JEDA Finances Affordable Housing Acquisitions throughout South Carolina

The Foundation for Affordable Housing is using $180 million in bond financing through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to acquire the following seven (7) housing developments in South Carolina in order to provide more affordable housing in the state.

Atrium Place ApartmentsColumbia, SC
Richland County
$22.9 Million216 Units
Culpepper Landing ApartmentsDuncan, SC Spartanburg County$23.2 Million192 Units
Villas at Lawson Creek Boiling Springs, SC Spartanburg County$27.2 Million202 Units
The Park at SorrentoGreenville, SC
Greenville County
$32.5 Million246 Units
The Park at ToscanaGreenville, SC
Greenville County
$21.9 Million172 Units
Tamarind at
Stoneridge Apartments
Columbia, SC
Richland County
$21.8 Million220 Units
Wellington Farms Apartment HomesColumbia, SC
Richland County
$30.9 Million236 Units

Wellington Farm
Wellington Farm

The Foundation for Affordable Housing is an Omaha, Nebraska, based nonprofit which owns properties in Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska, Florida and South Carolina. The Foundation is using these tax-exempt bond issues to also provide funds for renovations and improvements at these developments located in Greenville, Richland and Spartanburg counties.

The Villas at Lawson Creek
The Villas at Lawson Creek

“JEDA financing has been critical to all seven of our acquisitions in South Carolina. This has helped advance our ability to invest in and provide safe, decent, affordable housing in these dynamic markets.”
— Mark Hiatt, President of the Foundation for Affordable Housing

“Working with the Foundation for Affordable Housing on this financing has been particularly gratifying, because we know the positive impact this project will have in these communities,” said Ray Jones, Bond Counsel at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP in Columbia.

“We’re delighted to help the Foundation for Affordable Housing through the complexities of using bonds to finance their acquisitions here in the Palmetto State,” said Emily Luther, Bond Counsel at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP in Columbia.

“The need for affordable housing in South Carolina continues to grow, and tax-advantaged bond issues are an ideal vehicle for financing these kinds of projects,” said Harry A. Huntley, CPA, Executive Director of JEDA in Columbia.


Culpepper Landing