Neighborhood like I'on but less expensive (Charleston, Shell Point: for sale, apartments, HOA fees)
Charleston areaCharleston - North Charleston - Mt. Pleasant - Summerville - Goose Creek
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Hello, I have posted on this board a few times and everyone has been wonderful with providing me with answers, I've learned so much. I currently live in NYC and am planning on moving to Mt Peasant within the next 2 years. I've been looking at homes in Dunes West and Park West along with the ongoing construction of Carolina Park. I am interested in a social, family oriented neighborhood. Although I've been looking at houses in these sections, the real neighborhood I like is I'on. I love the style of houses, they are beautiful and from what I have read on this board, it is a social neighborhood. Right now the cheapest house for sale is $540,000. I am moving from NYC I wont know anyone. I will have small children and looking for a section with homes like I'on (cosmetically and close together) with an amenities center and a social neighborhood for less in Mt Pleasant. Any help anyone could give me would be great.
There is a model by Centex I believe that has the pillared front with second floor balcony that reminds me of I'On going up nowadays in Westcott Plantation. Those go for 250k-300k and are in a good school district.
Hibben in Mt. Pleasant ... Right in Belle Hall area. Always reminds me of I'on (not as high end, but nor is the price tag). Very pretty community (not inexpensive either though)
I was going to recommend Hibben, too. My family and I moved to Hibben a month ago and it has all the qualities you're looking for. It's a very active neighborhood with lots of kids and great amenities. There's a pool, playground, basketball court and tennis court shared with the rest of Belle Hall, and Hibben has its own beautiful play park, walking trails and crabbing dock. Hibben itself is relatively small, but because Belle Hall itself is so big and the amenities are accessible to everyone the HOA fees are super-low (around $500 a year).
A quick check on realtor.com shows that prices per square foot in Hibben tend to be about 20-30% lower than in I'On. While there are no houses available right now for under the price of the I'On house you mentioned, you might be able to find what you're looking for if you keep an eye out. What's funny is that houses on Hibben often go up for sale not because the sellers are leaving the neighborhood but because they're upsizing or downsizing to another house in Hibben. In the month I've been here I've met four different families who have done this, and two of them are on their third house in the neighborhood. It seems that once people move here they just don't want to leave
No matter what you think of I'on -- Park West is no I'on. Hibben is nice. Watermark is kind of the same idea -- houses very close together on small lot. It's a great location too -- easy access to most of the major go to places in MTP
No matter what you think of I'on -- Park West is no I'on. Hibben is nice. Watermark is kind of the same idea -- houses very close together on small lot. It's a great location too -- easy access to most of the major go to places in MTP
Watermark is nice but you have apartments right next to the houses. I'on is my favorite subdivision in MTP but I wouldn't live in a subdivision again. Been there, done that.
We looked at Watermark. I just got sad every time we saw the new construction sites because they cut down every single tree. I feel like a defining attribute of the Charleston area is its sprawling live oak trees, and there wasn't one to be found there. It's always easy to find Watermark on a map because it's the area that looks like it got hit with a bomb. Just compare it to the adjacent neighborhood like Shell Point to see what I mean:
The spacing between houses in that neighborhood is also weird. They're extremely close together and in some cases the distance from the road doesn't vary from house to house, so there were a couple houses we looked at that had bedroom windows perfectly aligned with the house next door. I just imagined making awkward eye contact with the neighbor as we both got out of the shower.
Lastly, even with those minuses, you'll still be paying the same price per square foot in Watermark that you would in Hibben. That's ultimately why we passed on the neighborhood.
Watermark never had any trees on it. They didn't tear them down. In fact, in most municipalities if there are decent trees worth keeping it is required to keep them.
Yes -- some of the houses are so close together in Watermark -- forget bedroom windows being within next to each other -- how about a bathroom window over looking the backyard next door?!!!!.
It is suppose to be urban living in a suburban setting. Not for everyone for sure.
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