Willingham Village RAD

Willingham Village RAD is a rehabilitation project consisting of 96 units. These apartments are located in the West Rome area. They are convenient to West Central & Elm Street schools. Redmond Regional Hospital is a short drive from this property. Unit sizes vary from one to four bedrooms. They feature tile floors, granite counters, front porches, in-unit laundry hookups, and newer appliances. This development has both single-family and duplex residences. The Property Manager's office is located at 5 Frost Drive, Rome, GA.

Property is conveniently located to public transit and local schools. NWGHA's resident services hub which houses an Adult Education program and community garden is adjacent to site. Close to medical centers, shopping, and much more.

Daytime Office Number: 706-291-3027
Cellphone Number: 706-844-6320
After-Hours Maintenance: 706-252-4641

Northwest Georgia Housing Authority took over management for Willingham Village RAD on July 1, 2020. There are 96 units, which are 100% Project Based Voucher (PBV). These units were a 2015 rehab project managed by The Vantage Group. NWGHA now owns 100% of the General Partner (GP).

The Willingham Village RAD community is located in Rome, Georgia at 5 Frost Drive. The property offers 96 units, consisting of 36 one-bedroom, 45 two-bedroom, 11 three-bedroom, 4 four-bedroom, and 1 five-bedroom units spanning across 29 spacious acres. The property was developed with a combination of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion of public housing units, and targets lower-income family households earning up to 60% of Area Median Household Income (AMHI). Willingham Village is adjacent to NWGHA's EnVision Center, a centralized hub for resident services which houses an Adult Education program and a community garden. It is also just a half-mile from NWGHA's Gymnasium which houses a full-sized indoor basketball court. The site is also conveniently located to shopping, medical centers to include Advent Health Redmond, a Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center and Level 3 Trauma Center. The site is just 3 miles from Berry College, the largest college campus in the world sitting at 27,000 acres. 

Amenities include onsite management and leasing office, 24-hour on-call maintenance, laundry facilities, gazebo, and playground. Interior finishes include tile flooring, granite countertops, and Energy-Star appliances.

Willingham Village was constructed in 1972 and was part of a 172-unit public housing development for low-income families. In 2014, NWGHA partnered with Vantage Group, a private developer, in what would become NWGHA's first RAD conversion and first LIHTC development. Through the RAD conversion in combination with 4% LIHTCs, 96 units were fully renovated in this first phase of the site's development. 

Coming Soon: Chuck Hufstetler Park

NWGHA was awarded a grant from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget: Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Disproportionately Impacted Communities in the amount of $1,731,048 to build a community park on Brookwood Avenue, adjacent to Willingham Village. The proposed plan includes a community park to promote health and safety, and includes a recreation park with two accessible playgrounds, covered and lighted pavilion, basketball court, and water feature with ground jets. Plans are to begin construction in 2025. The park site will be named Chuck Hufstetler Park in honor of Senator Chuck Hufstetler of Rome, Georgia.

Area School System

Rome City Schools
508 East Second Street
706-236-5050

60% units - 1 Person 30,480.00, 2 People 34,800.00, 3 People 39,180.00 4 People 43,560.00 5 People 47,040.00

50% Units - 1 Person 25,400.00, 2 People 29,000.00, 3 People 32,650.00, 4 People 36,300.00, 5 People 39,200.00

• On City Bus Route
• In-Unit Laundry Hookups
• Near Elementary Schools
• Near Hospital
• No Smoking
• No Pets
• Dishwasher
• Refrigerator
• Stove
• 1 Parking Space
• On-Site Management
• Online Payment
• Dumpsters on site