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Macquarie Building
100 S Independence Mall W | Philadelphia, PA 19106
The Macquarie Building, located in Philadelphia, PA, serves as one of our dynamic coworking sites. Here, you’ll find a vibrant atmosphere designed for collaboration, offering access to an expansive, shared workspace tailored to foster creativity and productivity during your coworking journey.
The workspace
The workspace is outfitted with workstations, collaborative areas, and meeting rooms.
Docking stations allow for connectivity to external keyboards, monitors, and mouse devices.
Coworking space utilizes Wi-Fi for internet connectivity. Ensure your agency allows for connection to outside/ guest Wi-Fi networks and you are familiar with any VPN requirements your agency may have.
Contact your agency’s IT support service ahead of time to learn more about connectivity in a shared environment.
Facility amenities
Supply stations (near printers) are equipped with pens, pencils, scissors, tape, staplers and extra paper.
Sanitizing wipes are located at the supply stations and along the walls of the building core. Please be sure to clean and clear the workstation at the end of your workday.
The large pantry is located on the north side of the building. Appliances include a refrigerator, toaster, Keurig coffee maker, ice machine, microwave, and vending machines.
The smaller pantries on east and west have all of the above amenities except ice and vending machines. Please be sure to clean up after each use and check the schedule listed on the refrigerator for clearing and cleanup.
Focus rooms (small rooms with sliding doors) are found throughout the space. These are drop in areas; however, usage is limited to one hour.
Coworking best practices
Open workspace means shared workspace. Please be mindful of those around you. Make sure to limit the volume of your voice and sensitive phone calls by taking these in an enclosed meeting space. Take your lunch away from the pantry area to be courteous to those sensitive to smell.
Shared workspace also means being mindful of basic security protocol.
It’s a general best practice to lock or secure your government devices when leaving the workstation, even for a short time.
Workstations are to be cleared daily.
Any items left behind are collected at the end of the day and can be picked up in Room 415. Please wipe down the workstation at the end of the day.
The essentials
Items to bring with you
HSPD-12 PIV Card
Laptop
Mobile phone
Headphones
Power cord(s) and chargers
USB thumb drive (required for printing)
Any other accessories you need to work comfortably in a shared workspace
Do not forget to check in by scanning the QR code upon arrival.
This gives us valuable information on how the coworking space is being used.
Wi-Fi via GSA Guest Network
The Wi-Fi password is available via scanned QR code.
Printing
Save the files you need to print to a USB drive and plug it into the printer device.
Print to an area multi-function unit by saving your data to a USB drive and inserting the drive into the printer. Follow instructions on the printer menu.
Send larger print jobs as an attachment in an email to R3WPS@gsa.gov. A notification will be sent to you when the prints are completed.
Scan documents to your USB drive using the multi-function unit. Follow the menu directions.
Multi-function units have outgoing fax capabilities but cannot receive faxes.
Workstations have drawers and lockers
Drawers and lockers can be set with a 4 digit numeric code of your choosing on a daily basis.
To lock: Select 4 digits, press enter and lock.
To unlock: Use the same 4 digits, enter, and open.
Please be sure to leave the locker and drawer unlocked when vacating at the end of your workday.
Our other spaces
Conference rooms
Conference room reservations:
If you have Google email, please email R3WPS@gsa.gov to be added to the list of rooms that you can reserve. If you use another email (Outlook, etc.), contact WPS at 215-446-5757 or R3WPS@gsa.gov with the time, date and number of attendees.
For large meetings, you may reserve a training room by calling WPS at 215-446-5757 or emailing R3WPS@gsa.gov.
Conference room features:
4-6 person rooms are direct connect. Connect the HDMI cable (in the basket at doors) to your HDMI port and your laptop image will appear on the screen.
10-16 person conference rooms connect via the podium HDMI port. Please shut off the projector when done.
Privacy rooms
Privacy Rooms (Room 423)
There are two privacy rooms available on the fourth floor. These rooms are used for when privacy is needed for medical, maternal and other similar usage. Keys can be obtained from WPS (Room 415).
Please be sure to lock the room during usage.
The rooms share a vestibule equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, lockers, and drying rack. Each room offers a chair with tablet arm and ottoman, as well as easily accessible power.
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Getting here
Public transportation
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SEPTA operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people in five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Visit www.septa.org for details.
New Jersey Transit
NJ Transit operates buses and trains from New Jersey into Center City Philadelphia. The closest NJ Transit train stop is at the Northwest corner of 8th and Market Streets. Visit www.njtransit.com/ for details.
Parking
Parking prices are subject to change.
Commercial parking is available onsite and nearby
Public parking is available at numerous locations, with the closest being:
Parkway Corporation Garage
655 Ranstead Street
(behind Regional Building with access via stairs/elevator)
$32 daily
Independence AutoPark
Autopark at Independence Mall
41 North 6th Street
$24 daily
GSA also has a bicycle storage area.
Call WPS to arrange access to the freight elevator for proxy card permission.
Accessing the building
In order to access this space off of the Sixth Street entrance, you will need:
Macquarie proximity card
(picked up in *Room 415)
A Macquarie proximity card is required to move through the turnstile entrance and to get to GSA.
To access the third and fourth floors use the right bank of the elevator buttons.
HSPD12 PIV card
(enrolled in *Room 415)
Access to GSA floor lobby entrances.
Present your HSP12 PIV card (chip facing reader) and allow five seconds for the light to turn green before opening the door,
Enables access to the exit stair doors from one floor to another.
Use the green exit button to exit each floor at the lobby doors.
All non-federal visitors must go through visitor screening in the lobby and be escorted to the space by a federal employee.
We are here to help
Our Workplace Services team is here to help once you’ve arrived in the coworking space.
When requesting assistance include the area information (column number, workstation number).
WPS provides services for:
Monitor and docking station troubleshooting
A/V conference room set up and troubleshooting
Building issues reporting (temperature adjustments, spills, leaks, etc.)
Lost and found items
Problems with workstations (desktop, locker, drawers, locks)
Employee bike storage (access granted for proximity card to freight elevators)
Employee privacy room access (access granted with dedicated key)
In case of emergency
Automated external defibrillators are located on the second and third floors (near Logan Circle conference room) and on the fourth floor.
For building wide emergencies and drills, please follow the instructions on the building public address system.
For medical emergencies that are building related (slip and fall, pantry burns, etc.), notify WPS with details of the incident.
For medical emergencies, dial 911.
Notify the Macquarie security desk (215-586-5101) on the first floor that there is a medical situation and have someone wait for rescue vehicles at the elevator lobby on the first and third floors.
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