The generations who have inhabited Park Circle can boast of an intriguing blue collar history, but, to many who now live in the distinct North Charleston neighborhood, its homes, most of them older than the city itself, define all that is trendy and hip in the Lowcountry. Reasonably close to the Cooper River, the area now known as Park Circle … [Read more...]
including Lexington and Richland counties Mungo Homes, which has been in the residential construction business since 1954, is among the largest family-owned home builders in the United States. The company has built more than 12,000 homes and has earned the industry’s most coveted award for quality construction and customer satisfaction. … [Read more...]
including Greenville and Spartanburg counties NVR Homes, headquartered in Reston, Va., is the corporate umbrella for Ryan Homes, NVHomes, NVR Mortgage and NVR Building Products. Ryan Homes was launched as a family business in 1948 in Pittsburgh and now builds homes in a wide variety of neighborhoods in South Carolina’s Upstate. With a … [Read more...]
including Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties PulteGroup, Inc., based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is America’s premier home building company, with operations in 60 markets and 28 states. The company has an unmatched capacity to meet the needs of all segments of the real estate industry through Pulte Homes, Centex Homes and Del … [Read more...]
As the 19th century rolled over into the 20th, Summerville, South Carolina’s Pine Forest Inn was among the most popular resorts on the entire East Coast. Visitors with money to spend frequented the 200-room inn to play golf, hunt, watch horse races or simply enjoy the soothing scent of the area’s ubiquitous pine trees, claimed by some to be a … [Read more...]
Golf magazine Travel Editor Brian McCallen has compared the approach to the neighborhood and clubhouse at Legend Oaks Plantation to Magnolia Drive, the famed road leading to the icon of golf, Augusta National in Georgia, home of the Masters. Reaching the neighborhood and golf course, down an avenue of 300-year-old live oak trees, will soon be a … [Read more...]
Descriptions of antebellum Summerville are charming and involve narrow roads winding around tall trees and connecting yards where fires flickered and illuminated neighbors gathering on the broad porches of their rustic homes. “In time, apparently tiring of the back-and-forth moves and encouraged by the sociability of the closer quarters, … [Read more...]
Summerville is open for business. that’s the message from Madelyn Robinson, director of planning and economic development and zoning administrator for the town of Summerville. “It’s a town that’s getting bigger population-wise and area-wise, but it does a fantastic job of still retaining its charm and its small-town feeling,” said … [Read more...]
Summerville is a special place, and I will work with every ounce of my being to make sure it remains a special place.” Those words were spoken by Bill Collins after the announcement that he had been elected mayor. “There’s a lot to be done. And it’s going to take the efforts of a lot of people. I just want to be one of those people … [Read more...]
The sand, sun and surf of upscale Hilton Head Island is a short drive away in one direction, while another route will take you, in about the same amount of time, to historically significant Savannah, the resilient city by the sea that still stands as a testament to 18th century architecture. Just 20 minutes or so from either of these busy icons … [Read more...]
