The congregation has the right of first refusal; it has a certain amount of time to purchase the property after an offer has been made by an outside source. If the congregation refuses, the University also has the option to buy the chapel at the offered price.
"We certainly would prefer for Harvard to own it rather than a private developer," Charney said.
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