Farmington Hills Phase II schedule to open Fall 2014. Brad Smith, Senior Vice President, announced that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs selected Farmington Hills – Phase II in their 2012 round. Smith said, “the demand for housing in the Winder area has exceeded expectation and the need for an additional 72 apartment homes will be absorbed quickly. The new phase will have its own playground and and fitness facility. These amenities will be co-shared with the already constructed amenities in the first phase of this family complex. Farmington Hills apartment community is conveniently located on Hwy 316, a major corridor between metro Atlanta and Athens, GA, home of the University of Georgia.