Organizers of a groundbreaking Nov. 21 at Southpointe Senior Residences say the occasion marked a milestone in local efforts to increase and enhance the number of affordable housing options available to Greenville’s senior citizens.
The new apartment community will feature 90 modern, affordable one- and two-bedroom units, strategically located just off the Woodruff Road corridor, all reserved for low- and moderate-income renters over age 55, according to a news release. Preleasing on the units is expected to begin in December 2025.
Greenville Housing Fund and Lowcountry Housing Communities collaborated on the project, along with several key partners.
“We are so grateful for our partnerships with the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority and the Greenville Housing Authority, which have made this affordable housing development for our lowest-income seniors a reality,” Bryan Brown, president and CEO of the Greenville Housing Fund, said in the release.
Lowcountry Housing Communities is a new developer in the Greenville market, and brings more than two decades of experience developing affordable, senior-living communities across South Carolina and Georgia.
Brown said SC Housing provides a crucial role in providing essential financing for Southpointe Senior Residences through their 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.
“We are incredibly thankful for the tax credit financing and for all the efforts SC Housing is making to increase affordable housing opportunities in the rapidly growing Upstate,” Brown said in the release.
According to a spokesperson for the dedicated on-site property manager, CAHEC Management Inc., Southpointe Senior Residences has been designed for comfort and connection, and is expected to become a vibrant, welcoming community for seniors.
The three-story building features a mix of one-bedroom/one-bathroom and two-bedroom/two-bathroom apartments. Amenities include a business center equipped with computers, a flexible and programmed community room, an exercise facility and off-street parking. It is located near a variety of essential services and amenities, with access to shopping and a Greenlink Transit connection for residents without a car.
In almost six years since its inception, GHF has invested over $19 million and leveraged $250 million in creating or preserving more than 1,550 units of housing in Greenville County.
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