big building on northeast corner of Lincoln Pl. and Bedford

I'm not so sure I would like a church gathering in my residential building every week, even multiple times per week. This deal seems so odd...and I bet that the person assigning apartments is not exactly going to be making sure they go to the deserving families. I'm thinking this is an opportunity for excessive nepotism and favoritism. Then again, I am a cynic and a nihilist and I think Game of Thrones tells us the truth about human nature. Maybe this church will prove me wrong when this building is ready and there is a transparent process regarding which church families get apartments in the new building.

My experience from my mis-spent youth is that church related housing traditionally goes to one of four types of people: 1) Housing for the clergy and their families (pastor, assistant pastor); 2) Housing for the handyman or secretary who is essentially needed to be on call 24 hrs to deal with any physical plant issues and tend to live in or close to the church so there is always someone to respond (they make sure the heat/ac is on early Sunday morning, open and close the space for groups that meet mid-week like the choir, youth groups, prayer ministry, scouts, band, etc); 3) Emergency housing for church members (it's medium term (6 mos to 1 year) housing for people that may have lost their home and need a place to get back on their feet while they find another home) or 4) low-cost housing for elderly church members.

These types of deals (property owner selling to a developer in exchange for dedicated space in the new building aren't new (think BPL's deal in Brooklyn Heights or the proposed Junior's deal), but I don't know that I've seen one for a church recently.

Nope.  No progress.  It's been sitting empty except for a stack of pipes, backhoe, and one or two other pieces of equipment.  The dirt floor has been sitting there for a while though.

Going forward, I doubt many readers will want to read through this demolition thread, so I am going to ask that it be closed.