Keith B. Key has been selected to receive the 2009 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Achievement Award for Business by the Iota Chapter in Pittsburgh, PA. The black-tie ceremony will be held on Nov. 21st. This is a very special honor for Mr. Key as a member of this great fraternity, and to be recognized by [...]

·  Ms. Janice White, a Garfield resident, has been selected as the new property manager for Garfield Heights.
·  Applications have begun for Phase 1 of Garfield Heights. We have over 175 potential applicants for the 40 remaining units and we haven’t even begun the advertising campaign!
·  Keith B. Key was the guest speaker at the [...]

To-date, there have been 23 local residents hired on the Garfield site as of the end of September 2009!
We have 33.4% Minority Business Enterprises Participation (18% goal) and 11.5% Women-Owned Business Enterprises participation (7% goal). There are the highest numbers in the history of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and perhaps the [...]

On September 30th we closed with the equity investor (PNC Bank) and the Housing Authority on the Owner Entity financing for Garfield Phase 2. This development, contiguous to Garfield Phase 1, is 45 units of new construction with total development costs of approximately $15.7 million. Construction on the site will begin in October and completed [...]

Sept. 17th Mr. Key attended and participated in the OSU UITI panel discussion held at Salt Fork Conference Center & State Park in Cambridge, Ohio. The attendees were professionals and various members of fraternities and sororities on OSU’s campus and the topic center around leadership.

After nearly 4 years with KBK, Helena Gilchrist, executive administrator to Keith B. Key will be leaving on Nov. 6th. Helena has accepted a position as the executive assistant to the President & CEO of The United Way of Central Ohio. Helena has been an important figure in the growth and development of KBK Enterprises. [...]

15-year old Danielle Key is the oldest of Keith B. Key’s children and a 4th year summer intern with KBK Enterprises in Columbus. This year she spent her time between the KBK and The Heritage offices. Dani is a sophomore at Olentangy Liberty High School is an avid swimmer and dancer. She has two younger [...]

The Heritage, located in northeast Columbus, maintains a nearly 100% occupancy rate year round. However, every 6 months or so, we open the waiting list for new applicants to fill the occasional vacancies. On August 25th, there was a line that started to form at 5 a.m. for the 8 a.m. opening of the doors. [...]