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HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE May 15, 1968 ' ·.I SUMMARY 'i STATUS OF ACCELERATED LOW-INOMCE HOUSING PROGRAM . . (Commenced Nov. 15, 1966) Total dwelling units ·permitted in Atlanta: 1963 - 9,129 1966 - 2,382 5 yr. Program, 1967-71 1964 - ~,829 1967 - 4,630 1965 - 2,656 1968 - 1,810 (thur Apr .) % estab. for f Goal (Same % first 2 yr. used for 5 yr. period) ' Sta tus 100% 16,800

No. Units

May 15 Jan 15 1,312 2,031 · Completed (new Const.) (57%) (9,576) P.H. & TK. May· 15 Jan 15 (82) (13%) (2,184) FHA 221 May 15 Jan 15 (510) (400) (30%) (5,040) Pvt. Devlp. (Conv.) Ma y 15 Jan 15 (1,439) (912) ~ Elderly & N. H . May 15 Jan 15

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5,108 3,701 · (910) (790) (1,188) (565) In Planning 7 2 151 6 2 582 (2 2 91 4 ) (2 2 220) (3 2 651) (3 2 868) (140) ( 4 8) ( 44 6) {44 6) Total in Sight 14,290 11,595

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(3,010) (5,349) (4,833) (4,589) (3,306) (446) (446) Increase-Deficit -2,510 -5,205 (-5,670) (-6,566) (+ 3, 165) (2,649) (-451)(-1,734) (446) (446) 2,?94 4,481 Did Not Materia lize I (0) Und er Construction Be ing considered (all categories) I (3,010) (2,346) See Note A.

Figures in this column are basic and represent the entire program.

( ) Indicates breakdown by programs, of figures included in basic column.

In additi on, 658 units have been leased for P.Ho and leasing of 372 additional units for P.H. is being negotiated.

Als o 13,983 units have been reported ~y the Housing Code Division as repaired (rehabilitated). However, those figures include un i ~ found in compliance on ori g ina l inspection. It is estimate d that 75% of this figure, or 10,487 sub-st andard units have been brought into compliance thr ough actual r eha bilitation. 218 units have been rehabilitated by the H.A. in the West End U.R. Project. These do not increase the number of housing units _ available, but do increase the supply of standard units. 1 Includes only units financed under Federal assisted low and med ium income housing programs; and units constructed under convent ional financing as follows: Multi-family units costing not more than $10 ,000, exclusive of land Respectfully submitted, ti Duples uni ts · " " " · " $12 ,000, " "ti ti Single family units " " " " $15,000 , "

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Enc ls: 1 . Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta 2. Notes Malc olm D. Joo/5 . Housing Coord~nator 3. Inventory of Low and Medium Cost Housing in Atlanta (with office copies only) Note: �HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE May 15, 1968 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN ATLANTA 8 874 • Existing Units in operation - filled. • 1140 Units in Development stage, as follows: Units under construction off McDaniel St., in Rawson-Washington completion in '68) (248) Spring '68 (82 of these units completed 5-15-68) (402) Fall '68

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Units under construction in Perry Homes Extension - South of Procter Creek. (78) 3 Bedroom Bids opened March 7, 1967. Permit issued May '67. Const. (46) 4 Bedroom (16) 5 Bedroom on schedule for completion by Nov. '68; 48% completed 5-15-68. (350) Units planned for Thomasville U. R. Project (40) 1 Bedroom (16 elderly) Bids opened May 15, 1968. 12 months, at least, required for (120) 2 Bedroom construction. Will try to have part delivered before final. (80) 3 Bedroom (80) 4 Bedroom (30) 5 Bedroom 4200 (1372) Units reserved (Allocations made by HUD to date; Hollywood Rd., 202; Gilbert Rd., 220: Bankhead Hwy., 500; and Honor Farm #1, 450) (500 units of this reservation are approved for allocation to the leasing program, to be replaced later) I (500) i Units allocated for leasing program; can only be utilized for Public Housing as ~hey become vaca n t. Allocation requested for 230 additional units to the leasing program. 300 5640 14 , 514 • R. Project (scheduled for (140) 1i I. u. (8 locations) (658) Units under lease (372) Negotiations under way for leasing 372 additional units. • • Total Potential

Figures in ( ) in this column are included in figure above; not in ( ).

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.I �HOUSING RESOURCES COMM ITTEE May 15, 1 968 NOTES A. ll, 022 units proposed did not materialize, of which 8,056 were shown in the previous report of Jan. 1 5, 1968 a nd 2,966 a d di tional units are listed in this report, as Lost. (The majority .of these losses were due to disapprovals of sites and propo~ed r ezoni n g. ) 0 f B. P roposed locations for low-cost housing .are coordinated through the Planning Dept., for adequacy of Community . Facili t ies, ex i s t i ng or pros p osed. Proposals are also reviewed periodically with the School Dept. for adequacy of school facili t ies. C. An engineering firm from Savannah, McNa mara & Associates, Consulting Engineers, has recently made present ations in Atl ant a o f a t' p atent applied for" low-cost housing method of construction with flexible design, whic h is claimed can be construc t ed qu ickl y o n sit e, employing mostly untrained labor and at a savings of 10%-15% under conventional construction. This fir m establ is hed connections with a reputable construction firm in Atlanta and a l ocal architect. This team is anxious to acqu ire a 1 0 ac r e tra c t in the Mo d el Cities area to construct an experimental Housing project. · D. The Travelers Insurance Company has agreed to finance 70 or more new single family low-cost houses in the Th omasvil l e Ur ba n Rene wal p roject a rea under the FHA 221 D (2) insured mortgage program. Equitable has made $1,000,000 available to Atl ant a Mor tgage Brok e r ~g Co. for financing low-cost homes at favorable rates. E. I n v i e w o f difficulties encountered in zoning and getting other approvals on sites proposed for large multi- fam ily d e velopme nts , it is app arent t h at the Low-income Housing Program will have to lean heavily on Developers and Builders prov i di ng a s ubs ta nti al p or ti on of the requirements on small scattered sites, with or without Federal assistance. 1 ! I I I ·I F. No pro p os a l had yet been made for construction of uni t s (even efficiency or 1 bedroom) to rent or sell for a s l ow as $ 50 per mo nth, althoug h the London Towne Houses, a 221 d (3) co-op development now under construction, is pushing t his close t with its o ne bed room u n it advertised to sell for· $59 per month. The City's greatest need is in the $30-$50 per month re nt a l -purc h ase r a nge . G. Ric hard L. Fullerton Associates has proposed a fibre glass "manufactured" patented process, 3 bed r oom and bath house . ( 900 s q . ft. & c ar p o rt ) with w-to-w carpeting and air conditioning, which he claims can sell for $9,000-$9,500, including l and es t i mat e d to cos t $ 1,500. H. National Homes Corp. of Lafayette, Inc. placed on the market Fab. 1, 1967 a 800--900 S. F. (O.S. dimensions) 3 b e dr ooms , p refabric ate preass e mbled p a nel, single family house plus a 96 S.F. (IoSo dimensions) stora ge building manufac t u r ed b y Arrow Me tal Products Corp. , t o sell under FHA 221 d (2). Price includes plumbing , electrical, heating units, stove & refrigerat or. Ho uses c an be comple t e ly a ssembled in 8 5 man h our s; 72 of t hese ( wit h conventiona l plumbing) are being erected (pr e-sold) i n t he Thomasville Urba n Renewal Area . Approx . 8 0 0 sq. f t. h ouse is priced at $ 11,200; 900 sq. ft. house is p riced at $ 1 1 ,600. Adrian Homes Cor. has prop osed a p refab to r e tail f or a bout $ 7,500 plus land, foundation , closing and possible tapping fees. Other p refa b d is tr i but o rs and c onve nt i o n al builders h ave int eresting potential houses to of f er but, because of fear of local Codes di ff icult i es, are not producing single i fam ily houses in Atlant a to sell in the $ 10,000-$ 12,500 range for which there is a strong demand and marke t . Pe rhaps the grea tes t

1 di f f iculty is a v ailab il i ty of suitably priced land within the City Limits. Economics for this p r ic e r a nge sales h ousing req uire land wh ich will no t c ost t h e developer mor e than $ 1500 . per unit. (A 5,000 sq. ft. lot is cons i dered a mple for this type house.) I. Ralph L. Dick ey o f Atlant a h a s proposed ~a non-prof i t revolvint fund enterprise to acq uire substandard hous ing ; renovate it and r e s el l prima rily t h rough .priv ate e n t e r pr ise. CACUR recent ly f ormed a 1 non- profit corporation to reha bil itate e xis int 1 units u n~er 221 (h) • . I Mo r r i s Brown College is a not her such sponsor . Nor th West Communi ty Forum ha s a lso fi led app lications for ~ 4 projects und er 2 2 1 (h) ~ J. Informa tion is welcomed as t o c orre ct ions, add itions or delet ions of ma ter ial conta ined i n this report. {Ca l l 522-4463 Ext . 4 3 0 . ) �