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Social Impact Bonds for Housing Revitalization: A Case Study in Richmond, California
August 2021This case study highlights Richmond, California’s unique approach to brownfield revitalization through social impact bonds. -
Eliminating Parking Minimums in Buffalo, NY
September 2023by: Rebecca Orbach, Owen MinottThis case study in Buffalo, New York, demonstrates the positive effect eliminating parking minimums can have on a community’s public realm, housing supply, and economy. -
Case Studies in Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation Number 5: Van Allen Apartments, Clinton, Iowa
August 2006by: Claire Kelly, Sam EriksonThis case study belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
4657 West Madison Street, Chicago: Anatomy of a Preservation Deal
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal, August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis case study describes how a community development financial institution (CDFI) provided the financing necessary to rehabilitate a mixed-use structure in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. -
Affordable Housing Regulatory Tools Case Studies
December 2010by: Alexandria Office of HousingThese case studies highlight strategies used in cities across the United States for promoting the development and preservation of affordable housing. -
Putnam Square Apartments, Cambridge: Anatomy of a Preservation Deal
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal, August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis case study shows how the state of Massachusetts’s 40T statute helped preserve an affordable housing development that serves seniors and disabled residents in Cambridge. -
PRO Neighborhoods: Innovative Strategies for Affordable Housing
2019by: Alexander Von Hoffman, Matthew ArckThese case studies feature five projects working to develop or preserve affordable housing from cities across the United States. -
Seward Towers, Minneapolis: Anatomy of a Preservation Deal
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal, August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis case study details how the renovation of a large affordable housing development in Minneapolis was accomplished with creative financing and minimal disruption to residents. -
Vida Lea Mobile Estates, Oregon: Anatomy of a Preservation Deal
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal, August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis case study details how residents of a mobile home park in rural Oregon mobilized to purchase the park through a resident-owned community model. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: Case Study
2008by: Sage Computing, Inc.This short report documents how six different localities regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and discusses the potential benefits of removing regulatory barriers to ADUs. -
Making Big Sense of Small Homes
8 Domains of Livability Case Studies, August 2015This case study profiles efforts in Portland, Oregon, to remove regulatory and financial barriers to accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction. -
In-Law—and Out-Law—Apartments
Sightline, March 2013by: Alan DurningThis blog post summarizes common barriers to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and holds up Vancouver, British Columbia, as an example of effective ADU regulatory reform. -
Seattle Says Yes to the Best Rules in America for Backyard Cottages
Sightline, July 2019by: Dan Bertolet, Margaret MoralesThis blog post summarizes zoning reforms for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Seattle. -
Tacoma Adopts Exemplary Reform for In-Law Apartments
Sightline, March 2019by: Dan Bertolet, Nisma GabobeThis blog post profiles accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulatory reforms in Tacoma, Washington. -
Land Use Reforms for Housing Supply: Case Studies on the Process for Passing and Implementing Regulation Changes
October 2020by: Lydia Lo, Eleanor Noble, Diane LevyThis report presents case studies of accessory dwelling unit regulatory reform efforts in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. -
Case Studies in Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation Number 4: Northern Hotel, Fort Collins, Colorado
August 2006by: Charles Fisher, Bill SimpsonThis case study belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
Case Studies in Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation Number 2: Carnegie Place Apartments, Sioux City, Iowa
July 1999by: Aleca Sullivan, Mary Jean MontgomeryThis case study belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
Case Studies in Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation Number 3: Shelly School Apartments, West York, Pennsylvania
October 2005by: Bonnie Wilkinson Mark, Dan DeiblerThis case study belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
Case Studies in Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation Number 1: Pacific Hotel, Seattle, Washington
August 1998by: Aleca Sullivan, Ron MurphyThis case study belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
Monseñor Romero Apartments, Washington, D.C.: Anatomy of a Preservation Deal
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal, August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis case study discusses how low-income residents in Washington, D.C. were displaced from their homes due to a fire and used the city’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act to rehabilitate their building and preserve affordability in a changing neighborhood. -
Billings Forge, Hartford: Anatomy of a Preservation Deal
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal, August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis case study details how Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) preserved affordability in Hartford, Connecticut by purchasing and rehabilitating a multi-family apartment complex. -
Innovative Financing Approaches for Affordable Rental Housing in the Chicago Region
February 2019by: Kathryn Reynolds, Leiha Edmonds, Erika PoethigThis case study of Community Investment Corporation from Chicago highlights alternative financing approaches for affordable rental housing. -
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
HUD User Case Study, September 2016This case study profiles Minneapolis's experiences with accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
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