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Hunley Waters adds waterfront living to area
By Dennis Quick
Staff Writer
Hunley Waters, a soon-to-be development consisting of 36 detached homes, joins other upcoming residential communities such as Mixson Avenue, Oak Terrace Preserve and Hope’s Pointe that are giving “old” North Charleston a new face.
Developed by Billy Shuman, owner of West Ashley-based Sandlapper Real Estate Group, Hunley Waters is being built on Noisette Creek. Site preparation for the gated community begins this month, and only six of the site’s 17 acres will be developed. Homes will be completed by March 2008, said Shuman, who plans to live in Hunley Waters.
Hunley Waters’ houses will be elevated and will range in size from 1,700 square feet to 1,996 square feet. Designed by Charleston-based architect Hunter Kennedy of Beau Clowney Design, the homes are described as “coastal cottages,” he said.
Prices will start in the $300,000s, Shuman said.
All homes will be “green” or sustainable, meaning they will be energy efficient, durable and environmentally friendly.
Hardiplank, a cement-fiber siding that has the look and texture of wood but is more durable, will be used. The homes will comply with sustainable standards set forth by EarthCraft House, a program managed by Atlanta-based Southface Energy Institute. To further protect and preserve the environment, plants native to the Lowcountry will be planted and the landscaping will be designed for storm water retention, Shuman said.
Charleston-based DesignWorks LLC designed the Hunley Waters landscaping. A general contractor has yet to be selected.
Additionally, the homes will be in a wireless zone. They will be “smart” homes, enabling homeowners to program such features as the air conditioning and alarm system and other features from a remote computer, Shuman said.
Hunley Waters will include a community pavilion where residents can meet, socialize and store outdoor sporting equipment such as kayaks. Shuman expects Hunley Waters to attract outdoor lovers, people who will enjoy kayaking, fishing and crabbing in Noisette Creek.
Shuman conceived the idea for Hunley Waters in December. He credits the Noisette Co., which is redeveloping 250 acres of the nearby former Navy base with being inspirational to and supportive of Hunley Waters.
“We wouldn’t be here without the strides they’ve made,” Shuman said of Noisette.
Hunley Waters is near North Charleston’s Park Circle area, which falls within Noisette’s 3,000-acre urban revitalization initiative. Noisette’s redevelopment vision most likely compelled real estate professionals to change whatever negative perceptions they had of the Park Circle area, which deteriorated following the 1996 closing of the Navy base, many of whose workers lived in Park Circle and lost their jobs when the base shut down.
Because of its affordable home prices and proximity to Mount Pleasant, downtown Charleston, West Ashley and northern North Charleston, Park Circle is now a hot real estate market, said North Charleston city councilman Kurt Taylor.
Dennis Quick is senior staff writer at the Business Journal. E-mail him at dquick@charlestonbusiness.com.
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