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What was our originally planned budget for rent in the new year?
[/quote]Our current rent was supposed to go up to 3700/month in the new year, but honestly, that is more than we are currently able to afford with our income.
Here’s the list of requirements and nice-to-have’s for spaces from the last time we were looking for a space: Quest for the Space.
A couple of things I do want to strongly caution about this process, from our experiences with the last space search:
- Putting too many hard requirements on the search - there are already very few spaces that fit our basic needs and size/budget, and anything more brings us closer to making the space search a search for Unobtanium.
- We have to move fast and can’t take weeks to make a decision; we lost several spaces last time because of this. Spaces that meet our size/budget requirements get snapped up quick.
@tdwebste Please don’t clutter this thread.
Here’s a spreadsheet for tracking the Quest for the Space 2014: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15uA7TUdjWsL8oFAYBfd-GrZ_0MFfJBl9v-oj8vZVfm8/edit?usp=sharing
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Since it took so long last time and it got bikeshedded to hell and back I propose a moving committee. We simply don't have the luxury of involving the whole membership in the decisions this time around, that is part of why it took around year to find the Bunker. A small committee (of 10?) Should be empowered to make the call within strict guidelines. Ill volunteer yo help as much as possible, comittee or not, as I am currently unemployed [funny... last time I lost my job we had to move too... clearly it is in the Membership's best interest to keep me employed.... :-) ]
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I completely agree with @miststlkr - except even 10 is a lot of people for a committee. I’d rather closer to 6, or at least some number where everyone’s active and nobody just there to have a voice without productive output. Let’s organize over in https://talk.vanhack.ca/t/quest-for-the-space-ii-the-bunker-buster/511
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Fact.
Keep it to six people and delegate out to the membership some of the search or initial tasks. Leave it to committee to create criteria, narrow it down and make the final selection along with BOD approval.
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there’s a lot of empty space in the same building as makerlabs on 10th and kingsway. the rent is cheap cause the building is going to be torn down, but with the developer and the city fighting over changes to the condo plans it could be anywhere from a couple months to a year or two before tenants get kicked out.
just a thought
I did a quick Google on that building earlier today at the suggestion of Ty, and apparently it’s going to be used for popup stores until the condo goes up: http://www.thisopenspace.ca/blog/2014/9/19/every-space-we-have-right-now-hello-mount-pleasant-introducing-two-pop-up-ready-spaces-at-188-kingsway-ave
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Popup Hackspace? ;p
Hi everyone,
I co-run a space called Decentral Vancouver and was contemplating a potential or partial solution. We’re a community incubator inspired by the implications of blockchain technology. We’re located downtown at Richards and Pender. We just started a membership program for shared workspace, it’s not big enough to house all your gear maybe 1200 sq feet, but I feel like we share a lot of the same ethos.
As far as hardware projects we’re building a mesh network that will be incentivized by micropayments in bitcoin, other than that we’re mostly software / disruptive focussed in general, interested in building Decentralized Applications or DAPPs, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations or DAO’s, one of our goals is to turn the space into a DAO itself with web of trust membership, smart locks on door and fridge etc. we host a number of meetups ranging from Bitcoin orientated to The Life Span society (life extension). We have an oculus, a bunch of miners, PA, Projector, Fridge (Beers for Bitcoin), some lockers, bathroom, desks, and a lot of couches.
I feel like there’s a lot of overlap between are spaces mainly because I believe Blockchain Technology will be the Backbone for the internet of things, (IBM forked Ethereum stating this) and would love if we could somehow work together. We have a great amount of respect for VHS and its reputation that its built so please spare me if this suggestion is presumptuous.
My idea was to perhaps have two spaces, one hardware based one software based that had a shared membership. Our overhead is pretty low, just less than $1400/month, so if you could find a good hardware space for $2100/month we could potentially have two spots that work in sync (i.e) software guys can send info to hardware guys and vice versa to collaborate on projects.
If anything I’m just throwing another option out there for you guys, regardless I hope you guys find what works best for VHS.
You can check out more about the space here
www.decentralvancouver.com
Cam
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VIVO has recently moved into a huge City-owned building with cheap rent. I heard that there is lots of neighbouring space that is also rented out by the City and is currently empty. It doesn’t sound like the City is actively seeking tenants but if you talk to the VIVO executive they might be able to put you in touch with someone who could open the door for you.
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A real estate adjuster friend. Just sent out an email to “every” commercial Realtor in Vancouver.
Hope something good comes back.
Keep you posted.
I’m friends with a business owner located about a block away from you. I’m going to talk to him as he has quite a bit of space. If you need any help with anything (moving, storage, etc) please feel free to ask!
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thx jason
If you have any news, please contact me through private message. Thanks for thinking of us!
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Hello Hackers:
As I tried to tell in the past, the new Vancouver Hack Space should be built. I am sorry, I can no longer follow all of the information on the Internet to deal with all posts and comments, or to know it all. Though, I am serious about building, I propose to build out of logs, a long house type of a building, where electric power source would be on one of the first things on “to be invented list”. I’ve talked to Bernie about milling an M_NEOCINE Scribe and in the process milling a line is more cost efficient, so with right relations and respect with each other, a number of members could each obtain a tool. I also greatly appreciate everyone was very friendly at VHS. I have a set of plans for building in portfolio to show and push on; though, I do not think I will get your attention. If we get together and turn on the power point in a manner similar to how folks do at Maker Labs, it would be all. There is saying “the one who pulls is the one who gets whipped”, it really should not be that way.
All best,
Yuriy
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Yuriy,
Next time you see Steven in person, have a discussion about this: