South Carolina

Tax credit apartments in Charleston, SC

HUD's database lists 20 properties in Charleston built or rehabbed with low-income housing tax credits: 1,540 apartments, 1,540 of them income-restricted. Rents in those units are capped while each property's affordability agreement runs, and you qualify by income; many properties still keep waiting lists.

Equal housing opportunity. Tax credit properties must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin, and they may not refuse an applicant because the applicant holds a Housing Choice (Section 8) voucher (IRC 42(h)(6)(B)(iv)). Properties HUD lists as senior housing may limit who lives there by age only as the Fair Housing Act's housing-for-older-persons exemption allows. To report housing discrimination, call HUD at 1-800-669-9777.

LIHTC Atlas does not own, manage or rent these apartments and does not take applications. Contact each property's management for availability, rents and income rules. Listings come from HUD's database and may be out of date.

670 King St Apts (Was Crosstown Apts)

670 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

HUD lists it as senior housing · 40 1BR

Apartments
40
Income-restricted
40
Placed in service
1996

Ashley Arms

1120 Crull Drive, Charleston, SC 29407

12 1BR, 64 2BR, 24 3BR

Apartments
100
Income-restricted
100
Placed in service
2018

Bridgeview Village

108 North Romney St, Charleston, SC 29483

30 1BR, 100 2BR, 170 3BR

Apartments
300
Income-restricted
300
Placed in service
2023

Bulls Creek

1805 Ashley Crossing Lane, Charleston, SC 29414

7 1BR, 35 2BR, 15 3BR

Apartments
57
Income-restricted
57
Placed in service
2022

Charleston King Street Apts

676 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

50 studio

Apartments
50
Income-restricted
50
Placed in service
1992

Enston Home

900 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

27 studio, 31 1BR

Apartments
58
Income-restricted
58
Placed in service
1996

Grandview Apts

1850 Magwood Dr, Charleston, SC 29414

HUD lists it as senior housing · 48 1BR, 24 2BR

Apartments
72
Income-restricted
72
Placed in service
2011

Harbor Apartments (Harborview Apartments)

801 Affirmation Blvd., Charleston, SC 29412

HUD lists it as senior housing · 45 1BR, 5 2BR

Apartments
50
Income-restricted
50
Placed in service
2014

James Lewis, Jr. Eastside

89 And 91 Hanover St, Charleston, SC 29403

32 2BR, 16 3BR, 16 4BR

Apartments
64
Income-restricted
64
Placed in service
2024

King's Crossing

723 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

HUD lists it as senior housing · 48 2BR

Apartments
48
Income-restricted
48
Placed in service
2004

Marsh View Place

520 Mclernon Trace, Charleston, SC 29455

2 1BR, 36 2BR, 15 3BR

Apartments
53
Income-restricted
53
Placed in service
2015

Mayflower Court

2106 Mount Pleasant St, Charleston, SC 29403

HUD lists it as senior housing · 14 2BR

Apartments
14
Income-restricted
14
Placed in service
2000

North Central Apts

1054 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

HUD lists it as senior housing · 24 1BR, 11 2BR

Apartments
35
Income-restricted
35
Placed in service
2004

Nunan Street Apts

19 Nunan St, Charleston, SC 29403

16 1BR, 4 2BR

Apartments
20
Income-restricted
20
Placed in service
1999

Palmilla 228

1385 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC 29407

48 1BR, 156 2BR, 24 3BR

Apartments
228
Income-restricted
228
Placed in service
2016

Pinecrest Greene

1690 William Kennerty Dr, Charleston, SC 29407

8 1BR, 18 2BR, 16 3BR, 4 4BR

Apartments
46
Income-restricted
46
Placed in service
2011

Radcliffe Manor

200 Coming St, Charleston, SC 29403

HUD lists it as senior housing · 47 2BR, 16 3BR

Apartments
63
Income-restricted
63
Placed in service
2004

Shady Grove Apts

1725 Savage Rd, Charleston, SC 29407

HUD lists it as senior housing · 54 1BR, 17 2BR

Apartments
71
Income-restricted
71
Placed in service
2005

The Shires Apts

1020 Little John Dr, Charleston, SC 29407

12 1BR, 35 2BR, 24 3BR

Apartments
71
Income-restricted
71
Placed in service
2006

Waters At West Ashley

1900 Hazelwood Drive, Charleston, SC 29407

6 studio, 8 1BR, 34 2BR, 42 3BR, 10 4BR

Apartments
100
Income-restricted
100
Placed in service
2023

Source: HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024). Properties a state agency has flagged as no longer monitored are left out; properties placed in service after 2024 are not in HUD's database yet.

How tax credit apartments work

Each income-restricted unit has a maximum rent set from the area's income limits: gross rent, including a utility allowance for tenant-paid utilities, can't go above 30% of the income limit for the unit's size. The rent doesn't change with your own income, so a household near the bottom of the range pays the same rent as one near the top. That's different from public housing or a voucher, where you pay a share of what you earn.

To qualify, your household's income has to be at or under the limit the unit is set at, usually 50% or 60% of the area median, and up to 80% in some buildings. Management checks income, and assets, when you apply. A household made up entirely of full-time students generally can't qualify, with exceptions in IRC 42(i)(3)(D) such as single parents and married students filing jointly. More on qualifying.

You can apply with a Housing Choice voucher, and the property can't turn you down because you have one.