Best down town Charleston area ? (Myrtle Beach: to rent, house, dog)
Charleston areaCharleston - North Charleston - Mt. Pleasant - Summerville - Goose Creek
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The post still makes no sense. You can't live in downtown Charleston and be a 10 minute walk to the beach. You can do that if you live near Folly, Isle of Palm or Sullivan but not sure if you can do that for $1000!
Who's got time for the beach?
But, we don't need any more cars in East Cooper.
Actually, I'm assuming the OP is a young adult. 'Night life' is number one on the wish list. So, I would say Folly IS the best option for the OP. I stand by my post and if there's one less car on the road in MtP that's an added bonus.
You can't really have the city and the beach, but I would recommend living along Coleman Blvd in Mt. Pleasant as it definitely gets you the closest to those two things at once. Coleman Blvd is really shaping up to be a great nightlife destination with a young crowd. It's about a 5-8 min drive to the peninsula and 10ish minute drive to Sullivan's island, plus you can also easily wall or ride a bike to either of those two places, it'll just take a long time (but I've done it). A studio or 1br will run more along the lines of $1300-1400, but if you get a roommate you can definitely stay below your $1000 budget.
FYI - There is a strong nimby presence in Mt. Pleasant so existing residents are not likely to recommend living there, but as a yp myself I highly recommend that you look into it.
I would recommend somewhere below Hampton Park along Ashley or Rutledge with perhaps Sumter or Firshburne as a good place to start. I lived in this area and found it convenient to walk to the Food Lion on King (15 min) as well as to my job downtown and the Upper King nightlife district. (20 min).
Although after a few months of walking I bought a bike which brings all of these areas into a 5 min radius for you. Under 10 mins to the battery. It really frees you up downtown and if you are moderately in shape you can easily ride your bike to Sullivan's Island using the bike lanes on the bridge and on Coleman. There's a gap without bike lanes but you can easily ride on the lightly used sidewalk and push it past the congested/narrow Shem Creek bridge. And this route involves a drawbridge :-)
For the days you prefer to drive, I will echo the Folly recommendations. Great vibe, although this summer I got a $40 ticket for not having all 4 tires off the pavement. As a former resident of the area I should have known better. I am sure they bring in mad revenue from clueless tourists if they are charging $40 per mistake
FYI - There is a strong nimby presence in Mt. Pleasant so existing residents are not likely to recommend living there, but as a yp myself I highly recommend that you look into it.
Which is a bit hypocritical since most are transplants themselves.
You can't really have the city and the beach, but I would recommend living along Coleman Blvd in Mt. Pleasant as it definitely gets you the closest to those two things at once. Coleman Blvd is really shaping up to be a great nightlife destination with a young crowd. It's about a 5-8 min drive to the peninsula and 10ish minute drive to Sullivan's island, plus you can also easily wall or ride a bike to either of those two places, it'll just take a long time (but I've done it). A studio or 1br will run more along the lines of $1300-1400, but if you get a roommate you can definitely stay below your $1000 budget.
FYI - There is a strong nimby presence in Mt. Pleasant so existing residents are not likely to recommend living there, but as a yp myself I highly recommend that you look into it.
Not in my back yard means I don't want high rise apartments and clearcut cookie cutter developments. It has nothing to do with not wanting transplants.
Not in my back yard means I don't want high rise apartments and clearcut cookie cutter developments. It has nothing to do with not wanting transplants.
The issue is that they consider 4 stories high rise.
The issue is that they consider 4 stories high rise.
it depends on where you're putting them. If it's in the middle of the historic district, yeah that's ridiculous. If it's adjacent to a big box shopping mall up HWY 17, go for it.
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