St. Savior's put on sale for $10M

In the latest turn in what has been a roller coaster ride for the Maspeth property formerly occupied by St. Savior's Church, it appears that the owners of the property, Maspeth Development LLC, has decided to put the property up for sale at the asking price of $10 million.
Maspeth Development LLC purchased the property and planned to build residential units in its place. However, in order to do this, they needed to acquire a zoning variance, and they have received legal opposition from members of the Juniper Park Civic Association and other local residents claiming that the site should only be used for religious purposes.
Real estate agent for Graff Homes Inc. located in South Ozone Park, Gitit Grafi, who goes by her middle name Gail, confirmed to The Queens Courier on Monday, July 10, she has exclusive rights to sell the property and has received numerous inquiries to purchase the property already. She also said that one company was a commercial storage company, but declined to give a name.
When contacted on Monday, Harry Giannoulis, a spokesperson for the Parkside Group, said that he was still representing Maspeth Development LLC, but he knew nothing of the entry for Maspeth Development to sell the property. However, the next day Evan Stavisky, another spokesperson for the developer said, &#8220the developer has been attempting to work with the community over the past several months to find a consensus on the use of the property. The owners need to keep all their options open.
The plaintiffs that sued Maspeth Development in order to stop demolition on the site were cautiously optimistic by seeing the property up for sale.
&#8220It's pretty good news,” said Juniper Park Civic Association President Robert Holden. &#8220That means it doesn't look like that it's going to be demolished in the near future.”
However, Holden acknowledged that if another developer purchases the property with the intent of developing it commercially, the group would be back in a similar situation. He said that they are going to continue to pursue getting landmark status for the Church as well as other avenues to keep the historical fiber of the property intact.