I like the open house idea for the discovery of transit issues, parking, cell phone, and the vibe of the place.
Denver Coworking Survey: http://denvercoworking.com/?p=120 On Jan 3, 2:08 pm, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> wrote: > +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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > 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.
