08/05/2026
Today we celebrated the groundbreaking of Southernside West, a 54-unit affordable senior housing community that will provide beautiful, safe homes for seniors earning 30%–80% of Area Median Income (equivalent to about $22k-$60k annual income for a single-person household).
This project reflects what is possible when a community comes together.
Thank you to the City of Greenville for its continued commitment to affordable housing and for donating the land that made this development possible; Harmony Housing Affordable Development for their valued partnership; Creative Builders for bringing this vision to life; Huntington Bank, CommunityWorks, SC Housing, and the Greenville Housing Authority for the critical funding and support, including 14 project-based vouchers that will help ensure those with the greatest need can call Southernside West home.
We’re also honored to build on the historic site of the former Southernside Block Partnership community center, founded by Lila Mae Brock, mother of Councilwoman Lillian Brock Flemming. As the sister community to Southernside East, now under construction nearby, Southernside West will help create more opportunities for longtime Greenville seniors—and those hoping to return home—to live in a connected, thriving neighborhood steps from Unity Park.
A special thank you to the elected officials who joined us to celebrate this milestone: Mayor Knox White, City Councilwomen Lillian Brock Flemming and Dorothy Dowe, Greenville County Councilman Alan Mitchell, State Representatives Chandra Dillard and Paul Wickensimer, and Isabel Montague, representing the office of Senator Tim Scott. Your presence underscores the importance of investing in housing that strengthens our community.
Thank you to all those who partnered with us on this project and to everyone who joined us for this morning’s groundbreaking. To our future residents and neighbors, we look forward to serving you.
