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July 30, 1969
Miss Marian Morris
Field Operations
Modular Building Program
Urban Systems Development Corporation (USDC)
Crystal Plaza Office Building 1
2001 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Dear Miss Morris:
I am extremely sorry that I did not get to talk with you
and Mr. Robert J. Corietta when in Atlanta with Mr. Dan Sweat
last week, but ag glad to have had the opportunity of talking
with you on the phone last Friday.
Pursuant to our telephone conversation I am mailing to
you the following material:
(a) Standard City map of Atlanta
(ob) List of all vacant apartment zoned land in the Cit
(List prepared by Planning Department in February this year.
(c) List of some land sites known to be available for
housing.
(d) Zoning Requirements Summary
(e) Minutes of Second Annual Meeting, Housing Resources
Committee, December 12, 1968,
(£2) Summary - Status of Accelerated Low-income Housing
Program, May 15, 1969.
On the City map which I am sending you, I have plotted the
locations of the vacant, apartment zoned sites, 10 acres or
more in size.
Also I have indicated four tracts of Industrial Zonéd
land, which might be suitable for your plant site. The first
two are vacant and I would think that No. 1 is your best bet,
The third tract is predominantly vacant and was only recently
rezoned Industrial from Residential.
The fourth site is the J. P. Stevens and Company site
(Exposition Cotton Mills) which has ceased operations this year
and is now on the market. The entire property consists of
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July 30, 1969
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71 acres, reasonably close in (about 20 acres is in the plant
compound which includes about 10 acres of factory buildings;
the remainder is factory owned single family residences - about
320 separate structures). The person to contact, if you are
interested is Mr. Johnny Baum, P.O. Box 654, Milledgeville,
Georgia, Tel. 452-5411.
As for residential property, I referred you last Friday
afternoon to Mr. Stanley Ashley of Pope and Carter who has
an exilusive on an excellent tract of land on Bolton Road in
the North Western part of the City now zoned R-4 and M-1,
which apparently has a good chance of being rezoned to A-1
(the zoning classification that is required for town house
construction). Mr. Ashley's telephone number is Atlanta,
Area Code 404, 522-9491. In my opinion this is one of the
best tracts in the City.
The person I told you about Last Friday who has an
exlusive on a 40 acre tract zoned R-5 in the Western part
of the City is Mr. Harry Belfor, Tel. Atlanta, Area Code
404, 524-1335 or 524-2323. This property is served by two
large outfall trunk sewers and is being offered at $5,000.00
per acre. This would be a suitable site for single-family
housing or might be rezoned for town houses (A-1). This
tract is located in LL 26, 14th District, FF and is indicated
on the map I am enclosing.
Other good tracts for single family are located in
LL 13 and 25, 14th District, FF, One is zoned R=-5 and one
R-3. Both are marked on the map I am :Sendingnyou. Recent
attempt was made to rezone the R-5 tract for apartments,
but it was unsuccessful,
The smallest lot under current zoning in Atlanta for new
lots for single family houses is R-5 (7,500 sq. ft.) I
advocate a smaller lot (50 sq. ft.) for low-income housing.
I believe this could be accomplished, if seriously proposed
for a special devebpment on a particular tract of land.
I hope that you will be able to find in Atlanta, suitable
tracts to meet your requirements. If I can be of further
service to you, please call on me,
Sincerely,
Malcolm D, Jones
Housing Coordinator
MDJ/me
Enels; As Listed Were
cc: Mr. Dan E&. Sweat, Jr.