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Since that offer, a variety of initiatives aimed at stopping the developer--and his plans for an 11-story apartment building on the site--have complicated the proposed sale...
Harvard has tentatively entered the fray--the University "did not oppose" a petition to have the building's facade legally protected as a historical landmark. The University is also considering the possible purchase of the site...
...developer will only buy the site if he is allowed to build an 11-story building. If community pressure makes that plan impossible--through a proposed change in the zoning code--he will pull...
...Harvard's decision is complicated by several obstacles. First, at least the building's exterior must be preserved, making development of the site as classroom space difficult. Second, the congregation still wants to remain in the church--creating further public relations problems for any potential development...
...Administration sources this week hedged when asked about Harvard's interest in the property--the University has as much against an apartment building on the site as anyone, and could buy the site simply to keep it out of any other developer's hands...