Does every group with a finite classifying space have finitely generated center? 

<b>Remarks:</b>

1. If $G$ is a finitely generated group with infinitely generated center $Z(G)$,
then the quotient $G/Z(G)$ is not finitely presented (as follows from a result of B.H Newmann).

2. <i>Finite classifying space</i> means that the group
is the fundamental group of a finite aspherical cell complex.

3. I suspect the above question is a well-known open problem, but cannot find it stated in the literature, so a reference would be appreciated.

4. Alperin-Shalen (Inventiones, 1982) showed that the answer is yes
for every subgroup of $GL_n(K)$ where $n>0$ and $K$ is a field of characteristic zero.

5. The answer is also yes for elementary amenable groups. (I know a proof, but have no reference).