THIS ISN’T A STORY ABOUT SQUARE FOOTAGE. IT’S ABOUT FILLING A CULTURAL VOID. LOS SANTOS WAS BORN FROM A HUNGER—NOT JUST FOR GOOD COFFEE OR BEAUTIFUL SPACES, BUT FOR BELONGING. FOR A PLACE WHERE FAITH AND CREATIVITY DON’T COMPETE, THEY CONVERGE. WHERE THE SPIRITUALLY ROOTED AND SOCIALLY DISPLACED CAN COME HOME.
IT’S NOT A CHURCH. NOT A COWORKING SPACE. NOT A CAFÉ. IT’S A THIRD PLACE—BUILT FOR CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER AND LIVES THAT DON’T FIT NEATLY INTO BOXES. A PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE A GIFT TO THE CITY—AND A CHARGE TO ITS FUTURE.
LOS SANTOS ISN’T JUST DESIGNED FOR THE “IN CROWD.” IT’S FOR THE MOMS, THE MAKERS, THE MIDNIGHT SONGWRITERS. IT’S FOR ANYONE SEARCHING FOR DEPTH OVER HYPE, SOUL OVER SURFACE. THIS ISN’T JUST A PLACE TO WORK, GATHER, OR SIP—IT’S WHERE CALLINGS GET CLARIFIED. WHERE CULTURE GETS REWRITTEN.
A PLACE FOR PIONEERS
PHIL NOVOA: You know, when we first started dreaming up Los Santos, it wasn’t about real estate. It wasn’t even about coffee or co-working. It was about cultural hunger. We saw a generation of Christians, especially creatives, who felt spiritually rich, but socially and creatively homeless. They have ideas, conviction, talent... but no place to belong.
TIM STANTON: I keep hearing the same thing over and over from people in Austin: “There’s nowhere to go that feels like us.” Not just faith-forward, not just design-forward, but a space where both could coexist, without compromise. The need is obvious, but the challenge is: how do you actually build that?
PN: It has to be a third place. Not just a church, not just a home, not just a work space. A place that sparks conversations and experiences that won’t happen anywhere else. A place that feels sacred without being preachy. Los Santos will feel like both a gift and a charge to the city.
TS: It needs to work for real people and we can’t create another place where creativity only belongs to the elite. That 33-year-old mom who’s running her freelance business in between preschool pickups. The songwriter whose best work comes at midnight. The dad who wants his kids to grow up around beauty and curiosity. The single woman looking for more than just another networking event… someone searching for depth.
TS: Like most other spaces this will never be just about amenities, but about soul. A place that calls people up, not out. That doesn’t just host events, but shapes a city.
PN: It’s fun to build everything around that central idea: communal inspiration. From the studio spaces to the curated experiences, it all flows from that deeper intention.