HAKA
Hi again peoples,
Tom and I have decided that right now the deal with Container about Delftseplein 36 isn’t good enough. Like said before the can’t guarantee the space for more than one and a half year. They are going to fix and paint the space themselves now. Sounds good, but this means they want a higher rent for the place. Next to that, the other space on the floor got rent out to a salsaschool. Good for those who’d like to improve on their dancing skills. Bad for those who like to work in the evening and aren’t big fans of salsa (that includes Tom and me)
Sorry to those who had their minds set up on this place, but without a good deal we can’t start this project.
Ok so now what?
We have got an alternative offer which has nothing to do with Container.
Vestia recently bought the HAKA building near Marconiplein.
It looks like this.
It’s a huge beautiful monster.
The building is empty. Right now plans are being made for the first phase of development. The idea is that departments of Gemeentewerken, DS+V, Vestia and others will take a place in the building. Other spaces will be occupied by more creative businesses. The Rotterdam municipality wants to be able to actively involve these creatives in solving problems in the city. There will be a big communal shared space, which could be used for expo’s, lectures and other events.
Our idea of working in a shared space with people who’d like to be involved in something bigger than their own business would fit very well and we have hope that a lot of you would like to join us in this project.
For some of you the HAKA building will probably be less interesting because of its location. There are a lot of things developing in this area but it isn’t exactly next to Rotterdam central station. There won’t be salsaschool though and as far as we can say now it will be cheaper to rent.
We would really like to get everyone who showed interest together to discuss our further steps. We’ll propose a date to drink some beers somewhere in the sun. First I’m away for a two-week vacation. Tom is back in town, so contact him with questions.
I hope to see all of you later this month and tell you more about the whole HAKA plan.
groetjes,
Richard Boeser