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

 

Address: 

425 2nd St at Harrison

Suite 100 (we've moved! March 2009)

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 citizenspace dot com).

 

Events: 

We'll post our new event policy soon.

  

3 levels of residency: 

Monthly Resident = $425/month

Coworking Lite = $300/month

Drop-ins = Free

 

Monthly resident = $425

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
• free booking time of the conference room, lounge, space for events (as long as it's not already in use)
• 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)
• 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)
• carry renter's insurance

 

Number of residents = 20

 

Coworking Lite = $300

includes:

• your very own key & key fob that will give you 24 hour access
• free 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)
• 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)

 

Number of coworkers = 5-ish

 

 

Drop in friends = FREE

includes:

• any available space to sit, squat or pull up a desk in the common area (resident's desks are off limits)
• wifi, power, coffee (although it would be cool to replenish it if you drink a lot) 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...

 

 

Specifications (and full disclosure)

THIS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR OUR NEW

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.)