Clemson Duplex Neighborhood
Phase 1 Raise: $1,000,000
by Dec. 31st
Built Year
2025
Duplexes
5
Homes
10
Bedrooms
3
Sq. ft.
≈1300
Built to Meet the Need
This 3 bedroom duplex neighborhood will sit one mile from Clemson University, on one acre that is already zoned for the build. The goal is to provide affordable housing for low-income faculty, staff, graduate students, and the city’s permanent residents.
Much of the existing housing in the area focuses on luxury undergraduate accommodations or high-cost live-work-play communities as second homes for game days. This build project specifically targets those in the community who are below the area median income and are underserved by current housing options.
Impact Investing
We invite donors, investors, and philanthropic organizations to become a critical part of our capital stack. Capital Partners who use a Donor Advised Funds will receive a tax-deductible receipt whether they make a gift or a loan.
This project is more than a housing development; it’s an opportunity to contribute to a stronger, more inclusive Clemson, where educational professionals, students, and local residents can live with dignity and proximity to the resources they need.
Development Impact
Enhanced Well-Being: By offering thoughtfully designed local housing, residents will experience better living conditions and shorter commutes, enhancing their physical and mental well-being.
Economic Stability: By reducing housing costs for key community members, we can support financial stability and community retention for entry-level faculty, staff, graduate students, and local residents.
Community Vitality: Creating affordable housing close to Clemson promotes a more diverse, engaged, and stable local population, which benefits the university and the town as a whole.
About the Developer
Candace Wiley is a native South Carolinian and former literature professor. After teaching for 10 years, she left academia for real estate investing. Since 2017, she has rehabbed more than 50 houses.
She was once a graduate student at Clemson and later became a full-time professor there. This journey has given her personal knowledge of the area’s unique housing gaps.
The Donor Advised Fund
Abundance Capital is a non-profit, Venture Philanthropy platform, helping charitable donors make impact investments in their communities, generating inclusive prosperity and creating sustainable local economies.
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