Atrium, Living Square footage or not

[Pamela Crowley (Florida)]

the atrium he described is nothing more than a patio in the middle of the home

Absolutely!

 

[Fred]

Atrium, Living Square footage or not

Yes, if you are a plant, an aphid, etc.

 

[CANative]

Yes, if you are a plant, an aphid, etc

I am quite sure there are tons of homeless people who would jump at the chance to upgrade to someone's atrium.

 

[Mr Rex]

Does that mean you can count cardboard boxes as GLA if its attached?

 

[PropertyEconomics]

I am quite sure there are tons of homeless people who would jump at the chance to upgrade to someone's atrium.

Well that sure makes it reason to count it living area. Then again, under that reasoning, many door ways in New York qualify as living area. :Eyecrazy:

 

[Otis Key]

Does that mean you can count cardboard boxes as GLA if its attached?

REL of the first rain or snow storm (what's the physical depreciation factor - oh wait - is there functional or external obsolescence factor to that type of construction)?

 

[PropertyEconomics]

REL of the first rain or snow storm (what's the physical depreciation factor - oh wait - is there functional or external obsolescence factor to that type of construction)?

Always funtional .. it lies within the property it self .. err in this case the box .. which I might add .. generally has a ROOF altough it be a cardboard one ....

 

[John Hassler]

Would you guys count a atrium in the middle of the house that has a partial roof??? I am thinking not, but I have a recently done sketch from an AG that is counting it??? What do you think?


Thanks!

It is enclosed in Glass and yes the roof does partially open to the sky.

Thanks!

Why oh why do people come in here and change what the original poster said. PARTIAL ROOF .. OPEN SKY .. ITS NOT HEATED LIVING AREA .. and yes you can quote me.

Rather than use selective quotes I thought I would provide the OP's posts. I was, however, unable to find the one that said it's not heated living area.

He did state that it was enclosed and that an AG had previously counted it as living area. I don't know Todd but he is an AR and I don't think he would have asked the question if it was a simple as most here think.

 

[Fred]

Well that sure makes it reason to count it living area. Then again, under that reasoning, many door ways in New York qualify as living area. :Eyecrazy:

Does that make a sewer grate a seasonal villa?

 

[Bill_FL]

An atrium with open sky IS NOT GLA; a walkout basement IS NOT GLA. However, they may be given the same value as the GLA, you just cannot include it as such. Appraising 101.

There is no requirement to even calculate GLA. There is no requiremnt to measure anything. What if this appraisal is not being done to Fannie standards? What if its being doen for a completely different reason?

Sorry guys, Mr. Boyd is correct. While conventional wisdom might say that basements and atriums are not included, you can not make a blanket statement that that applies 100% of the time.