James Island condo conversion gives house hunters choice of leasing, buying

A popular amenity at Mira Vista is the swimming pool. The community also has tennis courts, clubhouse and workout room. Consider this: you’re shopping the Charleston market, either for a place to buy or lease. You want to be close to downtown, in new upscale digs with top-notch amenities. A privacy gate would help you feel secure. Finding one of more these attractions may not be difficult but all of them would be a test. There’s at least one place of note, though, Mira Vista off Harbor View Road on James Island. Mira Vista is a 230-condo development converted from apartments in spring 2006. In a three month blitz then, buyers paid from $160,000 to $270,000 to purchase the one-, two- and three bedroom locales. Some units have resold. Meanwhile, some owners have leased out properties as investments. For your real estate needs got to http://www.sallyandj.com/

“I think the design and layout of the units is very attractive,” . “Where the property is situated, there is lots of privacy.” He is leasing properties at Mira Vista, where units are 850 to 1,200 square feet. One bedroom condos are $800-$900 a month, two bedroom units are $1,050 to $1,200 and three bedroom dwellings run from $1,200 to $1,400 a month. The majority of condos are two-bedroom, with 60 three-bedroom and some one-bedroom. There are 20 detached garages on site, which can be leased or purchased. “It’s right (near) downtown,” “We have a lot of people in the medical field,”. There are also retirees. “It’s a nice mix,” Young professionals account for many of the residents who are renting, along with a handful of seniors and a few college students, Manaker says. One of the leased condominiums is 1035 Telfair Way. It’s a two-bedroom two bath unit with ceiling fans, carpeting in the bedrooms and stove, microwave and refrigerator in the kitchen. Other condo standards are tile floors in the kitchen and bathrooms and 9-foot ceilings. The Mira Vista amenities complex is popular. A large, well-appointed sales center doubles as a clubhouse. Behind it is the swimming pool and gazebo and to the right are tennis courts. There’s also a workout room. “I think it’s the nicest condo around really,”