Project to convert Franklinton church into affordable housing in limbo

Developers will scramble in the next few weeks to see whether plans to turn a 107-year-old Franklinton church into affordable housing remain financially viable.

Homeport wants to tear down part of the 18,000-square-foot West Side Spiritualist Church, 79 McDowell St., and convert the space into 50 residential units.

But there are concerns about keeping some of the building’s historic architecture. The East Franklinton Review Board tabled the proposal while Homeport decides if it can afford to save…