CHARLESTON S.C. (WCBD) – Affordable housing units in Charleston could be seeing significant improvements in the buildings and surrounding neighborhoods.
The Charleston Housing Authority plans to tear down 286 units at Cooper River Courts, built in the 1940s, adding over 1,000 new workforce and affordable housing units.
“1100 units, we’re going from 286 to 1100, and they will be mixed again affordable housing, workforce housing, and several at market rate, but they will all be mixed. There will not be one affordable section and the other section market rate. They will all be the same,” said Herb Partlow, the Chairman of the board and commissioner for Charleston Housing Authority.
The plan will also add 10,000 square feet of community amenities, such as a fitness room, an outdoor playground, a pool, and a grocery store. Residents say they’re happy to be getting an upgrade at an affordable price.
550 Meeting Street.
Charleston, SC 29403
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