It’s 2024, and going into the office five days a week is out of fashion. But clicking away on your laptop at a tiny living room desk isn’t always a comfortable workflow either. Fortunately, there is another option. Brookline (and beyond) is full of great spots for remote workers to be productive without the water cooler small talk of an office.
Where: 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
This beautiful library branch features a light-flooded atrium garden, plenty of outlets and workspaces, and free WiFi. If your equipment is in the shop, the library has 16 loanable laptops you can check out and plenty of desktops for in-library use. You can also use on-site printers, scanners, and fax machines.
Where: 202 Washington St and 318 Harvard Street #38, Brookline
This membership-based co-working space gives you access to communal workspaces, bookable meeting rooms, flat panel monitors, and all the coffee your heart desires. As the membership price increases so do the perks, including private permanent offices and access for team members. The Village Works has three locations: Brookline Village, Coolidge Corner, and Jamaica Plain, all of which are accessible with a membership.
Where: 420 Harvard St, Brookline
Info: Tatte is a beloved Boston café chain serving up baked goods, espresso, and a robust breakfast and lunch menu. The Coolidge Corner location, relatively new to the neighborhood, is large, with plenty of seating, outlets, and free WiFi. Not to mention, it’s a great excuse to snack on a freshly baked croissant while you meet deadlines.
Courtyard Marriot Boston Brookline
Where: 40 Webster St, Brookline
Info: Particularly during hot summer days when outdoor café tables don’t do the trick, the comfortable and air-conditioned lobby of the Courtyard Marriot in Coolidge Corner is a welcome oasis for answering e-mails or taking meetings.
Nearby Brookline
The Boston Public Library Central
Where: 700 Boylston St, Boston
Info: For a change of scenery, take the Green Line to Copley and work for the day at the Boston Public Library. In addition to the usual perks such as free WiFi and lots of different kinds of workspaces with outlets, this library branch has an on-site café, bookable private meeting rooms, and, if your day goes poorly, a bar. GBH also broadcasts live from the library a few times a week.
Where: 1037 Chestnut St, Newton Upper Falls
Info: For working parents, The POP Center is a dream come true. This family-friendly co-working space has both offices, meeting rooms, and workspace for parents and childcare and supervised play groups for kids. If you have a membership to the co-working space, you automatically receive childcare to go with it so the POP staff will look after your little one while you get work done.
