The redevelopment of Kenilworth Courts was supposed to bring jobs and peace to the residents who have long called the public housing complex home. But it didn’t go as planned.

Keith Pettigrew, who currently runs Alexandria’s public housing agency, will take the helm of a beleaguered DCHA on Nov. 1.

Dorian Jenkins,comes to the DCHA from consulting firm Nan McKay, a company with deep ties to public housing authorities across the country.

DCHA faced a May 30 deadline to correct the federal housing agency’s 103 findings of poor performance.

It’s the end of a tumultuous two years for Donald, which saw her grappling with the fallout of a devastating report from HUD about agency practices.

Families braved long lines and, in most cases, years’ worth of waiting for the chance to check their eligibility for a public housing unit.

The effort comes in the wake of a federal audit that dinged how the DC Housing Authority reimburses landlords.

The legislation comes as an alternative to a widely criticized bill introduced by Mayor Bowser and Council Chairman Mendelson last week.

The vote on the emergency bill was called off amidst continuing uneasiness from some lawmakers, though one proponent says it will be brought back up in two weeks.

The D.C. Housing Authority allegedly awarded nearly $1 million in sole-source contracts to a local software company, violating its own policies, according to an internal audit.