Dayhouse Coworking

What Dayhouse Coworking does

Dayhouse Coworking is a woman-owned, privately held suburban Chicago coworking operator founded in 2019 by Jen Luby. The company operates two physical locations—a vintage c.1930 industrial flagship at 2057 Green Bay Road in Highland Park and a newer site in Schaumburg's Old Town Square—and serves primarily freelancers, consultants, remote workers for larger companies, working parents, and small business owners who need a professional alternative to home offices and coffee shops. Its core value proposition is a curated member community ("Housemates") reinforced by monthly programming such as work sprints, happy hours, business speakers, and masterminds, layered onto a hospitality-driven "pineapple" culture and family-friendly amenities including a lactation room and the Smallhouse flip room.

The product is structured around a three-tier recurring membership model (Level 1 at $29/month for one monthly visit, Level 2 at $195/month for unlimited 6am–9pm access, Level 3 at $395/month for 24/7 access with mail reception) and a set of physical assets—private offices ($795–$1,350/month depending on location), dedicated desks ($395/month), day passes ($29), and one-week memberships ($99)—plus hourly/daily rental of bookable meeting and event spaces (the Board Room and Founder's Room at Schaumburg; the First Floor Conference Room, Team Loft, Smallhouse, and a 75-capacity event venue at Highland Park). The underlying technology stack is intentionally thin: operations run on the Coworksapp self-serve booking platform for reservations, memberships, and room rentals, with tours scheduled via Calendly. No AI, proprietary software, or external integrations are disclosed.

Commercially, Dayhouse runs a community-led, direct-to-consumer GTM with bottom-up word-of-mouth and a self-serve funnel; distribution relies on its website, organic social, and a regional earned-media footprint (Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Chicago Social, Chicago Parent). Pricing is publicly disclosed, transparent, and fully monetized through granular usage-based fees on top of subscription tiers. The business is bootstrapped with 1–10 employees and no external funding rounds or acquisitions on record.

Name

Dayhouse Coworking

Legal name

Dayhouse Coworking

Website

https://dayhousecoworking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dayhouse Coworking is a woman-owned, two-location suburban Chicago coworking operator serving freelancers, remote workers, working parents, and small business owners with tiered memberships, private offices, and bookable meeting and event spaces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Highwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Three-tier membership model (Level 1, 2, 3) with escalating access levels from one visit/month to 24/7 unlimited access. Monthly billing with prorated first month. Cancellation requires 30 days notice.
2. Private Office Rentals: Semi-furnished private offices with complimentary mail/package reception, all utilities included. Monthly billing at $795-$1350/mo depending on location and size. 60-day cancellation notice. No security deposit.
3. Dedicated Desks: Permanent desk spaces for individual use at $395/month. Members can leave their belongings and equipment. Includes all Level 3 membership perks.
4. Meeting/Conference Room Rentals: Hourly and daily rental of conference rooms (Board Room, Founder's Room, Studio, Den) at $50/hr or $350/day. First Floor Conference Room and Team Loft at Highland Park location.
5. Day Passes: Single-day access at $29/pass for M-Th 9am-5pm, F 9am-3pm. Level 1 membership includes one day pass with 10% off additional passes.
6. Event Space Rental: First floor open workspace at Highland Park available for corporate events, panel discussions, networking. Starts at $600/3 hours, $150 each additional hour ($175 weekends & holidays). Capacity 75 cocktail/40 presentation.
7. Membership Share: Partner membership option at $224/month for two people from same household sharing a Level 2 Membership and trading off visits.
8. One-Week Membership: Seven consecutive days of access (6a-9p) with Level 2 membership benefits at $99/week.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dayhouse Coworking operates two shared-workspace locations in the Chicago suburbs (Highland Park and Schaumburg, IL) selling tiered monthly memberships, private offices, dedicated desks, day passes, and bookable meeting/event rooms to individual professionals and small teams. The company also hosts community events and workshops and packages all-inclusive amenities (Wi-Fi, printing, coffee, mail handling, networking) into its memberships.

Product overview

Dayhouse Coworking is a woman-owned suburban Chicago coworking company offering a multi-tiered membership platform with two physical locations (Highland Park and Schaumburg, IL). The core offering consists of three membership levels (Level 1 at $29/month, Level 2 at $195/month, and Level 3 at $395/month) providing graduated access to shared workspace, conference rooms, phone booths, and programming. Premium offerings include private offices ($795-$1,350/month depending on location) and dedicated desks ($395/month). Both locations feature bookable rental spaces including meeting rooms (The Board Room, The Founder's Room, First Floor Conference Room, Team Loft) and specialized spaces (The Studio, The Den, Smallhouse). Additional products include day passes ($29), one-week memberships ($99/week), and membership shares for households ($224/month).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworking Memberships Tiered monthly memberships providing recurring access to the shared workspace, amenities, and community events. Level 1 ($29/month) offers one visit per month plus limited perks; Level 2 ($195/month) provides unlimited access during business hours; Level 3 ($395/month) adds 24/7 access, expanded conference room hours, mail handling, and one free room booking per month.
• Private Office Rentals Lockable, furnished private offices for individuals or small teams, priced $795-$1,350 per month depending on size. Targeted at professionals and small businesses needing dedicated, branded workspace with full amenity access.
• Dedicated Desks Reserved desks for individual members who want a permanent workstation within the shared floor, priced at $395 per month.
• Day Passes Single-day drop-in access to the coworking space for visitors and prospective members, priced at $29 per day.
• One-Week Membership Short-term trial membership providing one week of workspace access, priced at $99 per week.
• Membership Share Split or shared membership priced at $224 per month, allowing two members to share a single membership plan.
• Meeting Room Rentals Hourly and daily bookings of private meeting rooms across both locations, including the Board Room, Founder's Room, Studio, First Floor Conference Room, and Team Loft. Available to members and non-members for client meetings, off-sites, and small group sessions.
• Event Space Rental The first floor of the Highland Park location is available for event rental, accommodating larger gatherings, corporate events, and community programming.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most popular membership tier is Level 2 offering unlimited 7 days/week 6am-9pm access

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Industrious: Premium national coworking and flexible-office operator with tiered memberships, private offices and event space. Comparable product architecture to Dayhouse (multi-tier access, meeting rooms, programming) but operates at much larger scale and broader footprint.
• Spaces (IWG): Global flexible-workspace brand under IWG offering coworking, offices and meeting rooms. Overlaps with Dayhouse on core product categories but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• WeWork: Largest global coworking operator offering memberships, private offices and event spaces. Comparable core product set but serves primarily urban markets; a potential suburban expansion threat to Dayhouse.

Direct peers

• Serendipity Labs: Boutique coworking operator focused on suburban and secondary markets with member tiers, private offices, and meeting rooms. Closest comparable in target geography and member experience philosophy to Dayhouse.
• Office Evolution: Franchise-based coworking brand serving suburban and small-market professionals with virtual offices, private offices and shared workspace. Directly comparable suburban member base and product mix to Dayhouse.
• Make Office: Boutique coworking operator offering memberships, private offices and event space in smaller, design-focused buildings. Comparable to Dayhouse in product mix and emphasis on curated member experience.

Emerging players

• Deskpass: Coworking marketplace providing on-demand access to a network of workspaces via day passes and memberships. Represents an emerging distribution layer that could either compete with or feed demand into operators like Dayhouse.
• Workplaceless: Remote-work training and community platform addressing distributed-team enablement. Adjacent to Dayhouse's target audience of remote workers but focused on virtual rather than physical workspace.
• Workfrom: Community-driven platform helping remote workers find and review workspaces including cafes and coworking spaces. Partial overlap with Dayhouse's 'coffee shop alternative' positioning for remote professionals.

Regional players

• 1871: Chicago-based tech hub and coworking incubator providing shared workspace, programming and community for startups. Regional peer offering comparable community-led value proposition in the broader Chicago market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dayhousecowork
• Facebookfacebook.com/dayhousecowork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dayhousecowork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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