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Texas-based FUSE Workspace, a hospitality-driven provider of Class A flexible office workspace designed to help businesses build connections and flourish, today announced it has opened its fourth Austin-area location at 2105 East MLK Boulevard and is accepting members and tenants. FUSE-MLK will host a public grand opening and ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, October 22, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
“We are bullish on the MLK Corridor,” said FUSE Workspace President John Herring. “With the opening of our new location, we anticipate engaging local businesses and residents, increasing awareness of all this historic area has to offer, and spurring further imaginative, inspired revitalization of this dynamic part of Austin.”
FUSE’s new East MLK location is a joint venture between co-owners FUSE Workspace and the building’s original developer, Austin-based CB Capital, an experienced developer of office, retail, industrial and storage projects across Texas and longtime benefactor of the Austin community.
“We have already had a great response from interested parties, and the local neighborhood has welcomed us warmly,” said Herring. “Our members are thrilled to find they can walk, bike, scooter, or take the train or bus to and from this new location.”
FUSE Workspace is partnering with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce for the ribbon cutting, which will take place at 5:30 p.m. There will be an open bar and food offerings, music, free raffle items, building tours, and a check presentation to the Austin chapter of Friends of the Children. In addition to Herring and General Manager Julie Caldwell, speakers at the public grand opening of FUSE Workspace-MLK will include: − CB Capital Co-Founder Brian Haley;
− Austin Chamber of Commerce (Jenna Rodarte, Customer Success Manager);
− Friends of the Children (Caroline Page, Director of Development and Communications, Friends of the Children Austin);
− Mural Artist Mike “Truth” Johnston, who created the unique “Do More” mural at the MLK location; and
− David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Pastor (Rev. Robert J. Pellette, Executive Minister) who will give the invocation.
The event will also serve to honor the Austin chapter of Friends of the Children, a national nonprofit organization that has revolutionized the youth mentoring field by creating the first and only long-term mentoring program in the country.
The event will also highlight FUSE Workspace’s partnership with The Master Cares Foundation and Grace Bridge for their work in providing health care, education, and freshwater drinking wells to communities in Uganda.For each new FUSE location that opens, its owners donate to The Master Cares money to fund a new freshwater drinking well in an underserved community and sponsor a Ugandan child’s attendance at The Master Cares School. For more information, visit https://www.mastercaresfoundation.org and https://www.gracebridge.us.
The new FUSE Workspace-MLK location is housed in a 33,000 square-foot energy-efficient Class A building. It offers 128 private offices accommodating one to six people; three private enterprise suites, each with three to seven offices and space for 12 to 30 people; six dedicated individual desks; five meeting rooms accommodating up to 16 people; and an expansive co-working space with group and individual seating. Each office features Vari sit-stand desks, privacy film on glass fronts, enterprise internet speeds and high-quality finishes. A limited number of large enterprise office suites featuring six private offices and a large bullpen area will also be available.
FUSE-MLK members and guests enjoy a professional, yet casual environment intended to boost creativity and productivity. The building’s interior design incorporates local influences in elements of wood and stone; distinctive lighting features; and art and furnishings reflective of the East Austin aesthetic. Framed Austin City Limits concert posters appear throughout the building.
FUSE-MLK features a kitchen and café in the common area with a grab-and-go market offering local baked goods. Three large outdoor covered patios lend views of the East Austin neighborhood, downtown, and several of Austin’s nostalgic moon towers, some of the only few surviving moonlight towers in the world. Other amenities include private phone booths; Wi-Fi, and copy/scan services; a members-only gym with showers; secure bike lockers; access to on-site garage parking, as well as nearby free parking.
FUSE Workspace’s concierge staff is on-site during business hours, ready to assist with technology and meeting room needs. They will also coordinate regular networking events and lunch-and-learn sessions to help members make new connections and maximize their reach.
FUSE Workspace is offering grand opening leasing specials and discounts, including 50% off the first month of a 12-month lease on select offices and brokers’ fees of 12% for up to 12 months. Private offices at the MLK location start at $775 per month. During the grand opening week, FUSE is offering free coworking from Wednesday, October 23 through Friday, October 25, 8 am – 5 pm. No reservations are necessary.
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FUSE Workspace is one of the largest providers of flex office co-working spaces in the Austin area, with six locations, four of which are in downtown and suburban Austin. Plans are moving forward to develop a fifth FUSE Austin location. This new location will feature 36,000 square-feet of private offices, coworking, meeting and event space. The 3.2-acre site sits lakeside on Central Park Drive in Cedar Park, just northwest of Austin and is adjacent to a proposed 7,000 square-foot retail center. “Fuse-MLK is ideal for any small professional services business, start-up, solo entrepreneur or service provider,” said Herring. “This is a prime location in the heart of a vibrant, walkable community and is close to downtown, the Dell Medical School, and The University of Texas. We expect spaces in this new East Austin center to fill up quickly.”
For more information, visit fuseworkspace.com, or contact John Herring at [email protected] or 737-300-6205.
About FUSE Workspace
Founded in 2018 by Mike Daugherty and DPG Holdings, a developer and owner of multiple hotels in Texas, FUSE Workspace is a provider of hospitality driven Class A office workspace designed to help businesses and entrepreneurs build connections and thrive. FUSE currently owns and operates workspace centers in Austin and Houston. In addition to providing private offices, office suites, and conference space, FUSE Workspace also provides a series of speaker events, lunch-and-learns, and community service opportunities, as well as global needs awareness programs to help its members “DO MORE®” for themselves, their community, and the world. In 2019, FUSE Workspace was named the Prosper Business of the Year by the Prosper Chamber of Commerce and Flex Building Project of the Year by RedNews in Houston. Most recently, FUSE was recognized by the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Customer Service in 2024, and won Best Coworking Space by the Dripping Springs Century News. For more information, visit www.fuseworkspace.com.
