JULY 2016 - MT. PLEASANT, SC - Carolina Park, one of the Southeast’s premier master-planned communities, recently announced that new home sales have surpassed the 500-home threshold. Set on more than 1,700 acres in north Mount Pleasant, Carolina Park offers a diverse range of home designs to suit a variety of lifestyle and generational needs, as well as unparalleled community amenities. The combination of thoughtful design, quality construction and beautiful natural surroundings in a prime Mount Pleasant location has attracted immense interest among homebuyers.
Reaching the 500 mark “is both significant and rewarding,” says Brian Keels, Asset Manager and Marketing Director at Carolina Park. “Our goal from the beginning has been to create a community that stands out and delivers the authentic community feel that today’s buyers are seeking,” he adds. “Reaching this sales benchmark this early in the development process signals that we are doing just that.”
The Carolina Park Builder Team, a collection of nine of the region’s finest homebuilders, is one of the community’s key differentiators. Bringing together so many top-notch builders has resulted in neighborhoods featuring an extensive variety of designs, styles and floor plans that appeal to a wide range of buyers while adding character and interest to the streetscapes.
“We are proud to offer diverse options for homebuyers. We love that Carolina Park feels fresh and distinctive,” adds Keels. “Whether residents want the convenience of a townhome or, cottage or the neighborliness of our single-family homes in The Village, or custom home options in Riverside, we have what buyers are looking for.”
Carolina Park is unique for a number of other reasons as well. Currently the community is home to three schools – award-winning Wando High School, the Center for Advanced Studies at Wando and The Children’s Center pre-school. That number will grow in the fall of 2017 when the new Carolina Park Elementary School opens on land donated by Carolina Park. Plans are also underway to locate the new Oceanside Collegiate Academy charter high school on the property.
In addition to the schools, Carolina Park features a 54-acre active park, a new fire/police station and a future branch of the Charleston County Library. “We believe that a critical part of our mission is to provide our residents with access to the best and most up-to-date public services,” said Keels. “These shared public assets and gathering places are part of what makes a community great.”
Carolina Park, which will eventually encompass 1,500 homes and 500 multi-family residences, continues to find ways to further enhance life for its residents. Already home to a resort-style Residents Club with Jr. Olympic pool, playground, tennis courts and outdoor pavilion, Carolina Park has begun work creating a 20-acre lake in the Riverside neighborhood, with long-term plans for additional amenities as well as direct Wando River access. More than 50 percent of the property in Riverside has been set aside as green space and will be preserved in perpetuity.
“We’re creating Carolina Park as a special place to live now and fifty years from now,” says Keels. “Homebuyers recognize our commitment to conservation and planning, and I think it’s a big reason so many are choosing to call Carolina Park home.”