Are you looking for the best gated communities in
Charleston, South Carolina? Well, then this video is for
you. Today, we're gonna be going over the top six gated
communities right here in Charleston County. What's up
everybody? Welcome back. As always, I'm your favorite
YouTubing Charleston realtor, Bill Olson. And today, we're
talking all about what it's like to live behind bars. That's
right gated communities. There are plenty of gated communities
large and small right here in Charleston. And we're going to
be talking about some of the larger ones. So let's get right
into it. We're going to start with Dunes West and Mount
Pleasant. Now this is located in northern Mount Pleasant along
the Wando River. And Dunes West has upwards of about 3000 homes,
which are both townhomes and single family with the
townhomes, you'd expect those to start in the mid to upper two
hundreds, and the single families from the mid three
hundreds, all the way up into the millions when you get into
those waterfront homes. The HOA dues are going to range anywhere
from about 1000 to 1600 per year. And that's going to be
dependent upon the properties. Now with the amenities, you're
going to get walking, biking and running trails, to crap docks,
and a playground for additional amenities. You are able to
become a member of the Dunes West Club, which features a semi
private Arthur hills designed golf course and more pools, one
of which has an amazing waterslide and another is right
near the clubhouse and it is adult only. Now one thing to
note about Dunes West is that no motorcycles or golf carts are
allowed to be driven within the gates. Next on our list. We have
there's Fred Hall, now north of Daniel Island just off of
Clemens ferry. Various food Hall is made up of around 200 custom
homes built starting in the early 2000s. The lots in here
range from half an acre to over an acre and home prices do vary
from the high eight hundreds all the way to those multi million
dollar mansions on deep water amenities abound in this
exclusive neighborhood. Some of the highlights are a clubhouse
with a zero entry swimming pool, full size basketball court, deep
water dock and boat ramp, eight miles of sidewalks and nature
trails for parks a dog park designated green space
and 581 grand trees throughout the neighborhood. HOA fees here
are going to run you about $700 per quarter. But when you look
at the amount of amenities and neighborhood spaces available to
you it is well worth it. A little bit up the road from
Bedford Hall in South Carolina is a brand new Dr. Horton
community. That is the bridges at seven lakes located next to
Francis Marion National Forest. This is a 350 acre gated Oasis,
with 150 home sites, many of which sit on the focal point of
the neighborhood, a 40 acre springfed lake. Now homes here
range from the low five hundreds into the upper six hundreds,
with the smaller lots averaging around half an acre and the
larger being over an acre and wooded. an HOA fees at the
bridges at seven lakes is 1700 per year. And it does give you
access to the lake and the five acre amenity center. This
amenity center includes a pool pavilion, dock, playground, dog
park horseshoe pits, bocce ball courts firepit and a soccer
field. And this is the only brand new community making our
list today. Over in North Charleston. We have coosaw Creek
Country Club. This gated community contains around 500
brick custom homes. Homes in coosaw Creek range from the
three hundreds into the seven hundreds. But there is a huge
catch here. It's the first community on our list that
requires membership to The Club, which like Dunes West includes
another Arthur hills designed golf course no initiation fees
can be over $4,000 plus another 3000 plus yearly. I'll drop a
link to their website for current pricing so you can check
that out. But because of this required membership, it can
price a lot of people out of the neighborhood really quickly and
can also hurt the ability when it comes time to sell so far.
We've talked about more inland gated communities. So now let's
discuss three that are
Along the coast and are also more resort style.
First, we have Kiawah Island. Kiawah Island is one of the two
gated barrier islands along the coast of John's Island. More
than just a community killer is a full blown town. homes on the
island range from smaller villas and townhomes starting in the
two hundreds to single family homes that started in the four
hundreds. Like the other neighborhoods, they go up into
the multi multi million dollar mansions that overlook the
rivers and the ocean. Now apart from the residential side,
there's also the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, with five courses,
including the famed Pete dye design ocean course, which was
home to the 2012 and the upcoming 2021 PGA championships.
Now, as a property owner on the island, you can join the
governors club, there are many different levels of membership
for the governor's club. So I'll link that below. And in
addition, there's the Kiawah Island club. No membership to
this is exclusive, and it's obtained by purchasing a home
with a membership attached to it. And the neighborhoods of
Cacique and the settlement within the island do require
membership to the Kiawah Island club. In addition to these
memberships, as a homeowner, you have access to the sandcastle
Community Center, featuring an Olympic sized pool and beach
access, as well as being able to get pool side food and beverages
from the castle grill. The other gated community next tequila is
the town of Seabrook Island. Now homes on Seabrook Island are
similar to Cuba. Now the cost of smaller townhomes is lower
starting in the hundreds and single family homes start in the
two hundreds up into the million dollar range. Now one of the
biggest differences is that membership to the Seabrook
Island club is required for all property owners. The Beach Club
has two oceanfront pools with five different restaurant
options, two golf courses, and the Racquet Club.
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