Cranaleith Center in NE Philly Hosts Ground Breaking Ceremony Event Tomorrow at 3:30pm!
Renew Design Group, Inc. partners with Adamson, Riva & Lepley for site development engineering and landscape architecture for the expansion of the Cranaleith Spiritual Center in Northeast Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 16, 2011
Renew Design Group, Inc. (www.renewdesigngroup.com) has partnered with Adamson, Riva & Lepley Architects to provide comprehensive site development engineering and landscape architecture for the expansion of the Cranaleith Spiritual Center in Northeast Philadelphia.The groundbreaking ceremony of the new 8,000 square foot conference center will take place on April, 15 2011 at 3:30pm at the Cranaleith Spiritual Center 13475 Proctor Road Philadelphia, PA 19116. State Senator Mike Stack, former State Representative George Kenney, Cranaleith Spiritual Center's staff, Board, partners, donors, neighbors and extended family will be in attendance.
"We're really excited to work with architects Adamson, Riva and Lepley and the Cranaleith Spiritual Center on the expansion of their ministry to the residents of Philadelphia," said Ken Bissinger, Managing Partner at Renew. "Cranaleith has a long history of success in Philadelphia and provides an important service to those in need. We are thrilled to be a part of providing that great service."
Buoyed by a $1-million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and more than $800,000 in early contributions, Cranaleith has now embarked on the first phase of an expansion project to construct a Conference Center that will accommodate groups up to 60 for meetings and meals and to rebuild the existing barn for use as a Welcome Center. The estimated cost of the first phase is $4.5 million, and we are seeking to raise a minimum of $1.5 million through a Capital Campaign. As additional revenue is raised, the plan is to erect a Chapel and build a Lodge with overnight capacity for 12 - bringing our total overnight capacity to 25.
About Renew: Renew Design Group, Inc. is a small land development design firm specializing in civil/site design, stormwater management, landscape architecture, and land planning. Their passion for good design, client interaction, technologies, and sustainable systems is what drives their business philosophy. For more information, visit http://www.renewdesigngroup.com.
About Cranaleith Spiritual Center: Currently operating out of an 1891 Victorian home on a park-like, 10-acre property in the Somerton section of Northeast Philadelphia, Cranaleith - Gaelic for "Sanctuary of Trees" - has welcomed and served nearly 35,000 guests during the last 12 years through non-denominational program offerings that nurture the human spirit. For more information, visit http://www.cranaleith.org