New housing development in Cayce’s Avenues is almost complete. What to expect
One of the few infill developments in recent years to gain approval from the city of Cayce, a 12-home housing project in the Avenues, is nearly complete.
Construction on Hattie’s Crossing, a 12-home development of single family houses in the heart of one of Cayce’s most popular neighborhoods, is aimed to be complete this fall, developers announced in a press release Monday.
The three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath homes will occupy the roughly 2-acre plot of land that once held the Cayce Grammar School before it closed in 1976. The development is named after Hattie Derrenbacher who opened the first school in Cayce, out of her home, in 1918.
The homes are set to range in price from $379,000 to $399,000, according to the release. Bounded by Lexington Avenue, Eighth, Poplar and Third Streets, the development fills in long-vacant land in the Avenues, a charming, historic neighborhood not far from Cayce’s riverwalk and River Arts District.
“I’m truly grateful to see Hattie’s Crossing taking shape, bringing 12 new homes to the highly sought-after Cayce Avenues,” City Councilman Byron Thomas said in a statement. “These homes will help strengthen our city’s tax base and support continued investment in public services, infrastructure, and overall quality of life for all Cayce residents.”
Cayce, which has long resisted infill development in an attempt to maintain the city’s small-town charm and feel, held off on selling its share of the land for the project until it made sure the project was right for the city. The city had purchased a fourth of the land in 2017 and the other portion was bought by local developer Cypress Commercial & Investment Real Estate the next year.
It took developers nearly six years to get the project to a place where the city would agree to its construction. Its long journey from ideation to work beginning points to the broader story of how Cayce has developed, holding fast to the idea of keeping the town’s character, often at the expense of growth.
“Arriving at the right development plan for this property took careful thought and consideration,” Mark James, one of the developers for the project, said in the release. “We considered the desires of the local residents and worked with the City of Cayce to make sure the project is consistent with the City’s vision.”
Each home will have its own yard. On roughly 6,000 square foot lots, the homes will range in size from 1,400 to 1,600 square feet, the release said.
This story was originally published August 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
