Scattered Sites - III — HUD inspection scores

Public housing · 859 Woodward Ave, New Haven, CT 06512

Latest published score NSPIRE
23 Failing
out of 100 Inspected August 7, 2025

Scores higher than 0% of Connecticut’s 539 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 The City Of New Haven’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 41.17 (REAC (UPCS)) December 20, 2002 — scored 63.28 (REAC (UPCS)) October 7, 2003 — scored 70.2 (REAC (UPCS)) December 16, 2004 — scored 62.44 (REAC (UPCS)) May 9, 2005 — scored 72.81 (REAC (UPCS)) February 7, 2006 — scored 72.34 (REAC (UPCS)) January 3, 2007 — scored 67.75 (REAC (UPCS)) December 24, 2008 — scored 55.9 (REAC (UPCS)) September 3, 2013 — scored 73 (REAC (UPCS)) February 25, 2015 — scored 84 (REAC (UPCS)) October 17, 2017 — scored 67 (REAC (UPCS)) April 9, 2024 — scored 75 (NSPIRE) August 7, 2025 — scored 23 (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
August 7, 2025 23 NSPIRE
April 9, 2024 75 NSPIRE
October 17, 2017 67 REAC (UPCS)
February 25, 2015 84 REAC (UPCS)
September 3, 2013 73 REAC (UPCS)
December 24, 2008 55.9 REAC (UPCS)
January 3, 2007 67.75 REAC (UPCS)
February 7, 2006 72.34 REAC (UPCS)
May 9, 2005 72.81 REAC (UPCS)
December 16, 2004 62.44 REAC (UPCS)
October 7, 2003 70.2 REAC (UPCS)
December 20, 2002 63.28 REAC (UPCS)
September 6, 2000 41.17 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.