Gelb Building
The current residency for /dev/hack.
4534-½ University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105. See Directions.
Rent is $2200/month.
We get offices A,B,C,D & H, sharing & subleasing rooms E & G to SCN, have shared access to kitchen, bathroom, meeting room, and utility closet. Andrew the Therapist subleases office F
Each office is roughly 300sqft
https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/pcarch/id/1117
https://web.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=9
Entering and Exiting
Our full mailing address is:
4534 1/2 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105-4528
However, mail delivery is unreliable and you should not address mail to the space that you care about:
- Letter mail gets delivered to the bottom of the stairwell, but only our regular postie has the code. A substitute carrier will often leave mail with the City of Seattle University Customer Service Center below.
- There is no slot on the front door to slip mail through.
- Amazon/FedEx/UPS/other private carriers will likely not be able to deliver to the inside of the building unless you make them a code with HomeAssistant.
On the other hand, specific things require publicly listing your address somewhere (for example, ham licenses). Feel free to use the space as your listed address, but make sure to keep in touch with us / give us a place to send you your mail when we get it.
There is a PO box to use for official space business. if needed, talk to User:Maia
Internet (external)
On move in, we were directed to Atlas Networks for our internet usage needs, they already had equipment so setup was pretty smooth. started with a one year lease, we're now on a month-to-month at ~$80/month
We have not pursued alternative providers, although there is an ever persistent fiber project in the works.
Internet (internal)
Mostly documented at Network
We have nics wired throughout the space, both rj45 and rj11, although they have strange proprietary faceplate connectors that are in limited supply
Electricity
Electrical Circuits
The electrical breaker panel at devhack is located on the wall of Office E, next to the utility room.
The following table documents known panel mappings.
Two boxes with arrows pointed at each other indicates joined breakers.
| Breaker # | Description | Description | Breaker # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ↓ROOF UNIT↓ | ↓ROOF UNIT↓ | 2 |
| 3 | ↑ROOF UNIT↑ | ↑ROOF UNIT↑ | 4 |
| 5 | South side rooms lighting, excluding utility room | 6 | |
| 7 | North side rooms lighting, hallway, bathrooms, utility room | 8 | |
| 9 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 12 | ||
| 13 | ↓"GROW ROOM"↓ | 14 | |
| 15 | ↑"GROW ROOM"↑ | 16 | |
| 17 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 24 | ||
| 25 | Kitchen Sink outlet | 26 | |
| 27 | Server Room Outlets | 28 | |
| 29 | 30 |
Of note is that "grow room" refers to a specific 220V circuit within Andrew the Therapist's office & connected to the comms closet.
HVAC
We have both central AC & heating. AC is handled via vents in the ceiling and a roof-mounted AC unit. Heating is handled via radiators and a boiler in the furnace.
Radiators
The radiators can be adjusted individually with valves
Sometimes the valves get stuck, and can be forced with pliers
sometimes the valve will crumble when forced.
apparently the central boiler can be adjusted via a mystery thermostat
Air Conditioning
The central AC can be adjusted via the thermostat on the west side of the hallway, near the staircase.
Security
Our space does have an automated security system that we have hacked.
Admin
Our current point-of-contact property manager is Mike, handled via User:Eliri
Our maintenance guy is Ramón, very cool & chill.
