Gravitate Coworking is opening a second coworking space in Windsor Heights, the company announced last week.
The new location, called Gravitate Windsor Heights, is located at 6611 University Ave., Suite 200. Gravitate Midtown, the current location in Windsor Heights located across the intersection of University Avenue and 66th Street, will continue operating with a new name: Gravitate Annex.
When the first Windsor Heights location opened in 2020, Gravitate founder and owner Geoff Wood said they knew they would need to expand. There was often a waitlist of new members seeking available space.
“We’ve been on the lookout for expansion options in the area since the start and found a fit with this new location earlier this year,” Wood said in an email to the Business Record. “Operating the two locations together brings the total workspace size more into line with our other Des Moines-area locations.”
The new 7,800-square-foot space will have both flexible seating and dedicated desk options as well as 18 private offices, phone booths and meeting rooms for groups of four to 16 people. Other amenities include a large kitchen and an outdoor patio.
Wood said having two locations close to each other will allow Gravitate to balance demand between the spaces and share staff, and keeping the existing location open means current members don’t have to change their arrangements. Gravitate has also created a community among its members that it can build on with the new location.
A potential challenge with the close proximity is visitors going to the wrong location. Wood said they plan to address that with signage and wayfinding.
Gravitate will host a week of open house and free coworking events at Gravitate Windsor Heights starting Nov. 4, Wood said. More information will be shared on Gravitate’s website.