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42Floors Raises $5M, Expands Office Search Site To New York

60 points by darrennix 14y ago

100k 14y ago
Congrats to Jason and team!
- jaf12duke 14y ago
  Thanks man! Always feels good to ship!
  - friendstock 14y ago
    Congrats, Jason!!
tapertaper 14y ago
Slick stuff. They clearly invest a lot of time/energy into each listing. Good photos, good detail on each building. We want to move to a bigger space in downtown NY but we need to break our five-year lease. So we either moving within the building (no broker) or find a replacement for our space (broker simultaneously places us and fills our space). Hard to imagine 42floors helping us this time 'round.
- darrennix 14y ago
  If you decide to try to sublease, we can help you find a tenant... we list subleases. Send me an email: darren@
- jaf12duke 14y ago
  Most of ours users use 42Floors as well as work with a broker. We can't replace the one-on-one professional consultation of a broker, but we do provide you an easily way to scan 100's of listings. Either way, congrats on needing more office space! And as Darren mentioned, you can post your sublease for free on 42Floors and we'll help get it leased up.
shaa4f 14y ago
http://up.arabseyes.com/upfiles/7gP94361.jpg http://up.arabseyes.com/upfiles/7gP94361.jpg
tomasien 14y ago
Seeing http://42floors.com/showroom http://42floors.com/showroom was one of the greatest "aha!" moments I've ever had looking at any startup. I'm thrilled to see the company continuing to grow, I think it's a fantastic model.
- jaf12duke 14y ago
  We're been really focused on the office manager specifically. What things drive that person crazy. Showroom is our first stab at easing that pain of moving. Lots more to come.
  - tomasien 14y ago
    It made two things make sense to me 1. Monetization. You can own so many verticals with straightforward business models that will ALSO 2. Ease the pains of your users. I hate furnishing an office, whether a CEO of a startup or an office manager of a large office. It's the worst thing ever.
onwardly 14y ago
I didn't see the potential of this idea when I first heard of 42Floors. Then I needed to find office space. Looking forward to seeing this in Atlanta!
- jaf12duke 14y ago
  Soon! We've got to get NYC set up correctly. But we're excited to launch in Atlanta next year!
sethbannon 14y ago
I've been waiting for them to come to NYC. The real-estate market is fundamentally broken here, with the interests of brokers and searches totally at odds. This is a welcome development!
- jaf12duke 14y ago
  Awesome. We're excited to set up shop in ny. Please let us know what you think. All suggestions welcomed.
Causalien 14y ago
Dear 42Floors. I desperately need you guys to do Los Angeles. Will be moving there on Jan 1st.
- jaf12duke 14y ago
  Hmmmm...Jan 1st may be hard to meet :)
  - Causalien 14y ago
    :( Oh well, you guys will get my business when I relocate.
  - Causalien 14y ago
    An idea came up while searching. You know what would be cool? A way to see what type of business is in each office building. I want to find co-working spaces that have a large concentration of the type of business I am in for obvious networking purposes.
001sky 14y ago
The site offers a collection of office furniture, a way to connect with interior designers and wellness programs, kitchen accessories and so on. For now, it’s basically a lead-gen aggregator, sending users to the sites where they can buy those items -- This is an interesting, logical extension too.
joonix 14y ago
What are the advantages to using 42Floors over LoopNet, other than the UI?
- darrennix 14y ago
  Loopnet's revenue is largely from subscription fees to be able to search listings. 42Floors is entirely free to search.

60 points by darrennix 14y ago

100k 14y ago

Congrats to Jason and team!

jaf12duke 14y ago
Thanks man! Always feels good to ship!
- friendstock 14y ago
  Congrats, Jason!!

tapertaper 14y ago

Slick stuff. They clearly invest a lot of time/energy into each listing. Good photos, good detail on each building. We want to move to a bigger space in downtown NY but we need to break our five-year lease. So we either moving within the building (no broker) or find a replacement for our space (broker simultaneously places us and fills our space). Hard to imagine 42floors helping us this time 'round.

darrennix 14y ago
If you decide to try to sublease, we can help you find a tenant... we list subleases. Send me an email: darren@
jaf12duke 14y ago
Most of ours users use 42Floors as well as work with a broker. We can't replace the one-on-one professional consultation of a broker, but we do provide you an easily way to scan 100's of listings. Either way, congrats on needing more office space! And as Darren mentioned, you can post your sublease for free on 42Floors and we'll help get it leased up.

shaa4f 14y ago

http://up.arabseyes.com/upfiles/7gP94361.jpg http://up.arabseyes.com/upfiles/7gP94361.jpg

tomasien 14y ago

Seeing http://42floors.com/showroom http://42floors.com/showroom was one of the greatest "aha!" moments I've ever had looking at any startup. I'm thrilled to see the company continuing to grow, I think it's a fantastic model.

jaf12duke 14y ago
We're been really focused on the office manager specifically. What things drive that person crazy. Showroom is our first stab at easing that pain of moving. Lots more to come.
- tomasien 14y ago
  It made two things make sense to me 1. Monetization. You can own so many verticals with straightforward business models that will ALSO 2. Ease the pains of your users. I hate furnishing an office, whether a CEO of a startup or an office manager of a large office. It's the worst thing ever.

onwardly 14y ago

I didn't see the potential of this idea when I first heard of 42Floors. Then I needed to find office space. Looking forward to seeing this in Atlanta!

jaf12duke 14y ago
Soon! We've got to get NYC set up correctly. But we're excited to launch in Atlanta next year!

sethbannon 14y ago

I've been waiting for them to come to NYC. The real-estate market is fundamentally broken here, with the interests of brokers and searches totally at odds. This is a welcome development!

jaf12duke 14y ago
Awesome. We're excited to set up shop in ny. Please let us know what you think. All suggestions welcomed.

Causalien 14y ago

Dear 42Floors. I desperately need you guys to do Los Angeles. Will be moving there on Jan 1st.

jaf12duke 14y ago
Hmmmm...Jan 1st may be hard to meet :)
- Causalien 14y ago
  :( Oh well, you guys will get my business when I relocate.
- Causalien 14y ago
  An idea came up while searching. You know what would be cool? A way to see what type of business is in each office building. I want to find co-working spaces that have a large concentration of the type of business I am in for obvious networking purposes.

001sky 14y ago

The site offers a collection of office furniture, a way to connect with interior designers and wellness programs, kitchen accessories and so on. For now, it’s basically a lead-gen aggregator, sending users to the sites where they can buy those items -- This is an interesting, logical extension too.

joonix 14y ago

What are the advantages to using 42Floors over LoopNet, other than the UI?

darrennix 14y ago
Loopnet's revenue is largely from subscription fees to be able to search listings. 42Floors is entirely free to search.