Buffalo Crescent Holdings Inc. has purchased the former St. Ann\u2019s Church located at Broadway and Emslie in Buffalo. They paid $250,000 for the vacant church, St. Ann\u2019s School and St. Ann\u2019s Convent. The corporation is affiliated with Downtown Islamic Center, a Muslim group that has been looking for worship and gathering space in Buffalo since early 2021.<\/p>\n
The church was sold by St. Ann\u2019s Roman Catholic Church of Buffalo, N.Y. \u2013 an affiliate of the Diocese of Buffalo. St. Ann\u2019s opened in 1886 and was an active parish until 2007, when it merged with Ss. Columbia-Brigid parish. The building has been vacant since 2013.<\/p>\n
Plans call for a $22.5 million renovation of the church and its adjoining properties, with the work done in phases over the next few years to turn the church into a community center and the rectory into a health care center, while the school will serve as administrative offices and medical testing labs, all connected to the local Islamic community of Buffalo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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