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I'm curious if anyone here has any experience converting a church, a school, or other building that is zoned for institutional use to residential/commercial use? I'm not talking about the physical conversion, but the issues related to rezoning, financing, etc.
This is total blue-sky thinking for me right now, but I've had my eye on a nice old church with a newer addition that came on the market recently. The price seems very reasonable considering it's almost 5000 square feet and it's in the same price range as residential properties I've been looking at. It's also much, much cheaper than any commercial buildings I've seen, even those with much less square footage. Unfortuately, the listing says any other use would require a zoning change.
I've always dreamed of owning a mixed use property like this (not necessarily a church) where I could live, work, and indulge my diverse vocations, hobbies, and interests including photography, woodworking, furniture making, as well as an event space for workshops, music, exhibitions, etc, etc.
I'd love to hear any thoughts or opinions.
Cheers,
Andy
This is total blue-sky thinking for me right now, but I've had my eye on a nice old church with a newer addition that came on the market recently. The price seems very reasonable considering it's almost 5000 square feet and it's in the same price range as residential properties I've been looking at. It's also much, much cheaper than any commercial buildings I've seen, even those with much less square footage. Unfortuately, the listing says any other use would require a zoning change.
I've always dreamed of owning a mixed use property like this (not necessarily a church) where I could live, work, and indulge my diverse vocations, hobbies, and interests including photography, woodworking, furniture making, as well as an event space for workshops, music, exhibitions, etc, etc.
I'd love to hear any thoughts or opinions.
Cheers,
Andy
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