âThis is a big deal for us,â Leaders react to sale of Wilmington supportive housing development Driftwood Apartments sold, will still provide affordable housing By Kendall McGee | May 5, 2021 at 6:26 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 8:44 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The news that residents were being asked to leave their long-time home at Driftwood Apartments came as a surprise. In January, the company managing the units announced the supportive housing property was being sold, pushing 15 chronically homeless or disabled people out of their homes, distressing everyone from nonprofits to Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo. Concerns about how the residents were asked to leave even grabbed the attention of the federal government.