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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

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