With the property it sits upon slated for redevelopment, the old Nokomis building in downtown Redmond may find a new home at one of two parks in town.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Redmond City Council authorized Mayor John Marchione to offer land at either Arthur Johnson Park or Martin Park for the building’s potential relocation.

Parks and Recreation Director Craig Larsen presented council and the mayor with a staff report after he was asked to evaluate how much it would cost to move the Nokomis building — which has been home to the city’s third library, the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce and most recently, McDonald’s Book Exchange.

“As Redmond moves forward, it’s important to preserve ties to our city’s past,” said Marchione. “The Nokomis House was spearheaded by a proactive group of Redmond women during the Great Depression, built by the Works Progress Administration and became a central gathering place. Moving it to one of our beautiful parks for all to enjoy will benefit the entire community.”

As previously reported, the property was sold to Natural & Built Environments (NBE), a Kirkland-based development company committed to sustainability.

According to earlier reports, Robert Pantley, the company’s owner and CEO, sees the space — tentatively being called 162Ten — as five floors with an elevator, rooftop garden, art walk on the pedestrian level and a coffee lounge on the ground floor as well as a meeting room — possibly named the Nokomis Community Room — that people will be able to use for free.

In the reports, Pantley had also expressed the possibility of incorporating elements and materials from the Nokomis building into the proposed one.

Pantley could not be reached for comment as of the Reporter’s press time.

Initially, Larsen said they identified three park sites where the building could possibly go: Conrad Olson Park (formerly Conrad Olson Farmstead), Arthur Johnson Park and Martin Park.

He said they had consulted with a building-moving company to do an analysis.

Larsen said they eliminated Conrad Olson Park immediately because the route to the park included a bridge that would not be able to handle weight of the building.

Once it was determined that their potential relocation choices would be either Arthur Johnson Park or Martin Park, he said they then had to figure out the cost.

There are two separate costs to relocating the Nokomis building.

The first would be moving and stabilizing the building; the second cost would be making the building usable for the public.

Larsen said the latter is always a challenge when it comes to older buildings.

“The second cost is significant,” he said.

Larsen said the estimates to move the Nokomis building to Arthur Johnson Park would cost $193,440, with the second cost to make it usable being $386,880. For Martin Park, the costs are $228,384 and $524,160, respectively.

Martin Park is more expensive because there are streams on the site and they would need to take setbacks and buffers into consideration.

These costs would be on top of the city’s donation of the land, estimated at a value of $130,000.

Larsen said the city is willing to accommodate the building if the Nokomis Club of Redmond can pay for the move. He added the city is giving them six months to raise the money.

According to a press release issued by the city, a community fundraising effort, led by OneRedmond, will begin to raise the revenues to cover the moving costs.

When asked for a comment, Alexa Munoz, president of the Nokomis Club of Redmond, said this matter is under appeal and until the hearings are concluded, they can make no comment.