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Council authorizes sale of two city-owned homes as part of West Greenville revitalization
Summary
Council approved two resolutions selling city-owned houses: 624 Hudson Street to Manaya Perry and 808 Vanderbilt Lane to Vicki May and Bobby Swindell; staff said both sales are part of a neighborhood revitalization program with partner Bill Clark Homes and include homebuyer assistance.
Greenville City Council on Jan. 9 approved resolutions authorizing the sale of two city-owned properties as part of a West Greenville neighborhood revitalization effort.
Renee Skene, program manager for the city's housing initiatives, presented both items. The sales are part of a concentrated revitalization strategy in Lincoln Park and other West Greenville blocks; staff said the city partnered with Bill Clark Homes to construct affordable, for-sale housing and to provide direct buyer assistance to increase homeownership.
Item 15 authorized sale of 624 Hudson Street to Manaya Perry. Perry, who attended the meeting with her daughter, thanked the council and said the house would be her first home. Program staff said all six units in the first build phase had received offers after a July open house.
Item 15a authorized sale of 808 Vanderbilt Lane to Vicki May and Bobby Swindell; Rochelle Hobbs, who represented the buyers, described the closings as a milestone for families and said the homes were "high quality affordable housing" produced through the city's partnership.
Both resolutions passed by unanimous vote (6-0). Staff said closings were tentatively scheduled and that the sales align with the city's goal of expanding homeownership opportunities and stabilizing neighborhoods.
