A New Jersey-based developer has emerged as the potential buyer of the iconic United Methodist Church on Mount Vernon Place, and local residents are raising questions about what he wants to do with it.

Joseph Novoseller, managing principal of Aria Legacy Group of Lakewood, N.J., has negotiated a contract to purchase the church and neighboring Asbury House, according to Stephen Ferrandi, a real estate broker representing the seller, the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Novoseller has not decided what to do with the buildings, although he indicated that Asbury House might be converted into apartments during a recent virtual meeting with Mount Vernon residents and property owners.

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