▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁on ▁V ine ▁Street ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Philadelphia , ▁directly ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Log an ▁Circle . ▁This ▁location ▁places ▁the ▁temple ▁near ▁the ▁Park way ▁Central ▁Library , ▁Family ▁Court ▁Building , ▁and ▁the ▁C athedral ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Sain ts ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul , ▁head ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Gr ound ▁was ▁broken ▁for ▁the ▁temple ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Local ▁community ▁leaders ▁were ▁present ▁for ▁the ▁cer emon ies ▁which ▁were ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁Henry ▁B . ▁E yr ing , ▁First ▁Coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁church ' s ▁First ▁Pres iden cy . ▁By ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁no ▁significant ▁work ▁had ▁begun ▁on ▁the ▁temple ▁as ▁a ▁contract or ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁existing ▁par king ▁lot ▁and ▁start ▁the ▁below ▁ground ▁exc av ation ▁for ▁the ▁two - level ▁par king ▁gar age . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Art ▁Commission ▁granted ▁final ▁appro val ▁for ▁the ▁temple ▁design , ▁despite ▁some ▁members ▁feeling ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁too ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁in ▁its ▁appearance . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁par king ▁lot ▁on ▁the ▁temple ▁site ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁by ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁by ▁May ▁