Santa Monica...They're paying $36-$60/sf per year for office space here. 4% vacancy. Parking is extra.
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 On Jan 20, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Andy Didorosi wrote: > $39 a foot seems ridiculous expensive; like what I'd imagine a moon base > would cost. But then again, that's what we buy buildings for here in Detroit. > > Andy Didorosi: Mobile > 313-427-9668 > > On Jan 20, 2012, at 7:08 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 3'-3" is very tight, but feasible. >> 6'-1" is fine. >> I'd recommend 3-4 person offices, so squeeze in a 3rd office. >> >> >> Jerome >> ______________ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >> ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los >> Angeles, CA 90036 >> >> On Jan 20, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Bruce Yang wrote: >> >>> How much SF do you guys have? >>> >>> I'm looking at a space with 3000 sf. >>> >>> Planned Open Space Desks: ~32 >>> Offices: 2 with 4-6 people each >>> >>> I can't comment on utilization because we haven't opened yet. We can break >>> even if we get both offices occupied, as well as ~30 full time members. We >>> are paying $39 a sf. I'm very torn between dedicated and shared desks, so >>> I haven't really decided what to do in that regard. (pricing / quantity / >>> culture) >>> >>> I'm concerned about desk size. I'm going for large tables, that 4 people >>> share. So it would be 39 in x 73 in for one table. Do you think that >>> would be enough for two people to face each other (3 ft 3 in) ? And side by >>> side (6ft 1 in)? >>> >>> Does the # of desks sound reasonable given the sf? >>> >>> Bruce >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Susan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm late to this conversation but thought I'd add in Office Nomads data as >>> of today, in case it is useful for the discussion about pricing and desk >>> utilization that went on last week: >>> >>> 92 total members: >>> 31 Residents (24/7 access, dedicated desk) >>> 20 Basic Members (3 days/month) >>> 43 Part-Time members (between 5-15 days/month) >>> >>> We have about 60 available desks in our space, depending on the day (and >>> where the tables are!). So that's about 29 free desks on any given day, >>> utilized by the 63 part-time and basic members here. >>> >>> We've only had a couple of days that we were actually at max capacity, and >>> we're figuring that we're going to be at our maximum capacity to take on >>> new members at some point here in 2012. >>> >>> We found that, similar to other spaces, having a mix of Resident and >>> part-time desks at each "pod" we have around our space makes for a >>> heightened level of vibrancy in the space. We also try our darndest to have >>> Residents change the location of their desks regularly, but thus far most >>> folks stay relatively stationary. Creatures of habit indeed. >>> >>> Hope that helps! >>> >>> __ >>> Office Nomads >>> officenomads.com >>> 206-484-5859 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Andy Stratton <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Sizeable Spaces is small (two floors). Floor one is 11 full/part-time >>> desks; floor two is a conference/coffee area and two private offices. >>> >>> We're currently at: >>> >>> 2 Private office "members" (for the private office, we allow 2-3 people >>> under a membership, they are more $) >>> 9 Full-time Desk Members >>> 4 Flex members (two are colleagues of two full-time desk members) >>> >>> We've outgrown capacity (in our first 6 months) and I'm finding there's a >>> very silent, but strong service/product independents and small (micro) >>> businesses that are in our area. It's the micro-community we had starting >>> that's actually just the beginning of tons of people in the area. This has >>> been outstanding. >>> >>> Meeting with the landlord Monday regarding the first floor (we're the top 2 >>> floors of the building) so we can expand and support more members and take >>> over the building. >>> >>> Our pricing is ~$500/office; and the rest is like Indy Hall's >>> $275/full-time dedicated desk (24/7); $175/three-day flex; $25/single day. >>> Additional days are $15/day. >>> >>> We've also been offering full-time members the $15/day rate for additional >>> flex people as available (two members have interns). As availability >>> changes and the space grows, we may need to move that to the $25 first day >>> + $15 additional days to keep some extra overhead in our budget. >>> >>> Hope this info is helpful. >>> >>> -- >>> Andy Stratton >>> Web / Developer / Designer >>> 443-623-6835 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Alex Hillman >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Loving seeing the variations in what works - more sharing, please! I'd love >>> to hear more about utilization: >>> >>> how many members you have signed as full time and how many are some sort of >>> flex >>> how many workspaces you have available for full time and how many are some >>> sort of flex >>> how many workstations are utilized. averages & ranges are welcome, flex >>> makes reporting these things tough! >>> Our December numbers were: >>> 33 full time members >>> 117 flex members (~100 are basic, the rest somewhere in between) >>> 33 full time workstations >>> 27 flexible workspaces (not including the more casual work spaces which are >>> almost always in use as well) >>> Full time workstations are assumed to be "occupied", but actual attendance >>> is in the mid 20's on a daily basis, helping with density. Our average full >>> time member is around for quite a while, so new spots typically open up >>> less than once a month. >>> We rarely have more than 2-3 flex workstations idle these days, but we also >>> haven't had to turn anyone away just yet. We carefully toe the edge of >>> "full" by paying close attention to how full we are and deciding to open up >>> a new flex desk when a full time member disembarks, or open up a new full >>> time spot to help clear our full time waiting list. >>> With 117 members sharing 27 workspaces, each flex workspace currently >>> supports ~4 people without any collisions. If we mandated reservations, we >>> could probably support more. >>> >>> I'd love to see numbers from other spaces so we can compare ratios and see >>> what else works. >>> >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Mike Pihlman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Cool discussion. We have found out here that dedicated desks are the most >>> popular. I currently have 6 rented. I have about 20 flex work areas >>> available, 3 of which are desks just like the dedicated desks, the rest are >>> round tables, barnes & noble wood hand me down tables, etc. >>> >>> I need to keep the flex so I can stack people at the same desks. But I also >>> need some optimum number of dedicated. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2012 11:54 AM, "Tom Brandt" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> People did want someplace where they could leave stuff so we now have >>>> lockers that almost all members use. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > I stand correcte... >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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