Switchyards, an Atlanta-based members-only workplace startup, is launching its newest neighborhood work club in Denver’s LoHi area this April.
“We’re excited to bring Switchyards to Denver. There’s a growing need for that ‘third place’ in this city and beyond—a space that’s not your home or office, but somewhere to mix it up,” said CEO and Founder Michael Tavani.
“LoHi is the perfect neighborhood to introduce our first Denver work club, with its unique history, energy and civic spirit. When we thought about expanding here, LoHi was the obvious choice. This will be the first of many.”
Like all Switchyards clubs, the LoHi location will provide members with 24/7 access, internet, bookable phone booths and meeting rooms, a library for focused work and a quarterly tabloid created by members for members for $100 per month.
A basic WeWork All Access monthly membership starts at $160, while the All Access Plus monthly membership starts at $240.
Club members will also have access to a cafe featuring coffee by Huckleberry Roasters and Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, organic tea by Rishi Tea and Stroopwafels shipped straight from the Netherlands.
For its first Colorado location, Switchyards will use a 5,000-square-foot warehouse at 3222 Tejon St. The nearly 100-year-old building is owned by Paul Tamburello, the founder of Little Man Ice Cream, according to public records.
“We love neighborhoods, we love buildings and we love history,” said Switchyards’ creative director Brandon Hinman.
Founded in 2019, Hinman said Switchyards aims to combine the best elements of working in a coffee shop, a college library and a boutique hotel lobby.
He also said the team draws inspiration from the building’s history, its previous work and the surrounding area’s heritage to design the club’s space. For instance, the LoHi location will have special focus on honoring the neighborhood’s Italian history.
“We learned that at one point Highland had four Italian language newspapers just in that neighborhood,” he said.
The club’s LoHi location will open its doors to members on April 7, with memberships available on April 3.
Only 250 memberships will be available, with the last five clubs selling out on launch day. New members can try Switchyards for eight days for only $12.
Besides Denver, membership also provides access to all 23 current and future clubs, including those in Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Asheville, Greenville and Kansas City, Mo.
With a $5 million venture capital investment, led by Bullpen Capital, joined by existing investor Cercano and with participation from Overline, Switchyards plans to open about 200 new clubs in the next five years, according to its website.
“We have 12 clubs right now in Atlanta, and we still have many more to go. That’s how we feel about Denver,” Tavani said.
On April 2, the LoHi club will open its doors for a sneak peek.
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