Northwest Plaza — HUD inspection scores

Public housing · 1845 Fremont St, South Bend, IN 46628

Latest published score NSPIRE
56 Failing
out of 100 Inspected April 10, 2024

Scores higher than 2% of Indiana’s 812 currently scored properties · state median 93

Under NSPIRE, a score below 60 is failing; 60–79 puts a property on a more frequent inspection cycle.

What a failing score sets in motion

HUD refers a failing development for enforcement: the owner surveys what the inspection found, corrects it, and documents both back to HUD. Inspections speed up too — scoring below 80 already means a roughly annual cycle. A failing score does not by itself close a building, end its subsidy, or mean anyone has to move; most failing properties are re-inspected and recover. More on failing scores.

This development’s physical score also rolls uphill into Housing Authority Of South Bend’s own assessment by HUD — its full portfolio shows how many of its developments are failing at once.

If you live here: conditions in your unit go first to the housing authority that runs it. If that goes nowhere, HUD’s Public and Indian Housing customer service line is 1-800-955-2232. A voucher unit’s own inspection is a separate system — check your own results.

100 80 60 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 HUD replaced REAC scoring with NSPIRE in 2023. Scores on either side of this line come from different standards and are not directly comparable. REAC → NSPIRE · 2023 September 6, 2000 — scored 85.57 (REAC (UPCS)) November 14, 2002 — scored 95 (REAC (UPCS)) December 9, 2004 — scored 85.26 (REAC (UPCS)) February 12, 2007 — scored 76.48 (REAC (UPCS)) February 6, 2008 — scored 92.94 (REAC (UPCS)) November 19, 2015 — scored 69 (REAC (UPCS)) December 4, 2018 — scored 35 (REAC (UPCS)) March 4, 2020 — scored 49 (REAC (UPCS)) April 10, 2024 — scored 56 (NSPIRE)
Scores as published by HUD. NSPIRE (2023–) and REAC (2000–2023) scores come from different standards and are not directly comparable.
Inspection date Score Standard
April 10, 2024 56 NSPIRE
March 4, 2020 49 REAC (UPCS)
December 4, 2018 35 REAC (UPCS)
November 19, 2015 69 REAC (UPCS)
February 6, 2008 92.94 REAC (UPCS)
February 12, 2007 76.48 REAC (UPCS)
December 9, 2004 85.26 REAC (UPCS)
November 14, 2002 95 REAC (UPCS)
September 6, 2000 85.57 REAC (UPCS)

HUD's published files sample the record: each snapshot carries a property's latest score at publication, so an inspection can be missing between snapshots, and no inspections conducted 2010–2012 appear in any file HUD still publishes. History here is assembled from every file HUD offers.