Finding a space
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Contents
Search criteria
Price range
Ideal locations
Must have
What are our power requirements?
Bathroom facilities?
Security:
- Windows either covered or up a level
- A strong door with a solid lock
Nice to have
- 2,000 to 25,000 square feet stand-alone, zoned for mixed use.
- Target of $0.50 to $1.00 per square foot total monthly cost.
- Heavy power (400 amps or more, 3-phase).
- Open flex floor plan.
- Fenced back yard or secured side area for working on large projects.
- Secured storage.
- Roll-up door from yard into building for vehicle projects.
- Nice enough area that a parent would drop off their children for classes, and feel safe if we offered intro to electronics projects classes.
Can't have
- Heavy lead paint
- Asbestos
- Limited ventilation options
- No working plumbing
Legal / insurance / zoning considerations
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Possible Leads
- 2980 Falls road. The property is on the market now by Krauss Real Property Brokerage, but there are some leasers (squatters?) there now. Nice location on a bike route. Across the street from Ruintown. 410-329-9898.
- 3500 Ash Street. There's a big banner hanging on the building advertising Industrial/Commercial space, 1000 - 5000 sq ft. Preller Properties / Hilltop Mgt. has a few sites in Hampden that might be interesting. 410-235-7891.
- 920 Cathedral - 301 770 2007 - 6 Bay garage - Contact Mandy Lipman : portagecorporation@gmail.com
Resources
Online Industrial Real Estate Search
- Long and Foster (Change map options to "rentals" and "commercial/industrial"
- MacKenzie (rerun search for industrial in Baltimore)
- Craigslist commercial rental
- Loop net
- City Feet
Letter to potential landlords
should express who we are and what we seek to do in an extremely positive and socially uplifting light. the word "hacker" should be deemphasized.
DRAFT
We're hoping for something in the range of 2000 - 20000 ft^2, amenable to being used as light industrial/technological workspace. A garage or something similar would be best.
The goal of Baltimore Node is to build a membership based, non-profit open creative space where folks can hold classes, attend workshops, and generally geek out on hardware and electronics. A few examples are:
