Bolger Building Space 1
Stats: 900 sq feet, ___ feet clear ceiling height, $900 a month(suggested price)
(IMAGES COMING SOON....SOON AS SOMEBODY SENDS ME SOME!)
PROS
•CHEAP! About a buck a square foot gross!
•Tall ceilings
•Private Bathroom & Kitchen area
•Private entrance off parking lot w/ lots of parking
•Right across the street from a bar
•Close to Campus & NE Minneapolis
•AC (air conditioning)
CONS
•Cinder block construction/may need to build all of the walls supportive structure $$$
•Uncertain of ceiling truss strength & ability to hang any structure from it.
•Group consensus felt it was a little small
•We have to keep our bathroom & kitchen clean
•Someone saw a rat during our meeting in the space
Bolger Building Space 2
Stats: 2500 sq feet, ___ feet clear ceiling height, $1200 a month(suggested price)
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PROS
•CHEAP! Same deal as the other space!
•Private GARAGE DOOR entrance & potential for "person" door as well!
•Plenty of parking
•Public(building) bathrooms, (we don't have to clean them!)
•Lots of space, room for some growth
•Right across the street from a bar
•Close to Campus & NE Minneapolis
•AC (air conditioning)
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CONS
•Cinder block construction/may need to build all of the walls supportive structure $$$
•Uncertain of ceiling truss strength & ability to hang any structure from it.
•NOT directly off from parking lot, (Like the other space in this building) but has back door w/ interior corridor to the space.
Thorpe Building Space 1
Stats: 2,496 sq feet, 14-16ft clear ceiling height, 3 room-spanning bridge cranes, $1325 a month
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PROS
•Amazing existing steel structure strong enough for our needs,(WAY cheaper to build our walls)
•Directly across the hall from a bathroom we DON'T need to clean
•Windows along one whole length of the space (the long one too!)
•2 Huge window fans installed at 2 points down wall, excellent ventilation.
•Room to grow
•Coffee shop (and it's a good one) attached by interior hallways!
•Just within our price range
•In NE Minneapolis
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CONS
•No direct/designated entrance (though they are willing to give every member a key or a keycard)
•We would likely be paying for all/most of the keycard system & install
•No AC, but big ass window fans
•High voltage line attached to I beam on one side
•Costs more than either Bolger space
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Bridge Cranes
Thorpe Space 2
Stats: 4,11o sq feet, 21.5Ft clear ceilings, 1-3 room-spanning bridge cranes, $2,182 a month
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PROS
•Gorgeous space with windows along top 3 of 4 walls!
•Perfect shape for maximum usable space
•PLENTY of room to grow & grow & grow
•Existing steel structure provides almost limitless wall design possibilities (free standing boulders/stalactites/arches)
•Ceiling is tall enough for vertical or "roped" climbing
•Directly across from bathroom, (that we are not responsible for cleaning)
•Connected by hallways to awesome coffee shop
•In NE Minneapolis
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CONS
•TOO Expensive, unless we get a sweet deal
•No direct/designated entrance (though they are willing to give every member a key or a keycard)
•We would likely be paying for all/most of the keycard system & install
•No AC, NO big ass fans(yet), but good potential for easy ventilation install thru windows
•Expensive! But that's before any negotiations...
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•••The bridge crane rides along the top of the I-beams that are half way up the wall. They sit @ 14 feet at the top. The one you can see in the other space is easily rolled down, and there is the possibility of getting 2 more!
Please comment below or email your thoughts to me @ lynnj13@gmail.com
LOCATION OF UPCOMING MEETING ON SATURDAY MAY 15TH TBA!!
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