Church of Scientology to Expand SF Operations With Purchase of FiDi Building

The Church of Scientology International has purchased a historic three-story building near its SF headquarters for $2.2 million, adding roughly 10,000 square feet of space as the organization expands its local operations.Speaking of controversial spiritual organizations expanding their footprints in the Bay Area, the Church of Scientology has purchased a three-story building at 650 Sacramento Street for $2.2 million, as the SF Business Times reports. The organization plans to use the roughly 10,000-square-foot property near its existing church at 701 Montgomery Street for church activities.Church spokesperson David Bloomberg said the purchase will expand the organization s capacity to serve its members and the broader community.The existing church, located across Washington Street from the Transamerica Pyramid, occupies the historic building also known as the Fugazi Bank Building or the Old Transamerica Building. According to the SF Standard, the SF chapter opened in late 2003, with th