Villa View apartments, to be built on Scott Street between 13th Street and Daisy Bates Drive.

The Lasiter Group announced today that it will build a 35-unit apartment complex in the 1300 block of Scott Street called the Villa View. The development, on the west side of Scott, will face the historic Villa Marre. The project should be complete by the end of 2018.

The complex will include two three-story apartment buildings in a “French Second Empire” architectural style, featuring a mansard roof on the top floor, according to a press release. There will be 11 two-bedroom units and 24 one-bedroom units. The development has been approved by the Capitol Zoning and MacArthur Park historic districts.

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First Community Bank of Batesville is financing the project. Central Construction Group is the general contractor. AMR Architects is the design firm.

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