What Jerome said, +++ Just because it's not desks doesn't mean it's not workspace. Our lounges, kitchen/cafe, and other non desk areas are almost *always* occupied, and not by people sitting around waiting for a desk to become available.
-Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:36 AM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]>wrote: > Depending upon your lounge, that place is rentable if you have café > seating, or even convert the lounge into a rentable meeting/event space. > > > 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 25, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Bruce Yang wrote: > > Craig: Super helpful rule of thumb and thanks for the article! The space > I was looking at was actually around 6000sf, 3000 is area where we can set > up desks, the other 3000 is meeting room, lounge, kitchen, etc, but that is > shared, so we wouldn't be able to seat people there. > > Great point about the offices. I think 6 is too big too. > > Two minor points. > > 1. The $32-$53 mentioned in the article is the rent paid by the > working place, not earned > 2. The 'get a free day pass' link doesn't work on your site > > Bruce > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Susan Evans <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> We're at about 5000 sq. ft. We have 3 meeting rooms, 2 small phone rooms, >> and several other shared areas. >> >> Hope that helps! >> >> Take care, >> S >> __ >> Office Nomads >> officenomads.com >> 206-484-5859 >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Craig Baute - Creative Density >> Coworking <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Susan: >>> Thanks for the break down. This is always good information and I would >>> like to know what you're sq. ft. is. >>> >>> Bruce: >>> The 3' 3" is tight because each worker needs about 3' to 3' 6" to work >>> comfortable with a laptop, pad, and cup. If this amount is for two >>> people then I think comfort would be very limited and not work well >>> for your space i the long run as it fills up. >>> >>> The price does seem very steep because the general rule of thumb from >>> this group is that each workspace needs about 80 to 100 sq. ft. when >>> all common area is included. Based on this methodology your space can >>> hold between 30 to 37 workspaces. There are clever ways to use space >>> design but beyond 37 spaces will be very tricky and anything more than >>> 5 extra spaces will really start to get tight. (note: this is >>> workspaces and not total memberships) >>> >>> I would also recommend the 3 to 4 person office versus the 6 person >>> offices. However, if there is interest in the 6 person offices than go >>> ahead but I know the smaller teams are much more common because they >>> are small software companies, agencies, or remote teams. >>> >>> I would recommend that you check out a WSJ article examining the cost/ >>> sq. ft. It states that many coworking spaces are earning $32 to $53 >>> per sq. ft. and that seems to be accurate from my experience at >>> Creative Density in Denver. If you are trying to make this a money >>> making venture and sustain yourself than you might want to find other >>> ways besides membership with such a high rental rate. The memberships >>> will pay the rent and expenses but might not build a full salary and >>> there are great posts in this group on other ways coworking spaces are >>> making money (classes, sponsorships, investments in members, etc.). >>> >>> >>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203791904576609301747256470.html >>> >>> I hope this helps. >>> >>> Craig Baute >>> Densitycoworking.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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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