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== 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: ===
* contact info:
* size:
* other information:
* PS1 person investigating candidate:
=== address: 2150 S Canalport (Lacuna) ===
=== address: 2150 S Canalport (Lacuna) ===