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Columbia Housing Authority outlines 420+ affordable units, proposes homeownership conversions in Richland County
Summary
Columbia Housing Authority representatives told the Richland County Council they plan three upcoming developments—Oak Grove at Hunt Club (96 units), a 104-unit senior project and a 220-unit family site—and proposed converting scattered public-housing single-family homes into homeownership opportunities, constrained by HUD disposition rules.
Columbia Housing Authority officials on Nov. 18 briefed the Richland County Council on several planned affordable-housing developments and a proposal to convert scattered public-housing single-family homes into homeownership opportunities.
Cindy Herrera, representing the housing authority, said the first project, Oak Grove at Hunt Club at 8207 Hunt Club Road, is a 96-unit townhome development intended for families earning up to 60% of area median income. Herrera said the total development cost is $35,600,000, financed with tax-exempt bonds and low-income housing tax credits; she said closing was delayed by the federal government shutdown but is anticipated by March, with occupancy expected in January 2028.
Herrera described two additional projects: a 104-unit senior…
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