29-05-2025
Spartanburg City Council approves $22M townhome project plan
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — Spartanburg City Council unanimously agreed to move a $22 million dollar townhome project forward Tuesday night.
The plan is to build the housing complex near the intersection of Drayton Road and Skylyn Drive.
City officials said a portion of Spartanburg's Eastside has seen lots of growth over the past few years, with the Drayton Mills Loft Apartments and the Lively Drayton Mills complex.
However, leaders said what Spartanburg hasn't seen is many townhome developments, a housing style middle ground the multi-family apartment complexes and a single-family home.
'We know from the experience of other cities that townhomes are that missing middle housing that fits between those two things,' explained Christopher George, the city's Communications & Engagement Director. 'It's a really important thing to make sure that you have to continue to bring folks in.'
According to the agreement, the development will include around 110 townhome units, at least 88 market-rate units and 12 workforce housing units that are restricted to tenants at or below 80% of the area median income.
'It meets multiple housing goals there because we do need more market rate housing too, but we always want to make sure we have an affordable component to this,' said George. 'It's a big priority for city council.'
The draw to the area, George added, lies in the future development's close proximity to trail systems and major roadways.
'It's got a lot of things going for it,' he said. 'You're very close to downtown and close to the city center, but you're also able to get out of town a little faster too.'
The developer, Montgomery Development Group, said once they receive approval, construction should start later in 2025.
George added that the roadways are overbuilt for the amount of traffic passing through. City officials and the South Carolina Department of Transportation do not foresee traffic issues brought on by the construction.
One completed, the housing complex is expected to open in mid-2027.
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