The building is located on Roper Road and 86 Street, close to major roadways like 51 Avenue, Whitemud Drive and 75th Street. There is plenty of free parking space. City bus service is excellent with two bus stops and the Millgate bus terminal nearby. The building has high ceilings that will accommodate two levels of shelving and wide open spaces that can be divided into specialized storage vaults. The floors are strong enough to handle the archives' demand and there are a number of loading bays that meet the archives' needs.
Space is available to build a large conservation lab for preserving and restoring documents.
The renovated building will include a larger reference room, private reading rooms, a library, a meeting room, and a classroom. The initial planning is going ahead to determine a renovation schedule based on available budgets. A building project team, including representatives from the archives' major stakeholder groups, will be formed to provide input into the design. Once the facility is vacated, media tours will be considered.