I? ItllMMMtfNttttllliltlNMItMMtlUilMlltllttttlltMMMIIIIIIt East Winst Winston turned up only slightly more than 1,200 owneroccupied dwellings, compared to the 1,700 J^gure from the ^980 census. Commenting on the pattern of ownership that emerged in the Chronicle study, David Thompkins, director of the Housing Authority, said, "Absentee landlords .. 1'uo In 'V uvbll ill ?? II131U11* Salem for 55 ySars and it's always been that way." Others in the black community responded in similar fashion. Walter Marshall, president of "Absentee ownership has been a political issue in the black community for 30 years;99 ? Walter Marshall 9 the local branch of the NAACP, said the major property owners the community-based East Winston Restoration Society, which is active in housing programs. An inspection by the Chronicle of property ownership records at the city-county tax supervisor's office indicates that F?rroll D??>l ?-W.VWW >4>wt m WIIVII 11VM" ty Co. of 854 W. Fifth St. and C.W. Myers Trading Post at 2718 N. Liberty St. have the largest holdings of rental housing units in East Winston, the long-time focus of housing and redevelopment efforts by the city and federal governments. m. Until late last yeaj,' a third firm, the Fitzgerald Mortgage , Co. of Miller Park Circle, owned , another 85 residential properties in East Winston, but it sold off all its East Winston holdings, QCCACC a/) nU/*n? ? q c/"\ nnn iwovojvu ai auoui jioju,uw, ill November to a firm called Homeworth Inc., which was incorporated in 1986. Homeworth Inc. is itself in the process of selling off its recently acquired properties. In terms of numbers of properties, C.W. Myers is the largest property owner in East Winston, with more than 100 separate parcels, which include singlefamily homes, numerous lots without homes, some multifamily dwellings and scattered" commercial property. The total assessed value of Myers* East Winston property is carried at more than $1 million on the books at the city-county tax office. However, E. Vernon Ferrell, who owns fewer individual properties than Myers, controls residential property in East Winston valued at some $1.75 million, not including two large East Winston apartment comr ~ ptexes owned by Ferrett's various muk tu utr.'w 'onrm cmtt - cm o? hit t?nnm 41 M? U) MA. C4MTTT COM TU HUM ?? Mm t?H Nam ion iwn '*,ooo ??T? IMi C i?M i ut? n ,a&iru^n w? m u.wo nM SLI&:: " ? INhl I ) tl i??w r ? n.too ?n?T?l MLf* * J7101 tr* nom itrr* ? mo aw m ?,?oo ik.i SSTri rtH H,?i nw mi at inoi mo arm'w'*'' ?,*? i?.' STffi n" n,tao I? *""* ***** U,*l ID Forsyth County tax records shos property owners, the properties and the amount of taxes paid on t MIIIIHMMMtlMHIIIMimtltMltMIIIMMIIMIMtlltMltlMMIIIII on From I MtltlMIIMIIMIIUtllMIMIMimiHIIIMIttlllllimitllttlllltHt real estate enterprises. Ferrell owns Colony Place, a 228-unit . federally subsidized complex, which is assessed at $2,153,800, and Fairchild?Hills, which is carried on the tax books at $1,051,000. Much of the rental housing in East Winston consists of individual single-family dwellings, but there are several apartment complexes. Among the largest investors in East Winston apartments is Covington-Wilson Inc., which owns a $475,000 complex at 555 Ninth t St,; WilsonCovington Construction, which owns Southgate Apartments at ^0j^ A WF II fl B ^VH^^K, ' % 4mI mhhm^I'^B. M* ,.< *; _^^Hm ^| 902 E. Second St., assessed at $2,300,000; and principals of Wilson-Covington who own the relatively new multimillion-dollar Summit Square project, as well as properties valued at more than $500,000 held by an entity called National Investors and Clay V. Ring. Another large commercial property is Lakeside Apartments, assessed at $2,583,000 and managed by Hubbard Realty'"of 285 S. Stratford Road. In some cases, it was not possible to determine if the owners of record for East Winston property are holding or managing property . on behalf of some other person, who preferred to remain' anonymous. Meanwhile, a report on East Winston prepared earlier this year by the city-county planning department emphasizes that "still much of the city's worst housing is located in East Winston." A driving tour of East Winston reveals that dozens of houses are vacant, for sale, boarded up or have been cleared from their lots. And one housing inspection official told the Chronicle that he estimates that 20 percent of the housing units in East Winston are unfit to be lived in. Reached by telephone, neither Myers nor Ferrell would agree to discuss in detail their holdings in East Winston. 4'We have apartments over there,'* Ferrell said. "We work hard to keep them in good shape." The area of the city for which ownership records were examined and which are defined by a study now under review by city officials -- the East Winston Area Plan ? is bounded by Smith Reynolds Airport on the north, New Walkertown Road and Brushy. r* i i rone <^reeK on tne east, interstate 40 on the south and the Norfolk and^Western Railway tracks and .? m M(tn ?irr*KT? tw mm mi .,m, mf-'SB TM k.k.iwiLTT Utwk TU (1) ' W.00 ) u> Mt.? nam (1) *.?? t U) WW n> 47 at man n i4?.? i ? m.h onr KD.U HIM (1) ?.? .v < > m.?? j???j m *? * W C4) i?0.fT irm* n> ? M U) Mft.W DIWI v partial lists of East Winston involved, their assessed value them. IIIINMIIIMUIItHIIIIIUIIItlllKIIIIMIIIIHMIIMIIIIIIIUIIKII 3age A1 IIIIMIIItflltlHIItllltMtttllllttlllllllllllllllltillltlttllllltlll Liberty Street on the west. This is a larger geographic area than traditionally has been viewed as East Winston, according to people from the community, who say the term East Winston is a flexible one. In the case of many investors in East Winston real estate, these represent only a portion of their citywide holdings. For example, r? u ft d Ml Lv- f i '^1 r m HOURS: |Sfl Mon.-Thurs. 10-9 Fri., Sat. 10-9:30 , ' P*|p 2101 Peters C I_ HARDWf Prices Good Through 7/11 r 1974 SEARS TOWER I CHICAGO ?^J'f (, .7T*JJJ^*JJWHg,JJJMiiiM?..,,,|,^B ~:3 N w< ? 999 ! %^k' Mi l fn Mi ? ? |dl?*2't|* 13S?iisi*il *^TS*Bb m? m m iTnWPBI I Wherever rruicsai LATEX FLAT I 1WALL PAINT i $15.99 value ; $Q99 & One-Coat Coverage Washes Clean Easily Stain, Dirt Resistant BOUL1 1035 NORTHWI PHONE 72 itlllMIMItMIIIUIIIIIHIIHIMIIIIIHIIHUIIIIIIUIIHMIHIIIIIIIII IIHIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIMIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIMIIMIIIMIMIIMIMNNIHIIIII the city-county tax office lists C.W. Myers Trading Post as the taxpayer of record for some 750 pieces of property in WinstonSalem. E. Vernon Ferrell, through his various enterprises -Ferrell Realty and Ferrell Construction Co. -- also has major holdings outside of East Winston. The Chronicle study focused and o~ iuk> nimCKI'C A OT AM*I ITM w ?? um ? I O l UUMLI I T dKU \RKED AT LEAST 37V2% tc >?50 AN (SHORTS PlMus PLUS SIZES 30-40, 36-41 ' - < ?reek Parkway LRD Of LRE 1830 THE YANKEE &18.99 value $1 *12" ? Scrubbable One-Coat Coverage For All Surfaces 2VARDTS EST BLVD. 3*1881 A division of Pieasar \ Winston-Salem Chroniclr Thi MiiMinrmimitwmiiHiiiiiiiiniinwimmimmwwwim IIIIIIIIIIUIHIIIIIIUtllllllllltlllllllllHMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIItMNI primarily on residential property ownership, although the pattern of commercial ownership is similar to that for residences, with much of the commercial holdings in the hands of investors outside the East Winston community. The largest black-owned commercial property is the Jet-, way Shopping Center on New Walkertown Road, which is p E N I N G 70% OFF SUGGESTED R ID UP ? >, SLACKS, SKIRTS, TC jp . 4 ? 1' I .mil"I MB ESB sizes jagg* 9 -3 * Beautiful Di ionals Selec LATEX FLAT A WALL ENAMEL I Close at 6 p.m. f Paint Your PI History W Valspar Fin 1927 LINDBERGS SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS 1971 urability Is i\ vaispar r CRYLIC LATEX ( OUSE PAINT I / 99 value S *11 8 Years of Durability 0' e-Coat Coverage olorfast "O HARD1 HOURS: MON.-I SAT. ? its Hardware Co. \ ? -?t ? * w * w m w ursday, July 2, 1987 Page A13 III * assessed at $340,000 and owned by a dentist, J. Raymond Oliver Jr. The East Winston Shopping Center, assessed at $1,814,000, i& owned by an investment company in Minnetonlta, Minn. Besides Ferrell and Myers, other substantial owners of East Winston residential rental proPlease see page A14 irMi Missy 6-18 Petite 4-16 AfcV^ >PS, JACKETS) UMMM 24-6207 3D . . . 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