Williamsburg Church Sells, New Owner Plans Conversion
Yesterday the brokerage MNS sent out a press release saying the firm had handled the sale of Williamsburg’s St. Vincent De Paul Church, which is on North 6th between Bedford and Driggs. The building sold for $13.7 million, and while the buyer wasn’t identified (the sale hasn’t made it to public records yet), a rep…
Yesterday the brokerage MNS sent out a press release saying the firm had handled the sale of Williamsburg’s St. Vincent De Paul Church, which is on North 6th between Bedford and Driggs. The building sold for $13.7 million, and while the buyer wasn’t identified (the sale hasn’t made it to public records yet), a rep for MNS told us the new owner is planning a residential conversion but there’s no time line set for the project yet. The Brooklyn Paper mentioned the sale in an article a couple weeks ago about how workers were removing historical details from the church, like stained-glass windows and a bronze bell, on behalf of the Brooklyn Diocese in advance of the property being transferred to the new owner. The church isn’t a landmark. GMAP
agreed, i expect it to be demolished – there was what i consider a landmark church on my block (many years ago) and it was demolished and they put up cheap construction units,
The Condo developers have their way with this area, bye bye churches, old factories etc.
developers often state that they plan residential conversions until the project advances and then they announce that “structural issues” or “programmatic challenges” force them to demolish the historic building and build a new fedders tower. Only official landmark status can really assure the preservation of these old buildings.