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HUD USER publishes a series of case studies based on federal, state and local strategies that increase affordable housing opportunities, apply sustainable features and practices, and increase access to public transportation. The projects featured in these reports have demonstrated innovation through a multitude of partnerships and initiatives. Each report outlines a project’s objectives and the development strategies used to achieve them.

Latest Case Studies Reports

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Colocating Affordable Housing and Library Services and Revitalizing a Neighborhood in Chicago

Chicago’s Roosevelt Square, approximately 94 acres on the city’s Near West Side, has been a focus of redevelopment led by the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) since at least the early 2000s. The neighborhood’s transformation began in 2002 with the demolition over 5 years of four public housing developments dating from the 1930s to the 1950s — large buildings cut off from the urban grid, collectively known as the ABLA Homes (an acronym derived from the developments’ names).
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Previous Case Studies Reports

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Vail, Colorado: The Vail InDEED Program Provides Deed-Restricted Workforce Housing in a Resort Market

Low-angle aerial photograph of a row of single-story shotgun houses, with a two-story structure to the right of the houses and the skyline of downtown Houston in the background.

Houston, Texas: Project Row Houses Uses Art To Preserve Architecture, Culture, and Community in a Low-Income Neighborhood

Photograph of two façades of a five-story mill building next to railroad tracks and a canal.

Windsor Locks, Connecticut: A Mill’s Transformation Into Mixed-Income Housing Is Revitalizing the Downtown