Pulse nightclub, where 49 people lost their lives in 2016, will not move forward with becoming a national memorial.
On Tuesday, onePULSE Foundation announced that the former nightclub, which is located at 1912 S Orange Avenue, will not move forward with plans to “build a permanent national memorial” at the site.
“The onePULSE Foundation is disappointed to report that after months of negotiations an agreement could not be reached,” reads a statement from the organization.
Founded by husband and wife Rosario and Barbara Poma, as well as their business partner Michael Panaggio, the organization was unable to reach an agreement for the “full donation of the Pulse nightclub property,” according to the statement.
Officials say the foundation had previously planned to build a permanent national memorial at the site to “commemorate the 49 lives taken, survivors, first responders, and all those impacted” by the mass shooting.
Next month will mark the seventh anniversary of the shooting that took place on June 12, 2016.
The organization says that later this month, it will provide an update regarding moving forward with “plans for the National Pulse Memorial” at a new site, as well as the Orlando Health Survivors Walk and Pulse Museum.