Federal coworking: Philadelphia

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 are equipped with pens, pencils, scissors, tape, staplers and extra paper.
Sanitizing wipes are located at the supply. Please be sure to clean and clear the workstation at the end of your workday.
A pantry is located on the north side of the building. Appliances include a refrigerator, toaster, Keurig coffee maker, ice machine, microwave, and vending machines. Please be sure to clean up after each use and check the schedule listed on the refrigerator for clearing and cleanup.

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.

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
Any other accessories you need to work comfortably in a shared workspace

Wi-Fi via GSA Guest Network
The Wi-Fi password is posted at the entrance to Franklin Park.
Printing
- Send print jobs as an attachment in an email to R3WPS@gsa.gov. A notification will be sent to you when the prints are completed.
- 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 and reservations

Conference room reservations:

The Penn’s conference room, which seats four, is available for reservations through Tango, under collaborative space.

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.

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 offers both indoor and outdoor bicycle storage.
Outdoor bike racks are located on the north side of the building (Market Street). They are covered and available on a first come first served basis.
Indoor bike storage is secured and located on the 4th floor. To use this option, contact the Workplace Services team.

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.

Contact Workplace Services:
215-446-5757
R3WPS@gsa.gov

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 third floor (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.