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address: 2150 S Canalport (Lacuna)

report for John's visit on 12/18/09

contact info: Natalie Stubbs [email protected] 773 552 2355
size: Various (saw one 3000 square foot space, another 5000 square foot space, in an 80,000 square foot building)
price: $1.25-1.75/sq ft as of 12/18/09
other information:
- loft spaces
- 3000 foot space finished on 4th floor, 5000 square foot on 5th not
- $1.25 for 5th floor space without natural light, $1.75 with
- nice view of city
- space for large rooftop deck--not built as of this visit
- small kitchen/bath on 4th floor
- large elevator
- They want to sell quickly. They are on a shorter timeline than us. Would not be a surprise if they had difficulty filling the building. Time is on our side with this candidate. Bears watching.
- from the email where we found this:

Short or long-term lease

All utilities included (HVAC, A/C, Electric, Water Usage)

Abundant on-site parking

Secured entry / In-house management

Large freight elevators

Exposed brick walls

Original timber wood style beams and wood floors

Updated lighting & electrical

Free WI-FI access

A sunny roof-top deck with northern panoramic views of the Chicago's famous skyline,

In-house gallery hosted by Byron Brazier, Jr of THE HEIR GALLERY.

In addition to its impressive size, LACUNA offers studios ranging from 250 to 1000+ sqft and can be modified to specific needs.

PS1 person investigating candidate: John Stoner

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-What do we want in our new space?!?!
-== New Location Requirements ==
-=== Space Requirements ===
-* 5000 ft2 - 10000 ft2 or 460 m2 to 930 m2
-* move in date on or after September 15th
-* Light industrial or C1 zoning rating
-* We will probably need about 1 month to move into the new space and we need at least a Six month agreement from April 15th, the earliest we could get out is October 15
-=== Utilities ===
-* adequate plumbing--we need a bathroom that doesn't smell
-* Decent heating/control of our own heating
-* Good power - we only have 2x110V breakers we need more and also access to at least 220V and 220V 3-phase
-* access to water in the space
-=== Architecture ===
-* shower
-* natural light
-* High Ceilings > 16'
-* a real kitchen - room to move around in
-* Ventilation
-* Garage Door
-* Secure Entrances
-=== Location ===
-* very close to a 24 hour bus stop/el stop
-* reasonable parking of some sort
-* Decent neighborhood - check chicagocrime.org
-* Food near by that is of high quality, affordable, and open 24/7
-* nearby grocery store
-=== Other Resources ===
-* Storage - room for lockers and materials
-* ability to modify/improve the structure to test out green tech (thus lowering our heating bills) and to get a discount on rent for it.
-=== Prospective Neighborhoods ===
-* Avondale - same neighborhood as currently - shawn
-* Uki-Village - jim
-* Bucktown/wickerpark - jim
-* Bridgeport - ryan
-* West Loop - anne
-* UIC - anne
-* Logan Square - eli/shawn
-* Pilsen - john/anne
-==== Report should contain ====
-* generating reports on each neighborhood - due January 31
-** crime rate
-** potential partners
-** Alderman
-*** history with local organizations
-** public transport
-*** 24/7 availability and bus tracker
-** Parking availability
-** food
-** home despot/big box stores
-** businesses
-** local organizations
-** how industrial is the area
-** local schools
-== Prospective buildings ==
-=== Resources ===
-* Chicago Artists Resource Space Finder - http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/spacefinder
-** including http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/node/8848
-* Get in contact with http://bubblydynamics.com/ they run a lot of our type of space and will probably be all for helping us find something useful
-* talk to the Transamoeba/Catalyst folks (burners), they run spaces that are... comparable
-* Edgewater Development Corporation - http://www.edgewaterdev.org/
-=== Locations ===
-==== Avondale ====
-===== Sample 1 =====
-* Links to images/exact
-* address:
-* square footage:
-* ammenities
-* cost
-==== Uki-village ====
-==== Bucktown/wickerpark ====
-==== Bridgeport ====
-==== West Loop ====
-==== Edgewater ====
-==== UIC ====
-== Budget Projections ==
-Currently we have 37 full members and 5 members at the starving hackers rate, which puts out monthly income at $1800/mo.
-== Building Search Strategies ==
-Prioritize personal contacts, but explore other options at lower priority.
-=== personal contacts ===
-==== John Stoner ====
-* Dan Simborg: Transamoeba/Catalyst collective (Burning Man community groups)
-* John Podmajersky: major property owner in Pilsen
-* Michael Burton: Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
-* Payton Chung: works at Congress for New Urbanism
-* Center for Neighborhood Technology
-==== Shawn Blaszak ====
-* Mark Norton: broker at Grubb & Ellis commercial real estate in Boston (my cousin)
-* Jim Higdon: VP at Grubb & Ellis commercial real estate in Chicago.
-==== Avner Shanan ====
-* Gary Sigman: on the board of the Edgewater Development Corporation (my boss)
-=== Other options: ===
-==== Real Estate Agents ====
-* Steve Krzysiak is a licensed realtor with SourceOne Realty willing to represent and help PSO in anyway needed when acquiring a space, and will contribute his commission-taxes as a donation to PSO.
-==== Craigslist ====
-Probably not a good idea to take seriously until we come close to move-out date.  However, it is a good way to get a feel on what the rental market is like and what we can realistically expect.
-==== Your Alderman ====
-They know what's going on in their wards. They want nonprofits like us.
-==== Your eyes and ears ====
-As you travel around the city, keep an eye out for properties for rent or sale, and promising neighborhoods.
-== Other Thoughts ==
-What do you think the relation between members and available space is?  I estimate that we will experience greater than linear growth for a linear increase in space.
-To clarify, I feel that the difference in member capacity between a space that is 3000 sq. ft. and one that is 4500 sq. ft. is more than 50% of the first space.
-== Candidate Locations ==
 === address: 2150 S Canalport (Lacuna) ===
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 ** large elevator
 ** They want to sell quickly. They are on a shorter timeline than us. Would not be a surprise if they had difficulty filling the building. Time is on our side with this candidate. Bears watching.
+** from the email where we found this:
+:::Short or long-term lease
+:::All utilities included (HVAC, A/C, Electric, Water Usage)
+:::Abundant on-site parking
+:::Secured entry / In-house management
+:::Large freight elevators
+:::Exposed brick walls
+:::Original timber wood style beams and wood floors
+:::Updated lighting & electrical
+:::Free WI-FI access
+:::A sunny roof-top deck with northern panoramic views of the Chicago's famous skyline,
+:::In-house gallery hosted by Byron Brazier, Jr of THE HEIR GALLERY.
+:::In addition to its impressive size, LACUNA offers studios ranging from 250 to 1000+ sqft and can be modified to specific needs.
 * PS1 person investigating candidate: John Stoner
-=== address: ===
-* contact info:
-* size:
-* price:
-* other information:
-* PS1 person investigating candidate:

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