South Carolina

Community First Land Trust
PO Box 71815
North Charleston, SC 29415
843-804-3961
info@cflandtrust.org
cflandtrust.org

Date Incorporated: 2017
Purpose: To develop and steward affordable housing solutions within seven environmental justice mitigation communities in North Charleston to prevent gentrification and promote community sustainability. To advocate for revitalization without displacement in these communities that have suffered from a history of racial segregation, environmental injustices and loss of social and physical fabric.
Land Holdings:  Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability 
Governance Notes:  
Tripartite, with one third of the board is elected by those members who are leasing land from the CLT (“leaseholder representatives”). One third is elected by members residing within the CLT’s service area who are not living on the CLT’s land (“general representatives”). The final third is made up of local government officials, non- profit providers of housing or social services, and other individuals who are presumed to speak for the public interest (“public representatives“). Control of the CLT’s board is diffused and balanced to ensure that all interests are heard but no single interest is predominant.


Palmetto Community Land Trust

        c/o Charleston Redevelopment Corporation
75 Calhoun Street, Suite 3200
Charleston, SC 29401
843-970-1802 Ext. 101
FAJohnson@charlestonredevelopment.org
palmettoclt.org

Date Incorporated: 2018
Purpose: Affordable housing and community control of land. 
Land Holdings: Broke ground on first housing development August 2019, will include six units for ownership and 56 for rental. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability 
Governance Notes: A program of the Charleston Redevelopment Corporation, which is governed by a volunteer board of directors that includes 3 permanent stakeholder members who represent the City of Charleston, the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston, and the Historic Charleston Foundation.
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Sterling Land Trust
709 Dunbar Street
Greeneville, SC 29601
864-235-0534
info@sterlinglandtrust.com
sltgreenville.com

Date Incorporated: 2010
Purpose: Assist neighborhoods in self-development, land ownership, asset & wealth creation, and building community.
Land Holdings: 2 community farms developed in a USDA-designated food desert area; organizing to purchase an old mill which will be converted to commercial units. They created their first affordable rental home in 2019. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability 
Governance Notes: Directed by alumni of Sterling High School, community members, and stakeholder volunteers
Partners: The City of GreenvilleGreenville County Redevelopment Authority, St. Francis Hospital, The Furman Company.
Additional Information: Founded in the memory of Sterling High School, which, prior to being burnt down in 1967, was an anchor institution in the neighborhood. The Sterling Pride Farm provides free produce to people in the area who have limited access to healthy food. 

 
Sterling High School