Daniel Island

Nestled between the Cooper and Wando Rivers as they meet at the Ravenel Bridge in the Charleston Harbor, Daniel Island is a bustling community with everything you need located right under your nose. Beautiful homes, shops, restaurants, schools, parks, even a sports and entertainment venue make up this quaint coastal community. Spend some time here, and you will grow to love it.

Daniel Island is a total of approximately 4,000 acres, and was originally owned by the Guggenheim Foundation.  The island was sold after construction of I-526 was completed. Daniel Island Company bought the property and began construction in the late 1990s.  There are 8 phases built on Daniel Island, appropriately called “parks,” with each neighborhood having its own specified park. The 8 parks are Barfield Park, Etiwan Park, Center Park, Cochran Park, Codner’s Ferry Park, Pierce Park, Smythe Park, and Daniel Island Park. Currently, the parks under construction are Smythe Park and Daniel Island Park with stunning custom home builds. Smythe Park has a gorgeous manmade lake, much like Colonial Lake in Downtown Charleston, with walking trails and scenic views of the peaks of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.

Daniel Island Park is all about customization, exclusivity, and luxury.  Included in Daniel Island Park are opportunities to overlook waterfront, marshfront, or the golf course.  There are also expansions to several other small islands, which include the next two phases of Daniel Island Park, called Fish Tail Island and Nobel’s Point. There are currently no homes built on either of these islands, however they are prepping for future construction.  Call me today to view the available lots, as homesites are now available for purchase.

            Calling all golfers! Daniel Island Club offers two separate golf courses for those who love the game.  On top of golf, Daniel Island is a prominent tennis town with opportunities to play tennis and learn from professionals.   Each year around April, Daniel Island hosts the Volvo Car Open (formerly the Family Circle Cup), that is a professional tennis tournament with famous past winners like Venus and Serena Williams.  The island also includes over 25 miles of walking and biking trails for those who love to explore the outdoors.

            On the island, you will find an assortment of restaurant options, however you will not find any fast food places with drive-thru windows.  Options include Wasabi, a Japanese sushi and hibachi restaurant, Daniel Island Grill, the local sports bar and restaurant, and Ristorante LIDI, an establishment with Italian fare.  Agaves Cantina is a Mexican Cantina that serves up some of the best Mexican cuisine in Charleston.  There is also “Dragon Palace”, which provides customers with Chinese sustenance, and the seafood restaurant called “The Islander.” There are more options on the island as well for pizza and a quaint locally owned restaurant and bar called Sermet’s Courtyard. Laura Alberts is another go-to spot on the island for southern style food, sandwiches, craft beer and wine, and specialty coffees.

            Although annexed into the City of Charleston, Daniel Island is actually a part of the Berkeley County.  Students who live here are part of the Berkeley County School District public school system.  There are three schools on the island.  Daniel Island Academy is a private preschool for pre-K, The Daniel Island School is a public elementary school for students in Kindergarten through 5^th grade, and Bishop England High School includes students in 9^th-12^th grade.  Bishop England, or sometimes referred to as B.E., is Charleston’s private Catholic high school and is located just across the street from the park at Etiwan Park on Seven Farms Drive.  The high school students who live on Daniel Island that attend public school currently attend Hanahan High School.  However, a new high school is being built closer to Daniel Island and may pull students there.  To keep education going outside the classroom, a branch of the Berkeley County Library is located near Smythe Park next door to The Daniel Island School.

            Daniel Island is such a special place. Live, work, and play all in one area. There are a multitude of companies on the island with the most notable being Benefitfocus and Blackbaud, two tech companies with a strong Internet presence.  All of the economic growth has catapulted the real estate market to impressive heights.

            Initially, back in the late 1990’s to early 2000’s, you could purchase a home on the island for under $200,000. Now, these same homes are worth well over $450,000.  Just in the year 2016, more than $19,249,554 in volume was sold in condominiums and town homes alone and a whopping $99,527,185 in volume was sold in detached single-family homes on Daniel Island alone.  Homes sold in Daniel Island Park sold for 96% of the list price and Smythe Park sold for 97% of the list price. Elsewhere on the island sold at list price, or more.  These are impressive stats for a real estate market.

            I would love to show you the available homes and lots on Daniel Island. Contact me today to get started on finding your perfect residence here in the Charleston area!