.NzgzNA.NzgzNA
December 29, 1967 ~ ~ From: Mr . Cecil Housing • Alexander, Chairman sources Committ e Malcolm Jones
your m· orandum to Mayor Allen ( copy of which was provided
)
pertain1.ng to th property at 495 Hunter street {I
8,. Minutes o.t Fulton
County Industriol Authority
ting, October 26 1 1967) .
of thi bull
a.par
nt •
ood. Clos ts
�To:
Pe..3e1
Mr. Cecil A. AlexanderJ Chairman,. Housing Resources Committee
2
December 29, 1967
could both be feas bly installed at moderate cost. Except for the lack ot
these wore tur sand normal maintenance required of any rental apartment
building, I see no res.eon why these units should be demolished. They ar
certainly n eded in our hou ing inventory- and should remain in use until
au.ob time as the building needs to be demolished to make way for
mor
substantial d velopment.
This would provide an ideal t ypical project for the initial venture
.velo
t corporation, i.f we had one.
by a nom-protit Housing
The vac t lot
ediately in front ot this apartment building i
approximately 180' by 180 1 and has a sien on it For Sale or Lease - Zoned
Commcrci , VPI Corporation., 422-2000., 2340 Ro ell Road,
i tta.•
This i
the corner on which until recently th City a discour ing
the PJ.amdng Depnrtm twas trying to keep it res rved
t en Hunter Str et d Northside Ilrive.
de~ lo ent be
tor an interchang
It the interchan,e is not to take plac t this location., I think that
shoul.d tt
t to got that ntire corner, plu
haps the r"""'IW-'~d
ot th
lar¥l 1n the block b('Wl.dr'od by Hunter Str t,
ple Str t, Cart.er Street, and
Horthaid Drlve do
oped tor 1 ...1n
22ld(3) hi h ...r1se apar
t. Tb
test £cm1.rlg map e s this block alr d;r oned A-2 (which i contrary to th
gn now displayed on the va
t corner).
I t el that thia corner is probably the o t practical location in the
eneral ar ot Vim City and th Univer it;y
t r Urban Ren al Project for
ct.ion ot high-ria par nt building tor occu cy by
ts on:cy. It
n d not
Public Hou.sing,
I
now convinc d t re would b
N.ci nt
k t in this locality to justi.ty d velo nt of a hiah•ris An~l'l'"'n1tAnt
bu1lding by pri te n rpris I tor occu q by adul •
......- CCI
�