Survey of Market Absorption of New Apartment Buildings

OMB No. 2528-0013: Approval Expires 11/30/2007
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

H-31

FORM
(4-3-2006)

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

SURVEY OF MARKET ABSORPTION
OF NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS

VERIFY QUESTIONS 1 AND 2
1. Number of housing units
in the building, at the
location above?

1
2

4

Number

4

Section 8 or housing vouchers
Housing for elderly direct loan program
Low income housing tax credit
Other subsidized program

5

No, not subsidized

2

Number
3. ELEVATOR
1

Yes

2

Conventionally owned (rental)
A cooperative
A condominium
Owned or leased by a public housing agency

3

Weight

b. Place

1

I/O

c. SOC No.

e. Control No.

2

d. Date completed

f. Interviewer code

0

8. Are the following items
included in the rent,
(condominium fee), or
available at extra costs?

Incl.

Extra
cost

(1)

(2)

Not
available
(3)

9. Are any units offered furnished ONLY?
1

Yes – How many? _______
(For Q.10, prepare a separate
H-31 for furnished units.
Record only unfurnished units
in Q.10 of this form)

a. Electricity . . . . . . . . .
b. Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

None or _________ percent

0

5. Is the building under any of the following programs?
1

Scope

6. What percent of the floor
space of this building is
used for commercial
purposes?

4. Is the building –

3

2. Number of floors in the
building, at the location
above?

NOTICE – Your report to the U.S Census Bureau is
confidential by law (title 13, U.S. Code). It may be
seen only by sworn Census employees and may be
used only for statistical purposes.

Regional office name

a. PSU

c. Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Are any of the units in
this building reserved for
transient use?

e. Air conditioning . . . . . 1

3

2

3

Notes

g. Refrigerator . . . . . . . .

(Exclude such units
from Q.10)

h. Dishwasher . . . . . . . .

No

2

2

No

f. Range . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes – How many? _______

1

2

d. Hot water . . . . . . . . .

i. Swimming pool . . . . . 1
j. Off-street parking . . . .

No

10. Number of units offered for rent, by bedrooms, by rent categories; or for sale, by bedrooms, by asking price categories.
Efficiency or studio (no bedrooms)

Mark (X) one

Date of report

1 Bedroom

2 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms or more

Total rental Less
$750
$850
$950
$1050
$1150
Less
$750
$850
$950
$1050
$1150
Less
$750
$850
$950
$1050
$1150
$1250
Less
$750
$850
$950
$1050
$1150
$1250
units
than
to
to
to
to
or
than
to
to
to
to
or
than
to
to
to
to
to
or
than
to
to
to
to
to
or
offered
$750
849
949
1049
1149
more
$750
849
949
1049
1149
more
$750
849
949
1049
1149
1249
more
$750
849
949
1049
1149
1249
more
OR
Total conLess $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 Less $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 Less $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 Less $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000
dominium
than
to
to
to
to
or
than
to
to
to
to
or
than
to
to
to
to
to
or
than
to
to
to
to
to
or
units
$150,000 199,999 249,999 299,999 349,000 more $150,000 199,999 249,999 299,999 349,000 more $150,000 199,999 249,999 299,999 349,999 399,999 more $150,000 199,999 249,999 299,999 349,999 399,999 more
offered

0 TOTAL UNITS
IN BUILDING

001

002

003

004

005

006

007

008

009

010

011

012

013

014

015

016

017

018

019

020

021

022

023

024

025

026

027

1

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

2

201

202

203

204

205

206

207

208

209

210

211

212

213

214

215

216

217

218

219

220

221

222

223

224

225

226

227

3

301

302

303

304

305

306

307

308

309

310

311

312

313

314

315

316

317

318

319

320

321

322

323

324

325

326

327

4

401

402

403

404

405

406

407

408

409

410

411

412

413

414

415

416

417

418

419

420

421

422

423

424

425

426

427

USCENSUSBUREAU

INTERVIEWER: CONTINUE ON BACK WITH QUESTION 11

11. Are the units in this building –
1
2
3

Restricted to persons age 55 or older – Continue with 12a
Intended for persons age 55 or older, but not age restricted – Continue with 12a
Neither of the above – END INTERVIEW

12a. Does the management of this building provide residents with meals,
transportation, or housekeeping within the unit?

2

No
Yes, some but not all of these services

3

Yes, all three services provided

1

12b. Does the management of this building provide assistance to residents with
managing finances, using the telephone, or shopping?
1
2
3

No
Yes, some but not all types of assistance provided
Yes, all three types of assistance provided

12c. Does the management of this building provide assistance with personal
care, that is, bathing, eating, moving about, dressing, or toilet use?
1

No

2

Yes, some but not all types of assistance provided
Yes, all five types of assistance provided

3

FORM H-31 (3-4-2006)

Notes