Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Mount Pleasant SC Home Search - Charleston SC MLS





If your reading our blog than more than likely your thinking about a move to the Charleston SC area. Perhaps your searching for more information about the Mt. Pleasant schools, recreation, restaurants or Charleston beaches. You might even be looking for a way to search the Charleston's Multiple Listing service (MLS). Creaturo and Associates of Century 21 Properties Plus has a High Powered Home Search that we are making available to our potential clients at no charge. What makes our search unique is that you can create your own search criteria. Our search includes all listings in the Charleston, Tri-county area including all listings by Coldwell banker, Trademark Properties, RE/MAX, Prudential, ERA, GMAC, and many others. You can have the listings that you want to see sent to your email on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Whether your looking for Luxury Homes, Waterfront Property, Condo's, a Single Family Home in one specific neighborhood our search allows you to preview homes o fit your needs. With our search you can specify what type of home you are looking for, price range, area, square footage, bedrooms/baths. But you can even do a more advanced search and specify if you want a fenced in yard with a pool or a property on the golf course. Every buyer has different criteria, our High Powered Search allows you to do it yourself if you prefer. Once you find homes that interest you can select to save the search in password protected file, or you can click a button and have one of our experienced agents contact you with more details about the property.

It is very easy to get started. Click our High Powered Home Search and create your own user name password. You will receive a Welcome email from us and you can start searching Charleston's Properties.



Sunday, April 20, 2008

Hamlin Plantation - Mount Pleasant SC - Luxury Real Estate


By: Darcy & Dave Creaturo
Hamlin Plantation, located just east of Downtown Charleston, SC in Mount Pleasant, SC is a beautiful community. Hamlin Plantation has a lifestyle that people of all walks of life can feel at home in. The award winning club house and amenities are enough to make you want to live in Hamlin Plantation. When you see the clubhouse it looks like something out of the movies. It has the southern charm of the old south with porches and pillars surrounding the main clubhouse. The junior Olympic sized pool with a water slide will make your children very happy. The amenities also include basketball courts, tennis courts, volley ball, and a state of the art work out facility. Nature has added a beautiful setting of walking trails, marsh and the developers have taken great care to leave the natural settings un-touched.
Sintra Homes and John Weiland Homes are the real estate developers and also are builders for Hamlin Plantation. However, in The Sound subsection there are vacant lots for sale with opportunities for you to find your own custom builder and have your dream home built.
John Weiland Homes has been an award winning custom and luxury home builder for the Southeast for over 37 years. Right now John Weiland Homes are offering that if a home they built for you does not appraise for what you paid or more after 5 years of ownership, they will buy it from you. In Hamlin Plantation, the different neighborhoods are as unique as they are beautiful. Resale homes and townhomes are currently priced between to over 1.5 million. The marsh front homes of The Sound are all custom built luxury homes. The Village are low country style, and Madison and Waverly have beautiful architecture. Hamlin also has new One Hamlin Place Luxury Town Home new home community currently under construction.
Hamlin Plantation homes for sale on the Charleston South Carolina's MLS.


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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Strawberry Festival Boone Hall Plantation


Who doesn't like fresh picked strawberries? Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina has an annual event the kids and adults will just love. This year the Strawberry Festival starts April 19-20th. It is the 11th year for the Festival and this year there are more rides for the kids than ever before. There is a gigantic Ferris wheel, bounce houses, and a very special strawberry ride. There is music of all kinds, clowns and a pie eating contest. And you can't leave the festival with out going to the u-pick farm so your family can pick their own fresh strawberries to take home.

Admission will be $4 for adults... children 12 and under $2. Discount ticket packages will be available for all rides, food, and strawberries, making this year’s event more affordable for the whole family.


Check back with Creaturo and Associates of Century 21 for pictures and video from the event.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Keswick Town Homes Of Park West


In 2000, Centex Homes completed Keswick a Luxury town home community. With resale prices starting in the high 200's, Keswick of Park West is a dream come true owning your own home with out the yard work and maintenance that you do not want to do.
This Keswick community is perfect for first time home owners, retired adults and a part time resident who want a turn key home. Living in Park West, your children will attend to one of the best school districts in the Mount Pleasant, South Carolina area. Being a home owner in Park west entitles you to use the many amenities offered to the community as well as the shoppes, doctors, restaurants and Town Of Mount Pleasant Recreation department fields and classes.
Click to view All townhomes currently for sale on Mount Pleasant SC's MLS.
There are four different floor plans to choose from ranging in 1800-2400 square feet. Each town home has either a one or two car attached garage. There is also an optional third floor bonus room. The exterior of the town homes have brick and vinyl siding. All the homes have private cement patios and some town homes have screened in patios. As with all of Park West, the street is lined with sidewalks and Palm trees.
There is even a small fountain pond and swing at the end of the cul-de-sac to sit and relax in the evenings.
Creaturo and Associates of Century 21 Properties Plus Real Estate are very familar with Park West and all it has to offer. We have assisted many buyers in the selling and buying their home in Park West of Mount Pleasant SC.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Phillips Park Mount Pleasant SC

Located in the heart of Mount Pleasant, Phillips Park is not your usual subdivision. There are Oak trees and ponds and tons of shaded areas for the home owners to enjoy. There is a space set aside for an oyster pit and picnic tables all with in walking distance to your piece of Mount Pleasant, SC Real Estate . In fact, the neighborhood, with 17 upscale homes and three posh townhomes, feels very secluded. The cul-de-sac neighborhood on Phillip's Park Drive in Mount Pleasant, SC is not in any way isolated. It is a block away from main artery Rifle Range Road, a link to the Isle of Palms connector and to Ben Sawyer Boulevard, which heads south to the beach and north to the town's central business district.

There are a number of floor plans available that give the community a custom home feel. Local builder Sea Town Homes is constructing the traditionally modeled homes and town homes. While hardly inexpensive, the new construction home priced from $549,000 to $609,000 are reasonable for Mount Pleasant's upscale communities. The homes range from 2,632 to 2,757 square feet. According to the builder, the homes are priced at $225-$230 a square foot. Similar products are $800,000 to $1 million.

Models include the three- bedroom Legare, four-bedroom Anson and three- or four-bedroom Copahee. They're each two stories. Standard exterior include fiber-cement siding, custom trim on the outside, porches and balconies and mahogany doors. The inside has 10-foot ceilings, wireless Internet, Surround Sound, central vacuum system, coffered living room ceilings, heart pine or white oak floors and high-end Viking stainless steel appliances. Lots are 1/10 of an acre.

The 2,632-square-foot townhomes, near the front of Phillip's Park, have four bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths with the master bedroom on the first floor. Each has an attached garage. The kitchens have granite counter tops and Viking-brand commercial range, dishwasher and refrigerator. The master bath has a claw-foot tub, with separate tiled showers, travertine floors and marble counter tops in bathrooms, custom trim package, gas fireplace and prewiring for flat-screen TV and high-end sound system.

Sea Town Homes chose to build single-family houses and town homes in part because of the property's zoning, but also for variety.

This new construction community has marketed Home and town home buyers who want smaller homes than where they now live at the beach, in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant or off S.C. Highway 41. Purchasers include Empty- Nester's and young families.

The Mount Pleasant school district is highly desirable. And the location is a perfect bike ride to Sullivan's Island Beaches.

To view all Phillips Park Homes on Charleston's Award winning Real Estate Team's MLS, click here.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Ravens Run Mt. Pleasant SC



Ravens Run is a conveniently located gated community. It is located off of the Isle of Palms Connector and Rifle Range Road in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina . Ravens Run consists mostly of executive style homes on one acre plus lots. There is one new construction home being built at this time by a custom builder. There is also one vacant lot currently for sale. Properties were first built in the late 1980's. Current prices range between 1.5 to 2 million. There are usually few homes for sale in this elite neighborhood.



In Raven's Run, the amenities include a clubhouse with pool and a racquetball court, volleyball, tennis and basketball courts, crab dock, numerous lakes for fishing, kayaking and canoeing, a live-in caretaker and a private airstrip.



Raven run homes for sale in Mount Pleasant South Carolina



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Monday, March 24, 2008



John Weiland homes have broken ground on their new luxury town home community in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina . The town home community, One Hamlin Place is set in the award winning Hamlin Plantation. One Hamlin Place will be an intimate enclave of luxury town homes set in between oaks and marshes, and many have view of the Hamlin Sound.

A variety of plans are available that have up to 3,300 sqft of living area and include standard private elevators. Sales of the first phase are currently underway with prices beginning in the mid 500,000.



The spacious town homes are designed to provide low maintenance living. With brick and hardiplank exteriors the town homes will need little to no exterior maintenance. Custom cabinetry, 10 foot ceilings, hardwood floors, granite counter tops, sun rooms, screen porches and dual vanities are among the standard feature. The town homes also have two car garages with rear entry.



One Hamlin Place offers access to all the amenities Hamlin Plantation has to offer including a Manson-like private clubhouse, competition pool with slide,lighter tennis courts, children's play park,fitness facilities, fitness trails as well as basketball courts.



One Hamlin Place is just minutes form Isle of Palms Beach and all the Mount Pleasant has to offer. Historic downtown charleston SC and Charleston's International airport is just 15 minutes away.



John Weiland Homes has been building homes since 1970. They have won several customer service and builder's awards throughout the country. The boast a 5 year-20 year warranty in which you get 5 full years of coverage on the items that cause homebuyers the most worry for example roof leaks,plumbing leaks and HVAC issues to name a few.



To view One Hamlin Place Town homes currently for sale on Charleston's MLS, click here.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Charleston National A Mount Pleasant Golf Community

Charleston National community is a golf community located in Mount Pleasant South Carolina. The Charleston National golf course was designed to be a private golf course built to resemble Augusta National. Designer Reese Jones designed the course along the coastal wetlands, lagoons and Intra-Coastal Waterway. The course has some of the best coastal views in the southeast. In 1989, shortly after the grand opening, Hurricane Hugo devastated the course tearing down several thousand trees. In 1991, after renovation and redesign Charleston National was reopened as a semi private course. The club includes a practice center and restaurant called The Grill.

The subdivision itself is a lovely neighborhood that has many opportunities to live with views of the magnificent course. Charleston National is situated on 740 acres of property overlooking the marshland of Hamlin Sound, the Intra-Coastal Waterway and the Isle of Palms. Homes in Charleston National County Club are generally priced from $250,000 to 850,000+, with square footage ranging between 1600 and 3600+. There are currently pre-owned Single Family Residences as well as newly constructed Town Homes available for resale. Click to view all available Real Estate in Charleston National on Charleston SC MLS.

Or if you contact your Century 21 Beachside Real Estate Team, Creaturo and Associates we can provide you with more information.

Charleston National is served by the Charleston County School District (District 2) providing eight public schools that educate more than 8,000 students. Mount Pleasant schools continue to grow by a count of 200 students yearly and are also known for high test scores statewide.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Park West's Exclusive Gated Park Island

Close your eyes and picture yourself on an island with peaceful marsh, wild life, and sun, surrounded by the Wando River, Toomer Creek. Now open your eyes and look around your still in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina in the most desirable Subdivision in the area, Park West. Now, a select few have the opportunity to make their home here—to build their dream house just minutes from every convenience, yet at the same time worlds away. This is Park Island, an exclusive gated community on a 20-acre island consisting of only 33 home sites within the Park West planned development community. Bordered by the Wando River to the north/northeast, and wildlife filled saltwater marsh to the south, which provide the island with expansive open water and pristine marsh views.

As a custom homes community, Park Island offers home sites that have riverfront, marsh view or nature view. All home sites are included in an OCRM-approved Master Dock Corridor Plan. Property owners will be responsible for obtaining individual dock permits and constructing the docks. Of the initial Phase 1 release of 23 home sites, 5 have already sold. Sizes range from .421 acres up to 1.437 acres. The lot prices begin at 800,000.

Park Island homeowners will get to utilize all that Park West has to offer. The amenities include tennis, clubhouse, 2 pools, trails, volley ball, sand court and the outdoor grill/gazebo at the pool.

You can contact your Century 21 Properties Plus Real Estate Agents, Creaturo and Associates for more details on this Luxury Real Estate Community.

Click to search all Park Island Home Sites currently available on Charleston, SC MLS.

Watermark subdivision in Mt. Pleasant SC


BY: Darcy Creaturo
Right in the heart of Mount Pleasant SC , is a brand new community called Watermark. It is located at Rifle Range and Bowman road. Watermark is within minutes to the best of what Charleston SC has to offer. Isle of Palms Beaches , Historic Charleston ,Charleston Golf courses are all with in fifteen minutes.You can choose from 118 single-family home sites (half of them lakefront), 39 exquisite town homes and 240 one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury rental residences. The community is full of side walks and nearby parks. Trails wind around the tranquil lake.And like all great neighborhoods, Watermark has a central square – The Commons – with a gourmet market, coffee shop, fitness center and other centers of community life. With 8.000 sq ft of retail space, the street-level storefronts will be in eight three-story buildings along the Central Square main entry drive.According to the Charleston Post and Courier , the new neighborhood off Rifle Range and Bowman roads in Mount Pleasant SC plans a surge in 2008. Builders are in the early phases of tailoring 118 custom brick, stucco and fiber- cement homes on lots starting in the $190,000s. Some of the lots are on the neighborhood's man-made lake. Houses are priced from $739,000 to $950,000. At least 20 dwellings are in various stages of construction. On tap is a complex of 39 luxury townhomes priced from the $470,000s and up. The units are 1,900-2,200 square feet.All of the single-family houses will have custom construction. As of now, five Charleston builders are participating in the project. They are Tom Blake Custom Homes LLC, Gideon Murray Properties LLC, Atlanticville Homes LLC, Truepenny Homes Inc. and CK Contracting LLC.At Watermark, Exceptional Amenities Await. Kayak And Fish The 33-acre Lake. Run And Bike Along Lakeside Trails. Or Just Relax In One Of Many Intimate Parks And Open Spaces. Enjoy The Amenity Center, Summer Kitchen Pavilion, Pool And More.
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