[Vanhackspace] Update on the Space Situation

[Jeff Davis]

I've made arrangements to check out the space tomorrow (Saturday) around
3:00pm.  If you're available, please come down and take a look at that
time.  It's at 975 Vernon Drive.  My cell phone number is on the private
wiki if you need to get a hold of me tomorrow.

Jeff

On 2009-02-25 20:52, Joe Bowser wrote:
> Hey
> 
> I apologize for not being able to report on this earlier, but today we
> looked at the space in the Mergatroid Building.  It's currently 1500
> square feet at $1400 monthly.  They want a two year lease, and here's
> the following details:
> 
> Pros:
> - 3 Phase Power
> - Shared Loading Bay/Dock
> - Exhaust Fan
> - Hardwood Floors
> - Ability to customize the locks to the space
> - Good location (Located less than 2 blocks away from Strathcona Park)
> - Good Landlord
> - Good Neighbours
> 
> Cons:
> - Mezzanine area is another suite.  An artist above us will need to go
> through the space to access their suite.
> - No kitchen space
> - No shower
> - Shared bathroom
> 
> This is the old home of the Parker Street Woodworking Cooperative, and
> they currently do woodwork in this space.  It's a long and somewhat
> narrow space, and we may be able to put in one or two rooms, but nothing
> much more than that.  Zoning is I2, which is Industrial use, so we would
> be going to City Hall with a Business Licence of a Controlled Workshop
> space if we were to enter this building.
> 
> The reason I'm mentioning this on the list is that we are so close to
> having the hackerspace really take off.  We have new people come in
> every week, and we need people who want to help underwrite the start-up
> costs of the space, namely by paying for memberships in advance.  We are
> in a better position now than we were over a month ago, when we looked
> at the last potential space, and I feel that we're better equipped now
> as a society to bring VHS up to the level of a fully-functioning
> hackerspace in Vancouver.
> 
> Right now, we're a third of where we need to be to kickstart this
> hackerspace, as far as us being able to cover our first three months of
> rent.  If you're interested in joining VHS, or you're interested in
> putting down money in advance so that we can launch, please let me know.
>  We're really close to being able to do this.
> 
> I'll be getting pics up on toad either later tonight or tomorrow morning
> so people can get another look, and I'm going to try to get some other
> regulars together to check out the space again.  If you're interested,
> please let me know.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Joe