The North Tour of Hilton Head Island for August 28th, 2019 brings a hot humid day. This is a very short list of homes, only 9 in Hilton Head Plantation. You can tell in August people are kind of getting ready for Labor Day and then hopefully buyers will be here September, October and going into November as is historically the case. Dorian is hopefully going to stay away also.
Let’s get started!
Hilton Head Plantation
The first home is 19 Crooked Pond Drive. It’s a four-bedroom four bath listed at $498,500. I like the curb appeal on this one. The composite siding is nice. Newer cabinets and high ceilings with nice trim. I think the furniture and the original appliances kind of detract from the good bones on this house. I think it’s a good buy. It has a nice screened in porch. The only negative is that it borders on the end of the plantation.
5 Bent Hook Court is a three-bedroom two bath listed for $419,000. It has a nice setting and is very quiet and kind of tucked away. There was a little musty odor, but it has a cute breakfast room and a nice porch. I like the house and it’s well-priced for what it is.
55 Rookery Way is a five-bedroom three and a half bath listed at $549,900. This one has a really nice porch. Lots of bedrooms and a lot less square footage than 19 Crooked Pond that I saw that had 3,000 square feet. It certainly felt a lot smaller, but it is a low country style house, so it’s going to be choppy and darker. I really like the nice wood floors and the counter tops they have and the nice porch. So, it’s great if you like that kind of living. It does not have a garage.
15 Eagle Claw Lane is a four-bedroom three and a half bath home priced at $449,000. This is in the popular area of Oyster Reef. When I drove up to this home, I noticed that there was some green mold on the garage door. When you come in, it really has some good bones, but it has very dated window treatments, but those things can be taken down. It has a great floorplan. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms and a nice golf view. Oyster Reef is very popular and in a great location. If you can just overlook the window treatments and the seller can’t power wash it (in his 90’s). I’m going to see if my church will do it for him. It’s being sold as is but I think it is a worthwhile and great house. I think I’ll put it on my short list of great buys.
6 Grey Fox Lane is a four-bedroom four bath priced at $650,000. This is in the Bear Creek that, just like Oyster Reef, is very attractive. I really like the Oyster Reef neighborhood and really found that the other house at $449,000 was very well-priced. I hope that goes very soon. This home with four bedrooms and four bathrooms at $650,000 seems a bit on the high side. It is over 3,000 square feet and is a little newer. It’s elevated. They do have the composite siding. It has lots of trees and a nice big bonus room. It has lots of different flooring everywhere, like blue carpet in back in the office space. Nice lagoon view. I’d like to see it under $600,000 to be honest, but it’s a newer house for somebody in Hilton Head Plantation.
I then went to 11 Charlesfort Place which has five bedrooms, five baths, and two half baths and is listed for $3,795,000. All I can say is, wow! It is on Ribaut Island, which is the most exclusive area of Hilton Head Plantation. There was a house in this neighborhood that sold about a month ago for over $3.1 million. That’s the new record over there. So, the house was originally built in 1991. It has a beautiful sound view and these folks in 2002 and 2003 gutted it and added a lot of new space with very high-grade materials. Of course, I got distracted with the spectacular art everywhere. Two round circular stairways. It’s just very, very unique. It even has a media room and a game room - anything that your heart would desire. The dock even has a lift kit on it. It’s an extremely custom and decorated home. If they would leave the artwork, I would grab it in a minute if I had the funds to buy it. Again, for the discerning buyer that wants something truly unique, this is a very special house. It has a wow factor in many instances.
Now we go to the entry level of Spring Lake. Spring Lake is centrally located within the Hilton Head Plantation community and has detached and attached homes. The first one is 1 Foxglove Court. It’s a three-bedroom two bath priced at $297,500. This is a fourplex area in Spring Lake. Looks like it’s a flip and a cute redo. You know, the entryway is a little bumpy due to the overgrown root system, but it has a nice private space to the end and it’s a great way to be in Hilton Head Plantation in the center of everything. It’s walking distance to the pool and recreational area.
In Spring Lake, we also have 34 Sweet Bay Lane, a three-bedroom three and a half bath for $434,900. This one has a one-car garage and is cute as all can be. You can tell that these are organizers. It’s very sweet and nice home. I love the cute deck that they have outside and it’s very adorable even though it does feel a little choppy. A lot of these do not have a one-car garage. They must have added that and it’s a definite plus and very rare for that Spring Lake area.
Lastly, in the Skull Creek area near the Country Club of Hilton Head, we have 3 Cadogan Road. It’s a three-bedroom two and a half bath listed for $549,000. This is in a great area. I love that you have this long driveway and it’s kind of tucked really far back. It’s across from where the gardens are, and it looks like a nice redo, but they need to clean the vents. I like the flow of the home. They painted the bathroom cabinets instead of replacing them. I wonder what the story is with the house. The garage is attached. It seems like a low elevation home, but it has a decent curb appeal and a nice garden in the front and back even though the house seems like it’s kind of low. For a gardener and someone who wants to be near the gardens, I think this is an interesting purchase.
There was one more thing in Hilton Head Plantation I did not drive by, but I know the area quite well. 5 Annabella Lane is a lot for sale for $179,000. It’s a really good value. It supposedly has high elevation and is a great place to build your dream house.
Windmill Harbor
9 Sparwheel Lane is a three-bedroom three bath for $529,900. This is one of these little townhouses. It’s a really cute neighborhood in Windmill Harbor. You kind of have a door within a breezeway as you get into the main door. It seeps Charleston style. It’s cute as a button and it really looks like a nice redo. You do have a living room that is a bit dark and the backyard kind of looks into other homes and there is a privacy wall right by where you wash the dishes looking out over the living area. Again, it’s priced well and in a cute as a button neighborhood.
3 Leeward Passage is a four-bedroom four and a half bath for $579,000. White, light, and bright, with an elevator and a two-car garage. The laundry and the half bath and the kitchen are on the main floor. You come into a large foyer with stairs to the front and then, you’ve got your garage to the left and one bedroom and one bathroom to the right. Then, you get to the main floor where all your living space is and the other bedrooms are upstairs. It’s close to the South Carolina Yacht Club and priced well.
Off Plantation
Off Plantation we had 9 Ansley Court, a four-bedroom three bath priced at $439,000. It’s a cute little neighborhood off of the Spanish Wells area. These hardly ever come on the market. The biggest competitors for these are the newer homes. I told the listing agent that, but it is in Old House Creek and that is a neighborhood with lots of children. It’s a really cute house and a cute setting. You just have to like yellow walls or be able to bring a paint brush. It’s builder grade quality and a little dated but a good cute home in the neighborhood.
In the Paddocks, which is down Jonesville Road, we have 43 Percheron Lane, a newer four-bedroom four bath home listed at $699,900. It said it had a deep-water view but I can assure you that it does not. So, hopefully they will correct that if you all look at it. Horse barn nearby. Driving to this listing reminds me of how old Hilton Head used to be when you drove down 278 that was a two lane as you got into Sea Pines. As I went down Jonesville Road it reminded me of those times and then you get to the iron gates of the Paddocks.
Palmetto Hall
In Palmetto Hall we have 1 Wildbird Lane. It’s a four-bedroom three bath listed for $675,000. Knowing that 4 Wildbird just went under contract, this one seems to be in the money. It’s builder grade quality and a little dated. It has a nice lanai and they have and AC workout room over the garage. Looks like the garage was added because you had to go through three doors to get from the garage to the kitchen. Cute wrap around porch and a little under 3,000 square feet. I love that Palmetto Hall now has a new gate and that is really lovely. I like this one.
That about wraps it up. Let me tell you about the one villa. The Preserve at Indigo Run #2411 is a one-bedroom one bath for $187,000.
I’m not going to pick a favorite because really none of them stood out to me as being wow. Charleston Fort Place stands out, but it’s not my style although it does have a wow factor. I think I like the Palmetto Hall house. I did like the four-bedroom on Leeward Passage in Windmill Harbor and in the Hilton Head Plantation I think I would pick 19 Crooked Pond Drive.
Now let's hope that Labor Day Weekend will bring lots of visitors and buyers to our lovely lifestyle island.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan Ochsner
YourHiltonHeadAgent.com
(843) 816-6388