WeWork’s Adam Neumann Sparks Fury in Florida After Tearing Down Historic Church to Build His Wife’s New School

In a small Florida village, former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is facing a fresh wave of controversy after his real estate firm purchased and then demolished a historical church to make way for his wife’s new private school.

Crews hired by Neumann’s company, Flow, began razing the 75-year-old Rader Memorial United Methodist Church in El Portal, FL, earlier this month.

The demolition has left the typically quiet Miami-Dade community of 2,000 residents sharply divided, with some voicing support for the new venture and others decrying it as an assault on the village’s historical heritage…

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