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Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community leaders and residents, officially opened Jan. 14 the first new housing development of the Transforming Western initiative. The Overlook at Beaumont includes 76 rental units with one- to five-bedroom options,
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KCDC hires Daniel Watson as director of philanthropy
Jan. 08, 2026Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has hired Daniel Watson as director of philanthropy to lead the work of KCDC’s Family Investment Foundation and advance philanthropic strategies that expand opportunities and improve outcomes for residents across Knoxville. Watson brings nearly two
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KCDC’s Liberty Place and Pathways Program earn national awards
Nov. 03, 2025Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has earned two prestigious awards from a national housing and community development organization for Liberty Place, a housing community for veterans at risk of homelessness, and the Pathways Program, which breaks down barriers to higher
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KCDC officially opens First Creek at Austin Phase 3 housing development
Sep. 30, 2025Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) officially opened Sept. 30 the third phase of First Creek at Austin, the final residential component of the redeveloped site and the city’s first mixed-income, affordable housing community. First Creek at Austin Phase 3 adds
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KCDC breaks ground on phase 2 of Transforming Western initiative
Jun. 04, 2025Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community leaders, officially broke ground June 4 on the second phase of the transformation of Western Heights to build affordable housing, mixed-use space to include a health center, police substation and
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KCDC’s Liberty Place earns national award from veterans’ group
May. 30, 2025Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has earned a national award for Liberty Place, a 32-unit permanent supportive housing development for veterans. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) presented KCDC with the Outstanding Partnership Award at NCHV’s 35th anniversary annual
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KCDC’s First Creek at Austin Phase 1 earns Urban Land Institute awards
May. 07, 2025Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has earned two prestigious Urban Land Institute (ULI) awards for First Creek at Austin Phase 1 that recognize exceptional design, land use, financial success and transformational impact on a community. ULI Nashville presented the 2025
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Local organizations and volunteers stock KCDC’s Liberty Place units with household goods
Jan. 07, 2025Local organizations have outfitted Liberty Place units with donated soft goods to make them move-in ready for veterans now that the permanent supportive housing development has been completed by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation. The residential development, which is located at
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KCDC and the City of Knoxville celebrate redevelopment milestone for Sanitary Laundry Building
Dec. 11, 2024Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and the City of Knoxville have reached a celebratory milestone as construction begins on a historic building in North Knoxville to transform the once problematic structure into an architecture firm and commercial rental space. The
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KCDC officially opens supportive housing for veterans
Nov. 21, 2024Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community leaders and residents, officially opened Liberty Place, a 32-unit permanent supportive housing development for veterans, on Nov. 21. The residential development, which is located at 3627 Division St. in West
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