Building Site

Building a Church Without a Building

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Future home of St. Maximilian Kolbe Community Center Building

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Inquiries regarding the building, please contact Dick Gentner at Building@avaloncatholic.org

St. Maximilian Kolbe Community Center Building Time Line: (April 2012)

Mar – Dec 2007

• Site Planning Committee formed by Father David Scotchie after identifying experience and expertise in the parish
• Parish Council has Leadership day to discern what we should be “building for”
• Background Paper on Building was distributed to parishioners, parishioner ideas and comments were solicited
• Parish town meetings after Masses for two weekends for Consensus building, parishioner ideas and comments were solicited
• Site plan refinement, discussions with Avalon Park Developer
• Ad Hoc Committee determined requirements for community center parishioner ideas and comments were solicited
• Incorporated Ad Hoc Committee recommendations

Jan – Dec 2008

• Worked Joint use agreements (OUC, Avalon Park Middle School and Developer)
• Initial Diocese approval to proceed with planning and contract with Architect for completion of Master Planning
• Interviews & Selection of Architects, obtained approval from Developer to increase from 45,000 to 60,000 sq ft building space for Phase I multi-purpose building and Phase II church building
• Architect BCDM put on contract for Master Site Planning at a cost of $42,000
• Cost estimating, revisions to Master Plan
• Conduct Alive in Christ capital campaign to begin building fund

Jan – Dec 2009

• Diocese Chief Financial Officer, Diocese Director Design & Construction and Orange County Development Review Committee briefings
• Briefing to Diocese and request for approval to start Phase I Construction Documents at cost of $5.6 million for building and site development
• Delivery method determined to be “Design/Bid/Build”
• Diocese finance council approval to start Phase I Construction Documents.
• Baker Barrios Architect contracted to provide Construction Documents, BCDM is subcontractor
• Property on Mailer Boulevard in Avalon Park officially donated and titled to the Diocese
• Phase I construction made contingent on sale of Viera property by the Diocese

Jan – Dec 2010

• Refinement of Phase I design and cost estimating
• Review with Diocese of Construction Documents
• Orange County permitting started
• St. Johns Water Management permitting started
• Site prepared for dirt accumulation
• Donated dirt starts to be put on the site

Jan – Dec 2011

• Final Phase I Construction Documents provided by Baker Barrios
• Phase I Cost Estimate completion~$5.6million that includes $1.3 million in Site development to complete
• New guidelines for Diocese loan put in place indicating a loan will be difficult to obtain
• Finance council works with Diocese on financing options
• Alternative less expensive building evaluated; alternate rental space evaluated; smaller building evaluated

Jan 2012- Present

• Bishop Noonan advises a loan cannot be afforded at the present time due to economic conditions
• Bishop Noonan will review the St. Max building status in a year or two

Jan 2012 – Present