Greenville Breaks Ground on Sterling Affordable Duplexes
The Huddle at Sterling, a partnership between two local groups, will add 10 units for low-to-moderate-income families on Minus Street.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Apartments
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Sterling Land Trust and the Greenville Housing Fund broke ground on The Huddle at Sterling, a project of five stacked duplexes providing 10 residential units on Minus Street in Greenville's Sterling neighborhood. The housing is designated for families earning between $44,000 and $91,000 annually.
Why it matters
The project addresses affordable housing for low-to-moderate-income families in Greenville while channeling rental profits back into the neighborhood. Its land was made unencumbered from HUD restrictions, annexed, and rezoned into the city before construction began.
The development provides 10 units in five stacked duplexes for households earning $44,000 to $91,000 annually, with 50% of rental profits going to the Sterling Land Trust. Unit rental rates and the breakdown of units by income level were not specified in the project materials.
The players
Sterling Land Trust
A community land trust that holds the Sterling project's land and will receive half of the rental profits to fund neighborhood enrichment and youth programs.
Greenville Housing Fund
A local nonprofit housing organization that partnered with the Sterling Land Trust to develop the affordable duplexes.
The details
The project has moved through several rounds of SCDOT review and city permitting before reaching groundbreaking, which marked the start of construction. The development sits near the former site of The Huddle soda shop and includes funding for after-school youth programs at the only remaining structure of historic Sterling High School.
Timeline
February 2024: Greenville Housing Fund began work on the project.
Thursday: Groundbreaking ceremony held for The Huddle at Sterling.
January 2028: Expected arrival of the first residents.
Market Landscape
Community land trusts hold land permanently in nonprofit hands to keep housing affordable over time, and the Sterling project follows that model by pairing affordable units with reinvestment in the neighborhood. The approach contrasts with purely market-rate apartment development, which typically returns all rental income to private owners.
Households earning between $44,000 and $91,000 annually in the Greenville area may be eligible for the 10 units once they open. Interested residents should expect the first move-ins to begin in January 2028, so waiting lists and application timelines are not yet publicly known.
The takeaway
Affordable housing projects like The Huddle at Sterling show how land trust ownership can keep units attainable while returning rental income to the neighborhood. Residents watching the project should track the January 2028 opening for application details.
Further reading
For more on rental options nearby, browse the Apartments section covering Greenville housing.
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