KEYBANK FINANCES $21M SECOND PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT

CLEVELAND, OHIO — KeyBank (NYSE:KEY) has closed a transaction to provide New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing to the $21 million second phase of the University Circle Uptown development, a mixed-use and student housing project in Cleveland. The NMTC program, which was established in 2000 as part of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act 2000, provides tax credit incentives to investors for equity investments in low-income communities. Keybank provided $9 million in NMTC loans and nearly $9 million in NMTC equity to the entire Uptown development. The second phase of the development will include retail and 50 dorm spaces for the Cleveland Institute of Art, providing nearly 130 beds for students. The property will also provide 40 additional units of traditional student housing and more than 20,000 square feet or ground-level retail space, including a new Corner Alley bowling. MRN Ltd. is developing the second phase, which is currently under construction.