City commissioners set to host meeting discussing plans to demolish church in Miami - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

City commissioners set to host meeting discussing plans to demolish church in Miami - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Plans to demolish a church in Miami are expected to be discussed in a city meeting Thursday. As part of a project to build an 80-story mega high-rise tower, developers want to take down a large portion of First Miami Presbyterian Church, one of Brickell’s last historically designated landmarks. The group, “Brickell Stronger Together”, has appealed the plans, saying it will bring more traffic and air pollution to the area.

Brickell residents try to block historic church sale for high-rise development - Political Cortadito

Developers are pushing forward plans to demolish a significant portion of Miami First Presbyterian Church, one of Brickell’s last remaining historically designated landmarks, to make way for an 80-story, mega high-rise tower. But the Brickell community has mobilized, formed a dedicated resident committee, Brickell Stronger Together, and submitted a formal appeal to contest what they say is the unjust declassification of the church’s historic des…