Ask HN: Finding Shared Warehouse Space

#1

Post by labratmatt » Fri, Mar 01, 2019, 5:46 PM UTC

How does a person go about finding shared warehouse space? I can use craigslist to find shared housing, but I don't know how to find shared, light industrial, work space.

I recently relocated to Menlo Park, CA and am looking for 800 square feet of shop space to operate a CNC machine. I've had no luck combing craigslist and even posted an out-of-place wanted ad yesterday, https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/off/d/palo-alto-space-for-cnc-wanted/6830549212.html

Is there blend of craigslist and loopnet.com? Any pointers for finding a shared, light industrial work space?

Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Finding Shared Warehouse Space

#2

Post by aurizon » Fri, Mar 01, 2019, 6:09 PM UTC

Here in Toronto there used to be many older factory buildings with large bays. The landlords fenced of each bay or more bays with fence wire all the way to the ceiling and added a lockable sliding door. Washrooms shared. Sadly people would rent whole factories and 'gentrify' the spaces with walls, doors etc., to make large warren of these units - at 3 times the rent. I suspect this is what you face, there is lots of expensive space but the heap space gets grabbed by these gentrifiers. This would be illegal for residential spaces - making Hong Kong style human chicken coops. As usual humans want to maximize profits

Re: Ask HN: Finding Shared Warehouse Space

#3

Post by rrggrr » Fri, Mar 01, 2019, 8:05 PM UTC

There is a solution for this. PM me.

Re: Ask HN: Finding Shared Warehouse Space

#4

Post by labratmatt » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 3:08 AM UTC

rrggrr wrote: post #3

There is a solution for this. PM me.

Hi rrggrr. I'm so clueless - how do I pm on hn? Can I email you? I'm at matt@publicgood.studio

Re: Ask HN: Finding Shared Warehouse Space

#5

Post by labratmatt » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 3:20 AM UTC

aurizon wrote: post #2

Here in Toronto there used to be many older factory buildings with large bays. The landlords fenced of each bay or more bays with fence wire all the way to the ceiling and added a lockable sliding door. Washrooms shared. Sadly people would rent whole factories and 'gentrify' the spaces with walls, doors etc., to make large warren of these units - at 3 times the rent. I suspect this is what you face, there is lots of…

I don't know if the pattern is the same for Toronto and the SF Bay Area.

I simply want a way to rent warehouse space in a light weight way - without signing a two year lease. Always cool to share workspace with like minds too.

Thank you.