My comment was that, yes, though I'd really want to see counter-examples that aren't New York City's suburbs I guess. It's kinda a world unto itself. The idea

My comment was that, yes, though I'd really want to see counter-examples that aren't New York City's suburbs I guess. It's kinda a world unto itself. The idea here seems to be reducing starting capital needed for brick-and-mortar start-ups. How do we compensate the artists? I think they're already being compensated with nearly free workshops/office space, which sounds like the tipping point between starting the business in the first place for a lot of these folks. The article talks about how it was a non-starter to purchase the buildings from the property owners because of a host of reasons I'll not reprint... It's about craftspeople and small businesses, and helping little people in these communities to experiment with new business ideas, not about making landlords rich. Both both sides have to see a benefit for it to work, and just trying to legislate turnover of old buildings to non-profits to build co-ops isn't going to get much love from the property owners (who probably have more political power)