[sudoroom] **CRITICAL** Update for 2135 broadway, Oakland, CA

[Matthew Senate]

Photos available for public download (dropbox-ing a zip was easiest for
now, but we should figure a way to upload these some place more visible):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40083790/2135_broadway_at_22nd_st.zip

// Matt

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>wrote:

> Howdy Folks,
>
> We've been in search of a space. There are lots of options, and bigger,
> brighter futures rest on the horizon.
>
> On Weds, Eddan found this listing on craigslist:
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3036298243.html seen here:
> https://maps.google.com/?q=loc:+Broadway+at+22nd+Street+Oakland+CA+US&ll=37.810827,-122.26721&spn=0.003458,0.005284&hnear=Broadway+%26+22nd+St,+Oakland,+Alameda,+California+94612&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.810651,-122.267318&panoid=VXpIKY0QFTgDutXU5EfIag&cbp=12,284.7,,0,11.24
>
> I gave George, the property manager, a call. I had seen some other offices
> in his space months before, he has lots of spaces and they come up for rent
> often. All month-to-month contracts, and a lease if we really want one. He
> said he was available today at 3pm. I showed up and Eddan and Timon joined
> in.
>
> We saw three offices. I have photographs stored on a proprietary memory
> device and will retrieve them ASAP upon apprehension of the proper cable.
>
> 1. $500 / month 350 sq ft - The LISTED ROOM - has WiFi access, on the
> ground floor, outlets, lights. It is a good deal for the size, but it is
> not very close to the street. One must walk through a hallway, through a
> half-office, and down another hallway (all disability accessible) to get to
> it. This is not bad, just a bit removed from public view.
>
> 2. $400 / month (no exact measure, but about 150 sq. ft). - The BOX OFFICE
> (calling it that for short). Has a window, is just a few feet inside
> public-facing  street-level doors in the same area as the LISTED ROOM. Also
> has WiFi Access. Sits directly outside a shared building "classroom" area
> available to all renters, just sign up ahead of time. If we rent the BOX
> OFFICE, we can occasionally use the LISTED ROOM while it's open.
>
> 3. $350 / month (no exact measure, but no bigger than 400 sq ft) - The
> DOUBLE OFFICE is upstairs, at the very top of the entrance steps. It has
> access to an unused, common "reception" area that would be available for
> our usage. It has cable and wifi internet access. The DOUBLE OFFICE
> includes two offices that are connected, side-by-side. The rear door has
>
> All rooms have access to the "classroom" area on the ground floor, just
> need to sign up as described above. The building just got faster WIFI
> service provided by Sonic.net installed recently. George is interested in
> providing line-access to internet in all ground floor offices in the
> future, we could also do this ourselves he offered.
>
> Also, we can potentially rent multiple of these spaces, or move from one
> to other available spaces in the building at a later time.
>
> In order to move forward with this space (and not to lose footing), I have
> a proposal:
>
> *Sudo Room should consider "dipping" it's toe into the BOX OFFICE space
> (no. 2 above) by investing a portion of our fund-raiser funds of $200 first
> month (50% off for move-in), $400 obligatory for last month (which can be
> july if we wish), and a redeemable $400 deposit--at a grand total of
> $1,000, lasting to at least July*. This would only commit us to two
> months in the space, the first month of which (June) we can sort out all
> the precise governance, tax, and income issues, by consensus, in order to
> move forward (remain, expand, or move) with this space and our future!
>
> I propose we hold a discussion on this email thread, use our other online
> tools, convene an in-person meetup on Saturday (anywhere that's available),
> consider all the issues and list them on the wiki, convene briefly again on
> Sunday with whoever can make the "scout session" (still on), and plan to
> move forward on Monday having begun due diligence to consider if we have
> the blessings of our community!
>
> Please add notes in reply to this thread, on this pad (for anonymous
> communication too): https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom and ultimately
> we'll put everything on the Wiki on Saturday to sort out by Monday.
>
> On clarifying note: it seems to me that it would be prudent to maintain
> the Sunday "scouting" event for due diligence reasons, and for future
> option reasons!
>
> // Matt
>
> p.s. Note that time is crucial because other folks (including some we
> bumped into while on tour) are also looking at these spaces, and with the
> first of the month approaching, it is in the property manager's best
> interest to move folks in soon.
>
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