The battle over the fate of historic West Park Presbyterian Church continues. Church officials say they want its landmark status overturned because they don't have enough money to restore it. LeahMishkin reports.
church continued Thursday. One side is fighting to keep West Park Presbyterian Church's landmark status. The other wants it stripped.
Church officials believe it would cost about $50 million to restore the building. It gets more expensive to maintain every year and they're out of money, they said. "There was an offer to buy the church at one point. It was really not considered realistic given the low cost of the offer. At one point, the center had offered to buy the air rights from the church for $2 million. But that $2 million wouldn't have begun to pay for the restoration costs that are needed, even on the facade," said Roger Leaf, chair of West Park Presbyterian Church.
They think they can get repairs done for $10 million, not $50 million, and believe they can get funding to preserve the historic space.
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