Condo Complex Proposed For Empty St. Ann’s Convent & School


Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The St. Ann’s convent.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

A developer has proposed converting the closed St. Ann’s convent and school into a condominium complex.

Bristol Borough’s Zoning Hearing Board will hold a meeting on the plan by Northampton-based BH Holdings Ltd. Wednesday, August 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Borough Hall.

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The plans currently involve the developer converting the two buildings on the roughly .7-acre property bordered by Jefferson Avenue and Logan Street into residential units. Borough Zoning Officer Sally Bellaspica said the plans call for 16 units in the three-story larger school building and six in the two-story convent.

The plans also include a proposed parking garage off Jefferson Avenue in place a smaller section of the school building.

The St. Ann’s School building.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

The St. Ann School closed in June 2009 after 89 years in operation. At the time, financial difficulties and low enrollment were cited as reasons for the closing.

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The convent has been empty since 2014 when the parish closed and the sisters of The Trinitarians left Bristol.

In 2015, there was talk of a potential purchase by a Christian group but those talks fell through.

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In summer 2017, BH Holdings Ltd. bought the property for $350,000, according to county property records.



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