Look inside: Switchyards teases its new KC work club, sells out memberships in hours
April 9, 2025 | Nikki Overfelt Chifalu
Switchyards’ first foray into the region — officially debuting Monday within Kansas City’s East Crossroads — is even prettier than its designers expected, Brandon Hinman said.
“And that’s a high mark,” the Switchyards creative director told Startland News. “This big, beautiful, old warehouse is a new neighborhood work club.”
Atlanta-based Switchyards — a third-space workplace with no hot desks, standalone offices, or tiered memberships — briefly opened the building at 1712 Holmes St. to the public Wednesday for exclusive tours and an extended launch party before memberships went live Thursday — quickly selling out.
Only 250 memberships were available. A waitlist is now available for work club memberships at the 6,000-square-foot, 99-year-old former brass foundry that most recently served as headquarters for Rosin Preservation.
Click here to join the Switchyards Crossroads wait list.
Check out a photo gallery from the Switchyards launch party in Kansas City, then keep reading.
The East Crossroads location (designated as S-XRD inside) — the 23rd Switchyards location across the country and the first in the Midwest — includes open desks and seating, a conference room, a quiet room, phone booths, and locally-brewed coffee and tea.
The design features Switchyards’ signature aesthetic — a look and feel that borrows from the past; paying homage to the work that came before, while creating a comfortable and inviting modern work space for today.
ICYMI: Switchyards opening ‘work club’ in historic East Crossroads space: ‘It’s an absolute stunner’
“We’re very excited about the opening of this club in Crossroads,” Hinman said. “We’ve had a great response so far. Folks are really enthusiastic and looking forward to it opening.”
Membership grants access to all current and future clubs; including Atlanta, Denver, Nashville, Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina, and Greenville, South Carolina.
Check out more photos of the Kansas City space below.
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