+1 everything Angel said, your members know the right answer! That said, a MANSION always sounds awesome.
I'd go one step further and try to do an open house in both spots. See how many people actually show up to the open house, whether they encounter transit issues, if they get a good cell phone signal, and, of course, what they think of the space! Tony On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Craig - Longbranch Coworking < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Angel, > > I have already created the survey for the polling > http://denvercoworking.com/?p=120. > > It lists a lot of the neighborhoods within the the Denver limits and I > hope to get 100 people in the area to give their voice. > > > On Jan 3, 11:01 am, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- 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.
