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Article: Wine distributor converts to church; Scientologists buy into Harlem for third Manhattan spot; Blank Rome stays put.(Real Estate)
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- Crain's New York Business
- Article date:
- April 14, 2003
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Byline: lore croghan
The church of scientology is heading for Harlem. It is building its third Manhattan church in a handsome brick loft building that it just bought at 220 E. 125th St. for $3.45 million. Its two other churches are located on West 46th Street and East 82nd Street.
``Our choice of Harlem as a place to expand grows out of the desire of our African-American members to have a service base in the neighborhood,'' says the Rev. John Carmichael, president of the Church of Scientology of New York.
The building can accommodate a church that holds Sunday services and gives pastoral counseling to its parishioners, and an exercise and ...