Fourth Plain Community Commons

What Fourth Plain Community Commons does

Fourth Plain Community Commons is a community-operated shared facility in Vancouver, Washington, that rents event space, a commercial commissary kitchen, and co-working offices on an hourly and daily basis. The organization operates the ground floor of the Fourth Plain Commons building at 3101 E Fourth Plain Blvd., sharing the structure with the Vancouver Housing Authority's affordable housing units on the upper floors, and is run by Fourth Plain Forward in partnership with the City of Vancouver. It is structured as a municipally-supported community facility rather than a venture-backed business, with no disclosed ownership, funding, or leadership information.

The facility accommodates up to 160 people in its event space (priced at $75/hour, available 8am-9:30pm seven days a week), rents a professional commissary kitchen for $25/hour to food cart owners, caterers, and chefs, and offers co-working desks from $25/day with $25/hour conference rooms that support hybrid meetings. Additional programs include weekly Market Days for food vendors, a Resident Food Coach program, and a Young Makers Market. Operations rely on third-party SaaS platforms rather than proprietary technology — The Food Corridor manages kitchen member access and Officer ND handles co-working and event-space member bookings — and the website is built on Squarespace. The venue also features the 'Step Up' mural by Christian Téllez and Alex Chiu.

Fourth Plain Community Commons generates revenue through transactional, pay-as-you-go rental fees across its three core service lines plus booking packages and vendor market fees. Its target customers are local community groups, food entrepreneurs, and remote/hybrid workers in the Vancouver, WA area, with no evidence of named enterprise accounts or institutional sales. Marketing is community-focused and direct-to-consumer, relying on website content, email newsletter, testimonials, municipal partnership visibility, and dedicated phone lines for each service. No revenue, funding, headcount detail, or management team data is disclosed in the available sources, and the organization carries no proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or disclosed growth metrics.

Name

Fourth Plain Community Commons

Legal name

Fourth Plain Community Commons

Website

https://fpcommunitycommons.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fourth Plain Community Commons is a community-operated shared facility in Vancouver, WA, renting event space, a commercial commissary kitchen, and co-working desks on hourly and daily rates to local community groups, food entrepreneurs, and remote professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Facility Rentals

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Catering Equipment, Rentals & Setup (Non-decor) (HSACAGAL)

Keywords

• Community event space
• Commissary kitchen rental
• Coworking office space
• Venue rental services
• Commercial kitchen sharing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Space Rental: Hourly rental of event space accommodating up to 160 people, available 8am-9:30pm 7 days a week. Used for birthdays, group trainings, meetings, and more.
2. Commissary Kitchen Rental: Hourly rental of commercial kitchen space for professional chefs, food cart owners, caterers, and those cooking for large private events. Storage available.
3. Office/Coworking Space Rental: Daily co-working passes and hourly conference room rentals for professionals needing workspace or hybrid meeting facilities.
4. Vendor Market Days: Space rental for food vendors to sell their products at the commons venue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fourth Plain Community Commons operates a mixed-use community hub in Vancouver, WA providing hourly and daily rental of an event space (up to 160 people), a professional commissary kitchen, and co-working desks and conference rooms. The facility also hosts Market Days for food vendors and offers combined booking packages, serving local community groups, food entrepreneurs, and remote professionals.

Product overview

Fourth Plain Community Commons is a mixed-use community hub in Vancouver, WA offering rental of flexible event spaces, a professional commissary kitchen, and co-working office desks. The organization operates on an hourly/daily rental model, providing infrastructure for celebrations, food business operations, and workspace needs. The Event Space serves gatherings up to 160 people, the Commissary Kitchen supports food entrepreneurs and caterers, and Office/Co-working spaces provide daily desk rental and conference rooms. Market Days and Booking Packages complement the core venue rental services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Space Hourly rental event space accommodating up to 160 people, available 8am-9:30pm seven days a week. Designed for birthdays, group trainings, meetings, community gatherings, and celebrations. Includes hybrid meeting support, full tech capabilities, and on-site playground access.
• Commissary Kitchen Professional-grade commercial kitchen rental at $25/hour for professional chefs, food cart owners, caterers, and those preparing food for large private events. Includes available storage space for food business operations.
• Office Space / Co-working Co-working desk access from $25/day and conference room rentals at $25/hour for remote workers and professionals needing dedicated workspace or hybrid meeting facilities. Includes friendly staff support and modern, clean environment.
• Market Days Recurring vendor market days held at the commons facility where food vendors can rent space to sell their food products directly to community customers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• City of VancouverflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Vancouver is proud to partner with Fourth Plain Forward as the operator of the Fourth Plain Community Commons. This partnership demonstrates municipal support for community development initiatives in the Fourth Plain neighborhood.
• Fourth Plain ForwardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFourth Plain Forward is the operator of the Fourth Plain Community Commons. The organization focuses on community development in the Fourth Plain neighborhood of Vancouver, WA.
• Vancouver Housing Authority (VHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVancouver Housing Authority operates the Fourth Plain Commons affordable housing portion on the upper floors of the building. Fourth Plain Community Commons operates the mixed-use ground floor spaces. Both share the same building but have distinct focuses.
• Christian Téllez and Alex ChiuminorOthersLocal artists who created the 'Step Up' mural celebrating community diversity, adorning the walls of Fourth Plain Community Commons along Fourth Plain.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CloudKitchens: Tech-enabled commissary kitchen operator owned by Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick. Comparable business model on the shared-kitchen side, though at significantly larger scale and with a delivery-optimized orientation.
• Industrious: Premium flexible office and coworking provider with a national footprint. Comparable on the co-working and meeting-room rental lines, but focuses on enterprise clients and offers a higher-end product mix.
• WeWork: Global coworking and office-space operator. Comparable as a peer on FPCC's co-working and conference-room offering, though WeWork targets premium corporate tenants rather than community/mission-driven users.
• Venture X: Franchised coworking and flexible-office operator with multiple U.S. locations. Comparable on co-working and meeting-room rentals, with a more standardized commercial orientation versus FPCC's community focus.

Direct peers

• Impact Hub: Global network of mission-driven coworking and community spaces. Highly comparable to FPCC's community-hub positioning, combining workspace with events and programming around social impact — though operating internationally.
• Kitchen United: Commissary and shared-kitchen operator serving restaurant brands and food entrepreneurs. Directly comparable on FPCC's $25/hr commissary kitchen model for food cart owners, caterers, and chefs, with stronger geographic coverage.
• Novel Coworking: Operator of affordable coworking and shared-office spaces across U.S. cities. Closely comparable to FPCC's accessible pricing model on co-working and conference rooms for local professionals and small teams.
• Cookline: Shared commercial kitchen rental operator serving food entrepreneurs, caterers, and ghost-kitchen concepts. Directly comparable to FPCC's commissary kitchen offering for early-stage food businesses.

Others

• Eventbrite: Event-discovery and ticketing platform that powers many small-venue events. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but comparable as an ecosystem participant that drives demand to community event spaces like FPCC.

Emerging players

• Galvanize: Coworking and entrepreneurship-education community with structured programming. Comparable to FPCC's blend of workspace plus community programming, though more focused on tech startups and learning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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