There are several new styles at Phillip’s Park, a new neighborhood in the heart of Mount Pleasant. The sizable number of floor plans gives the community a custom-home feel. Right off of Rifle Range Road the neighborhood, although close to a main road, has a very secluded feel to it.
The developer, Jimmy The Cassina Group feels that Phillip’s Park’s location is what makes it most appealing to consumers.
Sea Town Homes is constructing these new homes and townhomes and prices range from $549,000 to $609,000. There are a dozen or more floor plans which gives the homes a more custom look.
In the models, standard features include fiber-cement siding, custom trim on the outside, porches and balconies and mahogany doors. The inside boasts 10-foot ceilings, wireless internet, surround sound, central vacuum system, coffered living room ceilings, heart pine or white oak floors and high-end Viking stainless steel appliances. Each lot is 1/10 of an acre.
Sea Town Homes chose to square feet and have 3 bedrooms and 21/2 baths with the master bedroom downstairs. Each unit has an attached garage.
NEIGHBORHOOD
Phillip’s Park.
LOCATION
Charleston County.
DEVELOPER, MARKETING
Sea Town Homes, The Cassina Group Real Estate LLC.
MORE INFO
PHONE: 628-0008.
HOURS: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.
WEB SITE: seatownhomes.com.
TOTAL HOMES, TOWNHOMES
17 homes, three townhomes.
HOME, TOWNHOME SIZES
2,658-2,757 square feet (homes); 2,632 square feet (townhomes).
HOME, TOWNHOME PRICES
$599,000-$609,000 (homes); $549,000-$569,000 (townhomes).
TYPICAL FEATURES
–Top-of-the-line Viking brand appliance package.
— Hardwood floors.
— Porches.
— Granite countertops.
— Speakers throughout.
— Custom cabinets.
— Travertine floors, designer tile in master bathrooms.
PROPERTY TAXES
$1,946 on a $600,000 home.
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Mount Pleasant Old Village, Atlantic Ocean, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Towne Centre Shopping Center, Boone Hall Plantation, town of Mount Pleasant Municipal Center, Isle of Palms connector.
DISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON
8 miles.
SCHOOLS
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary
Grades K-5; phone, 849-2838; enrollment, 603; certified staff, 46; PACT results, 51.1 percent of fifth-graders scored proficient or advanced on English/Language Arts, 55.8 percent on math, 43.7 percent on science and 58.3 percent on social studies.
Moultrie Middle
Grades 6-8; phone, 849-2819; enrollment, 757; certified staff, 51; PACT results, 52 percent of eighth-graders scored proficient or advanced on English/Language Arts, 47.3 percent on math, 49.3 percent on science and 37.7 percent on social studies.
Wando High
Grades 9-12; phone, 849-2830; enrollment, 3,026; certified staff, 206; SAT results, 517 verbal and 521 math. The 1038 combined score is higher than the state average (984) and the national average (1017).
HOUSING TRENDS
Mount Pleasant south of S.C. Highway 41:
Number of sales in the fourth quarter of 2007: 196 (down from 306 in the fourth quarter of 2006).
Average sales price: $487,500 (up from $405,800).
Median sales price: $358,250 (up from $300,800).
For more information see www.charleston.net or call Jim Parker at 937-5542 or jparker@postandcourier.com.