NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - A former church property in Northampton that has been vacant for 10 years has been sold to a developer who plans to build townhouses on the site, authorities said.
The St. John Cantius Church was sold for $1.6 million to Holyoke-based O’Connell Hawley LLC. The seller was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, according to land records.
The sale includes the church, a parish center, and a rectory.
Paperwork filed with the city shows that the developer plans to build 23 units on the property. Each will be two-bedroom units and three stories high, according to a permit application submitted by the developers.
The former parish center, the former rectory, and a garage will be demolished to make way for the new development. The church building will remain for now, officials said.
The church was founded in 1904 for the area’s Polish-speaking population and was closed by the diocese in 2010.
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