Step 4: Engage Realtor

Building Transition Updates

In 2013, the congregation entered into discussion about the possible sale of the Ranchlands facility through an intentional congregational renewal process. In 2016, the Ranchlands building was sold to the Muslim Association of Canada, and the Calgary congregation relocated to Lion's Village at 2528 Bowness Rd. NW as a temporary location.

A Facility Planning Team has been established to help facilitate this transition, and the congregation has entered into an acquisition process as it seeks to relocate to a new space.

This purpose of this page is twofold:

To provide all stakeholders with the most current information available on the subject of the building transition.
To provide all stakeholders with a centralized location to connect with the Facility Planning Team. All are encouraged to post questions or comments on all updates below and/or complete the Owners Representatives Contact Form. A member of the Facility Planning Team will respond to your request as soon as possible.

Step 4: Engage Realtor

12/9/2017

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Parker Johnson, Property Team Chair, presented the congregation with a brief overview of where we are in the process before introducing Jeffrey Riedl, of Robert Pashuk Architecture, who presented the general model.

On Saturday, December 9, 2017, the Calgary congregation met to review the general model that was put together by our architect, Robert Pashuk Architecture (RPA). Jeffrey Riedl was there to represent the firm. Canada West Mission Centre President, Steve Thompson, also made the trip from Edmonton to participate.

The general model that was presented by RPA is the direct result of the congregation's wishes. (This information was captured in the Building Transition Survey that took place in December 2016.) The Property Team met on several occasions with the firm to ensure the congregation's wishes were reflected in the overall layout and design that was presented, and those in attendance on Saturday seemed to be energized by the visual representation of their feedback.

Click the link below to view/print RPA's presentation:

12-09-2017 RPA Facility Needs Assessment
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After the presentation, attendees had the opportunity to directly engage the architect as well as Parker Johnson and other congregational leaders in a Q&A discussion. Much conversation revolved around details such as spatial needs, acoustics, curb appeal, handicap accessibility, location, etc. Many wonderful ideas were contributed by those in attendance...thank you!

With the December 9 meeting behind us, we have now progressed to (Phase I) Step 4: Engage Realtor. We will again be partnering with Royal LePage Solutions' Julie Stefan and Gary Yip, the same team that so greatly assisted us with the sale of our beloved Ranchlands facility. As we move ahead with the acquisition of a new home for our congregation, it is imperative that we strategically partner with those who best understand our needs and wants: our architect and realtors are certainly those people!

I've updated the process map below to indicate our progress in the planning phase.

Questions? Contact Parker Johnson at [email protected].

With the completion of the Dec. 9 meeting, we are now in Step 4: Engage Realtor.

2 Comments

Christal Reed

12/14/2017 09:42:42 pm

Hi Parker,
This looks great. I’m afraid I haven’t participated much in this process. I feel overwhelmed half the time just keeping the balls that I’m obligated to keep in the air from crashing down. As this was not an obligation, I made the choice to let you folks (who are probably more qualified than I) make these decisions.

As our core group of Sunday Schoolers are getting older, it may not be important. But if we foresee another group of 5 to 10 year olds, a room large enough for kinaesthetic games (in lieu of a gym) is a real asset.

I really trust our church community to make a good decision in the end. I know I’ll love the space that we end up with. Thanks for all your hard work on this.

Warm regards,
Christal

Parker Johnson

12/15/2017 03:12:53 pm

Thank you for your comments and suggestions, Christal! We appreciate all of your contributions as a valued member of this community. Keep the ideas coming - I'll be certain to add this feedback into my notes.

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