Re: [sudo-discuss] 2141 Broadway Co-Op?

>> I don't think it makes any sense to lump this into one of george's >> emotional outbursts. >> >> as we've all been following closely over this list, the equity >> crowdfunding provision of the Jobs Act, which went into effect last >> week on Sept. 23, 2013, enables the distribution of shares outside >> the traditional infrastructure of approved investors. the changes >> in the future of capital flow routing around wall st. and the rules >> surrounding investment cannot be underestimated. by opening up the >> buying of stocks to us regular folks - with capital investment no >> longer made unaffordable because of the huge cuts taken by >> investment bank intermediaries and securities regulations >> fortifying the status quo - the possibilities for raising capital >> have just exploded. >> >> most interestingly, from my point of view, a collaborative >> non-hierarchical ownership and management structure becomes >> feasible in a way that it has never been in economic history. >> >> >> On Oct 1, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Marina Kukso &lt;marina.kukso(a)gmail.com >> <mailto:marina.kukso@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>> as far as i know eddan is the only one who has spoken with >>> george, one of the building's owners, about the co-op >>> possibility. eddan, can you share any more info about what >>> exactly george said (my main question is whether this is just >>> another one of george's idle threat type things that he just says >>> and never intends to follow through on).? >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Zee &lt;zee(a)zeespencer.com >>> <mailto:zee@zeespencer.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I am exceedingly interested in this, and would happily discuss >>> it further over tea or coffee with other interested parties. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Andrew >>> &lt;andrew(a)roshambomedia.com <mailto:andrew@roshambomedia.com>> >>> wrote: >>>> I have no idea what the price per sq-ft is. We should find >>>> that >>> out. Also >>>> having the capital isn't really as important as having a small >>> group who is >>>> willing to put in the time and resources when necessary to >>>> make >>> it happen. >>>> With good enough credit it would be possible to finance the >>> space depending >>>> on the down payment. Or even crowd source the down payment. >>> There are a lot >>>> of options if there are people who actually want to it. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Hol Gaskill &lt;hol(a)gaskill.com >>> <mailto:hol@gaskill.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> bump >>>>> >>>>> Oct 1, 2013 10:51:46 AM, zee(a)zeespencer.com >>> <mailto:zee@zeespencer.com> wrote: >>>>> Do we have an idea on what the per-sq-ft sale cost is? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:50 AM, David Keenan >>> dkeenan44(a)gmail.com <mailto:dkeenan44@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> The co-op thing sounds like a very cool idea, except for >>>>>>> the >>> fact that >>>>>>> neither I nor anyone I know has, to my knowledge at >>>>>>> least, >>> access to >>>>>>> the volume of capital that i imagine is required, so >>>>>>> personally >>> I'm still a >>>>>>> bit lost on how one would move forward on such an >>>>>>> acquisition..? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -d >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, October 1, 2013, Andrew wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I haven't been around all that much, but am I correct >>>>>>>> to >>> assume that >>>>>>>> the current situation is that: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1. Sudo Room's current lease ends Jan 1st 2. George is >>>>>>>> willing to sell off part of 2141 to a group of >>> investors? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If this is so. Let's talk 2141 Co-Op. Is there anyone >>>>>>>> on >>> this list who >>>>>>>> would be at all interested in owning part of a building >>>>>>>> in >>> the middle >>>>>>>> of Downtown Oakland?? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sudo Room or not, this is a great opportunity for a >>> collective to turn >>>>>>>> some extremely prime real estate in to a commercial >>>>>>>> Co-Op. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just wanted to bring attention to this. Thoughts? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- ------- Andrew Lowe Cell: 831-332-2507 >>>>>>>> <tel:831-332-2507> http://roshambomedia.com >>>>>>>> <http://roshambomedia.com/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> <mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org> >>>>>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> <mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org> >>>>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>> _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss >>>>> mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> <mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org> >>>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- ------- Andrew Lowe Cell: 831-332-2507 <tel:831-332-2507> >>>> http://roshambomedia.com <http://roshambomedia.com/> >>> _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss >>> mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> <mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org> >>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss >>> mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> <mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org> >>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss >> mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss