ReUse Action is currently in the midst of expanding its shared work operations. The third floor of Guild @ 980 is being transitioned into additional space for businesses, entrepreneurs and artists. If you are not familiar with the guild, you can read up on the shared space and gallery initiative here. Since first opening its doors, the work spaces for small/emerging entrepreneurs and businesses has been gaining a lot of ground. What makes these accommodations so unique is not simply the varying sizes available, but the list of amenities that come with the building:
- Relationship with numerous other start-ups, businesses, entrepreneurs and artists
- Freight elevator (3rd floor spaces)
- Dock access
- Heat, electric, gas hookups
- 24 hour access
- WiFi
- Currently houses ReUse Action store (where tenants can sell wares)
- Will house City Action Corps this fall
- Community space
- Natural lighting
- Earth friendly, reuse, recycled, upcycled, restoration, green businesses encouraged
- Craftspeople, artisans, artists, and creative folks
- Share ideas, experience, and resources
The spaces that are currently available, and ones that are being built out, are fairly inexpensive considering the benefits that come along with the leases. A 400 square foot space rents for $300 a month.
- The restoration arts: Lighting, stained glass repair, glass blowers, craftspeople
- Artists: Potters, visual artists, sculptors
- Tradespeople: Appliance repair, computer repair, electronics