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1871

  • Multi-Purpose

Located on the 12th floor of Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart, 1871 is a co-working space, incubator and business accelerator where tech startup entrepreneurs can work, network, and be mentored.

Available Spaces

SOUTH CLASSROOM:
24 Classroom | 36 Theater | 20 U-Shape
16 Seated in Pods

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD CLASSROOM:
24 Classroom | 40 Theater | 22 U-Shape
24 Seated in Pods

NORTH CLASSROOM:
24 Seated | 25 Reception

1.25 CLASSROOM:
80 Classroom | 100 Theater | 36 U-Shape
48 Seated in Pods

3.12 CLASSROOM:
44 Classroom | 60 Theater | 34 U-Shape
42 Seated in Pods

AUDITORIUM:
100 Classroom | 225 Theater | 40 U-Shape
80 Seated in Pods | 275 Reception

Directions

Ready to book your exclusive space?

You tell us about your event. We listen and ask a few questions to get to know you better before we develop a menu. From there, we work to pin down the final experience, often through an in-person tasting at our West Loop headquarters, with our team guiding you through the entire process.