Office Space Chicago
Making your vision a reality
Coworking is easy, but you pay for it by the head, so the bill climbs every time you hire. Answer three quick questions and see what your own downtown office would cost instead, and what a landlord would put on the table to get you there.

Your situation

The three things you already know.
Today's Chicago market — we filled these in
Adjust if you like. Defaults reflect the mid-2026 downtown market; getting the best of these is exactly what a tenant broker does for you.

The comparison

Coworking, per year$0
Your own space, per year (after free rent, all-in)$0
Estimated space you'd lease0 sq ft
$0 estimated savings per year
And the landlord helps fund your move
Build-out allowance to construct your space$0
Build-out money covers turning raw or old space into an exciting office that works for your business, so it is not just a discount, it is the landlord funding your construction. We can often negotiate furniture, moving allowances and other concessions into your lease!

What the numbers don't show

  • No per-head penalty. Coworking bills you by the seat, so it climbs every time you hire. Your own lease doesn't.
  • Your own conference rooms. No booking, no competing, no zombie reservations. Host a client or investor on two minutes' notice.
  • Security and compliance. Lockable, access-controlled space with no overheard calls or screens in a shared hallway. It matters under SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, or FINRA.
  • Your identity. Branded reception, your signage, a space that feels like your company and helps you attract and keep good people.
Have someone on your side of the table. I represent tenants only, never landlords, so the entire search and negotiation work for your bottom line, not the building's.
Send me your numbers and I'll pull real available spaces and tell you what the concessions should actually look like — no obligation.
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Chris Rogala, President, Office Space Chicago
318 W Adams Street, Suite 1709, Chicago, IL 60606
312-757-4800 x101  |  Chris@OfficeSpaceChicago.com  |  OfficeSpaceChicago.com
Estimate only, for discussion. Assumes a full-service (gross) lease where property taxes, common-area costs, and most utilities are included in the quoted rent. Free rent modeled at roughly one month per lease year; build-out (TI) allowance and asking rents reflect the mid-2026 downtown Chicago market and vary by building, credit, and deal terms. All-in own-space figure applies your free rent and adds estimates for business internet and furniture setup. Coworking pricing based on published Chicago dedicated-desk and private-office rates. Not a formal proposal or an offer of lease terms.