#090 Nov/Dec 1996 — Saving Affordable Housing

Case Studies

Unless otherwise indicated, the research team gathered information and quotes in the following six case studies through interviews, site visits, surveys, and organizations’ literature. All demographic data is from the […]

Unless otherwise indicated, the research team gathered information and quotes in the following six case studies through interviews, site visits, surveys, and organizations’ literature. All demographic data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Study Site Comparisons

Project
Marksdale Gardens
Bancroft Apartments
New Heritage
House Apartments
Location
Boston
Boston
Denver, CO
Sponsor
Self-sponsored
Urban Edge
Atlantis Community Inc.
Project Type
Tenant Cooperative
Rental Buildings
Rental Building
Building Type
178 Townhouse Units
45 2-, 3- & 4-bedroom Units
34 unit/3-Story 
Apartment Building 
Program
HUD Foreclosed Prop. Disp.; 
Sec. 8
HUD Foreclosed Prop. Disp.; 
Sec. 8
RTC Affordable 
Housing Disp.
Acquisition Date
1984
1981
1991
Income Range
NA
$5,000-$25,000
$10,000-$25,000
Monthly Rent Range
$432
$783-$1,043
$290-$350
Household Type
2-Parent Families 
1- and 2-Parent Families
Primarily Single 
Residents

 

Project
Grace Apartments
Homesteading Program
507 West 140th Street
Location
Denver, CO
South Chicago
Scattered Sites
New York City
Sponsor
Mercy Housing Incorporated 
ACORN Housing Corp. of IL, Inc.
Community Service Society of NY
Project Type
Rental Buildings 
Community Land Trust
Tenant Cooperative
Building Type
Two Buildings/53 Units 
50 Single Family Homes 
16 Unit Apartment Building
Program
RTC Affordable Housing Disp.
HUD Foreclosed Property Disp.
Ownership Transfer Program (CSS)
Acquisition Date
1992
1987 
(first house in pilot program)
1984
Income Range
$10,000-$12,500
$15,000-32,000
$5,000-$25,000
Monthly Rent Range
$351-400
$500 
$212-$300
Household Type
NA
1- and 2-Parent Families
1- and 2-Parent Families; 
Singles 

OTHER ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

  • New Heritage House Apartments, Denver

    November 1, 1996

    Note: This profile is part of a series, “Saving Affordable Housing,” which begins with an introduction here.A Model for Independent Living “From the very beginning, when its fortunes depended almost […]

  • Grace Apartments, Denver

    November 1, 1996

    Note: This profile is part of a series, “Saving Affordable Housing,” which begins with an introduction here.A Rental Project in a Marginal Location The group of women’s religious communities that […]

  • Foreword

    November 1, 1996

      Saving Affordable Housing Foreword The National Housing Institute, with funding from the Ford Foundation, has made available Saving Affordable Housing, a practical review of selected examples of community-based groups […]