PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY

Piedmont Triad Community Land Trust is creating a new path to affordable homeownership in Greensboro and beyond, helping residents own a home, build equity, and remain rooted in their communities.

WHAT IS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST?

Affordable, always.

A community land trust (CLT) is a nonprofit that owns land on behalf of its community and sells the houses on that land at an affordable price to income-qualified residents. Homebuyers own the home and lease the land from the CLT, all within a supportive network of staff and community members. At resale, the house is again sold at an affordable price to income-qualified residents, with the seller benefiting from appreciation. It’s a shared-equity housing model that has been proven across the country for decades.

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WHO WE ARE:

By and for our community, always.

The Piedmont Triad CLT continues the work of many Greensboro neighborhoods to preserve homes for residents into perpetuity. Our Advisory Committee includes representatives of these neighborhoods as well as housing advocates and CLT practitioners.

  • Dayna Carr

    Co-Chair; Glenwood Together

  • Jamey Lowdermilk

    Co-Chair; Brooks Pierce, LLP

  • Sohnie Black

    Glenwood Neighborhood Representative

  • Phil Barnhill

    East Greensboro NOW

  • Tiara Woodard

    Community Advocate

  • Demetrius Ponder

    Community Advocate

  • Mark Lile-King

    Interfaith Housing Initiative

  • Dr. Renee Norris

    UNCG Center for Housing and Community Studies

  • Professor Richard Fuqua

    NCA&T Deese College of Business and Economics

WHERE WE ARE

âš¿ 2023: Community Meetings
More than 100 City residents participated in City of Greensboro led meetings to evaluate a community land trust and identify potential advisory committee members.

⌂ 2024–2025: Advisory Committee Formed
Community advocates, neighborhood residents, and nonprofit, academic, and private-sector partners came together to form the Advisory Committee.

▤ 2024–2025: Advisory Committee Training
The Advisory Committee completed a 15-month intensive training program led by nationally recognized community land trust experts, Grounded Solutions, with support from the City of Greensboro.

⌂⌂ 2025: Property Commitment
UNCG committed five properties in the Glenwood neighborhood to the future community land trust.

â–§ 2026: Legal Establishment
Piedmont Triad Community Land Trust to be formally established as a legal entity, and applications submitted for financial support.

♙♙ 2027: Staff Hires and Property Acquisition
An Executive Director and Community Outreach Specialist will be hired. Ten properties to be acquired, including the five previously committed properties, and development begins on the first homes.

⌂✓ 2028–2029: Completion and Home Sales
Development of the first homes completed, and the homes are sold to families!