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Can anyone provide information on Mt. Pleasant neighborhoods besides Park West & Dunes West? Though they both seem great, I was looking for something a little closer to the bridge in order to cut down on the commute - I've heard it's about 45 minutes from Park West to Charleston during rush hour, true?
We're planning on relocating and will be checking out houses over Thanksgiving week but I'd love to get everyone's thoughts and insights on the area (and what to avoid).
By the way, we have two young children so I would love to get thoughts on the schools as well.
There are a number of great neighborhoods inside 526 and the IOP connector that would be closer to downtown than Park West and Dunes West. There are even new communities currently under construction in the area. Most neighborhoods might not be as large as Park and Dunes West, given their proximity to the bridge and old town Mount Pleasant and not being built on golf courses, but certainly worth looking into. What size home and price range were you thinking?
We're probably looking in the 400-600K range. We'd like a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house with a 2 car garage. We're on a half acre right now so I wouldn't really want to go any smaller than .25 of an acre. I don't want to be able to reach outside my window and touch my neighbors' house.
We've been keeping an eye on daniel island too but it seems most lots are less than .25 of an acre.
A golf course isn't a necessity since neither my husband nor I golf but we would like a place with some amenities - playground, pool, paths.
A must have though is sidewalks. We currently live on a street without sidewalks and it's horrible with two kids. Sidewalks will definitely be a dealbreaker - paths are great but only if you don't have to walk in the street to access them.
Well, with half an acre and swimming pools as amenities, there's not a great deal that's closer to downtown. However, there are certainly a handful of wonderful homes in the area of 526 and Longpoint Rd., slightly closer to downtown but only marginally.
Hamlin Plantation and Rivertowne Country Club(Rivertowne being farther out) both have homes in your price range with swimming pool amenities, as well as sidewalks for the kids (avg. lot size is greater than .35 in Hamlin, but Rivertowne has at least one with a .75 acre lot) Hobcaw Creek Plantation is noticeably closer to downtown, and has at least one home available that matches the above, but I'm not certain if I noticed sidewalks the last time I was out there. I'd have to recheck. There's also a home in Rice Planters Point on a .37 acre lot with it's own pool, but again, I'd have to double check for sidewalks.
Daniel Island is certainly a good place to look as well, it's a VERY walkable series of neighborhoods. The only concern though with the few Daniel Island homes available in your price range with neighborhood pools, sidewalks, etc., is that the lot size is mostly deep, not wide, so while you'd have a semi-private back yard with the possibility of no neighbors behind you, those beside you might be too close for comfort.
However, if you're willing to look at neighborhoods with slightly less than a half acre for your lot, then more options would be available. Seaside Farms is certainly worth a look, as well.
Last edited by DJShymansky; 10-18-2007 at 12:31 PM..
If you want to be a little closer in and in a neighborhood with sidewalks two of your choices are Hamlin Plantation and Seaside Farm (one side of road only). You will find lots in the .25 acre - .33 acre in both neighborhoods. Hobcaw Creek to my knowledge does not have sidewalks nor does Rice Planters Pointe. A great resource to see neighborhoods as well as see if they have sidewalks is found at http://maps.live.com/
You can put in an address and get almost a rooftop view of the home and neighborhood.
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