Plans for Capitol Lofts evolve again

Capitol Lofts, the apartment building proposed for Spanish Town, is now designed to include 76 units. The version of the design announced last week would have included 67 units; developer David Slaughter says the larger number was achieved by cutting up the floor plan, and says the design now features 12 different plans. The new design can still be accomplished within the existing A4 zoning, Slaughter says. Of the 10 historic homes on the block, Slaughter plans to save three in place, and has offered the other seven for donation to anyone who is willing to move and preserve the houses. The Historic Spanish Town Civic Association voted Sunday to oppose any development that would remove or destroy those houses, chairman David Brown says. The development goes before the city-parish Historic Preservation Commission next month.—David Jacobs