Something like this, probably:
A 140-year-old church downtown is at the heart of a local debate around heritage, neighbourhood development and poverty.
The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara and the Hamilton nonprofit corporation Options for Homes want to demolish All Saints Anglican Church on Queen Street South at King Street West to construct a 12-storey, affordable housing apartment. The main level would be used for worship and ministry by congregation members.
But a group of heritage advocates and citizens is fighting two “minor variances” that would exempt the project from the area’s zoning bylaws for parking and building height.
The developers’ requests for a minimum of 69 parking spaces instead of 87 and a maximum height of 12 floors as opposed to six were granted by the city’s committee of adjustment last year.
The good news is that, in St. Hilda’s case, the promise the diocese made to pave the parking lot 50 years ago will finally be kept.
This place was built with private funds and was family owned. The quality is beyond compare. There are not many buildings like this still standing.
The poor you have with you always and there are plenty of vacant lots that could use a low income building on it. Follow the money folks is all I can say.