I'm so thankful a little birdie told me about The Haverstick. This past year, I opened a business…read moredown the street in Nora. I don't have a traditional office, so I'm always looking for remote places to work. I love a change of scenery and environment. Over the past year or two, I've slowly faded out my visits to a certain popular coffee establishment with a name shared by a character on Battlestar Galactica. So, when a friend told me about The Haverstick, I needed to check it out! I'm so glad I did. It has become my go-to office of choice! Housed in a community center of a local church, the environment has dim lighting and soft music. A perfect place to get focused and stay focused. They have a coffee bar that also offers a few food options. The coffee is good and very affordable. The staff is always friendly. There is usually only one person staffing the coffee shop, but they get to your order quickly. You just may have to wait if there is a large group, as happened to me once. But no worries. Simply have a seat and get to work, and they will call your name when your beverage and/or food is ready to pickup. The Haverstick is less a coffee shop and more a community shared-space work environment that offers coffee. They have a lot of comfortable chairs and tables of various sizes. The room is wide open and you never feel crowded, even if there is a decent amount of people. However, it's usually only a handful of other people around, so it's a great place to get things done. They also have conference rooms for rent. I'm grateful this church has opened its doors to the public and offers such a wonderful and inviting atmosphere. I look forward to returning soon and getting some more work done.

How is this place not 5 stars?! Gorgeous, clean, ample parking, friendliest staff ever, great…read moreprices, just off the 465. Best coworking space in Indy

I've been to Platform 24 twice now. Both times I was there with a group, not on my own to work in…read morethe space. I have been so impressed with this coworking space! The interior is huge, with so many nooks and crannies for you to work, take a phone call, or have a meeting. I love that there are standing desks available, as well as funky booths along the wall. Platform definitely has its own character! The kitchen is a Dream with a Starbucks machine for all your coffee, tea, and hot chocolate needs, multiple fridges, microwaves, and even a tap with beer and kombucha (though it was out while I was there). The kitchen and dining space is huge and semi-private so those taking a break to eat and hang out won't be disruptive to those working away in the main space or private rooms. The WiFi worked wonderfully the whole time I was there on both occasions. The first time there were up to 50 of us using it at once. The second, close to 20 in our group and a few others using the space. If Platform was a little closer to where I live, I could totally see myself investing in a membership. It's beautiful, spacious, and the type of place where I can picture myself being super productive and enjoying the energy of working alongside others. If you're in Carmel, come check it out. It's worth a visit!

As a member of The Speak Easy, I've enjoyed having access to Platform 24 the past two years. This…read moreis a great location with a totally different vibe than Speak Easy Broad Ripple. Platform 24 has a ton of work space and a great kitchen area. Be sure to enjoy free coffee from the big fancy Starbucks machine! This location does stay pretty busy, but finding a spot to setup is usually not an issue. They also have some great breakout and phone rooms that members can book. Walking distance to several restaurants that are just over US31 near the Carmel Meijer store.

It's no secret that I'm a fan of CoHatch, a 30+ location network of co-working, community spaces…read morethat has been in existence for just under 10 years since its start by six friends in Columbus, Ohio. CoHatch, which has hosted at least a couple Yelp events that I can remember, currently has five locations in Central Indiana (a sixth, Circle Centre, I believe has closed). The locations include Polk Stables, Zionsville, Carmel, Noblesville, and this location in Broad Ripple. This location is housed in a former church (I know it used to be Common Grounds and I'm pretty certain it was at least one church before that). There's still some of the stained glass windows present. Managed by Jenna, whom I met during a Polk Stables Yelp event, this location seems to be quite busy. While I didn't get a chance to go around it as much as I'd have liked as I was here for an actual meeting, I was impressed with the decor, amenities, the people I met, and the efforts to make it accessible. Let's start there. Not every CoHatch location is truly accessible - they tend to locate in unique and often historic buildings. This can create challenges to true accessibility. This location has accessible parking in the back along with a ramp that goes up to one of the doorways. If you're not a member, you'll have to be let in. I wasn't completely thrilled with the end of the ramp - it's got a bit of a lip to it, however, the effort is obvious and it definitely works. The parking is also truly ADA compliant. I didn't notice all the businesses here, however, I did note that the Sagamore Institute maintains offices here. This location has the usual coworking spaces, a large event space, an outdoor area with a patio and kitchen, a sports simulator, and private offices. They have high-speed Wifi, coffee/tea options, meeting rooms (we used one to record an interview), 24/7 access, phone booths, office supplies, mailbox service, printing/copying, workshops for members, a kitchen, and an onsite manager. The neighborhood feels safe and is a pretty easy jaunt over to Broad Ripple's main strip. I like the decor, though found it a bit more plain than some of the locations. I think Polk Stables remains my favorite of the Central Indiana locations. This location is probably the closest to my home and it's definitely someplace I could see myself working. As someone who does a lot of social outreach/charity work, I definitely saw spaces I could bring to life here. I also did notice the restroom offered nice accessibility and there were some personal supplies in the restrooms - nice touch. I'd wanted to stop into this place and was pleased when I found out a meeting was going to be here. I finally got to check it out and was definitely impressed.

I had a meeting in Broad Ripple and they recommended this location. It was easy to find and had…read moreample parking, and I was surprised and pleased to find it was a church building that was converted into co work office space for small businesses and non-profits. I liked that they had maintained the structure and tried to continue the architectural flairs and quiet spaces yet allowing for new design inside. It is used for various offices and you can either rent out an office space (small cubicle) or just work in one of the many co-work spaces. It was tasteful and expansive but also had several little nooks for a quieter space. There were outside spaces and even a Barbeque space that could be rented for parties or business outings. My meeting was a fun way to be exposed to this location and will definitely be returning to try out some of the other spots for meetings or work.

Nice view, but they made me feel rather unwelcome during my tour. The employee I worked with acted…read moremore like I was on the wrong side of an interrogation about what office space I wanted, instead of treating me like a valued customer. She found it hard to understand why I would actually want to look inside more than one office to get a better feel for what my options were, and generally, she didn't seem to want me as a customer. I also read that Regus has very unethical business practices, so I decided to take my business elsewhere...

This is a great location with a very good business address to meet my clients in a very upscale…read moreprofessional environment and there are 5 other locations I can use

Launch Fishers is so much more than a co-working space. They partnered with the city of Fishers to…read moreopen a space to facilitate entrepreneurism, creativity and fresh ideas. The space itself houses many office spaces, conference rooms, co-working spaces, phone rooms, a lecture hall, coffee shop, kitchen area and more. I personally came here for a Women's Social Media Conference, in which we were given a large room with about twenty tables to spread out. When I pulled up to the building, I was surprised at how big the building and parking lot were. It's definitely the biggest co-working space I've seen!

If you're up on the Indy startup or tech community, you've heard of Launch Fishers - in fact, it…read morejust announced an additional Launch Indy space to connect the north side with the downtown business corridor. Launch is where entrepreneurial ideas - you guessed it - launch. A number of local businesses have found their footing within the walls of Launch's shared office spaces and expanded to their own brick and mortar. Launch is doing big things in the local business community, no doubt! I've attended two meetings here - one in a conference room, another in they're auditorium - and both can easily accommodate a large group. With a variety of seating arrangements, a coffee bar and more perks, I can see why Launch has become a favorite of many!

This place is amazing. I work from home, and have worked at several shared workspace places in the…read moreIndianapolis area over the past few years. I love the light, airy feel of this place. Large windows bring in natural light, and the glass doors of the individual workspace rooms contribute to the open feel. The individual workspace rooms range from a single desk to spaces large enough for a group. This is a great location as well.

My visit to this awesome co-working space occurred during their open house extravaganza…read more Beautifully redone workspace in white and glass. All offices have one wall of glass, so not a lot of privacy. Conference and meeting rooms also offered up this clean, open, work environment. For the open house gala, food and drinks were laid out for all. Trivia stands were placed around to inform guests of all the finer details of the 33,000 sq ft space. This building was the former corporate headquarters for the now defunct Marsh Supermarket chain. It looked like a few spaces were already occupied, so I think this will be a hit! Hotel Tango was on hand serving up variations of the old fashioned. I tried the orange and the cherry. Both were very good of course. Four Day Ray brewery was here passing out free beers. And wine was also available, but I'm not sure who was providing that. The event brought in a big crowd! Upon leaving, I was pleased to find a courtesy shuttle outside the door that took me back to my Van! So nice and it was cold, so a definite perk of working here!

Refinery46 was a great meeting space to host my board meeting!! We used the downstairs meeting…read moreroom. Addison was so helpful during my tour & the day of my meeting. He set everything up for me, and their tear-down instructions were very informational. Definitely recommend Refinery46's work space!

Happy #ThankYouThursday Yelp friends! If you've ever been curious about the nicely redone building…read moreslightly off of 46th Street and Keystone, this is it. It's a co-working space for driven local businesses, many of them being home services businesses. The owner of the space also owns Homesense Heating & Cooling (also loved on Yelp) and is an incredible person. He also lets The District Church use the space on Sundays. I love how multi-purpose and helpful the space is. Black Circle Brewing and Elena Ruz Cuban Cuisine are also located in the building, but on the back of the co-working space. CO-WORKING SPACE: The co-working space is nice and recently renovated. They offer 24/7 access, a complimentary mailbox, local coffee, networking events, business improvement seminars, conference rooms, and secure shipping/receiving for members of the space. You can rent anything from a local to a small or large office, to an entire floor. Their different packages are on their website! EVENT SPACE: The great space is also open to non-members to rent as well. We had a cocktail and painting class event here and loved using the multiple spaces. We had the cocktail class and catering set up in the beautiful kitchen, and used the multi-purpose room for the painting class. The owner Brian was super nice and helped us set up a few extra tables. They also have their different event space prices on their website too. The owner is so awesome, so this is definitely a place I love to support! They also do so much good for local businesses and the community, so def. check it out if you're looking for a space!