Developers of church projects say they are sometimes hesitant to convert sacred structures into commercial enterprises. Brian Badrigian, who developed a late-19th-century Baptist church in Watertown, Mass., into eight condo units, says he had 'mixed feelings' about buying the property in 2003 for $1.4 million, especially because it was located in the same town where his family had lived since emigrating from Armenia in the early 1900s. 'While the sale allowed the congregation to move to a more suitable location, it was also a move away from a special place,' he says. 'But I have very good feelings about saving a historic building.'
教堂项目的开发商说,有时他们也会感到犹豫,纠结于是否该把神圣的教堂改建成商业住宅项目。布赖恩·百得利基恩(Brian Badrigian)曾将马萨诸塞州沃特敦(Watertown)一座建于19世纪晚期的浸信会教堂开发成八套共管公寓。他说2003年斥资140万美元买下这座教堂时他的感觉非常复杂,原因之一是教堂位于他的家族在20世纪初从亚美尼亚移民至美国以来一直居住的小镇。他说:“虽然教堂出售后会众可以到一个更加合适的场所做礼拜,但这也是向一个具有特殊意义的地方说再见。但能够挽救一座历史建筑让我感觉很棒。
Mr. Badrigian spent about $9 million on renovating the property, which includes eight units in the church, two units in the former rectory and four townhouse units he built on the church's former parking lot. Of the eight units in the church, five have sold for between $700,000 and $1.5 million. The four townhouse units sold for around $1 million each, and the two units in the former rectory sold for about $700,000 each. Mr. Badrigian says he tried to build units with modern amenities, such as dishwashers, cellulose insulation in the walls and laundry rooms with washers and dryers, while also retaining some of the unique architectural elements of the church, such as its wooden trusses and paneled ceilings. Some of the units on the second floor have living and dining areas with 36-foot-high ceilings.
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