{"497991":{"#nid":"497991","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Atlanta\u2019s blighted properties are costing city millions, shows study by prof. Immergluck","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta\u2019s vacant and blighted properties are costing the city between $1.6 million and $2.9 million a year in direct services, according to a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/45tkhs2ch4042kf51f1akcju.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cost-of-Vacant-and-Blighted-Properties-in-Atlanta.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ereport\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Georgia Tech professor Dan Immergluck, with even greater effects on property values and lost property tax revenue.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImmergluck repeatedly emphasizes that his estimates are conservative because the study only takes into account the impacts of vacant properties in poor or deteriorated condition. The report also only examines spillover effects on single-family properties up to 500 feet from abandoned homes, even though multi-family and commercial properties are also impacted, and previous studies have shown negative effects on property values up to 1,000 feet away or more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the report on the Next City website.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2016-02-10 10:59:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:27:55","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"georgia senator","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/nextcity.org\/daily\/entry\/atlantas-blight-cost-city-millions","dateline":{"date":"2016-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"433651":{"id":"433651","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Skyline from Georgia Tech","body":null,"created":"1449256148","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:09:08","changed":"1475895171","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:51"}},"media_ids":["433651"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}