You can work at the bar, hold meetings in the bar or, work in the upstairs space, the choice is yours. The bar environment is an invigorating one to work in. An energizing environment is rare to find in a co-working space. A trendy building or beautiful architecture doesn’t make the atmosphere. The people do. The best way to encourage that energy is through our bar environment. You will get a real opportunity to network with your fellow entrepreneurs. Many of the good ideas are generated in such surroundings and this atmosphere is present 24/7.

We are run by entrepreneurs who have many years of experience building small businesses so they are very sympathetic to the challenges and requirements of entrepreneurs and in particular property requirements having used most of the co-working spaces around the globe! And that means:] Discounted beer and wine, free soft drinks and coffee.

There are currently two Bar Works outposts in Midtown, and one is on the way at 47 Seventh Ave. South in the West Village; the company says it also has plans for San Francisco and London “in the coming months.”

UPDATE 5/19: A gentleman from Bar Works explained that the company is taking the entire building at 70 White, with coworking offices on all of the upper floors and the restaurant/bar on the ground floor, which will be open to the public (although closed occasionally for member events). He said it’ll probably three to four months before the doors open.

UPDATE: 5/23: Tad commented that this was the first any of the residents of 70 White had heard about it, so I contacted the Bar Works rep. He said that he was incorrect in our previous conversation, and that they’re not taking the whole building, just the ground floor. He also said the liquor license is in place, which means I must have missed that when it was discussed at CB1. (I didn’t see any record of it on the State Liquor Authority’s website, but that website is near impossible to search.)