Downtown Charleston Real Estate
What is not to love about living in downtown Charleston?! Imagine this – you wake up on a Saturday morning, hop on your bike and ride over to the Charleston Farmers Market that has local produce, live cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts and is held at Marion Square – right in the heart of downtown Charleston. After having morning breakfast at the downtown Charleston Farmers Market you can take a bike ride up and down the streets and look at the gorgeous historic homes on every street and listen to the stories being told by the carriage drivers as they pass by with a load of tourists. Go home and hang out in either your incredibly chic, newly constructed condo overlooking the harbor or in a historic home of all your own and have a lazy afternoon. Downtown Charleston in the evening is great - have an incredible meal at one of the many restaurants that is home to a James Beard award winning chef, walk on over to the Galliard or one of the many other venues for a little culture or humor, and then walk along the downtown Charleston waterfront through the park that wraps around the entire city. Downtown Charleston is minutes away from the beach or boating in the harbor! Downtown Charleston is anchored by a major Medical facility with the Medical University of South Carolina and there are two other colleges right in downtown Charleston – College of Charleston and the Citadel, so there is bound to be something interesting going on!
North Charleston is the second largest City in South Carolina and has neighborhoods for all tastes. North Charleston is home to one of the Countries "coolest new neighborhoods" which features builders focusing on neotraditional design and green building practices plus an area of beautiful Arts and Crafts era homes that has become wildly popular with many young professional families. North Charleston features a quaint downtown area that has some great local eateries such as EVO Pizza, The Barbeque Joint, Aunt Beas, Madra Rua Irish Pub, and cool shops plus a Farmers Market where people normally gather to play Frisbee Golf! There are several golf and riverfront communities in North Charleston with estate homes and urban condos overlooking the beautiful deepwater Ashley River. The North Charleston Riverfront Park overlooking the Cooper River is home to North Charleston's 4th of July celebration with bands and entertainment at the amphitheater and the coolest children’s playground. North Charleston is also home to the Charleston area convention Center and Coliseum, host to North Charleston’s own Stingrays hockey team - a great night out for the family! North Charleston is a shopping mecca, with Northwoods Mall, Tanger Outlet Center and many small neighborhood stores as well. North Charleston is also the location of Wannamaker County Park which is a natural haven in an urban environment. North Charleston is in the middle of everything – making it easy to commute to jobs in downtown Charleston, Mt Pleasant, Summerville, Hanahan, North Charleston, the Air force Base, the Navy Base, Boeing, Google in Goose Creek . . . you name it, you are there in just a few minutes!
Summerville is a true Southern Gem. Summerville was founded as a summer retreat for the plantation owners in downtown Charleston and now Summerville has become one of the most desired Charleston area addresses. There are several things that attract people to Summerville – the strong Summerville schools, historic Summerville with its historic homes, traditional town square and tons of boutique shops and restaurants, the great Flowertown Festival in the spring, and many Summerville area parks and boat landings. Right outside of historic Summerville, you have all the modern conveniences you could ever need in one town (Target, Lowes, Superpetz, Belk, movie theaters, Ross . . .)! Plus – the good prices on Summerville real estate. There has been a building boom around Summerville and affordable land prices mean builders have been able to provide affordable homes to buyers. Not only are Summerville homes affordable, but they are nice! Several Summerville communities have large amenity centers and great features in the home – granite counters, stainless appliances, hardwood floors, porches, etc. and there are builders building homes on estate sized lots so you can have some room to roam or for your horses!