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City authorizes $200,000 for pilot affordable-housing build with Pitt Community College
Summary
Greenville approved a memorandum of understanding with Pitt Community College to construct three affordable single-family homes using PCC trade programs; the city allocated $200,000 and the project anticipates $450,000 total costs with additional contributions from Greenville Utilities and private partners.
The Greenville City Council voted June 9 to authorize a memorandum of understanding with Pitt Community College to pilot construction of three affordable single-family homes as part of the West Greenville affordable-housing plan.
Council authorization matters because the pilot uses college trade programs to construct homes on campus that will be relocated to a city site, combines workforce development with affordable housing production, and includes a city allocation of $200,000 to the pilot.
Neighborhood Business Services Director Tatiana Berryman described the plan as a partnership to produce three units over the coming year. Berryman said the homes will be constructed on the Pitt Community College campus using trade students and instructors, then relocated to a site near Davis and West Sixth Street; she said construction coordination would follow the college academic calendar and staff anticipated groundbreaking activity in August with work well underway by July and final completion and buyer contracts targeted by July 2026.
Dr. Maria Farr of Pitt Community College told council the college has experience with on-campus home construction and described the educational and community benefits of building houses as part of vocational training.
Berryman presented a funding summary she said the staff anticipates: a total project cost of about $450,000; the city’s appropriation of $200,000; Greenville Utilities Commission’s commitment of $75,000; and additional contributions described in the memorandum. The transcript contains several references to matching and pending contributions by Pitt Community College and private investors; council action allocated the $200,000 city appropriation and authorized the city manager to execute and modify the memorandum as needed.
Councilmember Foreman moved to approve the memorandum and the allocation; Councilmember Scully seconded the motion. The council approved the measure 6–0.
Berryman and Dr. Farr said the project will include public-facing elements such as informational signage and a scannable “build cam” so residents can view construction plans and follow student progress. Staff described the pilot as intended to be scalable and as an investment in workforce development, affordable-housing production and neighborhood revitalization in West Greenville.
