Como Congregational Bldg / Como Community Center / Concerned Como Neighbors

Some one is being paid off again in the city affairs! It happened to our family matters 40 years ago,and it is still working today? Save the building.

This is another example of Minneapolis city government rubber stamping developers to force Freyplexes on residents.

There we a couple events there 10 years ago , it's a beautiful space and it's architecture is really special. Let's keep this off the chopping block / loosing too much history these days. There are plenty of parking lots we should be converting to housing instead of buildings like this.

Do you think the ticky-tacky apartment building will be here a hundred years from now? Probably not save history

Don't take it down!

Please find a different solution with the input of those that live there

I've lived in the neighborhood for 51 years and can still remember the priest who gave us candy and opened the door for anyone. This must remain the way it is. I don't need anymore drunks and even less parking. I already chase them from my yard every weekend. This must stop

How have the improvements made in the 50's taken away from the historical designation? Honestly. When will the US learn to revere and honor its historical buildings in lieu of personal profit. Sad and disheartening that the integrity of a neighborhood can be bought so readily.

Destroying buildings with significant history needs to stop. Convert it into something else, but don't demo it. It feels like there won't be any old buildings left in Minneapolis at this rate.

The Como neighborhood welcomes new neighbors, immigrants and new Americans -- from many countries. We are proud to have many Somali-Americans living here among us as new neighbors, with a mosque established in Como. This rooming house is something else -- disruptive and exploitative.

This building is a gem and must be saved.

It's not very Christian to keep neighbors out.

Turn it into a community center For our neighborhood!

It's a tragic moment we face when the history of our communities continues to be wiped away without regard to maintaining some semblance of of maintaining the character of our neighborhoods. ​"Change for Change's Sake Doesn't Always Equal Progress." This is a poorly conceived and near sighted plan that doesn't adequately capture the true impact of increased automobile traffic to name but one degrading symptom born from tearing down this building and replacing it with high density development. The folks pushing this, they reek of incompetence and special interest compromise. For shame.

So tired of history being torn down by the idiot mayor and city council. They have no hearts or souls.

Leave it alone!

Part of the community since my grandmother's time, this Church should NOT be demolished. Replace with 39 units means cars everywhere. Now living in Marcy-Holmes, I see the parking issue daily(!!!) since they have been replacing single family homes with up to 50 unit building in our area. Student are great, but 2 per bedroom makes for a lot of cars. We are told, by Mayor & City Council that cars aren't wanted or driven by 20 year olds. Wrong!!! Almost all of them drive; many have 2-3 jobs & need something faster & safer than public transit. Have first-hand knowledge of this in my neighborhood. Stop by some night & try to find a place to park. Good luck. Minneapolis promoted & promised back in the 70's & 80's to get rid of high density housing & bring back single family homes. We built in the redevelopment area where buildings & business were torn down & lots made available for owner occupied homes. I guess that promise is broken by todays city government. Well, like the lady said on KSTP, if this church is replace with 39 units she is moving. I'm very close to doing that and saying "Good-by" to Minneapolis. PS: My cousin said, "We are building the slums & poverty-areas of 2040-2050. Glad I will not be around to see this.

I was a member of Como Congregational Church. There is so much history in that church. SAVE THE CHURCH!!!!

It's about time American Builders preserved this type of history in architecture instead of building ugly Stalin housing that remains empty and un-affordable once built collecting depreciation value on taxes by the builders.

This neighborhood should be protected and not overdeveloped.