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December 29, 1967 _—
MEMORANDUM
To: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman
=~ Housing Resources Committee
From: Malcolm Jones
Re: your memorandum to Mayor Allen (copy of which was provided me)
to the property at 95 Hunter Street (Item 8, Minutes of Fulton
County Industrial Authority Meeting, October 26, 1967).
I have inspected this property. It is an S-unit, 2-story, jumbo brick
veneer apartment building, located in what might be considered a general
slum environment. It is just west of the vacant north-west corner of the
intersection of West Hunter Street and Northside Drive. Access to the build-
ing by automobile is through this vacant lot. It also has access to Hunter
Street by concrete steps. There is not provision for off-street parking,
except in the vacant lot in front of the building. The premises of this
property and surrounding property are badly in need of cleaning up.
There is a narrow concrete porch across the front of all apartments
on the first floor and @ similar concrete on steel frame walk across the
front of all units at the second floor level. The building contains two
h=-bedroom units, which rent for $85.00 per month each, and six 2-bedroom
units which rent for $70.00 per month each, Water is included in the
rental. The tenants pay extra for gas and electricity. Three units on the
first floor and one unit on the second floor were vacant, but locked up, at
time of my inspection. The building is constructed on concrete slab with
uncovered concrete floors on all units of the first floors; second floor units
have wooden floors. All units have adequate front and rear entrances. The
building appears to be structurally sound but in need of normal maintainance,
The greatest deficiency in the wiits of this building is that there are
_no closets or kitchen cabinets in any of the apartments. The interior
condition of the apartments is generally good. Closets and kitchen cabinets
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To: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee
Paget 2
could both be feasibly installed at moderate cost. Except for the lack of
these two features and normal maintenance required of any rental apartment
building, I see no reason why these units should be demolished. They are
certainly needed in our housing inventory and should remain in use until
such time as the building needs to be demolished to make way for a more
substantial development.
. This would provide an ideal typical project for the initial venture
by a nomprofit Housing Development Corporation, if we had one.
The vacant lot immediately in front of this apartment building is —
approximately 180' by 180' and has a sign on it "For Sale or Lease = Zoned
Commercial, VPI Corporation, 1)22=2000, 2340 Roswell Road, Marietta."
This is the corner on which until recently the City was discouraging
development because the Planning Department was trying to keep it reserved
for an interchange between Hunter Street and Northside Drive.
If the interchange is not to take place at this location, I think that
we should attempt to get that entire corner, plus perhaps the remainder of the
land in the block boundried by Hunter Street, Maple Street, Carter Street, and
Northside Drive developed for a low-income 221d(3) se apartment. The
latest zoning map shows this block already soned A-2 (which is contrary to the
sign now displayed on the vacant corner).
I feel that this corner is probably the most practical location in the
general area of Vine City and the University Center Urban Renewal Project for
erection of a high-rise apartment building for occupancy by adults only. It
need not be Public Housing, as I am now convinced there would be a sufficient
market in this locality to justify development of a high-rise apartment
building by private enterprise, for occupancy by adults.
“4 ™m summary, I feel that the building in question definitely contributes
to, low-income housing inventory; that it should not be demolished, but closets
and kitchen cabinets should be installed in all units and routine maintenance
accomplished and maintained, to include the cleaning of the premises. I also
suggest that our Committee make a special effort to get private enterprise
con in development of a milti-family high-rise apartment at this general
ocation.
ec: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
MEMORANDUM
To: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman
=~ Housing Resources Committee
From: Malcolm Jones
Re: your memorandum to Mayor Allen (copy of which was provided me)
to the property at 95 Hunter Street (Item 8, Minutes of Fulton
County Industrial Authority Meeting, October 26, 1967).
I have inspected this property. It is an S-unit, 2-story, jumbo brick
veneer apartment building, located in what might be considered a general
slum environment. It is just west of the vacant north-west corner of the
intersection of West Hunter Street and Northside Drive. Access to the build-
ing by automobile is through this vacant lot. It also has access to Hunter
Street by concrete steps. There is not provision for off-street parking,
except in the vacant lot in front of the building. The premises of this
property and surrounding property are badly in need of cleaning up.
There is a narrow concrete porch across the front of all apartments
on the first floor and @ similar concrete on steel frame walk across the
front of all units at the second floor level. The building contains two
h=-bedroom units, which rent for $85.00 per month each, and six 2-bedroom
units which rent for $70.00 per month each, Water is included in the
rental. The tenants pay extra for gas and electricity. Three units on the
first floor and one unit on the second floor were vacant, but locked up, at
time of my inspection. The building is constructed on concrete slab with
uncovered concrete floors on all units of the first floors; second floor units
have wooden floors. All units have adequate front and rear entrances. The
building appears to be structurally sound but in need of normal maintainance,
The greatest deficiency in the wiits of this building is that there are
_no closets or kitchen cabinets in any of the apartments. The interior
condition of the apartments is generally good. Closets and kitchen cabinets
es — eeiialiioeii wrist = eae ase ST SSS Soe SS ee SG ee a en a
To: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee
Paget 2
could both be feasibly installed at moderate cost. Except for the lack of
these two features and normal maintenance required of any rental apartment
building, I see no reason why these units should be demolished. They are
certainly needed in our housing inventory and should remain in use until
such time as the building needs to be demolished to make way for a more
substantial development.
. This would provide an ideal typical project for the initial venture
by a nomprofit Housing Development Corporation, if we had one.
The vacant lot immediately in front of this apartment building is —
approximately 180' by 180' and has a sign on it "For Sale or Lease = Zoned
Commercial, VPI Corporation, 1)22=2000, 2340 Roswell Road, Marietta."
This is the corner on which until recently the City was discouraging
development because the Planning Department was trying to keep it reserved
for an interchange between Hunter Street and Northside Drive.
If the interchange is not to take place at this location, I think that
we should attempt to get that entire corner, plus perhaps the remainder of the
land in the block boundried by Hunter Street, Maple Street, Carter Street, and
Northside Drive developed for a low-income 221d(3) se apartment. The
latest zoning map shows this block already soned A-2 (which is contrary to the
sign now displayed on the vacant corner).
I feel that this corner is probably the most practical location in the
general area of Vine City and the University Center Urban Renewal Project for
erection of a high-rise apartment building for occupancy by adults only. It
need not be Public Housing, as I am now convinced there would be a sufficient
market in this locality to justify development of a high-rise apartment
building by private enterprise, for occupancy by adults.
“4 ™m summary, I feel that the building in question definitely contributes
to, low-income housing inventory; that it should not be demolished, but closets
and kitchen cabinets should be installed in all units and routine maintenance
accomplished and maintained, to include the cleaning of the premises. I also
suggest that our Committee make a special effort to get private enterprise
con in development of a milti-family high-rise apartment at this general
ocation.
ec: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
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