Auction of a church!

It's no limelight. Worth about $750,000, in my opinion.

The auctioneer has it listed, meaninglessly, for $400,000 on SE.

400,000 is a fair price

Probably right. My guess is it needs 1.5 million and 2 years of work (thanks to the lovely people at the landmarks dept). End result is probably worth. $2.3 million.

maybe impossible to convert a church to family home

a possible work-around is to form your own religion and convert this church to your own temple

Finally, a witty, non-offensive comment from caonima.

Update: sold prior to auction at a hefty price http://malcolmcarter.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/buyer-is-found-for-bankrupt-harlem-church/

a trick to lure attention only

caonima, except the property has been withdrawn from the auction. what's more, the auction house did not announce the acceptance of an offer--I found out about the change in status accidentally.