Sarah -- can you post any photos? Thanks!
Dave 206 330 9257 (cell) www.nosnivelling.com On Apr 28, 11:39 am, Sarah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've been looking forcoworkingspace in the Green Lake/Fremont/ > Wallingford areas ofSeattle, seeking a place that was unique, > flexible, and didn't require commuting downtown. Since there are > (were?) a lot of people on the list who are interested in these areas, > I'm hoping this proposal will be interesting. > > I've found a classic craftsman house just 1.5 blocks from the > northwestern edge of Green Lake, near the north end businesses and > cafes, walking distance to PCC grocery, and a short hop to Downtown > via aurora. I-5 on and off ramps are close, too. > The owner, an elderly woman who has been very involved in remodeling > the house, is interested in having coworkers use the house's main > floor for office space. The space has high ceilings, gorgeous wood > floors, a full kitchen, full bath, two bedrooms that would be great as > conference room and additional office space, and a fireplace. > > The downstairs is zoned for apartment, which could be a great > opportunity for the coworkers; we could have an on-site resident- > manager-coworker. The owner is happy to remodel the downstairs space > to update for a full apartment. And, having a resident-manager on > site would reduce both the rent of the resident and for thecoworking > office. Essentially, whoever got the apartment would get subsidized > rent. Before she was told by the City ofSeattlethat there needed to > be an apartment on site, she was going to rent the upstairs office > space for $1,490 a month, but would now rent for less with an > apartment below. The space could easily accommodate 7 or so desks and > a couple floaters/drop bys. It sounds like we could negotiate on rent > for the resident-manager apartment. I think the great thing about > having a space manager on site is that they could provide services > that an off-site manager couldn't. Morning deliveries would be signed > for, the property would be occupied at night, if we hosted events, it > wouldn't be a big deal for the manager to check on them or set them > up. We'd have an extra level of 24 hour security. Not to mention if > you're locked out--you wouldn't have to call all your coworkers and > ask 'em to come on down to let you in. > > The owner is currently working on the property, and isn't in a big > rush to have it filled. She seems interested in having us; we just > need to find the right people and put together a business or non- > profit entity plan and a joint agreement/contracts for the coworkers > to sign. -We could have a space in a month or two where everyone pays > $200 to $300 a month for a secure, 24-access, on-site managed, > gorgeous office with plenty of amenities. We could really make of > this anything--any community--that we want. I, for example, am > looking forward to gardening during my lunch hour. > > Anyone interested? Give me a call (soon) and let's explore some > ideas. 206-909-2684 > > Thanks, > Sarah Schacht --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
