Is it possible for these items to go upstairs at all? Is it a matter of cost or something else?

Roz, to my understanding it is largely d/t the weight of the item...Also, I'm curious how the people in the collaboratory feel about it being moved up there? Thoughts?

Yes, I understand the weight and their size to be issues, and they appear to be rather complicated pieces to break down and reassemble. I'm open to various ideas, and want throw out a bunch: (1) we could dive in and do the work to take them apart and bring them upstairs. I wonder about locations in the collaboratory. The standing desk could replace one of the tables against a wall, but I'd want to see what the dimensions are like. The same with the two-seater, which seems like it would talk up a lot of space. (2) We could move them to some other part of the second floor (i.e., could one of them go in the hallway by the conference rooms?) or the third floor (is there any room on the third floor for, say, the standing desk?). (3) We could sell one or the other or both as a supplement to our current fiscal issues. I'm sort of spit-balling here to generate thoughts/ideas ...

I like the idea of it going to the second floor too.

Marcos brought up moving the sofa on the first floor in a Slack thread yesterday. Are we thinking that we should move this to the 2nd floor? There is very little space on the third floor for either piece. The pieces were donated to our space, so I wonder if a possible other option would be to donate the two pieces to say the Bronx Incubator that one of the Pre Pro Bono Fellows works at (only if they have an elevator to their space. I don't have all of the specifics around that but keeping with the idea of paying things forward. Selling the pieces could make sense from a financial perspective, but it doesn't feel like it keeps with the generosity of the donation. The donor wanted to make sure that it would go to an organization whose mission they supported - an organization that needed and would appreciate the office furniture.

Chiming in on Michelle's comment - as I mentioned in Slack, people LOVE the sofa and I think it is a great addition to the space (along with all the great furniture Michelle and David brought in). I do think it could stay where it currently is - on the left section of the event space - where it fits perfectly and it gets a lot of usage. The only thing is it will need to be moved for many events. We moved it into the entrance for the night and then moved it back after our event so this could be a solution - temporarily having it in the entrance for events but it be required that is is always moved back after an event. Saks and Qinza, how would you feel about this compromise / solution?

One thing to note - the rug in the entrance makes it harder to move because we can't simply push it and it needs to be lifted. If the rug was not there, it would be much easier. We may decided to keep the rug there because it is nice in this area but something to just note.

The carpet is nice there. Wondering if there are other solves? Also wondering how often do we want to move the sofa around. If it’s a few times a week, that feels like a lot.

Can we add this to tomorrow's agenda and take up discussion then? Seems like not a lot of us have weighed in on this. I was offline for 4 days and am just now catching up on the various Slack & Loomio messages.

I didn't add my comment to my vote, so I'm putting it here. I can be persuaded about moving them to the 2nd floor, but the collaboratory is packed right now, so I'm loathe to do that. I think the standing desk could be put in the center of that cafe space so that people can work on all sides of it -- with high chairs if people want to sit, or people can use it as a standing desk. That would mean removing a bunch of the wooden materials currently lining the windows, which would be helpful for creating a more open space and bringing in more light. I am fine with the 2-seater where it's at with glides to make moving it a lot easier. In this way, we avoid the effort and expense of dismantling them and moving them upstairs, only to find out that they don't really work there.

Hey! The couch gets a lot of use currently, so I think we should hold onto that. I don't have a preference as to whether or not it stays on the first floor. I can volunteer my time to move it if need be. I think we should donate the desk and NOT keep it in the cafe. This is because we are currently searching for cafe partners and we potentially have another cafe in the works. Having lots of furniture taking up space their limits their creative liberty. Also, there have been lots of conversation around creative activations and performance art in the cafe area. The large table is cumbersome to move in the event that these happen.

I'm happy to have the standing desk be donated (or sold, if the original donor permits) instead of having it take space in the cafe. Right now, it looks like there is unanimity in keeping the sofa 2-seater, but it's split as to whether it's first or second floor. @rosalindzavras, you didn't specify, and Amelia said she didn't care. Any further thoughts on location?

Sorry I thought I had responded here! I don't care either way