Neighborhood Information for Mt. Pleasant Area of Charleston, SC
MT. PLEASANT SUBDIVISIONS
Enclosed in this list of subdivisions are those locations where one can find numerous other named neighborhoods or subsections. These subdivisions are organized according to population with the largest one first. Note the build-out size included with each subdivision.
PARK WEST
Park West is the largest community, almost a city in itself. It offers a variety of subsections with many non-custom builders such as Centex Homes and David Weekly, in addition to many subsections with custom homes by builders such as Crosby Homes and Simonini Builders.
This well-planned community is far from complete. There is a small shopping center within the neighborhood at the front entrance to Park West. The Shoppes at Park West, including Publix, The Loop and Ladies Workout Express, Cingular Wireless, Pak Mail, Nova Nail, Great Clips, O'Neil's Spirits, Mt. Pleasant Family Health Group, Dr. Joe Markovich, The Salon at Park West and a Thai restaurant are tenants. Heritage Trust is expected to construct in the near future a credit union contiguous to The Shoppes.The Plaza at Park West, including The Village Dry Cleaners, Ultra Tan, Illusions Hair Studio, Art Werx - Framing and Galleria, Just Chill and Pro Nails.
Pinckney Elementary and Cario Middle School are both located at the front entrance to Park West off from Hghway 17. Park West offers a well equipped amenity center with a large swimming pool and tennis courts.
Park West Subsections
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties and the lnumber of properties .
Andover SF 61
Arlington SF 159
Bergenfield SF 6
Berkleigh SF 74
Churchill Park SF 95
Coatbridge SF 104
Foxmoor SF 150
Gates SF 196
Hampshire TH 10
Kensington TH 45
Keswick TH 40
Mansfield TH 28
Marsh Walk SF 81
Masonborough SF 229
Melrose SF 13
Park Island SF 33
Pembroke SF 126
Preston TH 100
Summerlin SF 45
Tennyson SF 150
Tennyson Quads TH 49
The Village SF 139
Wellesley Place SF 131
Wheatstone SF 70
Battery, Park West (fka Vinoy) MF 224
Cambridge Square, Park West MF 20
Carrington Place, Park West MF 244
Somerby, Park West (senior community) MF 348
Park Island is an exclusive gated community located within Park West on the Wando River in the East Cooper region of Mount Pleasant. Residents of Park Island enjoy all of the amenities of Park West. The island is connected to Park West by a 1440 –foot bridge.
*Nestled in the 1,700 acre master-planned community of Park West, luxury townhomes are now available in Park West at Hampshire.These spacious townhomes offer flexible floor plans and all the conveniences that Park West.
CAROLINA PARK
Still in the planning stages, but coming along quickly is the new Carolina Park off Highway 17 North of Towne Center. This will be a community much like Park West.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, when it is completely built out the property will have 1745 single family homes..
Carolina Park SF 1,745
DUNES WEST
One of the few gated neighborhood in Mt. Pleasant started in 1990, features an Arthur Hills designed golf course built on an old plantation in Mount Pleasant.
There are numerous subsections containing semi custom homes from builders such as John Weiland and David Weekly, as well as custom homes on interior lots and deep water lots along the creeks leading to the Wando River. There is a large amenity center with two pools in addition to tennis courts, a clubhouse, and an exercise center.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties .
Dunes West Subsections
Brickfall Estates SF 125
Cypress Point
SF 86
Darts Pointe
SF 110
Deer Walk
SF 19
Downing Place
SF 39
Dunes Mill
SF 18
Egret's Walk
TH 79
Gates
DUP 138
Harbour, The
SF 409
Hartford Village SF 16
Heritage, The TH 165
Marsh Cove SF 88
Marsh Cove
TH 197
Marsh Landing
SF 110
Osprey Cove
SF 106
Palm Cove
TH 28
Palmetto Hall
SF 233
Richmond Cove
SF 47
Wagner Point
SF 167
Whispering Marsh
SF 164
Woodlands
SF 65
BELLE HALL PLANTATION
Located near I-526 and set back from major roads, Belle Hall neighborhoods provide schooling from the highly rated Belle Hall Elementary School and offer a variety of neighborhood amenities. This development is one of Mt. Pleasant's hotspots.
Belle Hall is a well rounded community with Centex Homes in the front of the neighborhood, and custom homes in the back subsections closer to the creeks running behind the property. Hibben, is one upscale neighborhood within Belle Hall located near the back end of this subdivision. It offers its own pool and community center, but mostly, the Hibben section provides some marsh and water views to envy.
There are many opportunities to build a custom home in Belle Hall. Most of the remaining lots are owned by builders who are either building spec homes on the home sites, or offering the lot for sale with a builders contract.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses,MF=multi-family, the number of properties when it is completely built out.
This golf club community of Charleston National is located off Highway 17 and features mostly tract homes at the front of the neighborhood. One can find semi-custom homes, and a few custom homes in the back of the community.
The Reese Jones designed golf course is considered one of the harder courses in the Mount Pleasant, SC area. Amenities include a club house, swimming pool, and tennis courts. Many of the homeowners are not members of the public golf course.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties when it is completely built out.
Charleston National SF 1,159
Retreat, Charleston National MF 130
SNEE FARM
Located on the old Snee Farm Plantation of 715 acres – eight miles north of Charleston off US Highway 17, this housing development of Snee Farm dates from the 70's and is worn around the edges with homes generally older than those in Charleston National, and may be in need of more updating. There is a discussion about adding condos near the entrance that would provide funding for renovating the golf clubhouse.
The 18-hole course at the GOLF-SneeFarm Country Club facility in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina was designed by George W. Cobb, ASGCA. The Snee Farm golf course opened in 1970, and is a semi-private club.
"The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is dedicated to interpreting the life of Charles Pinckney's, his role in the development of the United States Constitution, his plantation, and the transition of colonial America to a young nation. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, the 28 acres of this site comprise only a small portion of the large 715 acre rice planation that Charles Pinckney inherited from his father in 1782, known as Snee Farm."
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties when it is completely built out.
Snee Farm (including Lakes and Gardens) 1,019
SEASIDE FARMS
Seaside Farms is made up of single family homes, town homes, and condominiums. The amenities for Seaside Farms include a swimming pool, club house, play park, fitness center, and walking trails.
Seaside Farms' school are Mamie Whitesides (Elem), Laing (middle) and Wando (High). All have good reputations, check the schools' report cards here. Seaside is also very close to a several shopping centers, and only minutes to the Isle of Palms beaches.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties when it is completely built out.
Seaside Farms SF 690
Long Grove Apartments, Seaside Farms MF 272
HAMLIN PLANTATION
A well-planned John Weiland and Sintra community bordering the intracoastal waterway. High quality cement board siding or brick compliment many of these traditional homes in Hamlin Plantation. There is a grand plantation style clubhouse and a state of the art amenity center alongside the pool (complete with waterslide) and tennis courts. Hamlin is considered one of the upscale communities in the area.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties when it is completely built out.
Hamlin Plantation SF 593
Hamlin Plantation TH 290
BRICKYARD PLANTATION
Brickyard is an older, more established John Weiland neighborhood with Weiland homes in the front, and Sintra homes, as well as local custom builders in the back where some properties back up to Horlbeck Creek.
A boat ramp, community dock, and amentity center all compliment Brickyard Plantation.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties when it is completely built out.
Brickyard Plantation SF 891
I'ON
One of the best planned communities in Mount Pleasant, I'On is definitely one of Mount Pleasant's most desirable subdivisions. A community designed to mirror the Charleston single and historic homes of downtown Charleston, this development presents homes with beautiful and varied architecture and styling. To maintain the atmosphere, all homes are required to have wooden, stucco, or brick exteriors.
An elegant neighborhood, I'On has a small commercial area at the front of the community containing a pub, a boutique, caterer. The tennis center and day school are also located near the front of the property. Lakes and marsh lands add to the charm of an already sought after community.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties when it is completely built out.
I’On SF 759
RIVERTOWNE COUNTRY CLUB
RiverTowne has been developed into several separate sections each with its own covenants and restrictions, as well as numerous subsections. RiverTowne Country Club is one of those sections, and its highlight is the Arnold Palmer designed golf course. Houses are not crowded up around the course as one finds in most neighborhoods, but the course rambles throughout the marshland with some distance from the homes. This gives many of the homes fabulous vistas across the course and over the marshlands towards the Wando River.
From national builders such as Ryland Homes, Centex Homes, and KB Homes, to custom homes in the back of the neighborhood bordering Horlbeck Creek and the Wando River, Rivertowne County Club has something for everyone.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties .
Rivertowne Country Club SF 705
LONGPOINT
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties as of 12/2007, and the last number is the how many properties there will be when it is completely built out.
Longpoint SF 681 697
RIVERTOWNE ON THE WANDO
Rivertowne on the Wando is a separate community from Rivertowne Country Club although they share the same entrance from Highway 41. Rivertowne on the Wando is centered around the Wando River and the neighborhood is quite convivial because of it. If you want a neighborhood where you can walk or bike around and chat with your neighbors, this might be just the ticket.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties
Rivertowne on the Wando SF 448
Rivertowne Condos MF 96
PLANTERS POINTE
An affordable real estate community consisting mostly of non custom homes by D.R. Horton, Ryland, Galloway Homes, and KB Homes. There is one subsection of Planters Point which does have custom and semi-custom homes, some of which back up to the marsh. The amenities include a large swimming pool, tennis courts, and a club house for meetings and parties.
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties when completely built out.
Planters Pointe, Rivertowne SF 617
SNEE FARM
Located on the old Snee Farm Plantation of 715 acres – eight miles north of Charleston off US Highway 17, this housing development of Snee Farm dates from the 70's and is worn around the edges with homes generally older than those in Charleston National, and may be in need of more updating. There is a discussion about adding condos near the entrance that would provide funding for renovating the golf clubhouse.
The 18-hole course at the Snee Farm Country Club facility in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina was designed by George W. Cobb, ASGCA. The Snee Farm golf course opened in 1970, and is a semi-private club.
"The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is dedicated to interpreting the life of Charles Pinckney's, his role in the development of the United States Constitution, his plantation, and the transition of colonial America to a young nation. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, the 28 acres of this site comprise only a small portion of the large 715 acre rice planation that Charles Pinckney inherited from his father in 1782, known as Snee Farm."
Stats SF= single family homes, TH= townhouses, the number of properties .
Snee Farm (including Lakes and Gardens) SF 1,019
WATERMARK
A new community being built in Mt. Pleasant, Watermark offers 118 single-family homesites (half of them lakefront), 39 townhomes and 240 one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury rental residences, all intimately set in a Americanurban traditional layout. Homes are close to the streets with sidewalks to nearby parks. Trails wind around the 33-acre lake and lead to a central square called The Commons. There one finds a gourmet market, coffee shop, fitness center and other centers of community life.
Kayaking, fishing, running, and biking are the activities at large, but single-family residents have an amenity center which includes a summer kitchen pavilion and pool.
For rental residences, offerings include a resort quality pool, Club Room, fitness center and game lawn.