Capitol Hill Apartments Go Up In Flames, Residents Left in Limbo

A fire at the Capitol Hill Apartments earlier this month forced all of its residents out, with no timeline for when the Section 8 building at 701 East 14th Avenue might be cleared for re-entry — leaving many people without belongings or any sense of help from property management.

“We were told to get what you need for the next couple days,” says tenant Scott Blevins, who has lived at the building for nearly eight years. “A lot of people are beating themselves up about not grabbing more at this point.

“I haven’t been directly contacted [by management],” he tells Westword. “They did leave a note on my door at the hotel, but some people are already talking that they’ve applied for housing and that they’re moving. And then some people said that they’re staying, and I don’t know…