SAN FRANCISCO PRICES
What it costs in San Francisco
Ten pages, one for each Service, with the figures a founder is looking for in the 60 days after signing.
The ranges below are citywide, for a team of 12 signing its lease. Each page states them for 8, 20, and 40 people.
The ten Services
San Francisco, for a team of 12
Lease
Read the lease, mark what to strike, hold the line on the deposit.
$4,940–$16,380 per month
Insurance
Bind the policy the landlord asks for, and get the certificate issued.
$157–$437 per month
Internet
Find which carriers actually reach the building, order the circuit, meet the installer.
$190–$620 per month
Access
Specify the readers, get the landlord's approval, run the install, issue the credentials.
$16–$34 per month
Janitorial
Quote it, walk the space with them, hold the standard, handle the failures.
$86–$265 per month
Trash
Open the account, size the bins, keep the sorting compliant.
$194–$444 per month
Utilities
Transfer the accounts, read the lease for what the landlord already covers.
$218–$756 per month
IT
Cable it, cover it in wireless, make the conference rooms work on the first try.
$2,120–$5,240 one time
Furniture
Plan the floor, buy it, take the delivery, get it built.
$7,280–$28,700 one time
Move
Book the crew, hold the dock, run the day, decommission the old space.
$2,520–$7,500 one time
Rents, providers, and loading rules differ by neighbourhood, so a citywide range is only a starting figure.
Figures for your own address
Five answers, four minutes, and the Dossier states every one of these ten lines for your neighbourhood, your headcount, and your arrival date.