2422 E 7th St Austin, TX 78702

Workbench is a 48,000-square-foot, four-story Class A mixed-use building located in the heart of East Austin. Positioned 1.5 miles from Downtown Austin, the property is within an established live-work-play ecosystem. East Austin has emerged as Austin’s dominant growth engine, accounting for more than half of all building permits issued since 2020. The surrounding area offers walkability and bike access, with proximity to restaurants, coffee shops, bars, boutique retail, and thousands of nearby residential units. The site benefits from a daily traffic count exceeding 25,700 vehicles, a daytime population of approximately 183,000 within a short radius, and 4400 apartments within walking distance. The building was intentionally designed around the idea that proximity creates opportunity. Shared conference rooms, open collaboration areas, outdoor patios, and communal gathering spaces support connection. Regular seminars, workshops, podcasts, and community events create consistent touchpoints where tenants engage in real time, build trust, and expand their networks naturally. Workbench is approximately 75% pre-leased to owner-occupants in real estate, architecture, construction, and development. All equity partners maintain offices within the building. The ownership structure itself is a differentiator; three of the six equity partners are women, resulting in a tenant mix where approximately 66% of firms are women-led. Current tenants include Swinerton, Beck-Reit, Dick Clark + Associates, Legacy Lighting, and Art + Artisans. Workbench’s mass timber structure utilizes approximately 22,703 cubic feet of wood products sourced through Timberlab. The structure stores approximately 500 metric tons of carbon and avoids an estimated 1,070 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, for a total potential carbon benefit of 1,580 metric tons of CO₂. Tenants benefit from a parking ratio with 95 structured parking spaces, private and shared outdoor patios, and common areas. The ground floor includes dedicated restaurant and retail space. Upper floors are configured for office use, with the fourth floor offering views toward Downtown Austin.