![]() ![]() ![]() Johnson said one or two developers will be selected who will take the lead on the design of the project, although CMHA will likely continue to own the land. “Then we want to see how that fits in to the neighborhood and if that’s supported by the neighborhood, and then make the best choice for the organization and the surrounding community.” “We want to take a look at what creativity developers have and how they would plan on financing that,” Johnson said. Housing authority officials are seeking ideas from private developers and have formally requested proposals. By last week’s deadline, CMHA had received three proposals.ĭebris and garbage has accumulated around the English Woods site. It’s certainly the largest since the $200 million CityWest project in the West End that dates to 1999. It may be the largest project ever undertaken by the housing authority. ![]() “We want to make it a walkable community where lots of different income levels can partake in a great neighborhood,” said the housing authority’s CEO, Gregory Johnson. It would be nothing less than the creation of a new neighborhood, a creation overseen by the region’s largest public housing agency. The agency says it wants extensive landscaping, tree-lined streets, underground utilities, a walking trail, sports courts, a sprayground, space for health care and educational services and a hilltop overlook. The agency wants to build what it calls “an urban village,” that would include new housing as well as retail and other amenities. The former English Woods public housing project is ripe for redevelopment. The housing authority wants to essentially recreate the lost community of English Woods. The owner of the sprawling property, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, has plans that, if they come to fruition, will transform the forgotten neighborhood. Much of the 50-acre site is fenced off. Discarded pop bottles, cigarette wrappers and other garbage accumulates. Old streets lead to nothing but tall grass and weeds. The brick, townhome-style apartments were torn down more than 10 years ago. You can scroll to the bottom for the other stories in the series.įor 65 years, a remote hilltop just west of the Mill Creek was the site of one of Cincinnati’s largest public housing projects. This story is part of 's Our Forgotten Neighborhoods series. ![]()
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