This has been the labor of love of Chris Messina and Tara Hunt of Citizen Agency. From September 2006 until November 2006, we negotiated, dreamt, built, bought and created a space that we could call our new home and we thought others could, too. See how we built it out!

 

Address:

 

425 2nd St at Harrison Suite 300

San Francisco, CA 94107

Citizen Space

 

Hours:

 

Mostly 10 am - 5 pm Mondays to Friday

If you are planning on dropping by, please give us a ring on the house phone to see if anyone's here. +1.415.992.5839

Or drop us a line (contact at citizenagency dot com).

 

Events:

 

Net Tuesdays

First Tuesday of every month (except for November) from 6-8pm

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Citizen Space is Available for:

 

3 levels of residency:

 

Monthly Resident = $350/month

Coworking Lite = $250/month

Drop-ins = Free

 

Monthly resident = $350

includes:

  • your very own desk ... store your 'stuff'... nobody else sits there without your permission
  • your very own key & key fob to give you 24hr access to the space
  • unlimited booking time of the conference room, lounge, space for events (as long as it's not already in use - schedule to be posted)
  • space for third parties to come in and collaborate with you (unlimited)
  • wifi, power, furniture (except for you bring a nicer chair if you wish), coffee, water, office 'perks' (like beer and wine and snacks and stuff) and other utilities
  • use of the projector, fax, whiteboards, flipcharts and printer (and other office equipment as it is added)
  • moderate insurance
  • growing library of cool resources: books, publications, software, etc.

 

you are expected to:

  • respect the space of the others occupying Citizen Space
  • be a groovy cat: digging a higher purpose in life
  • be cool with the plentitude of events that are going on in the space (you will be warned, don't worry)
  • be insured

 

Number of residents = 7 (currently full)

 

Coworking Lite = $250

includes:

  • our very own key that will give you 24 hour access
  • unlimited booking time of the conference room, lounge, space for events (but the full-time tenants get first right of refusal)
  • space for third parties to come in and collaborate with you (unlimited)
  • wifi, power, furniture, coffee, water, office ‘perks’ (like beer and wine and snacks and stuff) and other utilities
  • use of the projector, fax, whiteboards, flipcharts and printer (and other office equipment as it is added)
  • moderate insurance
  • growing library of cool resources: books, publications, software, etc.

 

you are expected to:

  • respect the space of the others occupying Citizen Space
  • be a groovy cat: digging a higher purpose in life
  • be cool with the plentitude of events that are going on in the space (you will be warned, don't worry)
  • be insured

 

Number of coworkers = 5

 

 

Drop in friends = FREE

includes:

  • any available space to sit, squat or pull up a desk (except for resident desks...sorry)
  • wifi, power, coffee (although it would be cool to replenish it if you drink alot) and water
  • the presence of really tuned in, smart, interesting people
  • ability to check out books

 

you are expected to:

  • respect the space of the others occupying Citizen Space
  • be a groovy cat: digging a higher purpose in life
  • never steal stuff 'cause your karma will be seriously slapped
  • collaborate with others in the space
  • find a way to give back to the universe what you are receiving today

 

Number of friends = 30 or so at any given time (events may expand this)

 

- please note that dropping in too much isn't cool unless you start contributing.

 

Events = negotiable

We will also entertain the idea of you holding events in our space. The types of events we desire are:

 

  • movie nights (we are having these anyway)
  • book club meetings
  • demos
  • hackathons (like mashpit)
  • meetings
  • non-profit events
  • seminars
  • 'salons'
  • art shows
  • book launches
  • meetups
  • wine and cheese tastings

 

Depending on whether you are doing this for profit or not (directly or indirectly) we will negotiate a price for the space. Our boardroom is also available when not in use by the residents for a nominal 1/2 day fee of $25...that covers us paying Tara 2.0 to come down and let you in or lock up after you.

 

 

Specifications (and full disclosure)

 

Size = 1350 ft2

Est. cost to run the space/month = $1800-2000

Cost of setup = $5000 (approx.)

Furniture: Ikea :)

Floors: Bamboo

Paint: Pea Green (Benjamin & Moore), etc.

 

  • the boardroom has a chandelier
  • the furniture is movable for any configuration
  • the people are good
  • we are applying for 'Green Business' status (we used low electricity lightbulbs, bamboo flooring, non-toxic paint, implementing a recycling program, etc.)

 

 

 


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