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New option for affordable housing in the Midlands built
Friday morning, May 1, 2026, officials with Columbia Housing and Ward Mungo Companies held a dedication ceremony for the Oaks at Saint Anna’s housing community. Officials say the new community features 190 town homes and 95 1-bedroom units for senior citizens. The new community sits on the former site of Gonzalez Gardens, which prior to [...]
The site of Columbia’s old Gonzales Gardens is now a 300-unit mixed-income community
Columbia Housing dedicated the Oaks at St. Anna's Park on Friday. The development is fully leased with affordable, senior and workforce apartments. Read the Full Story
New affordable housing community dedicated in Columbia
A new mixed-income housing community was formally dedicated by Columbia Housing and partners on Friday at one of the nation’s oldest public housing developments. The Oaks at St. Anna’s sits on 15.6 acres along Forest Drive near the MUSC Columbia Medical Center, where Gonzales Gardens had stood for more than 80 years before being demolished [...]
A piece of Columbia’s past reimagined for the future: leaders dedicate Oaks at St. Anna’s
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A piece of the Soda City’s past is now reimagined for the future, as Columbia Housing Authority leaders, developers, and neighbors gathered Friday to dedicate the Oaks at St. Anna’s. The Oaks is a new housing development built on the site of Gonzales Gardens, once one of the oldest public housing [...]
OnPoint on WACH Fox: Impact of small businesses on SC’s economy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) - This week on OnPoint on WACH Fox, we are celebrating the impact of small businesses on South Carolina's economy. Small businesses are the "backbone" of the state's economy, representing 99.4% of all businesses-in the state as of mid-2025. They have a profound impact on the local labor market, recently driving the [...]
CHARLESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY COULD BEGIN DEMOLITION OF DOWNTOWN APARTMENT COMPLEX BY CHRISTMAS
CHARLESTON — The city housing authority’s plan to redevelop one of its smallest apartment complexes has been fraught with delays, but before the end of this year demolition work is expected to start at 275 Huger St. The two-story buildings with a total of 12 apartments are slated to be replaced by a taller, 77-apartment [...]
Esau Jenkins Village marks new chapter for affordable housing on the Sea Islands
Johns Island Affordable Housing Complex Opens for Seniors
What began as a groundbreaking celebration in February 2024 is now a reality: the Esau Jenkins Village is officially complete and fully occupied ahead of the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at 3 p.m. The new community, which reached 100% occupancy in under 35 days, opens its doors to 72 affordable apartment homes [...]
Huger Street to welcome new residents in 2027 in a new 77-unit community
The City of Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review approved Charleston Housing Authority’s plan to redevelop 275 Huger Street. The project will replace a 12-unit structure with a new 77-unit community that aims to accommodate residents across a range of income levels. Take a closer look at what’s proposed (scroll to page 27). The Huger Street [...]
Charleston Housing Authority could begin demolition of downtown apartment complex by Christmas
CHARLESTON — The city housing authority's plan to redevelop one of its smallest apartment complexes has been fraught with delays, but before the end of this year demolition work is expected to start at 275 Huger St. The two-story buildings with a total of 12 apartments are slated to be replaced by a taller, 77-apartment [...]
Charleston Housing Authority project at 275 Huger Street gains final approval
The Charleston Housing Authority (CHA) has received final approval from the City of Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR) for the redevelopment of 275 Huger Street, advancing a key affordable housing project on the peninsula. The approved plans call for replacing an aging 12-unit structure with a new, 77-unit affordable housing community designed to reflect [...]
Charleston Housing Authority approved for 77-unit affordable housing on Huger Street
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Charleston Housing Authority announced Thursday an exciting development in bringing new and high quality affordable housing to the Charleston peninsula. According to the organization, the City of Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review has granted full approval for the redevelopment of 275 Huger Street. The project will include the replacement of [...]
Local, County, State officials to join Mayor Cogswell, Jr. to break ground on city’s latest affordable housing project
100% Affordable Senior Housing Community coming to Johns Island through a strategic partnership by Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Corporation, Ward Mungo Construction, and Nix Development Company On Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at 11:00am, Mayor William S. Cogswell, Jr. will join the family of Esau Jenkins, Councilmembers Jim McBride and Keith Waring, Charleston County Council [...]
Columbia Housing breaks ground on $71M development to replace Gonzales Gardens
The Columbia Housing Authority broke ground on a $71-million development on Thursday at the site of the former Gonzales Gardens project on Forest Drive. Most of the residents at the 285-unit Oaks at St. Anna’s Park complex will have their rent subsidized, according to Lucinda Herrera, senior vice president of development at the housing authority. [...]