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UPDATE: The article was updated to reflect that the proposed financing was not approved after a last-minute deferral by the Committee on Finance.

$25 million in multi-family housing revenue bond financing has been proposed for The Ave. Chosen as the winner of the Chicago Ave Invest South/West RFP site back at the end of 2021, The Ave will occupy the property at 3601 W. Chicago between N. Central Park Ave and N. Monticello Ave, where it will replace the current Neighborhood Housing Services office and a one-story commercial building currently owned by the city.

The Ave at 3601 W. ChicagoGensler and Nia Architects

Planned by KMW Communities, POAH and CEC, the four-story project will include 52 affordable apartments, 2,900 square feet of space for Neighborhood Housing Services, an innovation center measuring 2,900 square feet, and 1,800 square feet of available retail space. Parking for 32 cars will be included on the ground floor.

The Ave at 3601 W. ChicagoGensler and Nia Architects

With Gensler and Nia Architects working on the project, the design began with the intent to avoid a simple bar building. The current scheme looks to create a longer building with multiple components. The massing holds the corners at each intersection, carves the middle of the street frontage, and draws the eye into the center plaza space.

The Ave at 3601 W. ChicagoGensler and Nia Architects

The portion along N. Central Park Ave is the tallest portion, creating a stronger presence on one corner. The longer portion of the building is shorter and stretches towards N. Monticello Ave. Dubbed The Stoop, the public space at the center will be the feature space of the project. With Site Design Group on the project, the plaza will be designed as a multi-use space that will be overlooked by a large screen wall that will house local artwork.

The Ave at 3601 W. ChicagoGensler and Nia Architects

Since being selected as the winner of the RFP, the design has changed due to program changes and affordability measures. The top floor of the taller volume was removed, and the NHS office space was moved from two floors of space in the taller volume over to the ground floor of the shorter volume. New residential units were added to the second floor of the taller volume. Rising 54 feet, removing the fifth floor will allow for a less expensive construction method that will make the project more affordable.

The Ave at 3601 W. ChicagoGensler and Nia Architects

The building will be clad in a gridded brick facade with wood veneer accent panels and aluminum windows. At the ground floor, angled walls will also be clad in brick. Second floor residential units will have balconies that overlook the street and plaza.

With the funding proposal submitted to the City, the Committee on Finance and City Council will look to vote on it next month. The developers are also awaiting apending zoning change that was filed back in February.

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Construction on apartments underway at former Bellanca building in Yellowknife  CBC.ca

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Construction can now begin on a project to transform the former First Congregational Church on North Main Street into housing after new plans, updated to reflect an agreement between developers and the neighboring Greater Islamic Society of Concord, got their final city sign-off last week.

Were looking forward to getting underway after a bumpy start, developer Ben Kelley said.

The Islamic Society sued the City of Concord last fall, arguing that its concerns about parking availability it had long used parking spaces on the church property had been unfairly sidelined during the approval process by the Zoning Board. Kelley and developing partner Jonathan Chorlian made an agreement with the Islamic Society and its president Ali Sekou, also a city councilor, to give it some land between their two properties that includes a driveway where parking spaces will be added.

As part of the agreement, the Islamic Society agreed to drop its lawsuit against the city.

The new arrangement got a green light from the Zoning Board in February and another from the Planning Board last week. Kelley and Chorlian can now start construction in earnest on their plans to put 30 one- and two-bedroom apartments in the 1937 church, adding a boost of new housing downtown. Some demolition work began last week, with substantial construction work set to begin within a month and wrap up by spring of next year, Kelley said.

City council has approved seven years of property tax relief for the development, totaling an estimated $393,000, under a state law incentivizing the rehabilitation of historic buildings towards the public benefit. It must be substantially complete by the end of March 2025 to receive it, under terms extended by the council this month.

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Lawsuit: Head of the Harbor trustees broke law with vote for church project  Newsday

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Snow was in the air and an Arctic breeze swirled over Belushya Guba as Bishop Iakov blessed the plate that will serve as foundation stone for a new local church. On site was an assembly of military men in uniform and local civilians. A video shared by the 12th Directorate shows the bishop leading a ceremony and spraying so-calledsacred water over the attendees.

The square in the center of the small military town will be site for a new churchwith space for at least 150 people. Construction will soon start and progress quickly a local military representative saysin a video. Photos show piles of timber ready for shipment from the mainland to the remote archipelago.

Bishop Iakov was brought to the archipelago with a special flight organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The prelate, known as the Russian Orthodox Church special envoy on Arctic affairs, had with him an icon of Serfim Sarovsky, the 18th Century saint that is considered the official protector of the 12th Main Directorate.

The new church will carry the saints name, and the icon will decorate its walls.

Iakov is reportedly himself the initiator of the construction projects at Novaya Zemlya.

Ahead of Patriach Kirills visit to the archipelago in 2018, Bishop Iakov presented the idea to the church leader, state news agency TASS reported. During the visit, the Patriarch announced the plans.

A new and bigger church building is to be erected on the site of an existing chapel, which in turn is to be dismantled and moved to the nearby settlement of Rogachevo. In addition, a new chapel is to be built in Severny, the military town located in the Matochin Strait.

Judging from statements made by the Patriarch, many young clergymen might soon be sent to Novaya Zemlya for training and education. It is a place well suited for testing of their spiritual strength, Kirilltold TASS.

It is especially for those that want to make a church career, for candidates and archbishops, he explained.

He also proposed the development of a special program on church service in the Arctic.

Photos from the visit show Patriarch Kirill being guided around in Belushya Guba by military leaders, among them Aleksandr Tsinitsyn, head of the local military base.

Novaya Zemlya is strictly closed military area and test site for nuclear weapons. In the period between the mid-1950s and 1990, a total of 132 nuclear weapon tests were carried out at the archipelago, among them the 50 Mt Tsar Bomba.

The nuclear testing was organized by the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. Subcritical experiments continue until this day.

Bishop Iakov is instrumental in many of the Russian Orthodox Church initiatives currently unfolding across the Arctic. The prelate was present when a large Orthodox cross in 2023 was erected in Franz Josef Land.

He was also a key person behind the disputed erection of a cross in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Together with representatives of Russian state company Trust Arktikugol, Iakov placed the 7-meter high religious monument on the hillside of Pyramiden, the abandoned coal mining town.

The Governor of Svalbard knew nothing about the new cross ahead of its erection. In an interview with the Barents Observer, Governor Lars Fause says the illegitimate action will have a consequence.

The Environmental Protection Department will follow up, Fause said in acomment.

The efforts to erect Orthodox crosses across the Arctic is part of a church project supported by Patriarch Kirill.

Since 2012, the Russian Orthodox has in cooperation with the Russian Armed Forces and the Geographical Society built churches, erected crosses and sanctified sites across major parts of the Arctic.

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Christian homes on fire in Al-Fawakher village on 23 April 2024. Image: CSW

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Extremists attacked the Christian community in Al-Fawakher village in Minya Province, Upper Egypt, following rumours that they were planning to build a church.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) sources report that several homes and properties belonging to Christians in the village were destroyed on 23 April, and that local police and firefighters, led by the deputy governor and the head of the police department in Minya, acted quickly to contain the situation.

The police have launched an operation seeking to arrest the instigators of the violence, including those who spread rumours online about plans to construct a church.

CSW's Founder President Mervyn Thomas said: "CSW condemns the latest sectarian attack in Upper Egypt that comes as the Coptic Orthodox community prepares to celebrate Easter. An unacceptable culture of intimidation and discrimination is still far too prevalent in this region despite positive steps taken by the Egyptian authorities in recent years, and the personal commitment of President Sisi to fight sectarian extremism and promote equality of citizenship. Egyptian citizens should all be free to practice any religion or belief of their choosing without fear of threats or physical violence. We commend the swift intervention by the local authorities, and urge the government of Egypt to continue to tackle extremism, sectarian hatred and incitement, ensuring an end to policies and practices which create division between communities."

In a separate development, the Egyptian government issued a memorandum designating Sunday 5 and Monday 6 May as bank holidays to celebrate Labour Day, which falls on 1 May. The memorandum has sparked outrage amongst the Coptic Orthodox community for ignoring Orthodox Easter Sunday, which falls on 5 May.

Coptic activists suggested to CSW that the move may be intended to appease Egypt's Salafi Muslim community, who consider recognising Easter to be sinful, as it defies the mainstream Islamic doctrine which denies Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

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WATERFORD The bells of St. Thomas may soon chime no more.

Leaders of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church have made the difficult decision to demolish a historic old sanctuary that might be the oldest church in Waterford.

The 1880 structure at 300 S. First St. is a cornerstone of the Catholic community in Waterford, with a towering steeple whose bells can be heard chiming every day.

But church leaders say the structure is in disrepair and that the cost of repairing it is simply too much.

Blaise Beaulier, the churchs director of administration, said officials are taking steps to prepare for razing the deteriorated chapel. Although no timetable has been set, he said, officials hope to complete the demolition sooner rather than later.

The future of the old church building has been under consideration for the past two years, Beaulier said.

While he acknowledged the buildings historic and sentimental value, he said there are no other options.

Its a very emotional thing, he said. We have to make decisions that are in the best interests for St. Thomas.

Historic preservation advocates are saddened to hear that a piece of Waterford history soon will be gone.

Robert Gariepy, a member of the Waterford Heritage Committee, said he and others tried to get the St. Thomas church a state historic landmark designation that might protect it from demolition.

State officials denied the request, he said, because of cosmetic changes that have altered the original appearance.

Gariepy said the building remains the oldest church in Waterford, and many people will miss hearing the bells chime each day from the clock and bell tower.

Its just heartbreaking, he said. A lot of people do not want to see that icon go.

Built for $20,000 just a few years after the U.S. Civil War, the church replaced an original St. Thomas chapel that had stood in Waterford since 1851. A growing parish demanded more room for Sunday worship in the 1880s.

The chapel served generations of church-goers until 2007 when an adjacent former Catholic school was razed and a new St. Thomas Church was built in its place at 305 S. First St.

The parish currently serves about 900 families.

The old 1880 structure currently serves as the location for a food pantry. Church leaders are relocating the food pantry in preparation for demolition of the old house of worship.

Sarah Crupi, a member of the St. Thomas pastoral council, said she and her colleagues have reluctantly come to the realization that they do not have enough money to restore the property.

Noting that similar historic landmarks are preserved elsewhere around the world, Crupi called it a shame to lose part of Waterfords history.

Its pretty sad, she said.

Gariepy, who also is a member of the St. Thomas parish, said he heard estimates in excess of $1 million for the cost of repairing the 1880 church. An earlier estimate, he said, showed it would cost $250,000 just to restore the bell tower and steeple.

Unless a large donor comes forward to help, Gariepy said, he sees no hope of staving off the wrecking ball.

I dont know of any other way, he said.

St. Thomas leaders will need approval from the Catholic archbishop of Milwaukee to move ahead with demolition. A spokeswoman said Monday the archbishop had not yet received a request regarding the Waterford church.

Beaulier said stained glass windows and other important artifacts have been moved into the new church. Other materials will be salvaged and preserved for some sort of tribute to the old chapel, he said.

Our intent is to further capture the memory and essence of the building, he said. We plan to continue moving forward to best serve our parishioners and our surrounding community with the decisions we have made.

The farmhouse is one of the few reminders of the once rural landscape of Madison's Far West Side. Formerly Uno Pizzeria, the house is now part of a housing development of apartments along Mineral Point Road.

This undated aerial photo shows a more recent layout of the farm along Mineral Point Road.

The former Uno Pizzeria & Grill that was housed for 26 years in a historic farmhouse closed in 2016, but the 132-year-old building is being preserved as part of a 64-unit workforce housing development along Mineral Point Road. The house will soon be moved to a new foundation, lower left, closer to the road and will be used for a community room, kitchen and fitness center.

The former Uno Pizzeria & Grill that for 26 years was in a historic farmhouse at 7601 Mineral Point Road is slated to be moved closer to the roadway to make room for a multifamily development.

Construction workers with Connery Construction prepare the site where the farmhouse will be moved in the coming weeks.

In 1980, the Shopko under construction along Mineral Point Road was on the edge of farmland and much of the Far West Side had not been developed. Mineral Point Road is on the left and West Towne Mall in the background.

Awnings and other modern additions to the 1890 farmhouse, seen here in 2015, are being removed to restore the building to more of its original look.

The gathering room of a restored interior of an historic farmhouse that once housed Pizzeria UNO restaurant at the new UNO Terrace housing development on Mineral Point Road in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

The restored farmhouse's exterior is largely unchanged but the interior has been modernized to serve as a community room for the residents of Uno Terrace.

Northpointe Development design manager Emily OBrien walks through one of 64 living units at Uno Terrace. The apartments and town homes include granite counter tops and a washer and dryer in each unit. The development was completed in September and only a few units remain available to rent.

To accommodate a new, adjacent apartment building, the historic farmhouse was moved closer to Mineral Point Road. The project also add a large outdoor patio and porch.

Northpointe Development design manager Emily OBrien enters a commons area from inside a restored farmhouse that has been incorporated into the Uno Terrace.

Emily and Sean OBrien of Northpointe Development show off the remodeled interior of a more than 130-year-old farmhouse along Mineral Point Road. Now part of Uno Terrace, the farmhouse is serving as a community room for the 64-unit housing development.

A childrens play area in a gathering room at the Uno Terrace housing development honors the history of a restored farmhouse which once was home to a Pizzeria Uno.

A quatrefoil window, one of the signature design elements of an historic farmhouse which has been incorporated into the new Uno Terrace housing development in Madison.

An historic farmhouse that once house Pizzeria Uno has been restored and incorporated into the new Uno Terrace housing development on Mineral Point Road in Madison.

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