New Life Church Looking at $820k Price Tag For Top Hat, Print Shop Properties
They must put in a $820k bid and a $20k deposit by March 31st, according to Pastor Alex Klimchuck
During the New Life Church’s Sunday service on March 15th, Pastor Alex Klimchuck gave more details on their potential acquisition of the properties currently housing Andy’s Top Hat and the old print shop next door.
Klimchuck began his “announcement” by thanking his congregation for “standing up” and “defending the church” following the public backlash they received after the owner of the Top Hat publicly announced the bar’s closure and relocation, and the church’s supposed intent to purchase the buildings to possibly demolish them to make room for a larger parking lot.
Pastor Klimchuck then went on to explain how they became aware of the option to purchase the properties, saying, “Well, a couple weeks ago we found out — because we have friends in the city and people talk — that the bar might not be renewing their lease, they might be going somewhere else. Last week, we found out the bar and print shop next door are going on sale.”
According to Klimchuck, they would need to make an $820k bid with a $20k deposit by March 31st to purchase both properties. He also stated that the church does not have those kinds of funds, but that him and other leaders of the church own their own businesses and make money separate from the church.
There are currently no public listings for these two properties, indicating that the church has been in direct contact with the owner about the potential sale of the properties.
Andy and her employees, who were having a team meeting on the 7th, informed us that members from the church had come down to the bar with cameras, looking to take pictures of “their new building.”
However, in replies made to community members on Facebook on March 11th, Pastor Klimchuck, when asked if the church was in talks with the owner to buy the buildings, said, “not yet, but we will be looking into it for sure!”
We reached out to the church for comment, but have not received a response as of the time of publication.
