To fulfill the promise for safe, decent and affordable housing for Knoxville, the City of Knoxville established the Knoxville Housing Authority, known today as Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) in 1936.

Since that time, KCDC has grown from administering two housing developments to overseeing 13 and has expanded its role as a public housing authority to become the redevelopment agency for the City of Knoxville.

Today, KCDC is changing the face of affordable housing with its long-term plan to redesign and modernize its properties. Because the agency has expanded its role over the years to include economic development, KCDC is changing the Knoxville skyline, too, with projects such as:

• TVA’s Twin Towers Office Complex
• Howard H. Baker Jr. U.S. Courthouse
• Waterfront Redevelopment/Volunteer Landing
• Market Square Redevelopment
• Hope VI/Mechanicsville Redevelopment
• Five Points Redevelopment
• Market Square Parking Garage

For nearly 70 years, KCDC has been enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of Knoxville by providing affordable housing, advancing redevelopment initiatives, fostering self-sufficiency and improving neighborhoods and communities.