Abberly at West Ashley mid-rise apartments debut with sleek rentals

More than 200 high-end rentals, fitness center and swimming pool highlight new apartment complex off Savannah Highway from Virginia-based developer. Leroy BurnellThe Post and Courier Bedrooms in the Abberly at West Ashley apartment complex have plenty of space. The community has one- and two-bedroom units. Leroy BurnellThe Post and Courier This model at Abberly at West Ashley has a breakfast area off the kitchen. Units come in 13 floor plans sized from 682 to 1,388 square feet. Living quarters are upscale, amenities abundant, location close to highway arteries but set back from noisy places. Yet prices are hardly opulent at $780 to $1,290 a month. And, it’s new. The property is Abberly at West Ashley apartment homes, a 212-unit complex near the Costco discount club off Savannah Highway. The rentals are the first development in the Charleston area from Blacksburg, Va.-based HH Hunt, which is also the builder and property manager. The first units opened in the past month, including a dozen on the upper floor of the clubhouse and others in one of the four-story buildings on site. All buildings should be completed by early 2009, says Elizabeth Phillips, regional property manager. “We’ve kind of blanketed the market,” she says. Apartment features include high-end kitchen refrigerator, self-cleaning stove, microwave and dishwasher; marble countertops; maple cabinets; at least 9-foot ceilings; patios and balconies; garden tubs; and crown molding. Abberly at West Ashley has six one bedroom, one bath floor plans priced from $780 to $893 a month and 682 to 941 square feet in size. They are the Brera with or without sunroom, Chelsea, Ellum with or without sunroom and Hoxton. Two bedroom, two bath units priced from $997 to $1,129 and sized from 1,053 to 1,159 square feet are the Mission, Paseo with or without sunroom, Rino and Tremont. A Rino model is the sales showroom. There are also two bedroom, two-and-a half bath plans from 1,295 to 1,388 square feet and priced from $1,204 to $1,290 a month. They are the Vyner and Wynwood. The clubhouse has a fitness center accessible 24 hours a day, Internet ‘cafe’ with online terminals, a light-dining nook and a game room that has a table for cards, big screen TVs and, soon, an interactive Wii video game player. A swimming pool is under construction nearby. It will include a pool deck with fountains, a trellis and grills for barbecues and cookouts. In addition, “We have a maintenance staff on site,” Phillips says. HH Hunt has owned property in South Carolina for several years before starting to build, initially in Charleston. “We looked at up and coming areas,” she says. The developer is currently constructing apartment complexes in Beaufort and Bluffton and has plans for the Columbia area. “Our company is known for building and holding,” Phillips says. Leasing center hours at Abberly at West Ashley are Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. For more information, call (843) 302-0868 or go online to www.liveabberlywestashley.com. To reach Abberly at West Ashley, take Savannah Highway heading west past the Interstate 526 intersection. Take the next right onto Ashley Town Center Drive. Continue on the road past Costco. Abberly is on the right.