The upstairs space (1250 SF) is getting close to ready. It's got a front door, lights, and air conditioners are almost ready to install.
This is the little loft that's a part of the upstairs space. It's nice to climb up there. Great view from those windows. Lots of light.
This is our smallest space (460 SF) and it's serving as the shop right now. I'd like to get some of my students to open up a printshop here. But there can be only a few free months of rent before the bills we have call for real money.
This is the space that we have rented to Demitri. His lease began on May 1st, and he's moving his stuff in slowly. Still need a back door for his space - and the air conditioning needs to be hooked up. But Demitri is flexible. Works for us.
Here's the yard after throwing away probably 3 tons of trash. We are getting closer and closer to being able to tear off the asphalt!
Our 3rd dumpster we've had here. Duke the dumpster guy is probably one of the nicest people I've met through the whole construction project.
You may ask... Did we throw everything away? Clearly we are unable to part with the 100+ windows, 18 radiators, cobblestones, sinks and broken chairs that remain. If anyone has ever seen the Polanski film "The Tenant" I'm feeling it here as I have slowly become the previous owner of our place, the salvage guy. I sold some doors last week, and a bunch of fluorescent lights the week before that. Actually, I'm more successful of a salvage guy than he was. He didn't sell anything.
Ping pong in the warehouse - this is "our part" of the warehouse, the future studio and perfomance space. As of now, still plenty of work to do here. But the doors are nice and the space stays cool in the summer because of all the concrete.
Exciting! this all looks great Ben.
ReplyDeleteJust got back from the hill, got your message. I'll call you now (after first, of course, responding via a convoluted public bulletin board you won't even see for a while)