[sudo-discuss] Fwd: The Omni
Gregg Horton
greggahorton at gmail.com
Sun Sep 29 23:00:30 PDT 2013
I feel most of us are oaklanders, i would go to sudo less if it was in
temescal for sure.
On Sun Sep 29 21:19:13 2013, Rabbit wrote:
> It's in Temescal, a 30 minute walk from AMT. The Berkeley border is
> farther north up between Ashby and Alcatraz.
>
> Has anyone ever done a geographic survey of where Sudoers live and how
> much time they're willing to spend on BART getting to Sudo? I'm in
> Berkeley but it seems like most people are closer to downtown Oakland.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Tracy Jacobs <kinetical at comcast.net
> <mailto:kinetical at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
> You do realize that's very close to Ace Monster Toys? If Sudo
> room moves up to the Berkeley Border, it would make sense to join
> with Ace Monster Toys. Also, in my opinion that is way too far
> from Bart, and way too far from where I live, so I would probably
> not ever go there.
>
> Sounds like an interesting space though, and that is a better
> neighborhood than where AMT is now. Maybe they would be
> interested in this space?
>
> Tracy
>
> On Sep 29, 2013, at 8:41 PM, Rabbit <rabbitface at gmail.com
> <mailto:rabbitface at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> My thoughts:
>>
>> The various spaces are huge and awesome. The workshop space will
>> be subdivided up so there's the possibility of building a fun
>> 2-level structure / castle / tactile dome for ourselves if we end
>> up deciding to move there.
>>
>> Sounds like there will be a variety of interesting things
>> happening in the building: art shows, performances, music,
>> various groups meeting, skillshares, yoga and dance classes, etc.
>>
>> The project seems just about ready to start absorbing more
>> people. They have 6 "core" people and are looking for more
>> residents and collaborators. They expect 10-12 people to live
>> there for $800/mo. It's right by the freeway and has no outdoor
>> space.
>>
>> We weren't able to photograph the upstairs area which is a funky
>> maze of spaces which are / will become bedrooms that overlook the
>> larger public spaces. Also there's a hot tub.
>>
>> They said they were going to prioritize the residents' feeling of
>> "home" over having loud shows every night. I expect that to be a
>> point of contention -- that huge empty space is crying out to be
>> used for things.
>>
>> If Sudo Room moved there we'd have to figure out our special
>> access needs (24 hour access, etc) and how that coexists with the
>> other people and events using the space and their security needs.
>> Maybe there's a side door we could use.
>>
>> Also there's roof access so Sudo Mesh can probably place a node
>> up there regardless of what else happens. I bet the Omni people
>> will support that.
>>
>> I haven't tried the 10 minute walk northward from MacArthur BART
>> so I'm not sure if it's too far or not. The location is a block
>> behind East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse near where Shattuck hits
>> Telegraph.
>>
>> -Rabbit
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Marina Kukso
>> <marina.kukso at gmail.com <mailto:marina.kukso at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> hey all,
>>
>> max, rabbit, and i ended up being at the omni at the same
>> time yesterday. what is the omni? read more below!
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Max Klein* <isalix at gmail.com <mailto:isalix at gmail.com>>
>> Date: Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 7:39 PM
>> Subject: The Omni
>> To: "marina.kukso" <marina.kukso at gmail.com
>> <mailto:marina.kukso at gmail.com>>, Rabbit Whiskers
>> <rabbitface at gmail.com <mailto:rabbitface at gmail.com>>
>>
>>
>> ==What is the Omni==
>> *4799 Shattuck Avenue
>> *Officially zoned as a house
>> *Complex with many rooms and their loose plans for them
>> **Ballroom hall - Yoga and other type of classes
>> **A Bar/Restaurant Room - A "transactional cafe"
>> **A workshop type area - artist subdivisions in half, maybe a
>> hackerspace.
>> **Bedroom type area - Where they will live
>> ***A Basement - Coworking area, a film studio, and a VR Lab
>> with omni-treadmills
>> **A Commercial Kitchen - foodtrepreneurs-space
>>
>> ==Who are the Omni==
>> *Six core people
>> **Hippie/Burner/20-30something
>> **Ben Olmstead (sp?) ("chief architect") we met with him
>> *Leasing to Buy
>> **Total price $2m
>>
>> ==Sudo Room at the Omni==
>> *There is place that is good for a hackspace
>> *[insert picture here] ====>>>>>
>> http://oaklandwiki.org/The_Omni <http://oaklandwiki.org/The_Omni>
>> *They want to make 10 artist cubicles 10'x10' and charge $4/sqft.
>> *Half the room will still be avavilable, and could be Sudo's
>> for approx $2k/month.
>> **They want to make $8k/month from the artist spaces +
>> workshop + coworking + movie studio + VRLAB + kitchen, so any
>> combination works for them. We can offer creative solutions.
>> For instance I suggested:
>> *Pay upfront for a year could be cheaper, because they would
>> have a larger downpayment on their loan. They accepted.
>> *It is 10 minutes walk from McArthur BART
>> **Is that too far?
>>
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