Tuskegee Greenwood Townhouse Development

Reviving Tuskegee’s Historic Greenwood Community  & Supporting Homeownership for Tuskegee University’s Faculty & Staff

The Greenwood Townhouses project is more than new housing—it’s a restoration of Tuskegee’s historic Greenwood community, once a vibrant center of Black homeownership, entrepreneurship, and academic life. Established by early Tuskegee Institute faculty and skilled craftsmen in the late 1800s, Greenwood stood as a model of Black excellence and self-sufficiency, reflecting the vision of Booker T. Washington and the values that shaped the university.

Today, we have a rare opportunity to bring that legacy back. In partnership with Tuskegee University, Greenwood Townhouses will offer high-quality, affordable, rent-to-own homes intentionally designed to help faculty, staff, and essential local professionals build real pathways to homeownership. Through an innovative model that allows residents to accumulate equity within three to five years, the project creates long-term stability and helps university employees put down roots in the community they serve.

Supporting this effort strengthens Tuskegee University’s ability to attract and retain world-class talent, while breathing new life into one of its most historic neighborhoods. Led by a local, minority-owned development team, Greenwood Townhouses honors the past while empowering the next generation of Tuskegee’s educators, leaders, and caretakers to own a piece of the community they uplift!

Your contribution helps rebuild history, expand homeownership, support university faculty and staff, and revitalize a proud Tuskegee legacy.