Where could we build more housing? How about in former churches?
But empty churches are a bigger problem now, and far beyond the shores of godless Manhattan. Maddy Johnson helps run theat the University of Notre Dame, which tracks scores of conversions into apartments, refugee shelters, coffee shops, rehab centers, and other community facilities.
“The most common scenario is that next to a prime parking lot there’s an aging house of worship that needs millions in repairs,” said Johnson, who was trained as an urban planner. “We want to put a tourniquet on the deferred maintenance that’s taking away the lifeblood of the remaining parishes. Meanwhile, diocese leaders are saying: ‘You can help us unlock hundreds of millions in real-estate value? Let’s do that.’ ” In Austin, Texas, for example, St.
Locals often disagree. In Chicago, former parishioners at Saint Adalbert’s in Pilsen have been fighting the archdiocese’s planned sale of the closed church to a developer. Last year, the local alderman
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