University Heights Community Development Corporation

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University Heights Community Development Corporation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on Park Blvd in University Heights, San Diego, operating from suite 104 at 4452 Park Boulevard in the 92116 ZIP. The UHCDC was established in 1985 to revitalize and benefit the University Heights community through public improvements funded by private and public grants. The organization holds EIN 33-0227764 and manages the University Heights Parking District and the Maintenance Assessment District, which funds streetscape improvements, banner installations, and landscape upkeep along Park Blvd and El Cajon Blvd. Cultural programming includes the Summer in the Park concert series and the Taste of University Heights food walk, events that draw foot traffic to the performing-arts anchors on the corridor including Diversionary Theatre on Park Blvd. The UHCDC founded the University Heights Historical Society in 1997, which preserves resources tied to the neighborhood's origins as the site of the San Diego Normal School — the forerunner to San Diego State University. Cobblestone and ostrich monuments at the entry points of University Heights and the historic Canary Palms on Park Blvd are direct products of the organization's preservation work. The Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Group created by the UHCDC provides community input to the City's Parks & Recreation Department for facilities including Old Trolley Barn Park, the Birney Joint Use Field, and The Point open space. CEO Christopher F. Milnes leads the organization from the Park Blvd office.