Apply For Housing?

Columbia Housing will accept pre-applications for the following communities beginning at 8:00 am on Monday, December 15, 2025 until further notice:

Oak Read High Rise located at 2211 Read Street, Columbia SC 29204 and Arrington Manor located at 2225 College Street, Columbia SC 29205 

Qualified applicants for these properties must be at least 62 years of age or older.

Please click here to apply for Oak Read High Rise.

Please click here to apply for Arrington Manor.

Applicants for this property will be selected using a computer-generated lottery system.

 For additional information, please call Vera Williams at 803-254-3886 ext 242. 

Completing a pre-application does not guarantee placement on the waitlist, and not all households that apply will be eligible for placement. The final waitlist will be determined using a random lottery. Applicants not selected in the lottery will not proceed in the process. Those who were selected will be notified by mail of their status. Waitlist lottery results are final and cannot be appealed. Households not selected for this waitlist may reapply when the waitlist opens again. Information regarding the date, time, and place of future waitlist openings will be posted in advance on this website: columbiahousingsc.org

To check your status, applicants can log in to www.waitlistcheck.com using their user ID and password. You must remember your unique code and your password.  

A Reasonable Accommodation ensures that persons with disabilities have full access to all SHA programs and services. Any applicant may request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process.  Accommodations for residents with disabilities or those who do not speak English will be made available upon advance request by calling 803-429-3612.   

Please click here to apply beginning 8:00 am on Monday, November 24, 2025.

Columbia Housing will open the wait list for: 

CHRISTOPHER TOWERS - located at 1805 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205

Columbia Housing will accept online applications for 1- bedroom apartments at Christopher Towers from 8:00 am on Monday, November 24, 2025 until 5:00 pm Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

All available units are 1 bedroom and applicants must be 62 at the time of application. Up to 200 qualified applicants will be selected via lottery for placement on the waiting list.

Columbia Housing is acting on behalf of Christopher Towers and does not own or manage the property.
 
Completing an application does not guarantee placement on the waitlist. Not all households who apply will be eligible. The final waitlist will be determined using a random lottery. 

Waitlist lottery results are final and are not subject to appeal. Households not selected for this waitlist may reapply when the waitlist opens again. Information regarding the date, time and place of future waitlist openings will be posted in advance on this website: columbiahousingsc.org

For additional information, please call Denise Caldwell at 803-254-3886 ext 207.

Foster Youth to Independence Program

Columbia Housing in partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the SC Department of Social Services will begin prescreening applicants for the Foster Youth to Independence Program. The program is available to young adults between the ages of 18-24 who have left Foster Care or will be leaving Foster Care within 90 days. Qualified applicants will be currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Please complete the prescreening form below to learn more.

Click here to complete Prescreening for Foster Youth to Independence Program

TENANTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING CONVERTING TO RAD

HCV WAIT LIST NOTICE

Columbia Housing will open a Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list ONLY for Public Housing tenants residing in properties converting to RAD. Applications will be accepted only at the time of HUD approval of relocation for the applicable RAD property. Public Housing tenants will be notified when they are eligible for this waiting list.