[Spacecadets] Expansion of Quelab

[Alice K. Shriver]

Thanks, Drew, for measuring the lockable space in the possible expansion 
area!

I just started to negotiate a price for about 1000 sq ft (in total) in 
the expansion area -- not all of it needs to be lockable -- but the 
Board has not decided on a price yet.  (Of course, the sublease moneys 
will be in addition to Patrick and my memberships.)  With the current 
partnership 505access has with a couple of local entities, we are just 
looking to the October timeline.  If we do expand, we will move elsewhere.

THANKS, again, for your help!

Cheers,
--Alice

On 1/18/16 9:13 PM, drew at hardcorp.io wrote:
> Last autumn, Walter said Quelab was barely in the black. Our 
> membership is up by at least ten now. That's an extra $400/month 
> revenue, so if the south space costs $1000/month, then we need another 
> $600/month to stay in the black.
>
> The storage area in the south space that Alice wants to rent is 22'×5' 
> (110 sq ft). (It's actually a hallway, but the door at the other end 
> should remain closed (and it's lockable from inside the hallway), 
> since it opens into a corner of the metal shop that's mostly blocked 
> by heavy equipment, and the door to the small tool room in the north 
> space is a more convenient way to get into the south space anyway.)
>
> The walled office in the south space is 20.5'×10' (205 sq ft), so the 
> current total lockable space is only 315 sq ft. Alice, will that be 
> enough to store your stuff, or do you need a full 500 sq ft? How long 
> would you want your initial lease to be, and what would be a 
> reasonable price?
>
> Ben, for the 50-100 sq ft of bench/desk space you want to rent for 3-6 
> month terms, what would be a reasonable price?
>
> Assuming $1/month/sq ft for walled space and $0.50 for open space 
> (just guessing), those rentals would leave a deficit of only 
> $235/month. Another six members would pay for that, and at our current 
> expansion rate we'll probably gain them by the time we sign the new 
> lease. Even if the rental prices should only be half what I'm 
> guessing, that's still only another 11 members to cover the deficit.
>
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