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Local builder’s new James Island neighborhood near county park, water, downtown
If generation-old homes are the choice, then James Island has plenty of them. New houses are harder to find. That's what gives Terrabrook an edge.
Terrabrook offers moderate-priced homes on James Island, not far from the beach or downtown.
So say officials of Charleston-based Crescent Homes, which is constructing the neighborhood of 60 houses on one long street off Riverland Drive.
According to Crescent, the Terrabrook community fills a void. It provides mid-sized new homes with plenty of features, ample options and large backyards for moderate prices. And, it’s no more than 10 minutes – in many cases, much less – to James Island County Park, the Stono River, shopping plazas, downtown Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean.
“For the new homebuyer on James Island, the choices are limited due to high barriers to entry for new home neighborhoods,” says Walker Gregory, new home sales consultant for Crescent Homes. “For $275,000, a buyer can purchase a 1950s brick ranch or one of our brand-new low maintenance homes.”
The community has one way in and out, off Bradham Road, and is surrounded by an eight-foot privacy fence. All lots are on one street and on the same side of the street.
Crescent Homes kept the neighborhood comparatively small in part because of the task of finding undeveloped property.
“It’s very hard to come up with raw land on James Island,” Gregory says.
Natural light shines in the master bedroom windows in the Savannah model. The spacious suite comes with a sitting area.
The build-out is split into phases, with 30 homes to be constructed in the first wave. About 10-12 lots are left in phase one. The builder showcases 18 designs, including 11 in its entry-level Palmetto Collection and seven in the higher-line Indigo series. They range in size from 1,427 to 2,912 square feet and in base price from $229,990 to $319,900. Palmetto plans are the Hamlin, Westwood, Warwick, Fenwick, Ashbury, Delaware, Newport, Cassidy, Mannington, Wagner and Kensington; while the Indigo group plans are the Davidson, Madison, Charlestowne, Savannah, Habersham, Wilmington and Hilton.
The sales model is the Savannah, a two-story floor plan with vaulted living-room ceiling, four bedrooms and a bonus room. It is one of several designs with a master bedroom downstairs. At least four floor plans are ranches. Homes are energy-efficient. All Terrabrook houses are certified through the national Energy Star program and are built to standards set by the EarthCraft program sponsored by the Atlanta Home Builders Association. Ecological features include extra-insulated windows and tankless water heaters.
Stainless steel appliances including refrigerator are kitchen options. http://www.sallyandj.com/
Other perks are open floor plans, custom trim packages, fiber-cement siding, architectural shingles, fireplaces and two-car garages.
Buyers can include extras such as screened-in porches or sunrooms, stainless kitchen appliances, granite countertops and wall-to-wall hardwood floors.
The houses have natural gas for heat, cooking and the fireplace. As a local builder, Crescent can customize homes, such as removing a fireplace if the buyer doesn’t want one.
Terrabrook's lots are slightly narrower, but quite a bit deeper, than standard neighborhood lots. That gives owners more substantial backyards.
Gregory is passionate about the community. “People come to Charleston for Charleston – ‘I want to be downtown, or at the beach.’” The central location “is such a huge asset,” he says.
The 2,517-square-foot Savannah floor plan includes a bonus room.
Most of the buyers thus far are families. Gregory says he is trying to broaden the appeal to also include Medical University of South Carolina residents or others in upscale fields who want to be close to central Charleston. “On James Island, Terrabrook is the best value for the money for high-quality new construction in a grade A location.”
Terrabrook offers moderate-priced homes on James Island, not far from the beach or downtown.
So say officials of Charleston-based Crescent Homes, which is constructing the neighborhood of 60 houses on one long street off Riverland Drive.
According to Crescent, the Terrabrook community fills a void. It provides mid-sized new homes with plenty of features, ample options and large backyards for moderate prices. And, it’s no more than 10 minutes – in many cases, much less – to James Island County Park, the Stono River, shopping plazas, downtown Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean.
“For the new homebuyer on James Island, the choices are limited due to high barriers to entry for new home neighborhoods,” says Walker Gregory, new home sales consultant for Crescent Homes. “For $275,000, a buyer can purchase a 1950s brick ranch or one of our brand-new low maintenance homes.”
The community has one way in and out, off Bradham Road, and is surrounded by an eight-foot privacy fence. All lots are on one street and on the same side of the street.
Crescent Homes kept the neighborhood comparatively small in part because of the task of finding undeveloped property.
“It’s very hard to come up with raw land on James Island,” Gregory says.
Natural light shines in the master bedroom windows in the Savannah model. The spacious suite comes with a sitting area.
The build-out is split into phases, with 30 homes to be constructed in the first wave. About 10-12 lots are left in phase one. The builder showcases 18 designs, including 11 in its entry-level Palmetto Collection and seven in the higher-line Indigo series. They range in size from 1,427 to 2,912 square feet and in base price from $229,990 to $319,900. Palmetto plans are the Hamlin, Westwood, Warwick, Fenwick, Ashbury, Delaware, Newport, Cassidy, Mannington, Wagner and Kensington; while the Indigo group plans are the Davidson, Madison, Charlestowne, Savannah, Habersham, Wilmington and Hilton.
The sales model is the Savannah, a two-story floor plan with vaulted living-room ceiling, four bedrooms and a bonus room. It is one of several designs with a master bedroom downstairs. At least four floor plans are ranches. Homes are energy-efficient. All Terrabrook houses are certified through the national Energy Star program and are built to standards set by the EarthCraft program sponsored by the Atlanta Home Builders Association. Ecological features include extra-insulated windows and tankless water heaters.
Stainless steel appliances including refrigerator are kitchen options. http://www.sallyandj.com/
Other perks are open floor plans, custom trim packages, fiber-cement siding, architectural shingles, fireplaces and two-car garages.
Buyers can include extras such as screened-in porches or sunrooms, stainless kitchen appliances, granite countertops and wall-to-wall hardwood floors.
The houses have natural gas for heat, cooking and the fireplace. As a local builder, Crescent can customize homes, such as removing a fireplace if the buyer doesn’t want one.
Terrabrook's lots are slightly narrower, but quite a bit deeper, than standard neighborhood lots. That gives owners more substantial backyards.
Gregory is passionate about the community. “People come to Charleston for Charleston – ‘I want to be downtown, or at the beach.’” The central location “is such a huge asset,” he says.
The 2,517-square-foot Savannah floor plan includes a bonus room.
Most of the buyers thus far are families. Gregory says he is trying to broaden the appeal to also include Medical University of South Carolina residents or others in upscale fields who want to be close to central Charleston. “On James Island, Terrabrook is the best value for the money for high-quality new construction in a grade A location.”
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