Launched in August 2022, the Lower Hilltop Affordable Housing Initiative focused on transforming a concentrated zone near the 4th Street Corridor in Wilmington’s West Side by acquiring up to 80 vacant units and turning them into affordable homeownership opportunities. Within just six months, WNCLB had purchased over 40 properties, cleared titles, and began rehabilitating homes—with about $1 million in ARPA funds earmarked for 40 units, and Bank of America later contributing $250,000 to complete and sell five more homes.
