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| - Tenants, renters and coworkers BEWARE! The Monorchid is run by a crook.
1.) They stole my security deposit, a measly $200, and refuse to answer emails and calls regarding the issue, for over a month. I paid in full for the entirety of my lease and left the space exactly as I found it. I even offered to leave the key a month early, because I wanted to get out of the space. However, he refused to accept the key a month early and refused to release me from the lease, so I paid the final month in full. I did return the key late (not 7 weeks late), because I moved out of state. Monorchid never got in contact about the key, never reached out, or gave notice. There is nothing in the lease about returning a key on a specific date. The owner, Wayne Rainey, thinks he can just screw people over if they are a small business or they live out of state.
2.) The Monorchid runs an unofficial commercial kitchen in the rear gallery. There are no sprinklers back there in case of fire, there is no ventilation or range hood. Is that safe? A weekly occurrence is visible smoke and grease odors wafting into other areas of the building.
3.) The internet connection is verrrry slow. Sometimes it would slow to a crawl, which is unacceptable for a coworking space. The private coworking WiFi password was commonly shared with non-members and during events.
4.) Although they claim to be a 24/7 coworking space, their main priority is as an event venue. They host weddings every weekend and you would be hard pressed to try and get work done in full view of the wedding guests. If you have to work on weekends, this space is not going to be a good fit.
If you are thinking of renting at the Monorchid, hosting a venue or even dropping by for the gallery, then you should know that you are supporting a serial misogynist, who gives zero f#*ks about stealing from you, much less treat you with a modicum of respect.
Response: Everything contained within my review is 100% honest truth. I have removed part of my review at the request of an unnamed third party. When I left The Monorchid others were leaving in droves. This place has a really fast tenant turnover for good reason.
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