Hi Shel, Excited to follow your progress. I have 'hotel' in the back of my mind all the time too, so I will be watching closely!
Rena On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Anca Mosoiu <[email protected]> wrote: > Yay! Nice to see you here Shel, and hear that you're opening up a space > in Detroit! I look forward to visiting next time in there. > > Cheers, > > Anca. > > > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:23 AM, Shel Kimen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Tom! Really helpful. In a few weeks when I get out from under a >> sea of deadlines I will definitely ping you to come by and visit! >> >> Cheers! >> ./s >> >> On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Tom Brandt wrote: >> >> Hi Shel, >> >> I'm with Workantile, down the road from you in Ann Arbor. That's >> interesting project - good luck with it! It's exciting to see people doing >> things like that in Detroit. >> >> We have a 3200 sq.ft. space, and currently have 56 members. We spend >> roughly $70/month on supplies, which include paper products (toilet paper, >> paper towel), cleaning supplies, and miscellaneous stuff like paper plates, >> plastic utensils, and so forth. We use hardly any office supplies, except >> for paper for the printer/copier. But even that usage is fairly minimal, >> and members who use a lot of paper usually bring in a ream occasionally to >> replace what they used. >> >> I think we are an outlier in that members pay for the snacks. Generally, >> it's $1 for bag of chips, or a cookie. Coffee is $0.75/cup. >> >> Let us know when you open. I would love to visit. >> >> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Shel Kimen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi All -- >>> >>> I'm new to this list and community and feel really warm about both. I'm >>> starting a space in Detroit (anyone else here in Detroit?). It's actually a >>> combination/mixed use building that will also contain a co-working space >>> (with small arty hotel, art space, event space, mentoring program). We are >>> going through a rebranding now but the current website is >>> DetroitHotelProject.com and >>> facebook.com/Detroithotelproject<http://www.facebook.com/Detroithotelproject> >>> >>> New name and identity in september!! >>> >>> I just had a tactical question about operational costs -- most I >>> understand (utilities, tax, insurance, part time staff, etc) and I have >>> that folded into the overall numbers of the project. But I wonder here what >>> people might spend on a space for 15-20 people on things like >>> >>> Office Supplies (do people have experience getting local support from >>> office supply stores?) >>> Software subscriptions >>> Coffee, tea, simple snacks >>> Cleaning supplies >>> >>> I saw Alex's really helpful breakdown on Quora but it didn't separate >>> out these important misc items from an overall operational budget of $3600 >>> for 1800 square foot indy hall. >>> >>> Also, I'd like to add -- as a newcomer to this list and a longtime >>> community builder/participant, I have not seen this kind of collective >>> energy since the early internet culture of the mid 90's. I have so much >>> respect for what you are all building together and I hope to become a >>> valuable member as I also learn and grow in this project. >>> >>> Thank you and many sparkles! >>> ./s >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> twb >> member, Workantile <http://workantile.com/> >> @twbrandt >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > -=-=-=- > Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal > [email protected] > M: (510) 220-6660 > http://techliminal.com | T: @techliminal | F: facebook.com/techliminal > > -- > 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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