Typically, if you don't make many modifications, then no elevator is required. In LA, that amount is around <$100k (sorry, I just don't remember the exact # this year). Instead, you have to conform to ADA requirements elsewhere to compensate. Those upgrades should amount to 20% +/- of your total construction cost. [NOTE: every city has different codes so please check your jurisdiction!]
Aside from the above legal stuff, I wouldn't recommend your proposed space. The stairs seem too daunting to make your concept appealing. What's on the ground floor? Jerome Chang, architect ______________ 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 Mar 2, 2012, at 6:36 AM, Aliza wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm searching for real estate for Coworking with Parents, and have found a > place that I love... a converted barn with wood floors, exposed beams, and a > high ceiling with skylights on the third floor... there's even outdoor > space... and it's got lots of parking with nearby restaurants and a grocery > store. However, it is an older building with no elevator, so all coworkers > would have to climb 2 flights of stairs, and kids would have to climb 1 > flight of stairs for the play space. > > What I need to find out is... is this space a possibility for me, legally, > without having to make expensive modifications such as adding an elevator? > And if it is... is this the *right* decision. > > Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences... and find out which of > your spaces are, or are not, accessible. > > Thanks! > > Aliza Schlabach > Founder | Coworking For Parents (Philadelphia) > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/A4aF2VKi76IJ. > 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.
