Greenville, SC · Greenville County
Greenville: two permit offices, one plan.
About 25 miles from our base in Inman. We build new homes in the City of Greenville and the county around it — and in Greenville, which one your lot is in matters.
Greenville is the farthest of our main towns from Inman, roughly 35 to 45 minutes depending on traffic. For a house built to last, that is a short drive — and Nick runs the job on site there the same as anywhere else.
What makes Greenville different is the line between the City of Greenville and unincorporated Greenville County. They have separate permit offices: the City’s Building & Permit Center on Halton Road, and the County’s Building Safety office, which takes every permit — any new construction, addition or alteration — through its online eTRAKiT system.
A Greenville mailing address can be either, so we check your lot before anyone spends money on a design.
Working in Greenville
Building a new home in Greenville
The City of Greenville is more apartments and townhomes than most places we work: by Census estimates, only about four in ten housing units in the city are detached single-family houses. A new house inside the city is usually an infill build, where the lot’s setbacks, the street and the neighbors shape what the house can be — so we measure before anyone draws.
Out in the county, lots are usually larger, and many are outside the reach of public sewer, which means a state septic permit before the county’s building permit. The site work — clearing, grading, the driveway, water and power — gets its own lines on your estimate, separate from the house.
Either way, the house is inspected at each stage — footings, framing, the rough-ins, insulation and the final — before it moves to the next, and you will know where it stands at every one.
Questions
Greenville questions.
Who issues building permits in Greenville?
Inside the city limits, the City of Greenville’s Building & Permit Center. Outside them, Greenville County Building Safety, which takes permit applications through its eTRAKiT portal. A Greenville mailing address can be either, so we check yours first.
Can you build on an infill lot in the city?
Yes. An infill lot comes with its own questions — setbacks, existing water and sewer taps, access for the trucks and the neighbors on either side. We walk it with you and tell you what building there involves before you commit to a plan.
Can I build an ADU in Greenville?
Inside the City of Greenville, yes, with conditions: size limits, and the owner has to live on the property. In unincorporated Greenville County, permanent ADUs are not currently allowed in residential zoning districts. We check your parcel first — more on our custom ADU page.
Do you really build in Greenville from Inman?
Yes. Greenville is part of the area we serve, about 25 miles from Inman. Nick prices the house on site, the same as anywhere else, and runs the build himself.