James H. Japhet - Page 7




                                        - 7 -                                         
          10, 1993.                                                                   
               Glen estimated that 7600 Windsor Oaks and 7592 Windsor Oaks            
          were worth more than the apartment building because, for example,           
          the buildings at 7600 Windsor Oaks and 7592 Windsor Oaks both had           
          exterior lighting and a separate, offstreet parking lot with                
          designated parking spaces, and each had a two-door communal                 
          entry, which offers more security for tenants.  In contrast, the            
          apartment building did not have exterior lighting, had one door             
          to each of its four units, had nose-in parking off the street,              
          and had a significantly smaller parking area than did the parking           
          lots of 7600 Windsor Oaks and 7592 Windsor Oaks.  Glen also said            
          that 7600 Windsor Oaks and 7592 Windsor Oaks were worth more                
          because they had larger living areas, two of their four rental              
          units were larger than the rental units in the apartment                    
          building, they were 2 years newer than the apartment building,              
          and they had assumable financing.                                           
               Glen testified that the average increase in residential                
          property values in San Antonio from 1991 to 1993 was 21 percent.            
          Based on Wolff’s estimate that the apartment building was worth             
          $85,000 in 1991, and Glen’s estimate that it was worth $106,000             
          in 1993, the value of the apartment building increased by 24.7              
          percent.  This is consistent with Glen’s valuation of the                   
          apartment building.                                                         
               Glen estimated that 7518 Windsor Oaks was worth less than              






Page:  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  Next

Last modified: May 25, 2011