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KCDC marks 90 years of affordable housing and redevelopment

May. 14, 2026
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) celebrated its 90th anniversary with elected officials and community leaders to recognize nine decades of cultivating community through affordable housing, pathways to homeownership and landmark redevelopment with the City of Knoxville since the organization’s founding
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KCDC breaks ground on phase 4 of Transforming Western initiative

Apr. 29, 2026
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community leaders, officially broke ground April 29 on the fourth phase of the transformation of Western Heights to build affordable housing and amenities for residents. Overall, the transformational plan for Western
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KUB & Trees Knoxville partner to plant trees in KCDC’s Five Points

Mar. 19, 2026
Trees Knoxville, Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) and Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) collaborated to plant 22 trees in KCDC’s Five Points community, thanks to KUB employee volunteers who spent the day placing, planting and watering trees. “KUB’s service to the
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KCDC earns Pinnacle Business Award for partnerships, affordable housing

Mar. 05, 2026
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has earned a Knoxville Chamber 2026 Pinnacle Business Award in the Impact Award category for its efforts to build partnerships, support the community and expand affordable housing. “Being a catalyst to improve and transform communities
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KCDC finalizes contract to improve pedestrian access and safety in Western Heights and Beaumont neighborhoods

Feb. 12, 2026
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has finalized a contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation that will improve pedestrian safety improve a key intersection within the Transforming Western initiative. Work for the project will start later this year and will
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KCDC officially opens The Overlook at Beaumont residential community

Jan. 14, 2026
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, 2026
Knoxville’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, 2025
Knoxville’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, 2025
Knoxville’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, 2025
Knoxville’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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