Park Avenue church on brink of massive residential conversion

Plans call for 17 units spread over 16 floors

1010 Park Avenue
1010 Park Avenue

Park Avenue Christian Church will soon give way to a massive residential conversion, according to the blog BuzzBuzz Home.

The five-story structure on East 85th Street will grow by more than ten times its current size, the blog said, citing a plan exam application filed Aug. 9 with the Department of Buildings. The resulting structure will be a 16-floor building with 17 units. The identity of the developer was not immediately clear.

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The church will go from a 9,546-square-foot house of worship to a sprawling 104,579-square-foot residential site. Designed by Keith Goich, the emergent digs will include building amenities such as saunas, a playroom, gym, an outdoor recreation area, and a private terrace.

Park Avenue Christian was inspired by La Sainte Chapelle in Paris and boasts, for the time being, Tiffany stained-glass windows. [BuzzBuzzHome]Julie Strickland