Open a Space
Estimate of Current Cost for a Space
- Details coming from Marc:
Precise Constraints
Check this list for up-to-date constraints
Minimum Requirements
Our absolute minimum for a space:
- BART is close by
- Disability / wheelchair access
- Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is possible.
- Bathroom
- Sink (at least one, but preferably outside of bathroom)
- Late access (preferably 24 hour)
- Ability to make some noise (at least event noise)
- Internet
- Electricity
- Security and privacy
- e.g. not a hallway or shared access with other tenants we don't know.
- Landlord must either support the idea or be agnostic to it--not against.
Flexible Agilities
Things we are flexible about--that put us at an advantage to landlords:
- Can deal with no heat/air (Is this an agility? Actually, heat is pretty important, we should be able to be comfortable and invite guests who can be reasonably comfortable at our events).
- Carpet or flooring not important
- Can live without amenities or luxuries.
- Windows are nice, but open to non-windowed spaces.
- Little to no build-out necessary for initial space.
- Can move in very soon.
Other Requirements
Things we should keep in mind beyond the bare minimum:
- Min size: ___ Max size: ___
- Min price: ___ Max price: ___
Bonus
Amenities and other bonuses--a "wish list" if you will:
- Roof access
- Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is readily available and secure or private.
- BART is extremely close.
- Landlord loves us.
- Combined residential zoning / accommodation.
Options/Sources
- Occupy Oakland list of open spaces
- List from Oscar Grant Plaza Gazette: http://www.occupyoakland.org/2011/10/the-oscar-grant-plaza-gazette-saturday-october-15-2011-day-7/
- Apparently, this is a list compiled from publicly accessible data on bank website. Would be a cool hackerproject to scrape & map this data!!!
- Note: unless you are planning to squat, these will be more work to obtain. You have to buy them, banks are not in the business of renting out properties
- Craigslist
- Possible space with TechLiminal on 14th and Harrison
- Anca has suggested we could pay to use their space, store some of our stuff. Note: Techliminal is still perfectly happy to host our meetup for free.
- The Holdout (related to Occupy Oakland) opportunity for "Collectives".
- 2313 San Pablo Big green building
Listings Spreadsheet
Location | Name | Link | Price | Meet Min Reqs? | Notes |
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14th and Harrison, Oakland, CA | Techliminal | http://techliminal.com/ | ? | Mostly, need to inquire about security/privacy | Offer from Anca to store stuff, or figure out some shared working space/time/price. |
1825 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA (Downtown, close to 19th st BART) | East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation's new future office | map Talk to EBALDC | ? (cost by square foot, plans still in works for 1st floor) | Definitely, fits very well toward Sudo Space goals (but will not be open for some time). | 2nd floor will be EBALDC's new office, bottom floor is open, looking for tenants, plans, divisions, etc. Former shelter, full kitchen, showers / bathrooms, ample plumbing. Zoned for commercial use, so residential is fine, etc. Opportunities to work with EBALDC on build-out plans. Opening likely in 1-2 years. |
8410 Amelia Street | Nimbyspace | http://www.nimbyspace.org/ | $350 per month for a 20' shipping container | 1/2 mile from Colosseum BART station. No services in the area. | Perhaps a candidate for long term storage or special projects with an industrial focus. Not a good choice for the everyday space for Sudo Room. Plugged into the Burning Man community at a deep level. |
2141 Broadway, Oakland, CA | ? | Streetview map | Depends on office | Close to bart, disability accessible (elevator in back), large shared meeting room | Good opportunity to move in here on a month-to-month since offices open here fairly regularly. Can use the shared meeting room (very large) for meetings + workshops, need to talk with property manager to sort it out. (Also space available as part of theater space on bottom floor). |
Location | (New Entry) Name | Link | Price | Meet Min Reqs? | Notes |
- List to be parsed
- http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3035252579.html
- http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3033653330.html
- 3619 Grand Ave: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3045867967.html
- 3rd street at madison: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3046019737.html
- 1322 WEBSTER STREET: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3033572292.html
- 3661 Grand Ave: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3033513385.html
- 300 Frank H Ogawa Plz: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3033238046.html
- 436 14th Street, Oakland: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3009766518.html