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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.

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Two street façades of a four-story building with “Osborn Commons” written vertically above a first-floor retail space.

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan: A Sustainable Mixed-Income Housing Development Brings Housing Downtown

Over the past several decades, Sault Ste. Marie, a city of 13,500 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, has been encouraging new development in its downtown. A primary goal of this effort has been to improve the connection between the commercial district near Soo Locks, a popular tourist attraction, and the locally owned businesses in the city’s older commercial corridor.
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Previous Case Studies

The front and side façades of a one-story building with a wall sign reading, "Office," and in the foreground, a monument sign, reading "Belmont Gardens, Desert Apartments."

Tonopah, Nevada: Rehabilitated Affordable Housing Contributes to a Frontier Town’s Revitalization

The street façade of a two-story apartment building, with a wall sign in the gable of the building and a monument sign in the foreground reading “BH Boston Heights.”

Benbrook, Texas: Building a Safe and Supportive Community With Affordable Housing

Two buildings of attached residences adjacent to a wooded park in the middle ground, with a single-family detached house (Hayman House) in the foreground and mountains in the background.

Boise, Idaho: Ash+River Townhomes Brings Workforce Housing to the City's Downtown