These include the Clearwater Building, a former bank restored by the church in 1995, and an architecturally unusual building across the street on the corner of Cleveland and Fort Harrison. From the front, the building appears to be a five story, historically significant brick structure, adjacent to an atrium, that is attached to a small restaurant. From the back, however, the three piece structure appears to be one modern, three-story building. AMC publishing, a firm owned by a Scientology member, recently announced plans to expand into the Pioneer Bank building on Cleveland Street. A first floor lobby and museum honoring founder L. Ron Hubbard will be open to the public.
Plans call for two skywalks to connect the three buildings.
In addition, three new floors of counseling rooms will be double the height of the church s nearby Sandcastle Hotel along the downtown waterfront. The expansion will allow the church to double both its local staff and the number of parishioners it serves. Our research indicates . . . Indeed, Miller recommended that a group composed of two Fortune 500 pension funds, a university endowment fund and an offshore insurance company buy the Atrium, one of the downtown s major office buildings. To harmonize with the architectural style of the Fort Harrison Hotel and the new Church of Scientology Complex, the Pinellas County Transit Authority has chosen the Mediterranean Revival style for its new parking garage and terminal directly north of the new Church site.