Charleston Homes

Application Period CLOSED

The County has identified 16 homes previously acquired from the Charleston Housing Authority for rehabilitation through the Charleston Home Program. The program allows interested parties to submit applications with creative approaches to renovate these homes into affordable, safe, and livable spaces for the citizens of Charleston County. Once the renovation is complete, the properties will be deeded over to the winning applicant for usage as rental properties or homeownership to an income-eligible candidate.

The awarding of the 16 homes will be divided into phases.

Contact

LaToya Sulton | Program Manager

3660 Montague Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29418

Phone: (843) 202-7234

Email: LSulton@CharlestonCounty.org

Housing: Housing@CharlestonCounty.org

Phase I

– Properties awarded to the following:

  • 2964 Marginal Road ~ Charleston Habitat for Humanity
  • 1138 Oxbow Drive ~ Palmetto Community Partners
  • 1535 Keswick Drive ~ Sea Island Habitat for Humanity

Phase II

– Properties awarded to the following:

  • 1316 Garrison Street, Charleston, SC 29412 ~ Narrow Gate Development
  • 2017 Bishop Drive, Charleston, SC 29414 ~ Charleston Habitat for Humanities

Phase III

– Properties awarded to the following:

  • 2225 Doris Drive, Charleston, SC 29414 ~ W.E.H Inc.
  • 1912 Morgan Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406 ~ Delancy Street South Carolina
  • 6306 Brandt Street, Charleston, SC 29406 ~ Narrow Gate
  • 9789 Peatwood Drive, Ladson, SC 29456 ~ J& W Construction & Design LLC
  • 1980 Dogwood Road, Charleston, SC 29414 ~ Charleston Habitat for Humanity
  • 7646 Allwood Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29414 ~ Charleston Revival

Phase IV

– Properties awarded to the following:

  • 3989 Paramount Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405 ~ Caldwell Kinard
  • 5317 Alvie Street, North Charleston, SC 29418 and 6992 Vista Court, Charleston, SC 29406 ~ Carolina Dream Builders
  • 4828 Foxwood Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418 ~ J&W Construction
  • 1118 Carverwood Lane ~ Narrow Gate

Rehabilitation Reviews

In February 2022, Charleston County Council entered an agreement to purchase 18 homes from the Charleston County Housing & Redevelopment Authority to preserve the properties as affordable rather than sold at market rate. The County has designated 16 of these homes for rehabilitation through the Charleston Home Program. The deadline to submit applications is October 16, 2024, at 5:00PM. The program allows interested parties to submit site-specific applications to rehabilitate the County's existing homes into safe, livable, attainable housing units. Properties will be deeded over to selected partners upon renovation completion to the affordable housing inventory in Charleston County as rentals, home sales, or another related initiative. Site visits and/or the review of videos for each site of interest is a required component of the application process. Please make sure to upload a signed Certified Video Form (found below) along with submitting your documents.

Certified Video Form

Site visits and/or review of the video for each site are a required component of the application process. You must attend a site visit and/or review the video for each interested property.

Phase IV Rehabilitation Reviews

Scope of Work

Scope of Work

Scope of Work

Scope of Work

Scope of Work

Site Visits

Application Period Closed

Interested parties MUST attend a site visit corresponding to the property for which they intend to submit an application or review the videos for each address for which they intend to submit an application. If you review any of the videos for the property for which you intend to submit an application, A signed Certified Video Form must be uploaded to the Portal.NeighborlySoftware.com along with other application documents.

This process is mandatory.

Site visit dates and locations for Phase IV are provided below:

  • 5317 Alvie Street, North Charleston, SC 29418 / September 21, 2024, 9:00 - 10:00 AM EST
  • 3989 Paramount Drive, North Charleston SC 29405 / September 21, 2024, 10:30 - 11:30 AM EST
  • 6992 Vista Court, North Charleston, SC 29406 / September 25, 2024, 9:30 - 10:30 AM EST
  • 4828 Foxwood Drive, Charleston, SC 29418 / September 25, 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 PM EST
  • 1118 Carverwood Drive, Charleston SC 29406 / September 25, 2024, 12:30 - 1:30 PM EST

Application Requirements

Applicants must:

  1. Have experience in the production of affordable houses and be a 501(c)(3) organization with an IRS certification or a private entity and provide their business license.
  2. Provide approval from the Board of Directors (BOD) or other governing body to participate in the Charleston Home Program.
  3. Demonstrate capacity to complete construction-related activities.
  4. Provide reasonable assurance of project start-up within sixty (60) days of contract execution.
  5. Provide a detailed description of the vision for repairs and updates for selected project sites, minimally including all repairs listed in the initial scope of work.
  6. Demonstrate financial capacity to cover project costs upfront. Provide a detailed contingency plan that dedicates funds exceeding total projects recovered through home sale/ rental to specific efforts that further affordable housing initiatives in Charleston County.

Application Process and Submission

Part 1:

Fill out the application completely.

For the application instructions, please review the Request for Application (RFA).

Applications must comply with the requirements detailed in this document and the Portal.NeighborlySoftware.com application.

Part 2:

Submit all required *attachments. Attachments should be labeled clearly.

Part 3:

Attend the mandatory site visits or review the videos for each address for which you intend to submit an application.

Due Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024, @ 5PM

Because this application submission is internet-based, you are strongly encouraged to submit early to ensure no technical difficulties are encountered. All applications must be complete and convey all of the information requested. If significant errors are found in the application, or if it fails to conform to the essential requirements of the RFA, staff will determine whether the variance is significant enough to deem the application as non-responsive. Applications should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise description of the proposed project. Emphasis should be on completeness, clarity of content, and measurable outcomes. Applicants may submit applications for more than one site, and no more than three properties may be awarded per applicant. Each project must be submitted separately via the neighborly portal.

Additional Application Process and Submission Information
  • Questions should be submitted by Friday, September 27, 2024,
  • An addendum will be posted by Monday, September 30, 2024.
  • Questions must be submitted in writing to Housing@CharlestonCounty.org
CHP RFA Addendum
Contact Information

For Neighborly technical assistance, please contact:

LaToya Sulton | Program Manager

Phone: (843) 202-7234

Email: LSulton@CharlestonCounty.org

Housing: Housing@CharlestonCounty.org