Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:31:10 -0700
Reply-To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Warehouse Space
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I'm looking into something similar. Apartment that sits above large,
two bay workshop. This building sits between a body shop and a shop
that works on all types of vehicles, including Vanagons. The owners of
the body shop lived in the apartment, until recently.
Miguel
'In heaven all the interesting people are missing.'
- Friedrich Nietzsche
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Michael Sullivan
<sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's what I'm talking about. Anyone remember Dan Tanna aka Robert Urich
> Spenser for Hire. :-) An old Firehouse would be cool.
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 8:05 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I would suggest you contact Walt Spak, who's likely still on this list. Are
>> you out there Walt?
>>
>> Walt has a warehouse that we think of as a "home base" for our Pittsburgh
>> Vanagon Club. 3 stories tall with drive in access to the first and 3rd
>> floors. He's build a beautiful apartment into the 3rd floor and racks of
>> vanagon parts on the first floor. It's a very cool style of living I hope
>> to
>> look into in my future. There's no replacement for displacement when it
>> comes to owning lots of things..... Buy a warehouse!
>>
>> In my experience, warehouse space is awesome for working on vanagons. Heck
>> you can even pop the top indoors!
>>
>> -Craig
>> '85GL turned WESTY
>> BOSTIG in the trunk
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 8:10 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > At 12:52 PM 12/13/2009, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>> >
>> >> Antonio. Any thoughts on pre-reqs that a seller may go for that will
>> allow
>> >> garage/work space, living areas, and possible commercial enterprise
>> >> without
>> >>
>> >
>> > The machinist I used to know who lived in his machine shop did it
>> > surreptitiously. Likewise when (long story) he had to kip in the
>> > foundry across the street -- he had to pretend to be the night
>> > watchman or some such. Then he came to live at my house (I told you
>> > it was a long story -- live power lines knocked down with one of his
>> > trailers, an angry roof-truss mfr and an even angrier mob guy who
>> > took direct action), and I was ready for him to go a long time before
>> > he was. ;-) As everyone who knew him said, "A great guy but he uses
>> > up his friends."
>> >
>> > So you might want to check the zoning regulations...
>> >
>> > :)
>> > d
>> >
>>
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