Interesting, so have any coworking spaces been flagged for too many occupants by the fire marshall?
thanks for the response. On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 6:30:56 PM UTC-5, Jerome wrote: > > City codes and even landlords are still catching up to understand how we > use our space. > So in the meantime, you should submit to them whatever they need to > certify that your drawings comply w/ codes. > Does this mean showing/not showing furniture? Possibly. Note that city > codes are more concerned about permanently affixed items like walls - not > typically furniture that can be moved/relocated. > > > *JEROME CHANG* > > *WEST: Santa Monica* > 1450 2nd Street (@Broadway) | Santa Monica CA 90401 > ph: (310) 526-2255 > > *CENTRAL: Mid-Wilshire* > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 > ph: (323) 330-9505 > > *EAST: Downtown* > 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 > ph: (213) 550-2235 > > > <http://www.yelp.com/biz/blankspaces-los-angeles> > <https://twitter.com/BLANKSPACES> > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/BLANKSPACES/132257631339> > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/BLANKSPACES/132257631339> > <http://www.linkedin.com/company/blankspaces?trk=top_nav_home> > <http://vimeo.com/blankspaces> > <http://vimeo.com/blankspaces> > On Mar 30, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Brian Ahmes <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hey there, > let me continue with asking about the building occupancy amount. Based > on the city, a building with a Business or Mercantile Use type has a square > footage per occupant defined? My city states 100sf per person, even though > I can have a space zppx 50sf with a chair and desk. How are coworking > spaces getting around city codes and occupancy? Just not show the > furniture in the city permit plans and add later? Any insight would be > great, because 100sf per person in a coworking space significantly reduces > the # of members. > > thanks, brian > > On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 4:37:10 PM UTC-5, Piper Hood wrote: >> >> Thank you Aaron and Jerome. That is helpful. Any input on what >> percentage you can sell over the spaces you have accounting for people not >> using the space regularly? >> >> On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 12:38:48 PM UTC-4, Aaron Cruikshank wrote: >>> >>> Hi Piper, >>> >>> 40 sqft per desk seems reasonable. Just make sure you're measuring out >>> common areas. Most spaces have 25-30% set aside for meeting rooms, lounges, >>> kitchenettes, hallways, phone booths, etc... >>> >>> - Aaron >>> >>> _______________ >>> Aaron Cruikshank >>> Principal, CRUIKSHANK >>> Phone: 778.908.4560 >>> email: [email protected] >>> web: cruikshank.me >>> twitter: @cruikshank >>> book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank >>> linkedin: linkedin.com/in/cruikshank >>> On Mar 30, 2015 9:35 AM, "'Piper Hood' via Coworking" < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am in the process of leasing space for a new coworking business. Is >>>> there any industry standard for # SQ Ft needed per person? For example, I >>>> am thinking 40 square feet for each seat I can sell (averaged out for >>>> shared, dedicated desk and mini office suites), so a 4,000 square foot >>>> space would allow me to sell 100 memberships. Also, is there a standard # >>>> or percentage you can oversell by? Thanks for any help for the newbie! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
