Two new duplex projects totaling $1.285 million in combined permit value are moving forward on McNeil Court, just blocks from North Main Street, as both the City of Greenville and a private developer add residential density to an established neighborhood near downtown.
The larger of the two permits, valued at $850,000, was issued on May 27 to Cottages at North Main LLC for new duplex construction at 21 McNeil Court. Copper Builders LLC is listed as the contractor on that project. One day later, on May 28, the City of Greenville pulled a $435,000 permit for a new duplex at 0 McNeil Court, with Cooper Builders LLC handling construction. Both permits carry a status of issued, meaning work can proceed immediately.
The pairing of a municipally owned project alongside a private development on the same street is notable. The City of Greenville's involvement as property owner on the $435,000 duplex suggests a direct public investment in housing stock rather than a regulatory or incentive role. Meanwhile, Cottages at North Main LLC's $850,000 duplex — nearly double the city's project in valuation — signals that market-rate developers also see opportunity in small-scale infill along this corridor.
Together, the two permits will deliver at least four new residential units to a location within walking distance of North Main Street's commercial district. The contractor names — Cooper Builders LLC and Copper Builders LLC — differ by a single letter, though it is unclear from the permit records whether the two firms are related entities.
McNeil Court sits in a part of the city where older single-family lots have increasingly attracted infill construction, and duplex projects represent a middle ground between single-family homes and larger multifamily developments. The back-to-back permit issuances in late May add to a pattern of incremental density gains in Greenville's near-downtown neighborhoods.
The simultaneous public and private investment on a single street matters because it illustrates how both the City of Greenville and market-driven developers are converging on the same strategy — small-scale residential infill — to address housing demand close to the urban core.