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California approved location from which to
operate. Meanwhile, Jacks also learned of
Dr. Wallace’s desire to relocate the church
into a permanent location… and the rest is
history.
New Direction Christian Center now
occupies a former Seventh–day Adven-
tist church at 3841 4th Ave in Oak Park,
only 1/4 mile away from its previous lo-
cation at the Guild Theater. The 3/4 acre
site includes a 5,800 square foot tradition-
al church building on two floors and is lo-
cated in a quiet neighborhood across from
American Legion High School. Just pri-
or to signing the church lease, Jacks sold
the property and relocated the former
church congregation to a new facility in
West Sacramento. The timing was perfect,
as the new investor/owner/landlord want-
ed a church tenant while considering pos-
sible plans for redevelopment. Still, New
Direction has locked in a multi-year lease
and is overjoyed about the move.
Ramsey Wallace Funeral Home held its
grand opening at 1831 Howe (near Arden
Fair Mall). Finding a suitable location for
a funeral home in the county of Sacra-
mento meant that only properties zoned
“General Commercial” would be eligible.
Ramsey Wallace Funeral Home &
Chapel’s New Location in Sacramento
Still, Jacks found the needle in the hay-
stack and negotiated favorable terms with
Dr. Wallace’s operation now guaranteed a
full 10 years of occupancy. The Odd Fel-
low connection to the funeral home is
very important, as the Odd Fellow’s As-
sociation owns the cemetery on Riverside
Blvd. This makes for a beautiful partner-
ship which connects the funeral home
and cemetery together.
In addition to the 4,000 plus square foot
space that facilitates offices, chapel servic-
es and viewings, the building next door
also offers special access to its community
room and 250 seat banquet hall with ca-
tering for larger events and re-passes and
funerals when necessary. And, directly on
the other side of the funeral home is Exot-
ic Plants, which is certain to provide flow-
er arrangements for many families as part
of their funeral package.
New Direction Christian Center will
now have the opportunity to plant roots
in Oak Park and launch new outreach
programs for the community. Also, the
former location of Ramsey Wallace Funer-
al Home could not accommodate viewing
rooms or chapel services, but those limita-
tions are now a thing of the past. It’s a lot
of change all at once, but all for the better.
al home’s lease period, the
building was sold and Dr.
Wallace was asked to relo-
cate. Now, “the home that
service built” had to find a
new home of its own.
In a surprising alignment
of circumstances, both New
Direction Christian Center
and Ramsey Wallace Funer-
al Home found new homes
and signed two separate leas-
es on exactly the same day in
late September 2016. It all
started when Brian Jacks,
principal broker of Jacks
Commercial Real Estate,
toured an investor client
through 1414 South Street
for possible purchase of the
building. Meeting Dr. Wal-
lace and learning of his im-
pending lease termination,
Jacks immediately went to
work to identify suitable al-
ternate properties that could
accommodate a funeral
home; otherwise, the busi-
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