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Allen Wilson Phase III, Decatur, GA; Market Study<br />
Six <strong>of</strong> the nine comparables <strong>of</strong>fer swimming pools, an amenity that will not be <strong>of</strong>fered by the<br />
Subject. Allen Wilson Phase I does not <strong>of</strong>fer this amenity <strong>and</strong> the property is 100 percent<br />
occupied <strong>and</strong> management indicated that the property was fully leased within two weeks <strong>of</strong><br />
opening. Therefore, the lack <strong>of</strong> a swimming pool has not impacted the performance <strong>of</strong> this<br />
comparable. Like Allen Wilson Phase I, the Subject will target low income families <strong>and</strong> will<br />
operate with an additional public housing subsidy on all units. We do not believe that the lack <strong>of</strong><br />
this amenity will impact the Subject’s performance as a LIHTC property with an additional<br />
subsidy. If the Subject were to lose the subsidy, it would be at a slight disadvantage when<br />
compared to the majority <strong>of</strong> the existing LIHTC comparables.<br />
5. The Subject will target family households. Therefore, per DCA’s guidelines, senior properties<br />
were not included as comparables.<br />
6. Vacancy<br />
The following table illustrates the vacancy rates in the <strong>market</strong>.<br />
OVERALL VACANCY<br />
Property Name Rent Structure Total Units Vacant<br />
Units<br />
Vacancy Rate<br />
Allen Wilson Phase I LIHTC/PBRA 40 0 0.00%<br />
Auburn Glenn LIHTC/PBRA/Ma 271 10 3.70%<br />
Columbia Village LIHTC 100 4 4.00%<br />
Retreat At Edgewood LIHTC 100 0 0.00%<br />
Robins L<strong>and</strong>ing Apartments LIHTC 304 18 5.90%<br />
Archstone Decatur Crossing Market 180 1 0.60%<br />
Ice House L<strong>of</strong>ts Market 98 0 0.00%<br />
Jackson Square Market 380 34 8.90%<br />
Villages Of East Lake I And II PBRA/Market 542 33 6.10%<br />
Total LIHTC/PBRA - 1,027 26 2.53%<br />
Total Market - 988 74 7.49%<br />
Overall Total - 2,015 100 5.00%<br />
LIHTC vacancy in the <strong>market</strong> is low at 2.5 percent. Of the LIHTC properties, Robins L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
has the highest vacancy rate at 5.9 percent. Management indicated that the current vacancy rate<br />
is only slightly higher than the property average <strong>of</strong> five percent. This property was built in 1980<br />
<strong>and</strong> renovated with tax credits in 1999. As new construction, the Subject will be superior to this<br />
property in terms <strong>of</strong> age <strong>and</strong> condition <strong>and</strong> the Subject will also have a superior location.<br />
All <strong>of</strong> the Subject’s units will have a public housing subsidy <strong>and</strong> all tenants will pay 30 percent<br />
<strong>of</strong> their income towards rent. Allen Wilson Phase I, Auburn, Glenn, <strong>and</strong> Villages <strong>of</strong> East Lake I<br />
<strong>and</strong> II <strong>of</strong>fer subsidized units. Allen Wilson Phase I does not have any vacant units <strong>and</strong><br />
management at Auburn Glenn <strong>and</strong> Villages <strong>of</strong> East Lake I <strong>and</strong> II indicated that all <strong>of</strong> their<br />
vacancies are in the unsubsidized units. The current waiting list for the subsidized units at<br />
Village <strong>of</strong> East Lake I <strong>and</strong> II is five years. The Decatur Housing Authority (DHA) owns <strong>and</strong><br />
operates Allen Wilson Phase I. There is currently a central waiting list with over 2,500 prequalified<br />
applicants. The Subject is existing public housing that will be demolished <strong>and</strong> rebuilt.<br />
Of the units that will be demolished to build the Subject, none are vacant. Tenants currently<br />
living in the units that will be demolished will be temporarily relocated to other public housing<br />
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