Charleston Events and Awards
This spring has been a rich one when it comes to awards for Charleston, South Carolina. Multiple magazines and websites are realizing what locals already know. Charleston was voted the South’s Best City by Southern Living 2017 South’s Best Awards and No. 1 City in the United States and Canada By Travel + Leisure 2016 World’s Best Awards.
In addition to these honors, there are tons of events coming up, but we suggest checking out the 30th Annual Town of Mt. Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival, which takes place on April 30, 2017.
This festival honors Mount Pleasant’s local shrimping and fishing industry offers a boat parade, live music, craft show and countless other activities with the iconic Ravenel Bridge and Charleston Harbor as a backdrop.
We also recommend stopping by the North Charleston Arts Festival taking place May 3 through 7, 2017.
This five-day event features over one hundred national, regional, and local artists and performers. Visitors will have a chance to see work from the fields of dance, music, theater, visual arts, crafts, photography, media arts, and literature.
James Island Neighborhood Profile
As we continue with our neighborhood profiles, we move on to James Island which located just over the Wappoo Creek from Charleston. While much of its construction took place during the 1960’s there are still many new subdivisions throughout the island.
The town saw its access jump immeasurably in the 1990’s with the completion of the James Island Connector tying together Folly Road and peninsula Charleston. The community features countless restaurants and shopping opportunities. Commuters should consider James Island due to its convenient location just minutes from downtown Charleston and the beaches of Folly Beach.
James Island Attractions
While there are numerous attractions, some of the most notable are the James Island County Park, Charleston Municipal Golf Course, and McLeod Plantation.
James Island County Park offers various attractions including a campground and ten vacation cottages along the Stono River marsh and South Carolina’s tallest outdoor climbing facility! The park also offers a fantastic dog park right on the water so your pup can run and swim around for hours.
Are you more of a golfer? There are two golf courses on James Island. There is the Charleston Municipal Golf Course. This course was established in 1929 and often referred to by locals as the “The Muni” it is especially suitable for first-timers and players who are still new to the sport. This course is also exceptionally affordable with fees starting at just $15!
Meanwhile, the Country Club of Charleston is a members-only club with a long history starting in 1786. It is the closest golf course to Downtown, and it has a fantastic location on the Intracoastal Waterway, where you can see the marshes and Charleston Harbor while you golf.
Finally, the McLeod Plantation established in 1851 saw some of Charleston’s most noteworthy events. Staff did meticulous research so that the stories of all the people who lived there were given equal attention.
James Island Real Estate
Real estate on James Island today is mostly a mix middle-class homes and high-end waterfront options in neighborhoods such as Riverland Terrace, the Country Club of Charleston, and Eastwood which overlooks Charleston Harbor.
Looking to buy or sell on the island? The latest Real Estate numbers from March are promising. For Single-Family Detached Homes 96.1% of sellers received their original list price. Prices on Single-Family Homes have also risen from this time last year from $343,427 to $362,116, an increase of 5.4%. Finally, Single-Family Detached Homes on James Island also had an above national average price on the MLS.
For Townhouse-Condo Attached Homes in the James Island area, the inventory has decreased by 10.9%. While closed sales have increased by 47.1% so for those looking to snap up a townhome now may be the time to do.
For both Single-Family Detached Homes and Townhouse-Condo Attached new listings and closed sales are both up from last year.
For buyers with children, the Island includes a range of fine schools most notably the James Island Charter High School, but also James Island and Fort Johnson Middle Schools and James Island, Harbor View, Stiles Point and Murray-LaSaine Elementary Schools.
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