The Believers of Authority church on Grand Avenue in the West Grove was torn down last week, in another sign of changing times on a boulevard where Black businesses once thrived. The 1935 building at 3655 Grand Avenue is slated to be replaced by an affordable housing project backed by the church and two development partners (read more: Micro Condominiums proposed for Grand Avenue) but the timing of that project is unclear. Church officials and Prospera Real Estate Collective did not respond to requests for comment this week. The City of Miami agreed last year to invest $4.2 million in the mixed-use project. The church and its partners are seeking to build 56 condominium units and a new church on three pieces of property sandwiched between Gibson Plaza and the former Tikki Club on the north side of Grand Avenue. Foodie Park Miami occupies one of those parcels, which was sold by Stirrup Properties last year for $2.2 million to Grove Prosperity Partners.
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