RN Wilder

Review of Lincoln Associates

Been a tenant for about 2 months now. No complain...

Been a tenant for about 2 months now. No complaints -- the location is really great and the area is fairly quiet during the week with plenty of eating options and in a great location. The weird thing about the battery spaces office interior (common area and offices) is that its not as swanky as some of its counterparts around town but its immediate surroundings makes it an ultra premium play for entertaining clients with a mass of restaurants to choose from and even a professional baseball field and concert hall literally right outside the door ... the only location that currently matches it with walk-to surroundings is Spaces Avalon in Alpharetta whose surroundings can sometimes be a wee bit pretentious in terms of vibe but *extremely* nice (The battery feels more fun, relaxed, and welcoming and its growing). Every spaces office has it's own flair....no two offices in a city are the same.

As someone that has leased traditional office space for 12+ years ... I like spaces for dedicated office space because you don't have to tie yourself into any long term contracts, you have multiple places to work literally around the globe if you or your employees need an office to duck into for a little work time and the staff is friendly.

Downsides with co-working offices:
- you are in a fishbowl if you rent an office (No privacy) but you can erect a little privacy
- Walls are thin (you can't make out what your neighbors are saying but you can certainly hear that charlie brown teacher sound when they talk)
- Can definitely get more bang for your buck in terms of space if you rent a traditional office BUT you will have to typically sign a 36 month lease (or more)
- You're going to be in a box vs what you can get with traditional space for the same rate
- no distancing or privacy from sub-ordinates (you're typically going to be in the same room with your employees so you better like them and they better like you ... good side is that if the boss is in the room there is little room for playing around and it makes for better communication and more positive work flow)

I've had nothing but a great time since leasing the office and the administrative staff has been EXTREMELY supportive ... I was always curious about co-working environments and have had nothing but a great experience with the atmosphere and staff. Internet uptime has been good and strong with no hiccups.