Rooted in a history of welcoming all people, Kennedy Heights Development Corporation (KHDC) is dedicated to growing a neighborhood where residents, businesses and community thrive.

Building on decades of urban redevelopment, the Kennedy Heights Development Corporation (KHDC) was established in 2007 and tasked with several key neighborhood projects, including the Kennedy Heights Cultural Center and senior housing initiatives.

The predecessor organization of today’s KHDC, the Kennedy Heights Urban Redevelopment Corporation (KHURC), was originally incorporated as a non-profit organization as an offshoot of the Kennedy Heights Community Council. KHURC borrowed money to acquire several residences at sheriff’s sales, rehabbed them and sold them. The KHURC then repaid all loans and went dormant in 1982.

Twenty-five years later, in 2007, at the suggestion of the City of Cincinnati’s Community Development Department, and with leadership from the KHCC, KHURC was reestablished and renamed the KHDC.