Quest for Space II: The Bunker Buster 2014

What?

We are now at 270 1st Ave E, Vancouver BC V5T 1A6, and VHS is now a 24/7 Hackerspace to serve the needs of the interested hacker/crafter/hobbyist/whatever. Our lease is terminating as of December 31st, 2014 and we are seeking for a similar space to move to.

The model

We are looking for a new home for the hackerspace. We are currently spending $XXXX on rent, with our current membership we can afford up to $XXXX comfortably, or $XXXX with a few more members or with fundraising.

Fundraising ideas may include:

Requirements

We currently require the following out of our hackerspace:

Nice to have:

Locations

These current areas are where we are looking:

We currently would prefer to not go to these places:

Things to ask the landlord

When we find a place

https://talk.vanhack.ca/t/quest-for-the-space-ii-the-bunker-buster/ https://talk.vanhack.ca/t/other-move-related-preparation/

Places we looked

See spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15uA7TUdjWsL8oFAYBfd-GrZ_0MFfJBl9v-oj8vZVfm8/edit#gid=0

How the process works

For those new to VHS since we have been at 45 west, here's how our process goes:

  1. Some VHS members decide to take action to help find a new space
  2. Those VHS members look for spaces, then go meet the manager and preview it. They ask questions from the wiki page [1] to cover the basics. They take video and pictures of the space. They email all the details in a new thread to vhs-members.
  3. The group talks about it, more members go check it out.
  4. If we have one or more strong candidate spaces, we hold a General Meeting to get together in person to find consensus.
  5. Logistics planning, high fives.

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