Local developer Victor Pontis has staged a stunt to highlight the cost of co - working spaces and office rents in San Francisco , and the amount of space taken up by car owners . Founding it as a cheeky alternative to WeWork , Pontis fed a meter and set up desks in parking spaces on 16th Street and Market in the city . Monthly office rent in San Francisco averages $ 76.28 per sq ft , so an office the size of a standard nine foot by ten parking space would cost about $ 12,357 a month to rent , or about $ 17 an hour . By contrast a parking meter charges $ 2.25 an hour . A dozen workers joined Pontis , and similar protests in Santa Monica and Toulouse , France mimicked his actions .
App developer Victor Pontis has staged a stunt to highlight the cost of co-working spaces and office rents in San Francisco, and the amount of space taken up by car parking. Founding WePark as a cheeky alternative to WeWork, Pontis fed a meter and set up desks in parking spaces on 16th Street and Market in the city. Monthly office rent in San Francisco averages $76.28 per sq ft, so an office the size of a standard nine foot by 18-foot parking space would cost about $12,357 a month to rent, or about $17 an hour. By contrast a parking meter charges $2.25 an hour. A dozen workers joined Pontis, and similar protests in Santa Monica and Toulouse, France mimicked his approach.