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| What do we want in our new space?!?!
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| == New Location Requirements ==
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| === Space Requirements ===
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| * 5000 ft2 - 10000 ft2 or 460 m2 to 930 m2
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| * move in date on or after September 15th
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| * Light industrial or C1 zoning rating
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| * We will probably need about 1 month to move into the new space and we need at least a Six month agreement from April 15th, the earliest we could get out is October 15
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| === Utilities ===
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| * adequate plumbing--we need a bathroom that doesn't smell
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| * Decent heating/control of our own heating
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| * Good power - we only have 2x110V breakers we need more and also access to at least 220V and 220V 3-phase
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| * access to water in the space
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| === Architecture ===
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| * shower
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| * natural light
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| * High Ceilings > 16'
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| * a real kitchen - room to move around in
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| * Ventilation
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| * Garage Door
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| * Secure Entrances
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| === Location ===
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| * very close to a 24 hour bus stop/el stop
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| * reasonable parking of some sort
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| * Decent neighborhood - check chicagocrime.org
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| * Food near by that is of high quality, affordable, and open 24/7
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| * nearby grocery store
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| === Other Resources ===
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| * Storage - room for lockers and materials
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| * ability to modify/improve the structure to test out green tech (thus lowering our heating bills) and to get a discount on rent for it.
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| === Prospective Neighborhoods ===
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| * Avondale - same neighborhood as currently - shawn
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| * Uki-Village - jim
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| * Bucktown/wickerpark - jim
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| * Bridgeport - ryan
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| * West Loop - anne
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| * UIC - anne
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| * Logan Square - eli/shawn
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| * Pilsen - john/anne
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| ==== Report should contain ====
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| * generating reports on each neighborhood - due January 31
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| ** crime rate
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| ** potential partners
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| ** Alderman
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| *** history with local organizations
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| ** public transport
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| *** 24/7 availability and bus tracker
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| ** Parking availability
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| ** food
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| ** home despot/big box stores
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| ** businesses
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| ** local organizations
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| ** how industrial is the area
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| ** local schools
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| == Prospective buildings ==
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| === Resources ===
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| * Chicago Artists Resource Space Finder - http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/spacefinder
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| ** including http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/node/8848
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| * Get in contact with http://bubblydynamics.com/ they run a lot of our type of space and will probably be all for helping us find something useful
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| * talk to the Transamoeba/Catalyst folks (burners), they run spaces that are... comparable
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| * Edgewater Development Corporation - http://www.edgewaterdev.org/
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| === Locations ===
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| ==== Avondale ====
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| ===== Sample 1 =====
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| * Links to images/exact
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| * address:
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| * square footage:
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| * ammenities
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| * cost
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| ==== Uki-village ====
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| ==== Bucktown/wickerpark ====
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| ==== Bridgeport ====
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| ==== West Loop ====
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| ==== Edgewater ====
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| ==== UIC ====
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| == Budget Projections ==
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| Currently we have 37 full members and 5 members at the starving hackers rate, which puts out monthly income at $1800/mo.
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| == Building Search Strategies ==
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| Prioritize personal contacts, but explore other options at lower priority.
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| === personal contacts ===
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| ==== John Stoner ====
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| * Dan Simborg: Transamoeba/Catalyst collective (Burning Man community groups)
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| * John Podmajersky: major property owner in Pilsen
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| * Michael Burton: Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
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| * Payton Chung: works at Congress for New Urbanism
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| * Center for Neighborhood Technology
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| ==== Shawn Blaszak ====
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| * Mark Norton: broker at Grubb & Ellis commercial real estate in Boston (my cousin)
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| * Jim Higdon: VP at Grubb & Ellis commercial real estate in Chicago.
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| ==== Avner Shanan ====
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| * Gary Sigman: on the board of the Edgewater Development Corporation (my boss)
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| === Other options: ===
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| ==== Real Estate Agents ====
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| * Steve Krzysiak is a licensed realtor with SourceOne Realty willing to represent and help PSO in anyway needed when acquiring a space, and will contribute his commission-taxes as a donation to PSO.
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| ==== Craigslist ====
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| Probably not a good idea to take seriously until we come close to move-out date. However, it is a good way to get a feel on what the rental market is like and what we can realistically expect.
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| ==== Your Alderman ====
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| They know what's going on in their wards. They want nonprofits like us.
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| ==== Your eyes and ears ====
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| As you travel around the city, keep an eye out for properties for rent or sale, and promising neighborhoods.
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| == Other Thoughts ==
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| What do you think the relation between members and available space is? I estimate that we will experience greater than linear growth for a linear increase in space.
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| To clarify, I feel that the difference in member capacity between a space that is 3000 sq. ft. and one that is 4500 sq. ft. is more than 50% of the first space.
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| == Candidate Locations ==
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| === address: 2150 S Canalport (Lacuna) === | | === address: 2150 S Canalport (Lacuna) === |
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| ** large elevator | | ** large elevator |
| ** They want to sell quickly. They are on a shorter timeline than us. Would not be a surprise if they had difficulty filling the building. Time is on our side with this candidate. Bears watching. | | ** They want to sell quickly. They are on a shorter timeline than us. Would not be a surprise if they had difficulty filling the building. Time is on our side with this candidate. Bears watching. |
| | ** from the email where we found this: |
| | :::Short or long-term lease |
| | :::All utilities included (HVAC, A/C, Electric, Water Usage) |
| | :::Abundant on-site parking |
| | :::Secured entry / In-house management |
| | :::Large freight elevators |
| | :::Exposed brick walls |
| | :::Original timber wood style beams and wood floors |
| | :::Updated lighting & electrical |
| | :::Free WI-FI access |
| | :::A sunny roof-top deck with northern panoramic views of the Chicago's famous skyline, |
| | :::In-house gallery hosted by Byron Brazier, Jr of THE HEIR GALLERY. |
| | :::In addition to its impressive size, LACUNA offers studios ranging from 250 to 1000+ sqft and can be modified to specific needs. |
| * PS1 person investigating candidate: John Stoner | | * PS1 person investigating candidate: John Stoner |
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| === address: ===
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| * contact info:
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| * other information:
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| * PS1 person investigating candidate:
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address: 2150 S Canalport (Lacuna)
report for John's visit on 12/18/09
- contact info: Natalie Stubbs natalie.stubbs28@gmail.com 773 552 2355
- size: Various (saw one 3000 square foot space, another 5000 square foot space, in an 80,000 square foot building)
- price: $1.25-1.75/sq ft as of 12/18/09
- other information:
- loft spaces
- 3000 foot space finished on 4th floor, 5000 square foot on 5th not
- $1.25 for 5th floor space without natural light, $1.75 with
- nice view of city
- space for large rooftop deck--not built as of this visit
- small kitchen/bath on 4th floor
- large elevator
- They want to sell quickly. They are on a shorter timeline than us. Would not be a surprise if they had difficulty filling the building. Time is on our side with this candidate. Bears watching.
- from the email where we found this:
- Short or long-term lease
- All utilities included (HVAC, A/C, Electric, Water Usage)
- Abundant on-site parking
- Secured entry / In-house management
- Large freight elevators
- Exposed brick walls
- Original timber wood style beams and wood floors
- Updated lighting & electrical
- Free WI-FI access
- A sunny roof-top deck with northern panoramic views of the Chicago's famous skyline,
- In-house gallery hosted by Byron Brazier, Jr of THE HEIR GALLERY.
- In addition to its impressive size, LACUNA offers studios ranging from 250 to 1000+ sqft and can be modified to specific needs.
- PS1 person investigating candidate: John Stoner
