When introducing Keith B. Key to the African American Chamber of Commerce PowerBreakfast audience, President and CEO Doris Carson Williams called it “a feel-good moment.”
“He has had such good fortune in doing things the right way,” she said. “He achieved an astounding 50 percent minority participation on (the redevelopment of) Garfield Heights and 43 percent on Skyline Terrace which used to be Addison Terrace. And three days ago, city council gave him the key to the city.”
Key who is also currently developing the first phase of the Larimer redevelopment and building mixed-income housing in Homewood, thanked the chamber saying the organization makes his job a lot easier.
Though his KBK Enterprises, which includes a development firm, a construction company, a property management company and a foundation, is based in Columbus, Ohio, Key grew up in the Hill District and Garfield. So coming back here, he said, is special.
“When I won the Garfield bid it was just another deal, until I went to a community meeting and it got emotional when a man stood up and said they should support me because the $100 million deal was the largest ever issued in Pittsburgh to a Black developer—and he used to be my neighbor,” said Key.
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