Searching for a New Warehouse

For a couple of years now I’ve been wanting to move to Los Angeles (I currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area). I’d like to make the move some time in the summer, so I’ve started looking now.

Location

I’d like to be in the San Ferndando Valley, in any of these cities:

• Studio City
• Valley Village
• North Hollywood
• Burbank (west of I-5)
• Sun Valley (west of I-5)
• Valley Glen

Maybe as far out as:

• Van Nuys (east of I-405)
• Sherman Oaks (east of I-405)
• Glendale (north of 134)

Requirements

Warehouse

What do I need? Here’s what I think my minimum requirements are:

• 1000 - 1500 ft²
• High clear space (17' or better)
• Ground floor
• Roll-up door
• 3-phase, 240 V power
• Ease of installing outlets (i.e. Wiremold)
• Floor drain
• Bathroom
• Utility sink or sufficient plumbing for such
• Hot water
• Affordable¹
• Parking
• EVSE²

Fairly important:

• Isolated office, large enough for electronics lab, desk.
• Easy lease terms (i.e. monthly, no NNN or IG BS)

Nice to have:

• Mezzanine
• HVAC
• Good epoxy coat on floor

Home

Currently, I have about 65 ft² dedicated to my electronics lab at home. I’ll be moving all that into the warehouse (yay, no more 20-minute drive when I need to go from one to the other!).

My home is a two-bedroom, two-bath place, with washer & dryer, and two-car garage (with EVSE). I figure I need:

• One bedroom or studio
• 1 - 1.5 bath
• Washer & dryer
• Parking
• EVSE²

I also have two cats, who will not be happy about moving into a much smaller space. I feel bad for them. Alternatively, I could get a two-bedroom place with a roommate, if I could find a suitable roommate.