan axiom, loosely represented by the themes of work (Manhattan) and life (Brooklyn).
On the second floor, we’ll build out the space in a similar program to Index NYC: Dedicated desk space and communal work tables, two call rooms, and a small meeting room. We recognize that residents of Greenpoint have a harder time commuting to Manhattan, so our space will provide local co-working space for neighbors and those averse to crossing bridges.
The third floor serves as more of a clubhouse, devoted to pursuits outside of work. A large kitchen, complete with stovetop, ovens, and equipment for cooking, is also rigged for photo and video production, welcoming chefs and food content creators to document their work in photo and video. A dining room table welcomes members to share meals, and a lounge area provides comfortable space to relax. The whole third floor will be set up for photography production, or rent a single room for smaller shoots. In addition to storing photography equipment, this room will also provide a more private space for classes and workshops, and enable members to host larger meetings than are currently possible.
Upstairs, the roof will be a verdant respite. Maybe a place to grow herbs, flowers, and food. Certainly a place to lie in the sun, grill food, and eat together.
| 120 WALKER ST (MANHATTAN) |
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| 24x Dedicated desks |
| 18x Flexible seats |
| 2x Call rooms |
| 1x 4-person meeting room |
| Kitchenette |
| 698 MANHATTAN AVE (BROOKLYN) |
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| 15x Dedicated desks |
| 24x Flexible seats |
| 2x Call rooms |
| 1x 4-person meeting room |
| Full kitchen |
| Event seating |
| Lounge |
| 1x 12-person meeting room |
| Maker space |
| Small photo studio |
| Large photo studio |
Why Index?
For our community, the pandemic was an inflection point in the latent sense of disconnection that had been simmering for a generation. We awoke from the fever dream of Covid to find that the city had transformed around us, offering no shortage of trendy spaces to photograph a perfect matcha latte or sip a $25 dirty martini. But amid this abundance of surface-level experiences, basic needs were being overlooked. We lacked spaces to be together organically, parallel playing the games of our lives, building the relationships that bond over seasons.
We built Index to meet these needs, creating a space that bridges the personal and the collective. Situated on an island within an island — a triangle intersecting Little Italy, Chinatown, and Tribeca — Index was designed not by corporate executives speculating on the needs of a hypothetical user base, but by us, members of the community we sought to serve. We focused on what we knew would be both essential and joyful: a workspace that made up the gaps opened by remote work culture, with comfortable areas for focus and calls, a communal dining space, and a venue for events that could host hundreds of guests.
Our space was designed to be a vessel, or a carrying bag, expanding, contracting, and adapting its form to hold what its members bring inside. There are no logos on the walls, no branded mugs in the kitchen. We are not selling you affiliation or clout. Our roster of members isn’t part of the marketing plan. When you sign up to join us, you’re signing up for a space to use as you need it.
