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Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation board elects officers, adds Harris

Jul. 08, 2022
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has elected 2022-23 officers for its Board of Commissioners and added a new member. Felix Harris, vice president of housing and community development for the Knoxville Area Urban League, has joined the board as an
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KCDC officially opens mixed-income, affordable housing at First Creek at Austin

May. 11, 2022
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) officially cut the ribbon May 11 on the first phase of First Creek at Austin, the city’s first mixed-income, affordable housing community. Business and community leaders, stakeholders and residents attended the ceremony. Located just east
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KCDC fully reopens Love Towers after $6.5 million renovation

Mar. 22, 2022
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) officially has fully reopened Guy B. Love Towers after a $6.5 million renovation of the affordable housing community for elderly and disabled residents that features new flooring and appliances in units and a landscaped courtyard.
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Rotary Club of Knoxville opens Little Free Library at KCDC’s The Vista at Summit Hill

Feb. 15, 2022
Members of the Rotary Club of Knoxville have officially opened a Little Free Library for residents of The Vista at Summit Hill to expand access to books, inspire readers of all ages and build community. Rotary Club members and representatives
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KCDC to show Transforming Western plan at Jan. 19 open house

Jan. 04, 2022
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) will host an open house for neighborhood, stakeholder and community members to review the Transforming Western plan for the Western Heights housing site and Beaumont area. The open house will be held Wednesday, Jan. 19,
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KCDC earns $900,000 grant to support continued Austin Homes redevelopment

Oct. 26, 2021
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) has awarded Southeastern Housing Association a $900,000 grant to help build 153 housing units in the third phase of Austin Homes redevelopment. Southeastern Housing Association is a partnership of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)
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$7.5 million federal grant to bring supportive housing for seniors to Austin Homes site

Oct. 19, 2021
The ongoing redevelopment of the Austin Homes site will include 50 units of supportive housing for seniors made possible by a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to a Knoxville nonprofit, the only
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KCDC breaks ground on future Head Start facility at Western Heights

Sep. 08, 2021
New 10-classroom building also marks start of significant community revitalization Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community leaders and members of the Western Heights community, officially broke ground Sept. 8 on a Head Start facility that will
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KCDC employee earns prestigious SAHMA Rising Star Award

Aug. 27, 2021
Kristie Toby, a housing operations director for Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), has been awarded the Rising Star Award by the Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association (SAHMA) at its annual leadership conference in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 9. Members of
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KCDC’s Five Points development earns ‘Green Communities’ certification

Aug. 17, 2021
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has earned national recognition for the fourth phase of Five Points, which has been certified by Enterprise Green Communities. The certification demonstrates KCDC’s commitment to the economic and environmental benefits of sustainable construction practices for
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