About

The Acme workspace

Our building at 229 Niagara Street, built in the early 1900’s served as home to a textile factory, Acme Textiles, before being transformed into an industrial space housing a commercial printer until it emerged in 2013 to host the Acme Works coworking space.

The renovation breathed new life into the 10,000 ft² space, but the building has history and we wanted to pay homage to that. A repurposed Victorian vestibule creates a meeting room wall, antique leaded windows pull light into the space and metal wash basins function as bathroom sinks. A combination of original open wood and corrugated steel ceilings, and metal railings in the loading dock reflect the building’s industrial heritage.

We want you to feel comfortable at Acme. We designed our space to support and aid you while you focus on the business of your business. You can work in a traditional way or mix it up and stretch your legs at a standing desk or jump onto a comfy, leather sofa and put your feet up. You can pull your team together for a huddle on soft stools with a mobile white board, gather around a shared table or book one of our three meeting rooms. You can make a phone call at your seat, in a private corner or in one of our phone booths. In the summer, you can take your meeting to the rooftop patio and soak up the sun in a Muskoka chair. We’ve designed our space to accommodate all the ways you need and want to work: privately, collaboratively and socially.

You spend more time at work than anywhere else so your workspace should make you happy. We think that a space without greenery is unnatural. Biophillia is central to the Acme workspace, including our member-built plant wall and in the summer our patio is filled with colorful blooms. Our plants help clean the air, reduce noise levels and boost creativity.

We are dog people and studies show that dogs in the workplace help lower stress. Dealing with a tight timeline? At Acme you can take a deep breath, pat a dog, smile and get to it! We welcome friendly, well behaved dogs and even keep a jar of treats handy for our canine members.

We think that design elements and furniture with character and history, rather than from a factory overseas, create warmth. Our feature walls are finished in black ash rescued from demolished buildings, and we have a floor clad in pine reclaimed from a storm-damaged forest, much of our furniture is antique including a mid century modern desk set from the original Kodak factory and we have dozens of pieces of art created by local artists on our walls.

Games are an important part of the Acme culture. We have a games room with a ping pong and pool table (we take ping pong very seriously). We also have a selection of board games including chess and game nights are held regularly. Every year we form a running group and participate in the Toronto Corporate Run. We crush it!

Our shared kitchen, with it’s butcher block counter and antique metal stools includes coffee, a selection of herbal and black teas, fruit water and an unlimited supply of gumballs.