Columbus is Spacenow's primary pilot market — a mid-size metro with a strong mix of industrial, agricultural, and creative space inventory, a growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, and a geography that makes it ideal for testing both urban and rural categories.
Atlanta is Spacenow's second pilot market — a major metro with one of the highest concentrations of film production, creative industry, and entrepreneurial activity in the Southeast. Atlanta's diverse space inventory and high demand for flexible access make it an ideal expansion market.
Confirm that supply (hosts) and demand (renters) connect effectively across multiple space categories in a real market environment.
Test the full verification, access agreement, and dispute resolution system with real transactions and real parties.
Identify friction points in the listing creation, booking, and access flow before national expansion.
Build a core group of committed, high-quality hosts who will anchor the marketplace and provide feedback that shapes the platform.
Recruit and onboard 50 Founding Hosts per city. Review and verify all listings.
Build renter interest list and begin matching qualified renters to available listings.
First bookings go live. Admin team monitors all transactions closely. Feedback loop opens.
Review transaction data, dispute rates, host/renter satisfaction, and platform performance.
Use pilot data to define expansion markets, refine category strategy, and prepare for national rollout.
Following successful pilot completion, Spacenow will expand to additional markets based on supply density, renter demand, and institutional partnership opportunities. Target expansion markets include Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Denver, and Nashville.
Cities and regional organizations interested in partnering with Spacenow for institutional expansion should contact our partnerships team.