Since 1976, Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation (WHRF) has worked to revitalize their neighborhood housing stock and business district, culminating in 2003 with their very successful Alexandra, a senior housing project that gained national attention.

With this 2009 Operating Support funding WHRF will plan the development of low to moderate income residential and mixed use projects. Activities will be focused on several sites, among them the “Firehouse Row” properties pictured to the right. WHRF is studying the feasibility of rehabbing the firehouse pictured. All other development will be new construction.

Infill single family new construction will be built on the four empty lots pictured to the left, to replace housing long ago decayed and torn down. These are the “scattered sites” of the Southwest Quadrant, a neighborhood bounded by McMillian, Gilbert, McGregor and I-71.

Mayor Mark Mallory has identified the Southwest Quadrant as a focus area in his Initiative through the US Conference of Mayors and will work with WHRF in the future to revitalize the neighborhood.