Expensive housing will now result in higher property values and increased property taxes, of which the church was paying none. I realize that the city is all-evil in your world, so that's not news. The neighbors didn't like what was happening and, as a result, it didn't, so they likely feel more vindicated than insulted, but you're clearly the better judge of that. Do you recall how many houses were on that parcel and who owned them before they were sold to the church?