In current real estate market, even God's House is for sale

BY MONICA HATCHER
11/07/09

A veil of white dust covers the organ, the pulpit and the pews at the Grand Lutheran Church in Fort Lauderdale, a house of God bought by developers who planned to raze it for townhouses.

Three years later, the steeple and stained glass still stand, and the developers are desperate to sell the church at 1801 NE 13th St. In a last-ditch marketing bid, they recently pitched signs that say, more or less, ``buy this church or we'll bulldoze it in 29 days.''

``I don't want to say it was a mistake, but churches are very difficult deals to move,'' said Danny Koplowitz, an investor in the property now listed for $3.25 million. the rest