As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of important
and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as we are).
On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on the
possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened to
everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to
various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best
we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get
the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
Facts about the new space:
- 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134
- 2100 sq ft
- Pictures: http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/ - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12'
- Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower)
- Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned
- Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door
- We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2 large
spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area.
- We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same building
If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from $800/month
to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more board members
will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There will likely be
some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to transfer our service
to the new location. There will also be a small cost involved in
duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have to give our
current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this yet, as we wanted to
get everyone the info and hear input first.
The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and at
Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any questions. In
order to move forward we need to hear back from the membership. We would
also like to hear from non-members since you are all potential members. The
reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We (the
board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has been
much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the move
and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information to you
all.
Looks way small. I think a member walk threw would be needed to get my vote. I drove threw there last weekend check the local shops out, and they all seem kinda small.
On Monday, May 14, 2012 9:24:13 PM UTC-5, Joe Ferguson wrote: > Greetings Makers,
> As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of important > and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as we are).
> On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on the > possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened to > everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to > various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best > we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get > the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
> Facts about the new space:
> - 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134 > - 2100 sq ft > - Pictures: http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/ > - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12' > - Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower) > - Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned > - Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door > - We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2 large > spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area. > - We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same building
> If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from $800/month > to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more board members > will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There will likely be > some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to transfer our service > to the new location. There will also be a small cost involved in > duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have to give our > current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this yet, as we wanted > to get everyone the info and hear input first.
> The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and at > Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any questions. In > order to move forward we need to hear back from the membership. We would > also like to hear from non-members since you are all potential members. The > reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We (the > board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has been > much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the move > and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information to you > all.
The total square footage is smaller than what we currently have. The thing
to remember is this will be 100% completely ours. The total space we have
this is "ours" I believe is less than 2100 sq ft.
The other reason it's likely looking smaller is that the current tenant has
an amazing amount of crap in there.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:42 AM, MemphisArtGuy <memphisart...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Looks way small. I think a member walk threw would be needed to get my
> vote. I drove threw there last weekend check the local shops out, and they
> all seem kinda small.
> On Monday, May 14, 2012 9:24:13 PM UTC-5, Joe Ferguson wrote:
>> Greetings Makers,
>> As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of
>> important and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as
>> we are).
>> On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on the
>> possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened to
>> everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to
>> various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best
>> we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get
>> the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
>> Facts about the new space:
>> - 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134
>> - 2100 sq ft
>> - Pictures: http://www.**midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-**space/<http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/>
>> - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12'
>> - Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower)
>> - Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned
>> - Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door
>> - We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2 large
>> spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area.
>> - We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same building
>> If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from $800/month
>> to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more board members
>> will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There will likely be
>> some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to transfer our service
>> to the new location. There will also be a small cost involved in
>> duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have to give our
>> current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this yet, as we wanted
>> to get everyone the info and hear input first.
>> The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and at
>> Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any questions. In
>> order to move forward we need to hear back from the membership. We would
>> also like to hear from non-members since you are all potential members. The
>> reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We (the
>> board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has been
>> much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the move
>> and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information to you
>> all.
I'd love to do a member walk through. However the Realtor/landlord will
only do a walk through during business hours (8-5 Mon-Friday) Is there a
particular day of the week that would be better for members to meet up
there?
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:44 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
> The total square footage is smaller than what we currently have. The thing
> to remember is this will be 100% completely ours. The total space we have
> this is "ours" I believe is less than 2100 sq ft.
> The other reason it's likely looking smaller is that the
> current tenant has an amazing amount of crap in there.
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:42 AM, MemphisArtGuy <memphisart...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> Looks way small. I think a member walk threw would be needed to get my
>> vote. I drove threw there last weekend check the local shops out, and they
>> all seem kinda small.
>> On Monday, May 14, 2012 9:24:13 PM UTC-5, Joe Ferguson wrote:
>>> Greetings Makers,
>>> As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of
>>> important and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as
>>> we are).
>>> On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on the
>>> possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened to
>>> everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to
>>> various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best
>>> we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get
>>> the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
>>> Facts about the new space:
>>> - 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134
>>> - 2100 sq ft
>>> - Pictures: http://www.**midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-**space/<http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/>
>>> - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12'
>>> - Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower)
>>> - Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned
>>> - Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door
>>> - We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2 large
>>> spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area.
>>> - We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same building
>>> If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from
>>> $800/month to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more
>>> board members will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There
>>> will likely be some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to
>>> transfer our service to the new location. There will also be a small cost
>>> involved in duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have
>>> to give our current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this yet,
>>> as we wanted to get everyone the info and hear input first.
>>> The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and at
>>> Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any questions. In
>>> order to move forward we need to hear back from the membership. We would
>>> also like to hear from non-members since you are all potential members. The
>>> reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We (the
>>> board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has been
>>> much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the move
>>> and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information to you
>>> all.
Can you get some measured floor plans from the Realtor? Specifically
regarding the office space? Also, do they have restrictions on things such
as bottles of acetylene, O2, etc?
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:47 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
> I'd love to do a member walk through. However the Realtor/landlord will
> only do a walk through during business hours (8-5 Mon-Friday) Is there a
> particular day of the week that would be better for members to meet up
> there?
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:44 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
> jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
>> The total square footage is smaller than what we currently have. The
>> thing to remember is this will be 100% completely ours. The total space we
>> have this is "ours" I believe is less than 2100 sq ft.
>> The other reason it's likely looking smaller is that the
>> current tenant has an amazing amount of crap in there.
>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:42 AM, MemphisArtGuy <memphisart...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> Looks way small. I think a member walk threw would be needed to get my
>>> vote. I drove threw there last weekend check the local shops out, and they
>>> all seem kinda small.
>>> On Monday, May 14, 2012 9:24:13 PM UTC-5, Joe Ferguson wrote:
>>>> Greetings Makers,
>>>> As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of
>>>> important and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as
>>>> we are).
>>>> On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on
>>>> the possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened
>>>> to everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to
>>>> various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best
>>>> we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get
>>>> the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
>>>> Facts about the new space:
>>>> - 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134
>>>> - 2100 sq ft
>>>> - Pictures: http://www.**midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-**space/<http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/>
>>>> - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12'
>>>> - Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower)
>>>> - Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned
>>>> - Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door
>>>> - We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2 large
>>>> spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area.
>>>> - We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same
>>>> building
>>>> If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from
>>>> $800/month to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more
>>>> board members will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There
>>>> will likely be some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to
>>>> transfer our service to the new location. There will also be a small cost
>>>> involved in duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have
>>>> to give our current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this
>>>> yet, as we wanted to get everyone the info and hear input first.
>>>> The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and at
>>>> Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any questions. In
>>>> order to move forward we need to hear back from the membership. We would
>>>> also like to hear from non-members since you are all potential members. The
>>>> reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We (the
>>>> board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has been
>>>> much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the move
>>>> and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information to you
>>>> all.
On the small vs big and what we have vs 2100sqft, I do think this is
something worth being concerned with, but I also I think there is a very
good point to make about it.
Keep in mind this isn't the only place we've even looked at. We've
inquired about 4 or 5 different places, and with more than one realtor.
We've been laughed at when we tell them our price point. And this place
in Bartlett, we had to really swing some deals to even get it down to
$850/mo. They originally wanted $1000/mo. Bottom line of it all, it
wasn't easy finding somewhere that met a large portion of our needs that
also fell within our price point that we could even hope to afford. This
means that we come to a very unfortunate truth of the matter, in order to
get more space we need more money coming in every month. Until we can get
that, there is no point in even hoping to get more space.
Thanks,
Daniel H.
Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
- Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you get some measured floor plans from the Realtor? Specifically
> regarding the office space? Also, do they have restrictions on things such
> as bottles of acetylene, O2, etc?
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:47 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
> jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
>> I'd love to do a member walk through. However the Realtor/landlord will
>> only do a walk through during business hours (8-5 Mon-Friday) Is there a
>> particular day of the week that would be better for members to meet up
>> there?
>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:44 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
>> jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
>>> The total square footage is smaller than what we currently have. The
>>> thing to remember is this will be 100% completely ours. The total space we
>>> have this is "ours" I believe is less than 2100 sq ft.
>>> The other reason it's likely looking smaller is that the
>>> current tenant has an amazing amount of crap in there.
>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:42 AM, MemphisArtGuy <memphisart...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>> Looks way small. I think a member walk threw would be needed to get my
>>>> vote. I drove threw there last weekend check the local shops out, and they
>>>> all seem kinda small.
>>>> On Monday, May 14, 2012 9:24:13 PM UTC-5, Joe Ferguson wrote:
>>>>> Greetings Makers,
>>>>> As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of
>>>>> important and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as
>>>>> we are).
>>>>> On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on
>>>>> the possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened
>>>>> to everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to
>>>>> various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best
>>>>> we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get
>>>>> the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
>>>>> Facts about the new space:
>>>>> - 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134
>>>>> - 2100 sq ft
>>>>> - Pictures: http://www.**midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-**space/<http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/>
>>>>> - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12'
>>>>> - Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower)
>>>>> - Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned
>>>>> - Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door
>>>>> - We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2 large
>>>>> spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area.
>>>>> - We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same
>>>>> building
>>>>> If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from
>>>>> $800/month to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more
>>>>> board members will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There
>>>>> will likely be some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to
>>>>> transfer our service to the new location. There will also be a small cost
>>>>> involved in duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have
>>>>> to give our current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this
>>>>> yet, as we wanted to get everyone the info and hear input first.
>>>>> The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and
>>>>> at Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any
>>>>> questions. In order to move forward we need to hear back from the
>>>>> membership. We would also like to hear from non-members since you are all
>>>>> potential members. The reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We
>>>>> (the board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has
>>>>> been much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the
>>>>> move and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information
>>>>> to you all.
Speaking of ways to get money, I saw that Maker's Local 256 is the
beneficiary of the DeepSouthCon 50 charity auction at the convention (in
Huntsville) in June. I also saw an article about another makerspace
starting a kickstarter project - just a couple of things to cogitate about
(I can tell you that MSC's Charity Auction is already dedicated)
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Dan Hess <dan9...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On the small vs big and what we have vs 2100sqft, I do think this is
> something worth being concerned with, but I also I think there is a very
> good point to make about it.
> Keep in mind this isn't the only place we've even looked at. We've
> inquired about 4 or 5 different places, and with more than one realtor.
> We've been laughed at when we tell them our price point. And this place
> in Bartlett, we had to really swing some deals to even get it down to
> $850/mo. They originally wanted $1000/mo. Bottom line of it all, it
> wasn't easy finding somewhere that met a large portion of our needs that
> also fell within our price point that we could even hope to afford. This
> means that we come to a very unfortunate truth of the matter, in order to
> get more space we need more money coming in every month. Until we can get
> that, there is no point in even hoping to get more space.
> Thanks,
> Daniel H.
> Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
> - Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> Can you get some measured floor plans from the Realtor? Specifically
>> regarding the office space? Also, do they have restrictions on things such
>> as bottles of acetylene, O2, etc?
>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:47 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
>> jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
>>> I'd love to do a member walk through. However the Realtor/landlord will
>>> only do a walk through during business hours (8-5 Mon-Friday) Is there a
>>> particular day of the week that would be better for members to meet up
>>> there?
>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:44 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
>>> jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
>>>> The total square footage is smaller than what we currently have. The
>>>> thing to remember is this will be 100% completely ours. The total space we
>>>> have this is "ours" I believe is less than 2100 sq ft.
>>>> The other reason it's likely looking smaller is that the
>>>> current tenant has an amazing amount of crap in there.
>>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:42 AM, MemphisArtGuy <memphisart...@gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> Looks way small. I think a member walk threw would be needed to get my
>>>>> vote. I drove threw there last weekend check the local shops out, and they
>>>>> all seem kinda small.
>>>>> On Monday, May 14, 2012 9:24:13 PM UTC-5, Joe Ferguson wrote:
>>>>>> Greetings Makers,
>>>>>> As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of
>>>>>> important and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as
>>>>>> we are).
>>>>>> On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on
>>>>>> the possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened
>>>>>> to everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to
>>>>>> various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best
>>>>>> we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get
>>>>>> the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
>>>>>> Facts about the new space:
>>>>>> - 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134
>>>>>> - 2100 sq ft
>>>>>> - Pictures: http://www.**midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-**space/<http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/>
>>>>>> - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12'
>>>>>> - Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower)
>>>>>> - Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned
>>>>>> - Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door
>>>>>> - We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2
>>>>>> large spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area.
>>>>>> - We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same
>>>>>> building
>>>>>> If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from
>>>>>> $800/month to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more
>>>>>> board members will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There
>>>>>> will likely be some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to
>>>>>> transfer our service to the new location. There will also be a small cost
>>>>>> involved in duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have
>>>>>> to give our current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this
>>>>>> yet, as we wanted to get everyone the info and hear input first.
>>>>>> The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and
>>>>>> at Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any
>>>>>> questions. In order to move forward we need to hear back from the
>>>>>> membership. We would also like to hear from non-members since you are all
>>>>>> potential members. The reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We
>>>>>> (the board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has
>>>>>> been much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the
>>>>>> move and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information
>>>>>> to you all.
While linked to what I mentioned (and ideas for money are always
important), if you don't mind starting a separate thread for that. It
would be preferential for this to remain about issues and concerns (or
hu-rahs) directly connected to the potential space.
Thanks,
Daniel H.
Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
- Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Danny Chamberlin <critte...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Speaking of ways to get money, I saw that Maker's Local 256 is the
> beneficiary of the DeepSouthCon 50 charity auction at the convention (in
> Huntsville) in June. I also saw an article about another makerspace
> starting a kickstarter project - just a couple of things to cogitate about
> (I can tell you that MSC's Charity Auction is already dedicated)
> Danny
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Dan Hess <dan9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On the small vs big and what we have vs 2100sqft, I do think this is
>> something worth being concerned with, but I also I think there is a very
>> good point to make about it.
>> Keep in mind this isn't the only place we've even looked at. We've
>> inquired about 4 or 5 different places, and with more than one realtor.
>> We've been laughed at when we tell them our price point. And this place
>> in Bartlett, we had to really swing some deals to even get it down to
>> $850/mo. They originally wanted $1000/mo. Bottom line of it all, it
>> wasn't easy finding somewhere that met a large portion of our needs that
>> also fell within our price point that we could even hope to afford. This
>> means that we come to a very unfortunate truth of the matter, in order to
>> get more space we need more money coming in every month. Until we can get
>> that, there is no point in even hoping to get more space.
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel H.
>> Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
>> - Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> Can you get some measured floor plans from the Realtor? Specifically
>>> regarding the office space? Also, do they have restrictions on things such
>>> as bottles of acetylene, O2, etc?
>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:47 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
>>> jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
>>>> I'd love to do a member walk through. However the Realtor/landlord will
>>>> only do a walk through during business hours (8-5 Mon-Friday) Is there a
>>>> particular day of the week that would be better for members to meet up
>>>> there?
>>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:44 AM, jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org <
>>>> jfergu...@midsouthmakers.org> wrote:
>>>>> The total square footage is smaller than what we currently have. The
>>>>> thing to remember is this will be 100% completely ours. The total space we
>>>>> have this is "ours" I believe is less than 2100 sq ft.
>>>>> The other reason it's likely looking smaller is that the
>>>>> current tenant has an amazing amount of crap in there.
>>>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:42 AM, MemphisArtGuy <
>>>>> memphisart...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Looks way small. I think a member walk threw would be needed to get
>>>>>> my vote. I drove threw there last weekend check the local shops out, and
>>>>>> they all seem kinda small.
>>>>>> On Monday, May 14, 2012 9:24:13 PM UTC-5, Joe Ferguson wrote:
>>>>>>> Greetings Makers,
>>>>>>> As a forewarning, this email will likely be long, but is full of
>>>>>>> important and exciting news (the board hopes you are as excited about it as
>>>>>>> we are).
>>>>>>> On May 1st I sent out an email with some pretty vague information on
>>>>>>> the possibility of us moving the space to the Bartlett area. We've listened
>>>>>>> to everyone's insights from the replies of that email and we've talked to
>>>>>>> various members who have brought up concerns to us and we've done the best
>>>>>>> we could at the time to address those concerns. I'm sending this out to get
>>>>>>> the info we've collected over the past 2 weeks to you.
>>>>>>> Facts about the new space:
>>>>>>> - 2802 Bartlett Rd Bartlett, TN 38134
>>>>>>> - 2100 sq ft
>>>>>>> - Pictures: http://www.**midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-**space/<http://www.midsouthmakers.org/bartlett-space/>
>>>>>>> - Front room (Shop) ~26'x30' 2 Offices ~13'x12'
>>>>>>> - Full bathroom (Sink, Toilet, Shower)
>>>>>>> - Entire space is Heated and Air Conditioned
>>>>>>> - Front Door, Roll up door on front wall, Rear Door
>>>>>>> - We plan to tear down the interior office walls to create 2
>>>>>>> large spaces 1 Shop, 1 general area.
>>>>>>> - We will be between 2 other businesses attached to the same
>>>>>>> building
>>>>>>> If we decide to go forward with the move our rent will go from
>>>>>>> $800/month to $850/month. We'll be signing a two year lease. One or more
>>>>>>> board members will be signing the lease as a personal guarantor. There
>>>>>>> will likely be some nominal fees involved from Comcast and MLG&W to
>>>>>>> transfer our service to the new location. There will also be a small cost
>>>>>>> involved in duplicating new keys for all the current members. We will have
>>>>>>> to give our current landlord 30 days notice. We have not done this
>>>>>>> yet, as we wanted to get everyone the info and hear input first.
>>>>>>> The board will be present at the space this Wednesday night 5/16 and
>>>>>>> at Republic Coffee Friday 5/18 to discuss the move and answer any
>>>>>>> questions. In order to move forward we need to hear back from the
>>>>>>> membership. We would also like to hear from non-members since you are all
>>>>>>> potential members. The reaction we have seen so far has been positive. We
>>>>>>> (the board) unanimously support the decision to move to Bartlett. There has
>>>>>>> been much discussion among the board about all the various aspects of the
>>>>>>> move and we feel we have reached a point to bring all of this information
>>>>>>> to you all.
re: space size, if it's continuous and not shared, it's a major improvement. However, I imagine we'll have a problem with storage of donated stuff and in-between projects.
You're definitely right, space is going to become a premium and what it is
going to mean for a few members is that they won't be able to house all of
their projects at the space. And we won't be able to store everything we're
currently storing.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:56 AM, gatesofmemphis
<gatesofmemp...@gmail.com>wrote:
> re: space size, if it's continuous and not shared, it's a major
> improvement. However, I imagine we'll have a problem with storage of
> donated stuff and in-between projects.
Better make sure, Bartlett is anal about zoning, I would see if you can
make sure the lease covers it too, so if zoning changes or they just decide
that MSM should be reclassified. Also I couldn't tell from the photos, is
there a 'yard' area?
On May 15, 2012, at 12:28, Joe Ferguson <hal...@gmail.com> wrote:
Interesting. I assumed we would be classified as Services: Personal since
we are a private group.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:23 PM, gatesofmemphis
<gatesofmemp...@gmail.com>wrote:
Cliff may be able to speak to it better, but he knows of a sign shop very
close by that does a decent bit of metal working. I would think it would
be safe to assume they do welding of some sort.
According to the landlord it is zoned light industrial already, and when
asked about several of our areas of interest seemed to not bat an eye at
the notion of it. I have a feeling that this is in part because one of the
neighbors in the building in the same lot does, from what I understand,
some extensive car work/repair/rebuilding. That too I would think is well
above and beyond anything that we want to do.
Just so it be known, Ben has also already contacted the code enforcement
for Bartlett to see if we could get details on the area for some of the
things we know we'd like to do. Nothing negative back yet, but we've also
not heard anything back from them either.
Thanks,
Daniel H.
Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
- Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Joe Ferguson <hal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting. I assumed we would be classified as Services: Personal since
> we are a private group.
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:23 PM, gatesofmemphis <gatesofmemp...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Dan Hess <dan9...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cliff may be able to speak to it better, but he knows of a sign shop very
> close by that does a decent bit of metal working. I would think it would
> be safe to assume they do welding of some sort.
> According to the landlord it is zoned light industrial already, and when
> asked about several of our areas of interest seemed to not bat an eye at
> the notion of it. I have a feeling that this is in part because one of the
> neighbors in the building in the same lot does, from what I understand,
> some extensive car work/repair/rebuilding. That too I would think is well
> above and beyond anything that we want to do.
> Just so it be known, Ben has also already contacted the code enforcement
> for Bartlett to see if we could get details on the area for some of the
> things we know we'd like to do. Nothing negative back yet, but we've also
> not heard anything back from them either.
> Thanks,
> Daniel H.
> Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
> - Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Joe Ferguson <hal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Interesting. I assumed we would be classified as Services: Personal since
>> we are a private group.
>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:23 PM, gatesofmemphis <
>> gatesofmemp...@gmail.com> wrote:
The sign company I have ties to (Frank Balton Sign) is on Pleasant View and
is in Memphis so Bartlett code is not involved. One item of note is: as I
read the code, repairs/welding/etc would need to be indoors.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Dan Hess <dan9...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cliff may be able to speak to it better, but he knows of a sign shop very
> close by that does a decent bit of metal working. I would think it would
> be safe to assume they do welding of some sort.
> According to the landlord it is zoned light industrial already, and when
> asked about several of our areas of interest seemed to not bat an eye at
> the notion of it. I have a feeling that this is in part because one of the
> neighbors in the building in the same lot does, from what I understand,
> some extensive car work/repair/rebuilding. That too I would think is well
> above and beyond anything that we want to do.
> Just so it be known, Ben has also already contacted the code enforcement
> for Bartlett to see if we could get details on the area for some of the
> things we know we'd like to do. Nothing negative back yet, but we've also
> not heard anything back from them either.
> Thanks,
> Daniel H.
> Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
> - Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Joe Ferguson <hal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Interesting. I assumed we would be classified as Services: Personal since
>> we are a private group.
>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:23 PM, gatesofmemphis <
>> gatesofmemp...@gmail.com> wrote:
Talked to the City Planner for Bartlett. Told her who we were and what we
were going to be doing and she said that would be no problem at all. The
only catch is we can't just put any signage on the door / windows. We have
to get it approved by the city and I've got the contact info of who we need
to go through for that.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Figures... dang!
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Dan Hess <dan9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Looking at what it says is available, the $1000/mo (still out of our
>> price range) is 2 acres of land. The 4200sqft flex space on the property
>> is $1750/mo.
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel H.
>> Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
>> - Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Joe Ferguson <hal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I contacted City Planning and Zoning and am currently waiting on the
>>>> City Planner to return from lunch.
>>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Dan Hess <dan9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Cliff may be able to speak to it better, but he knows of a sign shop
>>>>> very close by that does a decent bit of metal working. I would think it
>>>>> would be safe to assume they do welding of some sort.
>>>>> According to the landlord it is zoned light industrial already, and
>>>>> when asked about several of our areas of interest seemed to not bat an eye
>>>>> at the notion of it. I have a feeling that this is in part because one of
>>>>> the neighbors in the building in the same lot does, from what I understand,
>>>>> some extensive car work/repair/rebuilding. That too I would think is well
>>>>> above and beyond anything that we want to do.
>>>>> Just so it be known, Ben has also already contacted the code
>>>>> enforcement for Bartlett to see if we could get details on the area for
>>>>> some of the things we know we'd like to do. Nothing negative back yet, but
>>>>> we've also not heard anything back from them either.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Daniel H.
>>>>> Google Voice: (901) 214-5326
>>>>> - Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.
>>>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Joe Ferguson <hal...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>> Interesting. I assumed we would be classified as Services: Personal
>>>>>> since we are a private group.
>>>>>> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:23 PM, gatesofmemphis <
>>>>>> gatesofmemp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:15:07 PM UTC-5, gatesofmemphis wrote:
>>>>>>>> Assuming a blank means not-permitted, according to the permitted
>>>>>>>> use table we wouldn't be able to do anything in the Industrial category.
>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:05:30 PM UTC-5, Joe wrote:
>>>>>>>>> In what way?
>>>>>>>>> re: zoning, very quickly it looks like MSM would be non-conforming
>>>>>>>>>> to the CG-MS zoning.
>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:25:16 AM UTC-5, gatesofmemphis wrote:
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:56:48 PM UTC-5, Joe wrote:
> Talked to the City Planner for Bartlett. Told her who we were and what we > were going to be doing and she said that would be no problem at all. The > only catch is we can't just put any signage on the door / windows. We have > to get it approved by the city and I've got the contact info of who we need > to go through for that.
> On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:56:48 PM UTC-5, Joe wrote:
>> Talked to the City Planner for Bartlett. Told her who we were and what we
>> were going to be doing and she said that would be no problem at all. The
>> only catch is we can't just put any signage on the door / windows. We have
>> to get it approved by the city and I've got the contact info of who we need
>> to go through for that.
> Woot! Woot!
> --
> Ben S. Eishen
> 773.234.7436 | b...@eishen.com
> 9160 Hwy. 64, Suite 12-302, Lakeland, TN 38002
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 4:23 PM, gatesofmemphis <gatesofmemp...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> Excellent!
>> On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:56:48 PM UTC-5, Joe wrote:
>>> Talked to the City Planner for Bartlett. Told her who we were and what
>>> we were going to be doing and she said that would be no problem at all. The
>>> only catch is we can't just put any signage on the door / windows. We have
>>> to get it approved by the city and I've got the contact info of who we need
>>> to go through for that.
