SpaceLab Detroit

What SpaceLab Detroit does

SpaceLab Detroit, operating as Space Lab Development, Inc., is a privately held coworking and flexible-workspace operator founded in January 2017 by husband-and-wife co-founders Bobby Burton (COO) and Karen A.D. Burton (CEO + Community Manager) in downtown Detroit. The company operates a single ~5,200 sq ft location at 607 Shelby Street, Suite 700 (The 607 building) and a second location in St. Petersburg, Florida launched in 2025, with services spanning hot desks and day passes ($20), desk pass bundles ($200 for 12 passes), dedicated and flex desk memberships, furnished private offices for teams up to 8, USPS-compliant CMRA virtual office and digital mail services, and hourly rental of meeting rooms (The Crit, The Jewel Box) and content creation studios. Its core differentiation is a curated vertical focus on built-environment professionals — architects, engineers, contractors, designers, real estate professionals, urban planners, and artists — supported by industry-specific amenities (materials library, large-format plotter, render farm), the Nexudus coworking management platform, and iPostal1/PostScan Mail partnerships that enable the virtual office product line.

Name

SpaceLab Detroit

Legal name

Space Lab Development, Inc.

Website

https://spacelabdetroit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SpaceLab Detroit is a privately held coworking and virtual office operator founded in 2017, serving built-environment professionals — architects, engineers, contractors, designers, and real estate firms — across its downtown Detroit headquarters and a 2025 St. Petersburg, Florida location.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and Flexible Office Space

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations (BPABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace Technology & Smart Office Support (Room Booking Systems, IT/AV Liaison) (IMAIALAK), Remote Access, Virtual Workspaces & Digital HQ (BPAMAMAL)

Keywords

• Coworking space
• Flexible office solutions
• Virtual office services
• Meeting room rentals
• Built environment workspace

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Day Passes and Desk Passes: Single-use day passes and bundled desk pass memberships (12-visit bundles) provide flexible, recurring revenue from transient and part-time users. Day Pass at $20/person. Desk Pass Bundle at $200 for 12 passes.
2. Monthly Desk and Private Office Memberships: Flex or dedicated desk memberships and turnkey furnished private offices for individuals and teams up to 8 people, with 24/7 keycard access, meeting room allocations, mail services, and reception. Security deposit required.
3. Virtual Office Plans: Professional business mailing address with suite number, mail receiving and scanning, business phone number, live phone answering, and 4 hours of meeting room time per month. Revenue via subscription with monthly billing and security deposit.
4. Meeting Room and Event Space Rental: Hourly rental of conference rooms (The Crit seats up to 12; The Jewel Box seats up to 40), and content creation studios. 2-hour minimum. Weekend and off-hours bookings at separate rates. Revenue per booking, usage-based.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SpaceLab Detroit operates a coworking and flexible workspace platform offering hot desks, dedicated desks, and turnkey furnished private offices for teams up to 8, complemented by USPS-compliant virtual office and digital mail services, hourly meeting and event room rentals, and bookable podcast/video content creation studios. All workspace products are managed through the Nexudus cloud-based booking and membership platform and targeted at built environment professionals and small businesses in downtown Detroit and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Product overview

SpaceLab Detroit operates a coworking and flexible office platform offering five integrated workspace solutions: (1) Coworking & Executive Office Space — the core offering providing hot desks, dedicated desks, and turnkey private offices for teams of up to 8; (2) Mail & Virtual Office — professional business address with mail receiving, forwarding, scanning, and live phone answering compliant with USPS CMRA standards; (3) Meeting & Event Rooms — rentable conference spaces including The Crit (12-person) and The Jewel Box glass room (40-person) with AV and catering amenities; (4) Content Creation Studios — podcast and video production rooms with professional-grade equipment; and (5) Day Passes & Desk Passes — single-visit and multi-visit drop-in options. All offerings are managed through the Nexudus booking and membership platform, with digital mail services supported via iPostal1 and PostScan Mail integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworking & Executive Office Space Flexible workspace solutions ranging from hot desks and dedicated desk memberships to fully furnished turnkey private offices for individuals and teams up to 8 people. Includes 24/7 keycard access, super-fast internet, community kitchen, phone booth, on-site printing, copying, and large-format plotting, targeted at built environment professionals and small businesses.
• Mail & Virtual Office Professional business mailing address at 607 Shelby Street Suite 700, Detroit, MI, with options for mail forwarding, mail scanning, live phone answering, business phone/fax numbers, and 4 hours of included meeting room time per month. Operated in compliance with USPS Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) standards, targeted at remote businesses, startups, and professionals needing a downtown Detroit address.
• Meeting & Event Rooms Hourly and daily rental of meeting and conference rooms including The Crit (seats up to 12) and The Jewel Box glass conference room (seats up to 40 auditorium style). Amenities include Smart TV/monitor, portable dry erase boards, kitchenette, and receptionist greeting, targeted at organizations needing downtown Detroit meeting and event space.
• Content Creation Studios Bookable podcast and video production rooms equipped with HD webcams, microphones, professional lighting, black/white backdrops, and green/blue screens. Used for podcasting, video interviews, training videos, photo shoots, and social media content, with an introductory rate of $50/hour for non-members, targeted at creators, marketers, and professionals producing video/audio content.
• Day Passes & Desk Passes

Quantifiable outcome

• Wolf VR conducted 7+ introductory meetings and gained 5 new customers within 4 weeks of joining SpaceLab
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of Detroit General Services DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SpaceLab Detroit acts as the administrator and facilitator for the City of Detroit's City Walls and Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship (ACE) divisions' Arts Alley Initiative. This partnership positions SpaceLab as a key civic partner in Mayor Duggan's Blight to Beauty Initiative, managing open calls for mural artists and hosting the annual Detroit City Walls Artists' Showcase. The partnership gives SpaceLab significant visibility as a cultural hub in Detroit.
• iPostal1coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020SpaceLab Detroit partnered with iPostal1 to offer digital mail services, initially reselling iPostal1's virtual office technology and later expanding to iPostal1 and OpusVO platforms. This partnership was a strategic pivot that enabled SpaceLab to remain operational during COVID-19 lockdowns and scale to a second location in St. Petersburg, Florida. iPostal1 serves as the digital mail infrastructure partner.
• The 607 (Basco)coreOthers · 1 January 2017SpaceLab Detroit leased the 7th floor of The 607 office building at 607 Shelby St., owned by Basco, a developer of boutique properties in Detroit. The 607 is a Motor City Match Top Property. This is the primary real estate partnership for SpaceLab's headquarters.
• AEC HackathonminorOthers · 1 January 2017SpaceLab Detroit hosted Detroit's first AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) Hackathon at its grand opening, an international multi-city design and tech event. This positions SpaceLab as a thought leader at the intersection of technology and the built environment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Yard: Design-focused coworking and shared-office operator with curated community emphasis. Comparable to SpaceLab's higher-end finish and community-driven positioning, though typically in larger urban markets (NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia).
• Make Office: Independent flexible-workspace operator offering coworking, private offices, and event space. Comparable small-scale multi-location model with community-driven positioning similar to SpaceLab's vertical curation approach.
• Workhaus: Boutique flexible-workspace provider offering coworking, private offices, and meeting rooms to SMBs and professionals. Comparable small-footprint multi-location model to SpaceLab's Detroit + St. Petersburg structure.
• Davinci Virtual Offices: Virtual office and live-receptionist service provider offering business addresses, mail handling, and meeting-room access. Direct overlap with SpaceLab's virtual office and digital mail revenue stream enabled by iPostal1.
• Alliance Virtual Offices: Virtual office provider offering business mailing addresses, live answering, and meeting-room access across multiple cities. Direct competitive overlap with SpaceLab's USPS-compliant CMRA virtual office service.
• Industrious: Premium flexible-workspace operator offering private offices, suites, and coworking to professionals and small teams. Directly comparable to SpaceLab's full-service private-office and meeting-room model, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• Workplaceless: Distributed-work and virtual-office services company focused on supporting remote and hybrid teams. Comparable to SpaceLab's virtual office / digital mail offering but oriented toward enterprise distributed-work programs rather than individual SMBs.

Broad incumbents

• Mindspace: Global flexible-workspace operator offering curated, design-forward offices and coworking. Comparable in its emphasis on premium finishes and curated community-building, but operates across major global cities rather than vertical-specific niches.
• IWG (Regus, Spaces): World's largest flexible-workspace group operating Regus, Spaces, HQ, and Signature brands. Comparable product offering (coworking, virtual offices, meeting rooms) with substantially larger scale; represents the dominant incumbent SpaceLab competes against for enterprise and SMB customers.
• WeWork: Largest coworking/flexible-office brand globally, offering hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, and meeting rooms. Comparable product mix to SpaceLab but serves a much broader SMB and enterprise customer base rather than a vertical AEC community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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