There’s a new tech incubator space in town.

SURF Incubator announced this week that the organization has signed a lease for the entire eighth floor of the Exchange Building, 821 Second Ave., in downtown Seattle.

The 15,000 square feet of incubator space will be available for entrepreneurs beginning in March.

SURF Incubator was created in 2009 by Seaton Gras as a community-supported group for people interested in startups. Gras, who holds several patents for search technology, has set up group gatherings on Meetup.com to help people get together for informal networking sessions.

But now, SURF Incubator has its own space.

“It’s a very exciting day,” Gras said Tuesday (Feb. 21).

The company signed a lease for the downtown space Tuesday and is having an official launch party March 2 at Fado, an Irish pub at 801 First Ave.

Gras said the space is aimed at new startup companies looking to work with others in a collaborative atmosphere. He’s charging companies $300 per month and asking for a commitment of three months at first, although, he said, there will be no leases.

“We would like to have some solid commitment, but it’s pay as you go,” Gras said.

He said he already has some companies signed up for the space, but would not say which ones or how many until the March 2 launch party. He said the companies range in size from 15 people to single people working on projects alone.

“Many people in the Seattle area are desperate for an area where networking can be more effective,” he said.

Companies can work together on projects, attend incubator events or just use the space to work on their own.

“It’s a very dynamic, unstructured environment,” Gras said.

Gras is passionate about helping startups and said he loves being in a collaborative atmosphere.

“I’m on fire. I just love this. Can’t think anything I’d rather do,” he said.

Emily Parkhurst covers technology for TechFlash and the Puget Sound Business Journal. She can be reached at 206-876-5441 or eparkhurst@bizjournals.com. Follow her on Twitter: @emilyparkhurst.