How Verdae was planned
Verdae is the largest master planned district in the city, 1,100 acres between Laurens Road and I-85 that came from the estate of textile machinery magnate John D. Hollingsworth Jr. When he died in 2000 he left the bulk of his land to the Hollingsworth Funds, a charitable foundation, which formed Verdae Development to build a long term mixed use community rather than sell the acreage off in pieces. The master plan was completed in 2005 and the first residential neighborhood, Ruskin Square, broke ground in 2007.
Hollingsworth Park is the residential heart of Verdae. It was laid out on traditional neighborhood principles: a street grid, homes set close to sidewalks with porches facing the street, garages on rear alleys, and pocket parks every few blocks. Legacy Park, the 20 acre green at the center, opened in 2008 with lawns, ponds, and walking paths, and it hosts most of the neighborhood's gatherings.
The homes in Verdae and Hollingsworth Park
Housing is deliberately varied. Shadwell Townes and the other townhome rows offer low maintenance living from around 1,600 square feet; the cottage streets carry single family homes with Charleston style porches; and the estate lots on the edges run from a third of an acre to almost an acre with custom homes well past 4,000 square feet. Brick, stone, and painted siding are the common exterior materials, and the architecture is traditional throughout.
Amenities sit inside the district rather than across a highway. The Preserve at Verdae is an 18 hole, par 72 course designed by Willard Byrd and open to the public, The Pool at Hollingsworth Park is a neighborhood pool with a capped membership, and a YMCA branch sits inside Hollingsworth Park. The village center has restaurants and shops, and medical offices are within the development.
Getting around from Verdae
Verdae sits at the I-85 and I-385 interchange, which makes it one of the easiest places in Greenville to commute from in any direction. Downtown's Main Street is about ten minutes up Laurens Road, the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research is next door, and the Woodruff Road retail corridor, with Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, is a few minutes away. Prisma Health's Patewood campus and Bon Secours St. Francis are both close.
The Swamp Rabbit Trail extension along Laurens Road connects the neighborhood to Cleveland Park and downtown by bike, and the internal sidewalk and trail network means most errands inside Verdae can be done on foot. School assignments are set by address, and we confirm zoning on any specific home.
