NYC Office Space Blog

For many New Yorkers in Corporate America, a large portion of their work lives will be spent at a desk, some in a cubicle. Especially as more and more entrepreneurs create start ups, cubicles leasing gains popularity. Cubicles, even those on the larger side, tend to be cramped. Other than the obvious limited amount of space, it could be the uniform colored walls which are the only dividers between other people. However, a cubicle is one’s little oasis in shared office space, and there are ways to make it less constricting.

1. Don’t face the wall: If possible it might make you feel less confined if your side is to the isle.

2. Add personal possessions: decorate your cubicle with pictures or framed diplomas.

3. Spice up the floor: See if its allowed to put down a throw rug.

4. Shed some light on your situations: Often, cubicles are working with the overhead lighting for the entire floor. Try adding a little desk lamp to your space. Brighter lights bring up the mood.

5. Accessorize: One word: Fishquarium

6. Eat Right: It sounds out of place on this list but having healthy snacks or bringing a healthy lunch can help you feel more energized and less trapped in your space. Being productive inside 25 square feet is much more fun than being unproductive in it.

Remember to make sure your space stays professional and that your decorations don’t interfere with other people’s space.

Micro Office Solutions

New York, NY

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As Micro Office is in the business of alleviating the stress that comes with running a small business, we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to share an App that strives for the same thing.Verizon is the newest phone company to jump on the bandwagon but there are already several apps out there like Dropbox, for pictures, Evernote for documents. There’s also Citrix and VMware.

Companies know today’s average person is doing much more on a cell phone than they were ten years ago–especially if they own a business. Email was revolutionary 90′s but pales in comparison to how many tools the average cell phone can access today. Thus companies like Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and Instant Messaging systems understood an App was almost absolutely necessary for success.

In fact people often create Apps just for the sake of an app; meaning there are many things that are not derivative of websites. Let’s take Words with Friends for example. Someone asked me last week, “Oh, you can play it on Facebook? I thought it was just for a phone.”

As technology advances mobile web becomes stronger and stronger and many businesses will continue to benefit from that. Soon, there will be an app for everything.

Micro Office Solutions

New York, NY

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One of our biggest concerns at Micro Office is quality of space. We offer clean, quiet, spacious work environments, straying away from drab colors or a conventional corporate office. If you live in New  York, it’s safe to say you’ll probably visit or work in an office at some point. Like with any room, you’ll size it up (and down), consider the softness of the seats, the width of the desks, the reflective qualities of the floor–if you’re there for an interview you’ll wonder what it will be like to work there. Are you getting enough light, will you have enough space?

Some of the coolest offices belong to big name companies like Google, which has a slide and a pool table, or Pixar whose dim lighting, bubble lanterns and house-shaped cubicles and private offices, immediately remind one of Monster’s Inc or Toy story.

However, we can’t all be Google. The majority of the people reading this blog are looking for low cost office rental in midtown Manhattan. That’s where Micro Office enters. There are no slides in our offices but we are constantly improving and renovating space, we also listen to our tenants; which has resulted in small things such as a key rack for bathroom keys or, perhaps in the future, a self-expression white board. Micro office is about helping people reach their full potential.

Who knows? Perhaps a yearcommercial lease with us as the nest for your business and your next space could leave you with an office like Red Bull London.

Micro Office Solutions

New York

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As the Occupy Wall Street movement transitions, it’s not unusual to consider it’s beginning–that wasn’t very long ago. It’s roots in a group of New Yorkers worried about the economy not only failing but failing US citizens. They gathered in Zucotti park with what many criticized as a lack of organization but the heart behind their movement stirred–or at least irritated–the country.

Though they were set up with tents and tables amidst grass and concrete–with a man-powered generator and the nearby neighborhood and residents allowing the demonstrators to shower in their bathrooms–even revolutionaries needed office space. Anonymous donors have been paying rent for “2,500 sq. ft. of workspace located on the 12th floor at 50 Broadway. The rent is $5,400 a month” .  Although the average person may immediately think corporate when they think of office space, this is a prime example of how that isn’t true.

Since the demonstrators can no longer work full time from the park, this space will probably do them good.

Micro Office Solutions

New York City

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