Would be nice to pay 2009 residential rent prices in SF! Obviously different markets with very different levels of demand. All the more reason to jumpstart commercial-to-residential conversions.
Commercial rates are still way higher than residential. I’d be curious if it were actually possible to buy a whole floor of mini apartments and turn them into offices instead.
>"I’d be curious if it were actually possible to buy a whole floor of mini apartments and turn them into offices instead."
It used to be common for startups to do this really early on. Founders would rent a 3 bedroom and make it an "office" until they out grew it and could afford commercial.
"I’d be curious if it were actually possible to buy a whole floor of mini apartments and turn them into offices instead."
Someone should try that - instead of offices, give people small, offices/bachelor apartments with small kitchens, bathrooms, and sleeping quarters.
Have them work for 4 days where they are totally tuned in and productive with their team, and then give them 3 days off, where they can go home to their family and completely forget about work.
Sort of like the oil rig model, but for tech workers.
Wouldn't have to live in high COL areas, and have only one commute per week.
This is probably a horrible idea, but then again, the standard workweek that most in office workers adhere to right now isn't super stellar or efficient either...
> This is probably a horrible idea, but then again, the standard workweek that most in office workers adhere to right now isn't super stellar or efficient either...
Yeah but at least they get to see their spouses and children every day.
Despite the narrative about tech workers you see in the media, the vast majority of them are normal people with families who work normal hours Monday through Friday and are satisfied with their work-life balance.
> Yeah but at least they get to see their spouses and children every day.
Honestly, even working from home, I wouldn't outright dismiss the idea of 4/3 split, or even 2/2/2/1 split - the normal cadence means that, during the work week, I only get little low-quality/low-intensity time with my kids just after they wake up, and just before they go to sleep.
> This is probably a horrible idea, but then again, the standard workweek that most in office workers adhere to right now isn't super stellar or efficient either...
Who does this idea benefit? Who would want this arrangement? This only makes sense for folks who want/need to go all in on their job... in order to live in a crappy apartment that they do not own. This may make sense for some founders/early career founding teams. But I don't see it making sense outside of that. Most potential customers, investors, and future employees would likely be skeptical of a team that worked in this manner.
If it is my home and I don't want to leave how long does eviction take and how much does it cost the company? I suspect it is very Tennant friendly for rental law
This is what basically early onsite consultants do, working out of extended stay suites and traveling to the site 4 days a week, traveling home for 3 day weekends.
This is more or less how my office was in ~2014-16. I believe some property developer turned a bunch of apartments near the Caltrain station (1 Bluxome St.) into offices, so the building was a mix of residential and startups (e.g. Goldbelly was based there for a while, and I think some VC fund of Michael Arrington's, and plenty of others I've forgotten). My office was in a loft, where our company was in the loft area and a different company had the downstairs living area, and we both used the bedroom (with a door) as a meeting room. IMO it wasn't really any worse than any other open office plan and had some benefits, like a full kitchen.
