The Cost of Coworking In Scottsdale vs Renting a Private Office

Coworking has become an essential feature of the Scottsdale professional landscape, partially because it’s trendy but also partially because it makes financial sense for a lot of people when compared to traditional office spaces. Some fields, however, need the privacy and formality of a traditional workspace. Private offices fill the demand for an alternative to both open floor coworking and the traditional office leases.

Coworking can mean a lot of different things, and the price range varies based on what experience you are looking for. For example, a shared coworking membership at the Enclave or at Industrious costs $399 per month. These include access to common areas and shared desk spaces and the ability to rent meeting rooms at the office. They are slightly less expensive than private offices and are perfect for creative work, informal industries, and popping in when you need a desk that’s not your kitchen table. If a more utilitarian or corporate feel is not a problem for you, options like Regus’s $129 per month plan is a great option.  

If you want quiet and confidentiality, you might be willing to pay a little bit more for a private office space with a lockable door. The private office model lends itself to more formal industries and to professions where brand image and client impressions are top priorities. Private office memberships often come with the ability to rent meeting rooms and usually include some meeting room hours or a discount on meeting room rentals.  

Lucid Private Offices has all-inclusive pricing and offers a couple of options when it comes to private office spaces. We offer full-time private offices with 24/7 access starting at $675 per month. With our part-time private office plan, you can get a private office three days a week and access our shared coworking spaces the rest of the time starting at $450 per month. Lucid Private Offices intentionally offers white label spaces so your brand image can take center stage. Our offices offer an upscale executive office environment.  

Since Industrious is more coworking focused than Lucid, their private offices start at around $1000 per month. The setting they offer is more of a luxury hotel lobby feel. If you only work from one location, Catalyst Workspaces is a local option that starts around $900 per month. Their spaces do not offer the same natural lighting and open floor plan feel that comes with a Lucid office.  

When you work with a coworking company, there are no surprises in terms of price. Wi-Fi, furniture, utilities, maintenance, janitorial services, mail handling, and printing are all included. This is nice for your wallet and your financial planning, but it also saves you the hassle of coordinating with different vendors to keep your office running smoothly.  

Traditional office space is charged by the square foot.  According to the Kidder Matthews Phoenix Office Market Report for the second quarter of 2026, the average asking rent for office space in Phoenix right now is at an all-time high of $31.56 per square foot on a Full Service Gross (FSG) lease. An FSG lease is the next best option to a furnished coworking space, because it usually includes many operating costs. There are a few potential drawbacks. One is that not all FSG leases are created equal, so with some you might still end up paying extra expenses that you did not factor into the original cost. Another drawback is that some FSG leases have a base year (which means the landlord’s financial responsibility is established based on the price of maintenance in the first year) or expense stops, which are essentially limits on the price per square foot that the landlord can be required to pay.  

The other types of traditional leases are modified gross and NNN. If you have a modified gross lease, you will be responsible for more of the operating costs of the space than you would be in an FSG. An NNN lease only includes base rent and is highly unpredictable cost-wise because you are responsible for electricity, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, property taxes, and any other costs associated with running the building.  

Coworking companies focus less on nickel and diming over the Wi-Fi and more about ensuring beautiful spaces and the best possible member experience. You can find options in whatever price range you want, but your experience will vary. To a certain extent you get what you pay for. Lucid Private Offices offers the most reasonable price in the area for Class A office space with a sophisticated office environment. To see for yourself, book a tour today!