[Coworking] Opening a new space -- a couple questions

2012-12-12 Thread Alison Baker
We're in the planning stages for the opening of a co-share space. I was wondering what percentage of projected gross revenue should be devoted to rent. A "traditional" or "standard" percentage for commercial leases is 10% of projected gross revenue, but I think that's really low for a co-sh

Re: [Coworking] Opening a new space -- a couple questions

2012-12-12 Thread Jerome Chang
You could go as high as 50%, but 30-40% is quite common as well. Totally depends upon if parking is included, if your rent is full service gross (FSG), modified, NNN, etc. Question: if "co-share", what other usage or tenant will share this space? Jerome __ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yo

Re: [Coworking] Opening a new space -- a couple questions

2012-12-12 Thread Alex Hillman
I can confirm that revenues from membership that put rent at 30% of gross or lower are absolutely achievable. We're playing catchup from our expansion this year so we'll close out with annual revenue that puts rent closer to 45%, but we pay around the same cost per square foot and have histori

Re: [Coworking] Opening a new space -- a couple questions

2012-12-12 Thread Jerome Chang
oh, I totally misread Alison's email - sorry. I meant 50% of operating expenses. And yes, I agree w/ Alex: rent can be as low as 30% of the revenue. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Ange

Re: [Coworking] Opening a new space -- a couple questions

2012-12-13 Thread Jerome Chang
Sorry, that kind of business plan totally varies for everyone. I believe Alex knows more about a few popular templates that have been discussed in these group threads. However, note that what you're asking for is to some for-profit ventures, their "secret sauce." In general, simply managing a

Re: [Coworking] Opening a new space -- a couple questions

2012-12-13 Thread Alex Hillman
The real answer to your question is in knowing your market, not know what works for us. The reason we've made it work is because we took the time to build our community, who they were and what they wanted, and they effectively answered all of the questions that you have and more. I agree with J

Re: [Coworking] Opening a new space -- a couple questions

2012-12-13 Thread elliott williams
our space in pittsburgh breaks down like this: 1025 rent 150 electric 150 coffee (we get really nice coffee) 100 cleaning 40 gas 120 internet 40 water delivery we usually have between 10 and 15 members paying 150 a month, and a few people paying less. This is our first year being open and I paid