Location Candidates

This page lists the current candidates for our physical locations as well as some of their Pros and Cons

9224 Oak Ridge Highway, Solway [1]

• Rent: $1,000/mo NNN
• Area: 2,400 sf
• link:http://www.showcase.com/b/commercial-real-estate/Dick-Bales/3857544#&&/wEXAQURV29ya2Zsb3dIaXN0b3J5SUQFJDVhZGQ2ZjQyLWMxMTUtNDIzOC1iYmU4LTBlNGNhYjlhODg2NDHAr7oYMkGr8gifXEBATtVnYjrg

Amenities:

• one bathroom
• fenced in lot
• one overhead door, drive in possible

Pros:

• open floor space
• concrete floors
• all conditioned space

Cons:

• limited parking
• longer term lease

152 Midway Lane, Oak Ridge [2]

• Rent: $1,250/mo NNN?
• Area: 2,500 sf

Amenities:

• approximately 1250 sf of conditioned office space, which could be used for electronics.
• approximately 1250 sf of conditioned open space for storage/light manufacturing
• two large doors into open space, drive in possible

Pros:

• Open space can be used for machine tools/welding/etc
• office type space can be used for lounge/electronics area, to keep it separate and clean

Cons:

• A little pricey for our budget

139 Midway Lane, Oak Ridge [3]

• Rent: $925/mo, NNN
• Area: 3,200 sf

Amenities:

• Some office space
• Large open space, heated-only
• 12' door
• lockable tool crib

Pros:

• More space, cheaper rent per sf
• Very little curb appeal. Ugly building=Less rent.

Cons:

• open space not cooled

1600 Downtown West, Knoxville [4]

Not a good option. Too expensive, location not central to membership

• Rent: $1,500/mo NNN
• Area: 1,500 sf
• link:http://www.kaarcie.com/jsp/listings/listing_overview.jsp?listingID=26188585&bypass=true

Amenities:

• one bathroom
• one overhead door, drive in possible

Pros:

• Separate Meeting and Making space
• Lots of parking

Cons:

• Expensive
• Too much space wasted on offices

259 Midway Lane, Oak Ridge

Owner turned down our application on the basis of too many people having access at odd hours.

• Contact Number: 482-2786
• Rent: $675/mo
• Area: 1,500 sf

Amenities:

• Approximately 10'x12' of office space
• One large door into open space, drive in possible
• Security doors at each end

Pros:

• Good price and location

Cons:

• Owner has another candidate for the space with a prior claim, but hasn't heard from them yet

Doug, Andy, Zach, Selena and Sam got a showing appointment on Wed 4/4 at 4:00 PM

227 Midway Lane, Oak Ridge

Not a good option. Landlord unwilling to allow access to all Members (expected only 2 or 3 people to have keys)

• Contact Number: 483-7903
• Rent: $380/mo, 1 year lease
• Area: 1,000 sf
• Pic: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1705945/227Midway.JPG
• Tour: http://youtu.be/40AwQ42XIz8

Amenities:

• Loading Door
• Private Entrance

Pros:

• Great price
• Great location

Cons:

• Shared bathroom
• Shared entrance
• Old building
• Landlord unwilling to allow access to all Members (expected only 2 or 3 people to have keys)

Doug and Sam got a chance to see the space Mon 4/2.

214 Suite 1 Brisbane, Oak Ridge

Not a good option. Too expensive, landlord unwilling to compromise on price

• Contact Number: 256-2363
• Rent: $1200/mo, 1 year lease
• Area: 1,800 sf
• Pic: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1705945/214%20Suite%201%20Brisbane.JPG
• Tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl37L8HfVyo

Amenities:

• Approximately 30'x60' with 14'x20' office space
• Two large 12'x12' doors into open space, drive in possible
• Shower in bathroom

Pros:

• Newer
• Very close to Oak Ridge Home Depot
• Friendly neighbor, after getting a chance to chat with him and explain what we were doing he even offered to come over and do a presentation on sign imprinting

Cons:

• Pricey

Doug and Sam got a chance to see the space Tue 4/3.

1010 Commerce Park, Oak Ridge

We have another possible winner! Waiting for paperwork, additional info on internet access and possibility of having a single RFID card access exterior door and the workspace. (Currently need RFID card for external access then key for workspace.)

Media:

• http://youtu.be/cw0Pg03T8Wc
• http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1705945/1010CommerceParkFront.JPG

Specifics:

• Contact Name: Tammy Knight
• Contact Number: 220-1708
• Rent: $675/mo (down from $780/month)
• Area: 1,040 sf

Amenities:

• Will issue RFID cards for access (no cost to us, no issue with number of members)
• Natural light in workspace
• One big open room
• Janitorial service (Restrooms shared with rest of building, but nice professional style.)
• Includes security system

Pros:

• Good location
• Rent month to month. No long term lease. Other larger spaces in same building available when we get enough membership to grow.
• Owned by City of Oak Ridge and managed by Tech 20/20 so willing to work with us on costs
• Great contacts. Building next door is where the Tennessee Inventor's Association meets. During our visit the Tech 20/20 staff gave us really great information on the ORNL and Y-12 surplus auctions as well as the publicly available Titanium 3D Printer at ORNL.
• Tech 20/20 CEO and staff excited at possibility of having us on site. Were considering starting something similar themselves.

Cons:

• Smaller overall size
• Known issues with internet access. May require more expensive $100/month option.

Doug and Sam had a showing appointment on Tue 4/17 at 3:30 PM.

119 Roberstville Road, Oak Ridge

Not a good option. Too expensive, landlord unwilling to compromise on price. Would need far too much work to be useable.

• Contact Name: Steve Harin
• Contact Number: 385-1733
• Rent: $700/mo
• Area: 1,600 sf (maybe half useable)

Amenities:

• Ancient but working air compressor and vacuum systems included
• Stand alone building
• Used to be a laundry

Pros:

• Ancient but working air compressor and vacuum systems included
• Ancient but working dry cleaner carousel included
• Has a really gnarly looking secret escape tunnel connecting it to the next building. No, I'm not kidding. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1705945/119RoberstvilleRoad.JPG

Cons:

• Only about half floor space useable, other half is catwalk flooring spread over far more area than it is rated for.
• Not immediately available and currently filled with junk.
• Way, way, way over priced for the quality of the space. Easily would spend the first several months working on it to make it even close to useable. First time a building inspector came through likely to be condemned.
• Owner not willing to come down on price. Wanted to trade leaving us to clean out the space for first month rent.

Sam and Doug had showing appointment on Tue 4/17 at 5:00 PM