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V.B. Approaches to Producing and Managing SSR Projects

There are a number of approaches to developing, managing and funding SSR projects and there is no single approach that is necessarily the best. One size does not fit all. The following table contrasts the differences in the SSR programs of a few of the agencies we interviewed while developing this manual. We found agencies all had their strong and weak points. Most were really good in a number of areas and had room for improvement in others.

Comparison of Different Program Designs
Name of agency	Location of Agency	Year the agency began doing SSR development	Current number of scattered site units owned	Primary funding source	New Construction or rehabilitation	Short- or long-term lease purchase?	Management of units in-house or contracted out	Strengths of the organization
Beyond Housing	St. Louis, MO	1980	350	LIHTC Program	primarily new construction	NA	in-house	The vast array of services that they offer their tenants
Cleveland Housing Network	Cleveland, OH	1981	1,800	LIHTC Program	primarily rehabilitation	long-term	in-house, though some work through local CDC's	Their efficient, no-nonsense approach to development
Columbus Housing Partnership	Columbus, OH	2000	400	LIHTC Program	primarily new construction	long-term	contracted out to CPO, a nonprofit mgt company	Their well thought out asset management plan
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center	Baltimore, MD	1978	200	Variety of programs, many from the State of Maryland	primarily rehabilitation	NA	in-house	The detail that is put into the management and the maintenance of their units
*”Short-Term Lease Purchase” is defined as a program in which tenants are prepared for homeownership within 2-3 years. Long-term lease purchase involves leasing units for 15 years and then converting to homeownership.

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