NORTH CHARLESTON — In an effort to tackle housing affordability, the city is looking to donate land it owns to nonprofits and small businesses dedicated to building homes for moderate- to low-income residents.

The city has identified 10 properties in residential areas that are not needed for municipal purposes. Eight of the parcels are concentrated in the city’s south end. The others are located in the central part of the city near Remount and Midland Park roads.

The city’s south end — the long-neglected area made up of the Chicora-Cherokee, Union Heights, Accabee, Dorchester Terrace and Waylyn neighborhoods — became a hotspot for investors buying up cheap properties over the past few years. A Post and Courier analysis found that no other residential area in Charleston County is more d

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