{"id":3860,"date":"2015-10-29T11:47:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bob-nieman\/2015\/10\/29\/business-bio"},"modified":"2019-01-28T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T00:00:22","slug":"business-bio-clothes-quarters-laundromat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/business-bio-clothes-quarters-laundromat\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Bio: Clothes Quarters Laundromat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris and Josie Asanya
\nClothes Quarters Laundromat
\nWinooski, Vt.<\/p>\n

Before Getting into the Laundry Business\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris is an attorney.<\/p>\n

Store Opening<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 8, 2015<\/p>\n

Business Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

7: 00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n

“There are no employees,” Chris said. “It’s just me, my wife and our two children. I’m the only full-time staffer, while my wife and children are part-time.” <\/p>\n

Total Square Footage<\/strong><\/p>\n

3,100 square feet<\/p>\n

Parking Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are 12 designated parking spaces, as well as a number of off-street parking spots.<\/p>\n

Lease or Own?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A 10-year lease, with two five-year options<\/p>\n

The Building<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Asanyas built the store from the ground up.<\/p>\n

The Construction Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

The project took five months to complete and cost $685,000, including the laundry equipment.<\/p>\n

Turns Per Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three to four<\/p>\n

Utility Costs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Approximately 16 percent of the store’s gross sales<\/p>\n

Marketplace Demographics<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Chris, renters account for about 65 percent of the market. The store’s customers are typically low- to middle-income families, as well as immigrant families from Somalia, Bosnia, Tibet, Syria, Sudan and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are four other self-service laundries within a three-mile radius.<\/p>\n

Payment Options<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quarters<\/p>\n

Washers and Dryers<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 Electrolux 20-pound frontloaders, $3.00
\n6 Electrolux 30-pound frontloaders, $4.25
\n4 Electrolux 40-pound frontloaders, $6.25
\n4 Electrolux 60-pound frontloaders, $8.25
\n2 Electrolux 77-pound frontloaders, $11.50
\n12 Electrolux 30-pound stack dryers, 25 cents for six minutes
\n12 Electrolux 45-pound stack dryers, $2.00 for 32 minutes
\n2 Electrolux 80-pound dryers, $3.00 for 36 minutes<\/p>\n

Water Heating System<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 Bosch commercial tankless water heaters<\/p>\n

Bill Changers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 American Changer bill changer with a dual hopper.<\/p>\n

Laundry Carts<\/strong><\/p>\n

12 R&B Wire Products laundry carts<\/p>\n

Folding Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 customized folding tables<\/p>\n

Flooring<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concrete epoxied floor<\/p>\n

Lights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recessed lighting<\/p>\n

Soap Vending<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Vend-Rite Manufacturing eight-column soap vending machine, $1.00<\/p>\n

Beverage Vending<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Dixie Narco beverage vending machine, $1.00
\n1 Antares beverage vending machine, $1.00<\/p>\n

Snack Vending<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 snack vending machines<\/p>\n

Televisions<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 40-inch Vizio flat-screen televisions<\/p>\n

Children’s Play Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

A carpeted, eight- by seven-foot space, featuring a flat-screen TV, books and toys<\/p>\n

Additional Amenities<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Coffee bar
\n\u2022 Free Wi-Fi
\n\u2022 USB port charging stations
\n\u2022 Restroom
\n\u2022 Lounge-style sitting area
\n\u2022 On-site computer rentals
\n\u2022 Faxing, copying and notary services<\/p>\n

“We also provide our facility for “poetry nights” every other Friday, where local poets can showcase their talents,” Chris said. “In addition, we make our gorgeous facility available for the community to use for non-profit purposes.” <\/p>\n

Wash-Dry-Fold Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

$1.25 per pound; 10-pound minimum<\/p>\n

Commercial Accounts<\/strong><\/p>\n

$1.50 per pound, with pickup and delivery; 30-pound minimum<\/p>\n

Distributor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garment Machinery Co., Needham, Mass., (781) 559-4077<\/p>\n

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Chris and Josie Asanya Clothes Quarters Laundromat Winooski, Vt. Before Getting into the Laundry Business\u2026 Chris is an attorney. Store Opening February 8, 2015 Business Hours 7: 00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily Staff “There are no employees,” Chris said. “It’s just me, my wife and our two children. I’m the only full-time staffer, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1230,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[98,243,244,245],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-articles","category-feature-1","category-feature-2","category-feature-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4240,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860\/revisions\/4240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}