The Live/Work and Commercial Space section of the neighborhood. Click here or on the image to see the entire "village."

Live/Work and Commercial Space

A Live/Work complex has commercial space on the ground floor, with residential living above. Parking for employees can be shared with residents who commute. When control and management of the property is kept in the hands of neighborhood residents, the benefits of the mix of services, as well as the profits from the leases are shared locally.

By recruiting tenants who provide desirable local services - such as a café, a bakery, or a photocopy and "pack and mail" shop, an aliveness is created for the entire neighborhood and surrounding community, making for a more walkable and safer community ("eyes on the streets security").

An "office suite" of small, turnkey spaces, fosters local entrepreneurs and encourages job creation in our ever-changing global marketplace.

Our SFSNG Focus Group assigned a meeting hall and spa to this cluster. Both services could be run for profit. The meeting hall would bring great benefits to a larger community, with live performances, educational presentations, and community serving events. Spas are great places for nurturing and rejuvenation and may prove to be quite lucrative!

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