[Chirb] Drop-In Office Space

[Troy Denkinger]

Thanks for the pointers, Jason.  I remember that incubator space --
wasn't IDEO in there at one point?  Their offices would have been
great -- nothing but white boards.

Troy

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 8:19 AM, Jason Rexilius <jason at hostedlabs.com> wrote:
> Wow! Someone did the CoWorking thing. very cool.. we had talked about that
> at the first BARcamp.
>
> When we move into our new office space downtown, we will be offering some
> open Coworking space as well (215 w Ohio, the former Electronic Arts
> building). Will update when thats available.
>
> We are currently working out of temp office space in the Loop at 210 s Clark
> by the graces of Phil Tadros (of metroproper.com and dollop coffee shop
> fame). philcoextra at gmail.com - ping him, there is more space on the floor,
> although it aint pretty.
>
> The Incubator in Evanston (where I started and live) is now defunct but a
> couple of companies stuck around and you might be able to sublet office
> space.  Not sure how to get a hold of people there but you could try Rob
> Jacobi robert.jacobi at arctg.com
>
>
>
>
> Sean Corbett wrote:
>>
>> Hi Troy,
>>
>> You might be able to set something up with the Chicago Coworking
>> people: http://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingChicago
>>
>> Their space is in Ravenswood (right off of Montrose Brown I think.)
>> They've sometimes got desk space, and have a conference room which
>> people sign up for time slots on.  It was being managed by Jeff Park
>> (jeffpark at gmail.com) last time I was there.  He's a nice guy and open
>> to working something out.  Jeff's office phone number: 773.583.4960.
>>
>> -Sean Corbett
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:19 AM, Troy Denkinger <tdenkinger at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm probably dreaming for thinking I can find what I'm looking for,
>>> but I thought I'd see if anyone here has any ideas.
>>>
>>> I'm managing a small Rails development team here in Chicago.  We're
>>> mostly on the north side in Rogers Park/Andersonville/Evanston.  We
>>> all work from home and communicate by IRC, email and phone.  But
>>> sometimes we want to get together and brainstorm, use a whiteboard, or
>>> shoot the breeze.  We currently meet at Metropolis Coffee on Granville
>>> due to it's good coffee and free wifi.  But the lack of whiteboards is
>>> a problem, not to mention the uneven availability of power outlets and
>>> tables.
>>>
>>> Has anyone ever heard of office space one can rent on a regular basis
>>> on the north side?  Regus offers such a thing in the Loop, but that's
>>> not very convenient for us, and I'm not sure we really need all the
>>> services they offer.  I'd be looking for something like two days a
>>> week for three hours each day, access to large whiteboards and wifi.
>>>
>>> Am I nuts to believe something like this exists outside the Loop?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any pointers,
>>>
>>> Troy
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