I'd recommended polling your potential community members for what geographic location they'd prefer and let their feedback guide your selection process. -Angel
On Jan 2, 4:10 pm, Denver Coworking <denvercowork...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to select a new location for a cowering facility in Denver > and I'm debate the type of building. I noticed that Conjuncture is in > an old mansion and it's really working for them, in fact they are > expanding to the neighboring house. Most other coworking spots are in > office buildings or converted lofts with a few other ones being in > strip malls, although the strip mall coworking facilities are a bit > rare. > > From your experience what do you like the most and why - old mansion > v. open office layout? > > My pros and cons: > > Old Mansions > > Pros: Great home feel, yard and patio access, available cheap street > parking, segmented rooms with up to 8 to 10 cowers in each, lounge > space, kitchen, showers often included for bikers, lower rents. > > Cons: Layout can be broken up to 5 larger rooms v. 1 or 2 larger > ones, location is off the main streets, less of a professional feel > (pro and con) for meeting clients at, the lack of a giant open floor > plan prevents larger (15+) people events being held. > > Office/Lofts > > Pros: Configured to have a giant open floor plan, more of a > professional but casual atmosphere, often in a good location, a > parking lot may be available with the lease, close to public transit, > often closer to business clients of members. > > Cons: Higher rents and expensive parking if lot is not available. > > What do you think? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
