This space is directly next to the tow path and is maybe a block away from the Central bus exchange.
On top of that the AGBA focus is for helping business grow and build in Akron. Having us there could act as a benefit to the AGBA as well as encourage growth in membership for us. There is a LOT of foot traffic around this area as it is in the heart of Canal Place unlike our current location. Heating would most likely come from Akron Thermal (very reliable) BUT cooling is always an issue, The nice thing is with a dock door we could prop it open and get a breeze, or make another solution :) Internet should not be a problem at all as the Time Warner hub is in the next building. This space has been here for years and it seems that the AGBA sees the benefit for us being a part of it. It might be prudent to investigate this further and talk about costs. Thank you G for taking the first steps to tour the space. On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]>wrote: > On Friday, September 20, 2013 11:45:50 PM gs volt wrote: > > Today I met Terry and Anthony at Akron Global Business Accelerator > (behind > > Canal Place for those who've never been there) > > > > I wanted to meet and bring them up to speed on SYN/HAK's accomplishments > > since we opened in January. I used the attached word document I authored > > for this purpose. > > Could you like, not submit big attachments to the discuss list? Thats a > lot of > bandwidth for you, subscribers, the moderation mails, and our server. You > also > wouldn't need to poke me to make sure the mail is approved :) > > > > > I shared some risks we face as well - one of them being that Tony might > > kick us out some day or we might outgrow the space we currently have. > (This > > may not happen I understand, but I was planning for the contrary so we > can > > have options available). > > We've already kinda outgrown our current space. > > > > > Towards the tail end of the meeting, Anthony was kind enough to share > with > > me the potential for Synhak to move to their building on the first floor > > where there is a private entrance, loading docks, heating in the winter. > > > > The space approximately is 2500sq ft and includes an office area as well > > as a huge vacant space. I'm attaching photos I took of their space today > > for reference. No discussion for pricing today, we were hypothetically > > planning a collaboration. In fact we even discussed some novel > arrangements > > like we get the space for services we provide to AGBA for their spaces up > > keep. > > > > Photos themselves might be hard to follow. I'm making a rough sketchup > plan > > that I'll follow up with next week. > > It certainly looks shiny and fun. > > > > > The previous tenant of this space used to work for NASA and made some > > coatings etc for about 10-15 years, before they outgrew the space and had > > to move. > > > > I communicated to Anthony that I will discuss all this with you all and > we > > can get more specific details from him later. > > > > At this time, Anthony is prospecting another source for the space > > available, but if it doesn't work out for whatever reason, chances are > > Synhak will be next for them to consider hosting. > > > > I'm sure everyone would like to see their space, we can schedule a visit > > after we discuss this at our next member meeting - so let's do that and > see > > if we can together come up with a list of features that we determine we'd > > like to have in our next space in case we need to consider anything but > > Tony's current space. > > Lets start then. > > Things we need: > > * Running water > * 110v and 220v > * Incredibly close to public transit > * 24/7 access for members with tokens > * Lots of power outlets. Lots of them. > * Ability to modify the walls to hang shelves, etc > * Within the city limits of Akron > * At least one very large and uninterrupted open space > * Heating > * Ventilation for fumes > * Be able to hang stuff from the ceiling such as a projector and screen > * Access to the electrical fusebox > > Things that would be excellent to have: > > * Be downtown > * Street signage > * Windows or a way to add some windows > * Be able to construct walls to partition the space > * Roof access > > Additionally, I'm not super excited about any location that is far at all > off > the beaten path. If I can't ride my bike right into the space, that'd be > very > disappointing for myself and others. The space's location is just as > important > as the space itself. We're not some online business that doesn't need a > storefront. We need to be exceptionally inviting to the general public. > > > > > Regards, > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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