One Belle Hall - Mt. Pleasant SC Real Estate

Conveniently located in desirable a Mount Pleasant South Carolina , One Belle Hall is a newly constructed condo community. This is your opportunity to be part of a small village of only 59 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED Condominium homes surrounded by the shops, restaurants, and everyday conveniences of Belle Hall Plaza. These new homes offer custom finishes including 9'ceilings, crown molding, GE stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and ceramic tile flooring in the Kitchens and Baths. Fabulous living/dining rooms, generous closets and private balconies are just a few of the features of these spacious condominiums. All of the 2nd and 3rd floor condominiums come with their own separate garage. Click Here to view Belle Hall condo's currently for sale .

When your address is One Belle Hall you can walk to the shops at Belle Hall Plaza and have lunch at Moe's, or any other the other wonderful restaurants or a coffee at Starbucks . The shoppes at Belle Hall Plaza include gift stores, specialty clothing for men women and children, a cooking store, pet store, Ross's, Stein Mart and Harris Teeter. There is also a gym, Doctor's offices and a pharmacy. Living in One Belle Hall, you would never have to use a car if you didn't want to.

One Belle Hall is minutes from 526 and Hwy 17 giving you easy access to historic Downtown Charleston and the Beaches.

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Watermark Subdivision - 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 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 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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Back Bay Village in Mt. Pleasant SC

By: Darcy Creaturo
With all the growth in Mount Pleasant SC in the past few years, there aren’t many quiet, uncongested areas left to buy or build a home. Back Bay Village was designed with that in mind. The setting for the community is wooded, marsh and peaceful. With 57 lots, most at least a third of an acre, it is an upscale custom home community. The Developer, Ed Goldberg of Atlanta, added three fountain filled ponds and plenty of green space. Sidewalks and walking paths run throughout. A community sightseeing stand gives residents impressive views of the marsh. According to the Post and Courier, Ed Goldberg said the layout of Back Bay Village is his vision of what a neighborhood in the South should be. Big porches, sidewalks on both sides of the street, walking trails - they all help create a sense of community among residents," said Goldberg, adding that he plans to build his own home in the neighborhood and move here soon.This is a place where people will be able to relax and slow down, yet still have easy access to shopping centers and downtown Charleston," he said.Buyers can choose a lot and their own builder or go with one of six custom builders working in the neighborhood. A third option is to choose a home already under construction. About a dozen homes are being built.All the marsh front lots are sold, but a number of interior and pond lots are still available. Prices range from $65,900 to $75,000. Home prices range from about $350,000 to more than $700,000. All homes must be at least 2,500 square feet and meet the approval of an architectural review board.Architecturally, we're trying to capture a coastal Carolina/historic theme," Goldberg said. "We want it to feel like Old Mount Pleasant." Most homes under construction are being built on posts with drive-under garages, but Goldberg said some homes away from the marsh could be built on crawl space. Exterior siding materials are limited to brick, cement fiberboard and stucco. Advanced building techniques are encouraged in the neighborhood. Some homes will have elevators. Goldberg said that at least one house is being built with walls made of insulated concrete forms instead of wooden beams. Such houses are more energy-efficient and storm-resistant than wooden-frame houses, he said.
Back Bay Village is expected to attract buyer from young professionals to empty nesters. Because Back Bay Village is located in one of the best school districts in the county, families with younger children will be thrilled. There is also a town playground very close to the community.Click view all Back Bay Village Homes currently for sale.

A Punch List for new construction in Charleston SC

In U.S. construction industry, a "punch list" is the name of a document used in architecture and the building trades in the United States to organize the completion of a construction project.
In Charleston SC new construction a Punch list is a list of uncompleted item the contractor must complete prior to the sale of a home. A new home buyer usually performs a walk through before going to closing. This walk through is usually with the builder or a representative of the builder. The new home owner and the builder walk through the home and make of list of items that need to be taken care of before the buyer takes possession of the home. These items usually include: paint touch up, missing screens and other minor repairs. A punch list is basically a list of tasks, or a "to-do" items.
When you buy new construction home with Creaturo and Associates, we walk you through the punch list –walk through as we do every step of the way of purchasing a new home.

Del Webb at Cane Bay Plantation - Summerville SC Real Estate

Del Webb is a community that already has the 55 and better talking. It is a community but also a lifestyle. It’s a community for people who are interested in enjoying an enriching lifestyle full of unlimited social, recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities. You can take a computer class, learn to speak French, play bocce, try yoga or work out in the work out facility. Del Webb is a member of the Pulte Homes family and they have built over 500,000 homes.
Del Webb, Charleston’s Premier 55 and better community, has just moved in their first homeowners. The expect to have 100 residents by January 1, 2008. Del Webb At The Resort at Cane Bay Plantation, is located just 25 minutes from Downtown Charleston. The newly opened models and sales center have ten different floor plans ranging from 1100-2600 sq. ft. and are priced between 160’s-360’s. Del Webb is currently offering to pay your mortgage until 2009 if you build now. This is a great option in you live in an area that has felt the Real Estate slow down. This builder’s incentive allows you to take advantage of the current prices and move into your new home by spring of 2008. Just in time for Charleston’s internationally known Spoleto Festival, Summerville SC Flowertown Festival. Also, Del Webb is also giving away free sunrooms in the Harbor and Coastal Collections throughout the month of December.

Cain Bay Plantation - Berkely County

By: Darcy & Dave Creaturo

Charleston South Carolina is a beautiful place that everyone wants to live in. The problem is properties are getting more and more expensive. However, If you drive just a little bit North you can still get a piece of the Lowcountry and still be close to everything it has to offer. With this in mind, Ben Gramling III, President of Gramling Brothers Real Estate & Development, looked at a wide open 4500 acre tract of land and envisioned a quiet haven of small-town community, right there in the heart of Berkeley County — just a 30-minute drive from Charleston. Close to everything, yet with room to spread out. This became what is now known as Cane Bay Plantation.
Cane Bay Plantation is a master planned 10,000 home community. It will include schools, churches, a Trident hospital, an impresive trail system and a 120 acre lake. Construction of residential and commercial units are anticipated to be spread over 30 years. Cane Bay will be larger than the Charleston peninsula and Daniel Island. Cane Bay High School is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in time for the 2008-2009 school year. With a full complement of academic, vocational and athletic programs and a state-of-the-art multimedia network featuring digital projectors in the classrooms, Cane Bay High will serve 1,500 students. Cane Bay’s elementary school, currently in the design phase and scheduled to open in 2009, will sit right across the street from the high school and will match its spacious architectural design, right down to the sloped metal roof. This school’s 700 students will get a brand new facility with an educational environment that upholds the exceptional standards of the Berkeley County School District.
The Charleston new home builders Centex, First Coast Homes, and Sivica Homes will join Del Webb in building the first phase of the 4500 acre site. Del Webb plans to build 1000 homes for adults 55 years and older. The community will have a resort style amenity center as well as a life style director. It is anticipated that home owners may be able to move into Del Webb homes by the winter of 2007. Centex has already begun to build homes in the $200,000+ price range. It will offer three neighborhoods named Salt Pointe, Marsh Grove and Sweetwater within it's Old Marsh Retreat Parcel. The buyer will have more affordable homes, to include Charleston Single homes in Marsh Grove and Salt Pointe with the Sweetwater neighborhood featuring larger executive style homes. Centex is also planning on building townhomes near the new Cane Bay High School. The Sivica and First Coast Home neighborhoods will share a 5000 sqft. pool and a beach area around a lagoon. First Coast has purchased 500 lots. Sivica has purchased 740 lots where homes will be built in a neighborhood called The Sanctuary at Cane Bay. Sivica Homes and FirstCoast Homes will offer plans with large porches with the Craftsman look at an affordable price.
The Del Webb community at Cane Bay Plantation is their first project in the Charleston area. It is anticipated that they will have model homes finished by April of 2007 with construction of new homes starting in June of 2007. It is hoped that the first residents will be able to move in by winter 2007. Homes will range in size of between 1000 and 4000 sq ft. with 10 floor plans available. The community is open to couples in which one is at least 55. Residents will generally shop in Summerville with rather short trips to Charleston. The community will have a clubhouse, fitness center and indoor pool as well as tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool and bocce courts.
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New Construction Home Warranty in Charleston SC

Whether you are buying a new construction home or a pre owned home it is very important to understand the home warranty and what it covers. Home warranty’s are there to protect you from unexpected expenses.
Buying a New Home is an excellent way to get exactly what you’re looking for. You don’t have to deal with shag carpet and outdated kitchens. You get to pick out every color, appliance and other details for your home to make it yours. The best part of buying a new home (no it’s not the new home smell) is that the builder provides a home warranty for the home. So if anything should go wrong it is usually covered. As a new home owner, you don’t have to worry about any unexpected expenses. Usually the builders warranty covers everything in the home except paint, for the first 1 to 2 years and structural deficiencies for 10 years after. The builder may have a home warranty company you contact or you may actually contact the builder for any repairs needed. It’s great when the builders are still building in your community because the can have a contractor come to your home and repair the issue immediately when they are still on site.
Each Charleston New Home Builder has a different program, so ask questions about their warranty program. In the Charleston South Carolina area the main new construction builders are Ryland Homes, KB Home, Lennar Homes, John Weiland Homes and Centex Homes. Creaturo and Associates Real Estate Team can walk you through each step of the new construction Buying process and explain how each builders home warranty coverage works.Click here For a Free Charleston SC Home Warranty

New Construction Buying Process in Charleston SC

BY: Dave & Darcy Creaturo

Buying a new construction home can be a nervous endeavor-but you do not have to do it alone. In Charleston SC area, Creaturo and Associates can assist you through the buying process.

Creaturo and Associates can take you to the various new construction communities in the Tri-County area and give you a tour of the communities as wells as its amenities. Once you fid the perfect community, Creaturo and Associates can represent you, looking out for your interests. The site Agent is a Real Estate agent but they solely work for the Seller ( in this case the builder like Ryland Homes, Centex, Kb Homes, etc). Therefore, you should have a Realtor to represent you.
After finding the homes you plan to build and picking out your home site, the site agent and your Realtor work together to write a contract for your new home. Creaturo and Associates will also guide you through the mortgage process. Usually, you then go to a design center to pick out colors, flooring, appliances, etc for your new home. Once your home is at the framing stage (and sometime drywall stage) you get a chance to walk through your home with the builder and your agent to inspect the progress and discuss and concerns. Before closing, there is another walk through where you make a “punch list” (a list of repairs you want done to the home before closing). Normal punch list items are paint touch ups, missing window screens and minor repairs. At your last walk-thru, before closing, the builder will go through home warranties, and give you maintenance instructions on home your new home.

At closing your home is complete and you receive the keys to the New Home you created.

Centex Homes in Charleston SC

Centex Homes is one of the nations leading home builders. Since the 1950’s, Centex has built over 35,000. They build homes in over 26 states including Charleston, South Carolina. Not only does Centex build homes, the also have a mortgage company (CTX Mortgage), title company, insurance, and integrated pest defense company (Home Team Pest Defense).
In its industry, Centex Homes ranks number 1 on Fortune Magazines "America's Most Admired Companies." According Professional Builder magazine, Centex Homes is the only builder to be in the top ten for more than 40 consecutive years.
A respected and established leader in the homebuilding industry, Centex is very involved in ongoing energy efficiency studies at federal, state and local levels. Centex also utilizes valuable information acquired from private programs such as ComfortWise® and EnergyStar® that concentrate on energy efficient ways to design, build and operate homes.
When choosing a Centex Homes, you are getting years of experience and expertise. Centex Homes prides itself in its reputation. Centex also offers a “Two Year Fit and Finish warranty”. This is double the industry’s standard and is in addition to the ten year structural warranty.
Centex listens to their customer’s needs, through research to build their communities in locations and with amenities that are most ideal for the buyer.
With that in mind, in the Charleston market, Centex is currently building in the tri county area. They have Single Family home and town homes currently available from the 140-500,000.
One of their newest communities, Cain Crossing is an ideal location for people who work anywhere from Downtown, Daniel Island to Mount Pleasant. Cain Crossing is a luxury town homes community with amenities. It’s low maintenance living with garages. They have floor plans with up to 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Tow floor plans include Master bedrooms’ on the first floor. The prices start in the 250,000.
Another Centex Homes community in the East Cooper area is Shell Ring at St. Thomas Island. Centex Shell Ring at St. Thomas Island is an exciting, new neighborhood with Plantation Collection homes, featuring welcoming verandahs, drive-under garages and a superb selection of interior features as well as a community amenity center with a pool. Click here to view homes currently for sale in Charleston SC.
Other communities in the Charleston area that are currently under way are, Carolina Bay (West Ashley),Old Rice Retreat and Weatherstone( Summerville) and Liberty Hall Plantation (Goose Creek).

Cane Bay Plantation - Centex Homes

By: Darcy Creaturo

Cain Bay is about 30 minutes from Charleston, South Carolina. The vision for Cane Bay encompasses a wide variety of home choices, healthcare services through Trident Health System, businesses and retail shops, recreational facilities and more.Among the builders at Cain Bay Plantation is Centex Homes. Centex Homes is one of the nation’s top builders. With numerous awards, Centex Homes prides itself on their expertise and experience.Centex Homes offers affordable living for all life styles. Old Rice Retreat is comprised of 4 neighborhoods. From townhouses to luxurious executive style homes one is sure to find the perfect home for their needs.Marsh Grove at Old Rice Retreat features spacious floor plans ranging in size from 1,328 – 2,896 sq. ft. This charming community offers affordable homes with up to 6 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 2-car garages. Ideal for families in search of more room to live, Marsh Grove is the perfect choice for today’s growing families. So, whether you're just starting out or you’re ready to move up to more space, consider Marsh Grove, where our homes offer more room – at a better price per square foot – than any other area community. Plus, this portfolio offers homes with the kind of flexibility today's growing families can't do without. Base home prices are 169-239,000.Models are now open at Salt Point at Old Rice Retreat. It’s an enclave of Charleston-style homes, Salt Pointe blends historical Charleston Singles appeal with modern features like bonus rooms, spacious bedrooms, open kitchens and great rooms. And its new Old Rice Retreat location means you'll be able to enjoy nature trails and an incredible amenity center. Prices start 197-257,000. Floor plans range from 1500- 2400+.Sweetwater at Old Rice Retreat features Centex Home’s Traditional Collection. With a wide choice of stunning and spacious executive homes filled with luxurious features, this collection offers some spectacular homes base price 231-298,000 and floor plans start at 1800-3200 sqft. They have up to 5 bedroom floor plans.Pine Ridge at Old Rice Retreat Old Rice Retreat is located inside of Cane Bay Plantation directly off of Hwy. 176. Old Rice retreat offers everything from spacious single family houses to Charleston Single style homes and Executive homes, and coming soon, town homes will be available in Pine Ridge. Nature trails have been planned throughout and residents will have access to an amenity center with a pool, pavilion and playground. Cane Bay Plantation will offer partnerships with schools, access to churches, outdoor activities, pedestrian friendly environments and plentiful green spaces. This community is not currently open but you get can more information by contacting Creaturo and Associates at info@charlestonsouthernhomes.com.

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Charleston SC Real Estate

We appreciate you visiting our Charleston SC Real Estate site and look forward to assisting you in your next real estate transaction. Whether selling or buying a home, we pride ourselves on being the real estate experts in the Charleston SC area. You’ll find our main blog to be a great resource for the latest news for those living in the Charleston, sc area or relocating to Charleston. We currently have 9 blogs

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