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Final Report:
Final Report (PDF)
Appendix (PDF) A-K

Appendix A: Model Documentation
Appendix B: Application of the Cost Model to Puerto Rico Public Housing
Appendix C: Internal PHA Asset Management
Appendix D: Model Estimates, by Agency
Appendix E: Model Estimates (Excel), by Property
Appendix F: Non-Profit Survey
Appendix G: Case Study Field Notes
Appendix H: Changing Public Housing's Regulatory Environment
Appendix I: Survey of Mixed-Financed Operating Costs
Appendix J: Private Management Reports
Appendix K: Budget-Based Field Test Reports

1.31.03 Research Working Group Meeting Documents:
Case Study Samples:
Anne Arundel Case Study Notes
Kingston Case Study Notes
Phoenix Case Study Notes

Private Management Samples:
Patricia White Notes
Sibley Plaza Notes
Poe Homes Notes

Field Test Budget Samples:
Allentown, PA: Hanover Acres FT Budget
Akron, OH: Edgewood Homes FT Budget
Buffalo, NY: Commodore Perry FT Budget, Holling Homes Field Test Budget
Fergus Falls: Riverview Heights FT Budget
Martinsburg, WV: Adam Stephens FT Budget
Meriden, CT: Mills Memorial FT Budget


Case Study Documents
DRAFT Case Study Data Collection and Interview Guide, (Word) June 28, 2002
DRAFT Case Study Data Collection and Interview Guide, (PDF) June 28, 2002
Memo Cover Letter, July 1, 2002.


Cost Model Update

Cost Model Variables Memo, 6/27/02

Report - Operating Cost Model Update, 6/17/02
PHA Cost Model Estimates (Excel), 6/19/02
PHA Property Cost Model Estimates (Excel), 6/19/02
PHA Property Cost Model Estimates (PDF), 6/14/02
Operating Estimates for Typical Public Housing (Excel), 6/20/02
Operating Estimates for Typical Public Housing (PDF), 6/20/02
Map of Typical Public Housing Operating Costs (PDF), 7/8/02
Map of Typical Public Housing Operating Costs (Word), 7/8/02

Benchmarking Public Housing Utility Funding to Private Norms: A Feasibility Study, 3/22/02 DRAFT.
Report Text, pages 1-24*.
Appendices A-C.
Appendix D, Providence RI.
Appendix E1, Akron OH, part one.
Appendix E2, Akron OH, part two.
Appendix F, Reno NV.
Appendix G, Athens GA.
Appendix H, Water Report.

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Benchmarking Public Housing Utility Funding to Private Norms: A Feasibility Study, 3/22/02 DRAFT (complete document).


GSD Cost Model Variables Memo, 2/25/02.

Report on Pilot Case Studies and Recommended Final Case Study Approach, issued January 9, 2002.

Operating Expense Analysis: Mitchell Lama Program New York City Properties, issued January 8, 2002.

Final Draft: Report on Debt Financing of Public Housing Capital Improvements, issued November 1, 2001.

Responses to Draft Research Design, issued October 10, 2001.

Millennial Housing Commission, Summary of Remarks by Greg Byrne, July 25, 2001.

Draft Research Design, issued Monday, July 9, 2001.
This report incorporates comments received on the Discussion of Research Issues and Initial Recommendations for Review, issued April 2001. Comments on the Draft Research Design were requested by July 30, 2001.

Discussion of Research Issues and Initial Recommendations for Review
A schedule of regional meetings were held in April and May of 2001 to discuss this report. Feedback generated from these meetings and written responses, as well as from DC Public Meetings was considered and addressed in the Draft Research Design.
Draft Progress Report and Revised Work Plan
This was available for public feedback as of September 26, 2000, and was discussed at the September 27, 2000 Monthly Public Meeting.
Matrix of Similarities and Differences in Private Market Rate, Private Assisted and Public Housing, DRAFT
Dated September 25, 2000, this document is Attachment A of the Draft Progress Report and Amended Work Plan and available as a separate document. As indicated in the Progress Report, this document will be refined through a combination of additional field research and targeted focus group interviews and sessions. Your comments are welcome.
Management and Work Plan
May 16, 2000: Overview and Plan of Project Work

Cooperative Agreement
This agreement is between Harvard University and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a study of the cost of well-run public housing, effective date May 17, 2000.