# Empty Restaurant Office Initiatives 'Spacious' Offers Vacant Eateries as Freelance Workplaces By M | Published 2016-07-15 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freelance-workplace References: [notable](http://notable.ca/new-startups-are-letting-freelancers-work-out-of-empty-restaurants/) & [spacious](https://www.spacious.com/) With the growing number of self-employed and contract workers seeking an office to work out of, 'Spacious' is an online platform that aims to connect such consumers to [freelance workplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/officetopia). The places are sourced using [vacant restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-office) that have a lull closing time or open later in the day for dinner services. This offers a mutually beneficial arrangement allowing eatery owners a way to profit from their empty location and freelancers to have a space to work out of. 'Spacious' offers remote workers in New York City an [alternative office set-up to cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-radar) or working at home, for a subscription fee. Consumers can gain access to any of the locations available through the platform for $95 a month, or a day pass for $29. Members will be treated to free coffee, complimentary Wi-Fi and other perks offered by the individual space. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.1/10 - Popularity: 86% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Freelance Workplace Connection:** Connecting self-employed and contract workers to vacant restaurants as freelance workplaces. - **Alternative Office Set-up:** Providing remote workers with an alternative to working from cafes or home by offering subscription-based access to vacant eateries. - **Mutually Beneficial Arrangement:** Creating a win-win situation for eatery owners and freelancers by allowing owners to profit from their empty locations and providing freelancers with a dedicated workspace. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Hospitality:** Restaurants can leverage their vacant spaces by offering them as freelance workplaces for a subscription fee. - **Coworking:** Spacious is expanding the options for coworking spaces by utilizing vacant restaurants as dedicated workspaces for remote workers. - **Digital Platforms:** The online platform Spacious connects freelancers to available freelance workplaces in vacant restaurants, offering a convenient remote working option. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Connective Remote Work Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-studio1.md) - [Cafe Workspace Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cafewofi.md) - [Remote Work Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spotfinder.md) - [Remote Workspace Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cafe-hunt.md) - [Remote Work-Locating Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-remote-worker.md) - [Connective Remote Working Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creare.md) - [Flexible Workplace Organization Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desky-app.md) - [Flexible Space Booking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacepal.md) - [Flexible Coliving Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coliving-platform.md)