This location has canceled its participation in the festival. Tours will not be offered on Sunday

Built in 1891, this Romanesque Revival Church has been home to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Congregation since 1975. The building fell into disrepair in 2013 and the congregation was forced to relocate. Aspiring to rejuvenate the building and maintain their presence in the Upper West Side, Mount Pleasant partnered with CMC Developers and DXA studio to execute an ambitious plan to restore the church, provide a new sanctuary and classrooms for community-based education programs, and introduce residential condos that could subsidize the entire endeavor.

The design, approved unanimously by the Landmarks Preservation Commission upon its first public hearing, marries the historical with the contemporary, balancing the solid masonry elevation with a glass and steel addition. A 5,000-sq. ft. sanctuary space at grade featuring the original stained glass along its perimeter will house the congregation, and another 5,000 sq. ft. of community space will be located below grade. Above the sanctuary, seven apartments ranging in size from 1,200-3,500 sq. ft. will rise in a form evocative of the original sanctuary’s gabled roof, covered by terra cotta screens, a modern application of the original, historic roofing material.

The tour, led by DXA Studio Partner Jordan Rogove and Principal Sando Thordarson with ES Builders Principal Jordan DeCandia, will show the church's ongoing conversion for the first time since the commencement of construction. Participants will learn the history of the project and the process behind making the conversion happen.

This is an active construction site. Closed toe shoes are required.

No photography is allowed on site.

Strollers cannot not be brought on the tour but can be left downstairs.

Children are welcome accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times. All persons attending, including children, must have a ticket.