What the studios and yards rent
Jingletown's open-studio weekends and warehouse art events draw crowds into the lofts and courtyards, and those rent standard units placed near the entrances with a handwashing station by any food. The waterfront still runs working yards and conversion projects, and a crew there keeps a standard unit on weekly service.
For a gallery opening or a loft wedding, a deluxe flushing unit or the restroom trailer suits the setting, its climate-controlled cabin comfortable even when the fog rolls up the estuary at night.
Placing along the estuary edge
The ground near the water can be soft fill, so we set units on firmer, level pavement back from the shoreline and steady the base. The old cannery lots and loft courtyards usually have a corner the truck can reach. If an event puts a unit on the public street or the Bay Trail edge, the organizer checks with the city, and an encroachment permit may apply.
Because the old cannery lots and loft courtyards were built for trucks, there is usually a firm corner near a roll-up door where a unit sits well out of the way, and we confirm that spot with the studio or the yard before the delivery.
Reaching the estuary pocket
Jingletown tucks below the Fruitvale and Park Street bridge approaches, and the streets in are narrow and few, so we confirm the exact turn-in before the truck rolls. Bridge and rail traffic can back up, so we time the drop off-peak.
For a weekend open-studio run we fix the servicing schedule at booking and time the refills so the busiest courtyards stay clean through the crowd.