Abbey Glen Hilton Head will be the first age-restricted gated community on Hilton Head Island.  It will have ‘maintenance-free’ living.

An Age-Restricted Community With ’Maintenance-Free’ Living

Hilton Head Seniors can now downsize into a new luxury home and stay on Hilton Head Island.  Seniors who want a second home on Hilton Head Island can have a new luxury home at a reasonable price.  Eveybody can enjoy maintenance-free living!

Reservations are now being taken for Abbey Glen Hilton Head, the first-ever age restricted community on Hilton Head Island.  Of course, Hilton Head Island is known for outstanding retirement living and vacation properties but the gated communities of HIlton Head are not age-restricted.  Abbey Glen is the first.  This new, gated community is desigend for active retirement residents who want a primary or second home on HIlton Head Island but no maintenance responsibilities.  There will be a 24/7 clubhouse, fitness center and swimming pool.  Optional golf and tennis memberships will be available at the nearby Spanish Wells Golf Club.  Free golf and tennis memberships are now being offered with pre-construction reservations.  The infrastructure will begin construction late in 2008 and homes will break ground in the spring of 2009.  Abbey Glen Hilton Head will have only 40 homes. 

And Abbey Glen Hilton Head has attractive prices that start from $498,000 and range to $699,000 with most homes in the $500,000 range.  There are few new homes on Hilton Head Island in the $500,000 range today.  Abbey Glen Hilton Head offers Senior buyers the opportunity to downsize and stay on HIlton Head Island in a new home- no need to leave the Island to look for a more economical place to retire!  The community’s ”maintenance free’ feature will be attractive to both primary and second homeowners.  This is senior living the way it should be and it can be for you.

 Abbey Glen Offers New Luxury Homes with ‘Green’ Construction

 All Abbey Glen homes will have: 

•  High-end trim package Energy-efficient appliances
•  Upgraded cabinetry and countertops
•  ‘Green’ construction features with solar water heaters, skylights that bring natural daylight to interior areas to save electricity and Shaw carpets and hardwood floors made from recycled materials.
• Quality materials like Tyvek house wrap and Velux skylights.
• High quality control for every step of construction. Owners receive a zero defect punch list when their house is finished which the Developer says is like buying a new Ferrari with no defects.  

The Europen Courtyard Home floor plan with 2,000+ living space, a central fireplace, views of the 250 SF courtyard that can be configured with several options including swimming pools and screened lanais and a 2.5-car garage.

The Clubhouse and Fitness Center

•  3,000 square feet of space
•   24-7 access using a security keypad
•  A community exercise center
•  A great room with fireplace
•  Pool table
• Big screen plasma television. 
•  A full kitchen
•  Terrace to the swimming pool
•  Screened lanai with outdoor fireplace
•  For personal use and entertaining guests

Drawing of the Abbey Glen Clubhouse with 24/7 secure entry and the swimming pool.  At the top, 6 Carriage Homes face the marsh and the Calibogue Sound.

 Abbey Glen Hilton Head will have only 40 New Homes: 34 Courtyard Homes and 6 Carriage Homes

The Courtyard Homes have: 

• 2,000+ square feet of living area with ‘European’ courtyard.
• Two bedrooms and a den and central hearth.
• Most rooms have a view of the “European’ courtyard. 
• The courtyards are 250 square feet and have options that include screened enclosures, swimming pools, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces and fire pits. 
• All Courtyard homes have ground-level floor plans.
• Every home will have a 2.5-car garage.
• As of this writing 3 courtyard homes are reserved. 31 are available.  

The European couryards have 250 square feet that can be screened lanais, have swimming pools, outdoor kitchens and fire pits.

The Carriage Homes have views of the marsh and Calibogue Sound

• Only six Carriage homes will be built. 
• They are located next to the clubhouse and have views of the marshes of Old House Creek and in the distance, Calibogue Sound. 
• The Carriage Homes will have two floors with the master bedroom suite, living room, kitchen and guest bedroom located on the first floor. 
• The second floor will have an entertainment room, balcony, third bedroom, a storage room and an optional fourth bedroom. 
• Three of the six Carriage Homes have been reserved and three remain for sale. 

The Developer Has Built Over 350 Maintenance-Free Communities Nationwide 

All Abbey Glen Homes have high quality and open floor plans.  This is a sunroom in an Abbey Glen New River Home, Hardeeville, S.C.		The kitchen of an Abbey Glen home at New River.  High quality cabinets, granite countertops, energy efficient appliances.

• Abbey Glen homes are designed by Epcon Communities, a national top-40 builder that started in Columbus Ohio is 1985. 
•  The Developer says that Epcon has built over 20,000 homes and 350 communities nationwide that provide maintenance free living. 
• The Hilton Head community will be the first to have Epcon’s ‘European’ style courtyard homes. 
• The homes will also have a traditional lowcountry plantation exterior of Savannah brick.
•  The gated community with a cobblestone entrance with the signature Abbey Glen fountain.  
• Abbey Glen at Spanish Wells is the Developer’s second community in the Hilton Head area and the first on Hilton Head Island. 
• Abbey Glen at New River is located in Hardeeville, South Carolina and is a good example of what buyers can expect on Hilton Head Island. Abbey Glen Communities broke ground in the fall of 2005 at New River and 40% of the 112 homes are now sold at that location. 
• Unlike Abbey Glen Hilton Head, Abbey Glen at New River is not an age restricted community. 

Abbey Glen Hilton Head is Near the Spanish Wells Golf Club

Abbey Glen Hilton Head is on Spanish Wells Road next to Spanish Pointe and a short walk or drive to  Spanish Wells Golf and Tennis Club.

• Owners can get to all parts of Hilton Head or Bluffton quickly by use of the Cross Island Expressway or Spanish Wells Road or Marshland Road. 
• Abbey Glen is immediately next to the Spanish Wells community.  Optional golf and tennis memberships are available.

 Pre-construction Discounts and Incentives

Glen Abbey homes are available now at pre-construction pricing and terms.

• Prices range from $498,900 to the mid $600s. 
• Six homes have been reserved (3 carriage homes and 3 courtyard homes) so 34 of the 40 total homes remain for sale.
• The Developer’s goal is to sell all 40 homes in pre-construction
• For a limited time include free memberships to the Spanish Wells Community Club that includes golf, tennis and a day dock
• Members will be required to pay monthly fees which are $175/mo at this time. 

The clay tennis courts at the Spanish Wells Club		The practice putting green and driving range at the Spanish Wells Club

Make Your Purchase Reservations Today!

You may make your reservations for Abbey Glen HIlton Head with your your trusted Buyer’s Agent on Hilton Head Island, Richard Kadesch of Go Gated Realty,  the Gated Communities Specialist ®.  Reservations for Abbey Glen Hilton Head:

•  Are made with $5,000.
• Are time-stamped and kept on file
• Are rescindable within 5 days after 30 day notice is given by the Developer than they are ready to begin construction.
• May come with substantial pre-construction discounts.
•  Can be made with a price lock that gives the buyer up to two years to sell their existing home.

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

 

 Are Owners in Gated Communities Satisfied?

Owners of Hilton Head gated communities real estate receive a variety of services.  Do these owners think that the services that they receive are worth the money they pay?  Are they happy with their Homeowners Associations? 

The Board of Directors of Indigo Run, a gated golf community on HIlton Head Island, wanted to know.  In May of this year they asked the Indigo Run owners to complete a survey with a variety of multiple choice and open-ended questions.  The Board’s goal was to measure the owners’ satisfaction and to request suggestions for improvements.    

38% of all owners responded and the owners said that they are very satisfied with the services they receive.  Owners rated Indigo Run Security highest of all services they receive but owners rated high the care of their common areas and landscaping, their Community Owners Association and the way that the community’s rules and regulations are enforced.   The results have been given on the Indigo Run Community website.  Here are some of the survey’s questions and answers.  

Indigo Run Owners Rate Their Association’s Services

Q: Considering the annual assesment you pay, how would you rate the services you receive from your Community Owners Association? A:  Consistently exceeds expecations: 10%; Consistently meets expectations: 73%; Meets expectations some of the time: 16%; Unsatisfactory: 1%

Indigo Run Security 

Q: How would you assess Indigo Run’s Security operations considering the quality of services provided, officer professionalism, appearnace, courtesy, attitudes, etc?   A.: Consistently exceeds expections: 55%; Consistently meets expectations: 41%; Meets expectations some of the time: 3%; Unsatisfactory: 1%.

  Enforcement of the Community’s Bylaws, Rules and Regulations

Q: How satisfied are you with our community’s efforts to enforce its covenants, bylaws, and rules & regulations, including: speed limits, maintenance of individual developed and undeveloped properties, common properties, nuisances etc? A:  Consistently exceeds expectations: 12%; Consistently meets expectations: 65%; Meets expectations some of the time: 20%;  Unsatisfactory: 3%.

Indigo Run Common Areas   

Q: How would you assess the appearance of the Indigo Run common  areas including: Roads, Islands, Entrances, Landscaping, 278 Entrance, Indigo Hall, etc.? A: Consistently exceeds expectations: 14%; Consistently meets expectations: 67%; Meets expectations some of the time: 17%; nsatisfactory: 2%.

 The Indigo Run Community Website  

Q: Do you believe our new website adds significant value to the services provided by Indigo Run Community Owners Association?  A:  Strongly agree: 16%; Agree: 43%: I have yeet to use the website: 35%; Disagree: 5%; Strongly disagree: 1%.

 Owners Compare Indigo Run to Other Gated Communities on Hilton Head Island  

Q:  All things considererd, how would you rank Indigo Run compared to other gated communities on the Island? A:  Number 1: 18%; In the top quartile: 68%; In the middle: 13%; In the lower half: 1%.

The Indigo Run Lecture Series

Indigo Run were asked if they wanted their lecture series continued.  Owners answered:  Yes: 49%; No 3.8%; No opinion: 49%.  Owners said that they favor quarterly lectures about special subjects and situations.  

I live iin Indigo Run and it is a great community.  To compare Indigo Run to other communities and determine what community will meet your needs  best, please call.

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

One of two new walkways at the Sea Pines Beach Club

 Sea Pines Has Improved Beach Access

When you come to beach at the Sea Pines Resort this year, you’ll find that the parking area at the Sea Pines Beach Club is newly renovated and better than ever.  Renovations that took almost five months were completed in February, 2008.  The new parking area has 177 clearly defined, wide parking spaces on white coral rock.  New wooden walkways between rows of parked cars provide visitors an easy and safe walk to the beach.  The dirt parking areas among the trees is gone,

The asphalt drive with imbedded oyster shells and parking places of white coral rock

replaced by an organized asphalt drive embedded with oyster shells.  A new traffic circle at the parking entrance circulates traffic in and  out under the watchful eyes of attendants.  One thing that has not changed is that parking at the Sea Pines Beach Club is restricted to use by the residents, guests and vacationers of the Sea Pines Resort.  

Safer and Better Beach Parking

Until this year, parking at the Sea Pines Beach Club was always on the pinestraw between and among the trees.  This brought out the parking creativity in many beachgoers but the Resort decided that it was time for a change.  Cary Corbitt , the Sports and Operations Manager for the Sea Pines Resort told the Go Gated Blog, "The new parking area is safer, better organized and has better drainage than the old area.  The coral rock and pavers are all pervious surfaces.  There are fewer spaces than the old area had but employees at the Beach Club are now required to park in remote areas so the capacity is about the same as before.  the Beach Club and Beach Club Restaurant will be improved in the near future.  The Sea Pines Resort is always making improvements."  

Attendants Michael Kerwin (l) and Conner Ferguson at the Sea Pines Beach Club

The Beach Parking Attendants

Michael Kerwin and Conner Ferguson are the Beach parking attendants who watch over cars at the Beach Club from 8-4 all summer.  They say that the new parking area is better than it used to be and has a perfect safety record.  "Now people don’t double park and block cars from getting out.  They used to do that occasionally and we would go out on the beach and find people to move their cars,"  Conner said.  Conner is an 18-year old graduate of the American College in Cairo, Egypt who will  attend Elon College in North Carolina this fall.  Conner’s

On the beach at Sea Pines this summer

parents have owned a house in Sea Pines for ten years and spend their summers here.  His dad works for Coca Cola in Cairo, Egypt and his family lives there the rest of the year.  About Egypt, Conner says, "I loved living there.  Cairo is safe, really cheap and gas prices are low."    Michael  is a 20-year old student at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina who is also doing some work for his church this summer.   

Experience the Beach at Sea Pines

People from all over the country and the world come to Sea Pines, especially in the summer.  Experience Sea Pines for yourself and remember to exit right at the Beach Club traffic circle.  To be right on the best information about Sea Pines real estate, call the Gated Communities Specialist ® today.  This is an excellent time to buy the home or villa you have always wanted.     

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

A resident of the Rose Dhu Creek Equestrian Center

The Third and Final Phase Estate Lots At Rose Dhu Creek Plantation Are Now for Sale 

 The third and final phase of estate lots of Rose Dhu Creek Plantation has been released by Legacy Development.  Rose Dhu Creek is a private gated  community in Bluffton, South Carolina characterized by large estate lots and an outstanding equestrian center.  The new and final release of estate lots is in the Miller’s Pond section comprised of 45 lots that average .94 acres (.58-2.57 acres). They are for sale from $175,000-$259,000.   Rose Dhu has 199 lots total and the first two phases are sold out. 

The 2,663 SF Model Home at 21 Redbud Way

Owners can hold their lots, build or buy a new home or buy a resale home.  Two new custom model homes are ready for immediate occupancy by Legacy Construction.  The models have 2,663 and 3,900 heated square feet with prices of $799,000 and $995,000.  These country style cottage homes have  exteriors of understated elegance and luxurious interiors characterized by heart of pine floors, granite and marble countertops, high quality wood cabinets, screened porches with fireplaces, commercial grade stainless steel appliances and fine woodwork throughout.  The Developer will complete a third model home soon that wil be larger than the other two.  

Resale Homes and Lots at Rose Dhu Creek Plantation are Also Available

The homes of Rose Dhu Plantation tend to be large and have their own amenities.  Resale homes available now have an average living space of 4,700 square feet with four bedrooms and three-car garages. These homes occupy lots with an average size of 1.7 acres.  Prices range from $799,000-$2,700,000 with an average asking price of $1,480,000.  Theree are resale lots that average 1.88 acres (.9-3.67 acres) for sale from $209,000-$459,000.

If you like the idea of having your own swimming pool, horse barn, paddocks, guest cottage, tree house  or other amenities at your home, as the owner of a large estate lot at Rose Dhu Creek Planation you can build the amenities they you want.  Rose Dhu has architectural review but also boasts having more freedoms than restrictions.  Rose Dhu has a community swimming pool and screened cook-out pavilion called ‘The Gathering Place’.  

21 Rosebud Kitchen	Sceened Porch & Fireplace	The Living Room

The Rose Dhu Creek Equestrian Center

The Horse Barn at the Rose Dhu Creek Equestrian Center

The equestrian amenities of Rose Dhu Creek Plantation make this some of the best equestrian real estate in Bluffton-Hilton Head area and the South Carolina lowcountry.  The equestrian center occupies 17 acres and is professionally managed by a live-in Manager-Trainer. The 16,000 square foot horse 

The Meeting Place Outdoor Cooking Pavillion

barn has 32 stalls, 2 indoor hot and cold wash bays, a feed room, a climate controlled tack room and a rider’s lounge.   There is a 20,000 square foot covered riding arena. There are three levels of Board that include individual turn out and call ahead service. The center is open to the public for boarding, training and lessons. Rose Dhu is the official Equestrian Center of the University of South Carolina at Beaufort.  

Rose Dhu Creek Plantation is located on Rt 46 between Buckwalter Parkway and Hwy 170 in Bluffton, South Carolina. The location is close to Bluffton schools, the University of South Carolina Bluffton Campus and an easy drive to Hilton Head Island and Savannah, Georgia. Rose Dhu is close to a considerable amount of other residential and commercial development however Rt 46 has been designated as a scenic highway and should retain its lowcountry charm forever. 

 A Bright Future For Rose Dhu Creek Plantation

  

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

  

Hampton Pointe is a private, gated golf community in Hardeeville, S.C.

 A New Hilton Head Golf Community

Hampton Pointe is the Hilton Head’s newest private golf community with a big difference: a low membership fee of only $298 per month and no initiation fee.  $298 per month is the cost for both your club membership and the community maintenance and services!  The fees of other private golf club communities are much more: an approximate combination of 

One of the Estate homes, The Waterbury

a $12,000 or more initiation fee, $750 per month membership fee and $10,000 a year or more POA fee.  Hampton Pointe’s low fee together with the high quality of this private golf and residential community makes this one of the best sales stories that I have heard in years.  Hampton Pointe should be considered by anyone looking for a private, gated, country club-style golf community for their retirement, relocation or second home in the Hilton Head area today.     

One of the popular Carolina Homes from 2,000 SF

Developer Toll Brothers expects the $298 per month fee to increase gradually over time but not suddenly.   They have planned for future maintenace and capital improvements by charging reasonable fees on new home purchases and resales, as other established gated communities do today.    

Hampton Pointe is a good place for people who want the lowcountry lifestyle but without the tourism.  Hampton Pointe is 12 miles from the bridge to Hilton Head in Hardeeville, South Carolina and just 6 miles from Rt 95.  Hampton Pointe is close to Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort, Charleston and Savannah, Georgia.     

The Hampton Pointe Clubhouse Will Be Luxurious

The Jack Nicklaus Hampton Pointe course nears completion.  This is the 1st hole, a par 4.

The 22,000 square foot luxury clubhouse will be the social center of the community.  It will be the location of the golf pro shop, the spacious men’s and  women’s  locker facilities, the health and fitness club, private dining room and informal grille room.  Construction on the clubhouse is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2009 with completion expected one year later.  The architectural firm   will be the same one that designed the clubhouses at Belfair and Berkeley Hall, two of the area’s best private golf communities. 

Hampton Pointe Has Resort-Style Amenities

 An outdoor swimming pool and tennis club with six courts will complete the resort-style amenities of Hampton Hall, 

Villa homes from 2,000 SF and $340,000.

together with the Jack Nicklaus Design golf course.  The par 72 course is nearing completion and several of the holes are already playable.  It will have red, white, gold and black tees with lengths of 5,113 to 7,322 yards.  Insiders say  that Hampton Pointe will be one of the area’s best and even among the country’s top 100 courses.  Hampton Pointe has a 24-hour manned security gated entrance and is a private, members-only residential community.   Membership is mandatory and the cost is only $298 per month.

Hampton Pointe Offers Homes, Lots and Villas

The 850-acre private community has a variety of homes, home sites and villas for sale today:

• 300  Hampton Pointe ’Carolina’ homes are available as home and lot packages with several floor plans and exterior designs.  Sizes range from 2,000-2,500 SF with 2-car garages and prices from about $345,000.**
• 236  Hampton Pointe ‘Carriage’ homes, your choice if you do not want to take care of exterior maintenance.*  Sizes range from 2,200-3,100 SF with prices from about $315,000.
• 236  Hampton Pointe ‘Villa’ homes are attached and range from 2,000-2,600 square feet have prices from about $340,000 and no exterior maintenance.*
• 237 Hampton Pointe  ’Estate’ home sites are full sized lots with no restriction to your choice of builder or when you build.  Sizes vary from 1/3-1/2 acre with prices from about $150,000.  The Developer, Toll Brothers also offers a variety of model homes for you to consider. 
• 172  Hampton Pointe ‘Estate’ homes have a minimum of 2,600 square feet, priced from the mid $500,000s.   

* Carriage and Villa homes that require no exterior maintenance have a mandatory maintenance fee so that a company takes care of the exterior maintenance for the owners. **Stated prices are approximate and will change over time.   

A Carriage House	Carriage House stairway	Carriage House kitchen

 Your Preferred Buyer’s Agency for Hampton Pointe is Go Gated Realty. ® 

The Gated Communities Specialist ® is your best choice of Buyer’s Agent at Hampton Pointe and any community in the Hilton Head Island area.  You want the best property at the best price and terms but remember that developers’ salesmen do not represent you.  They represent the developer.  My participation in your purchase process will help your success and contribute to your peace of mind in many ways.  You pay nothing more to have my assistance because my fee is already included in the price of every property and is paid at closing.   Please contact me today with any question and to find the best home and community for you.    

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

 2008 Spring Tournament and Picnic

Alan Zak has won the 11th Annual Golden Bear Men’s Golf Association (GBMGA)Spring Tournament played at the Golden Bear Golf Club on May 3 and 10, 2008.

Front row L-R: Tany Budidharms, Tom Battiste, Bob Engle, Daryl Seldes.  Second row L-R: Bob Cosgrove, Richard Kadesch, Alan Zak, Ralph Maddox, John Morgan.  Third row L-R: Jim Cary, Henry Reynolds, Dan Yorksie.

Alan’s low net total of 148 (72+74) blew away a determined field of competitors by five strokes. Second place finisher Jim Cary had 153 (74+79), third place Ralph Maddox scored 153 (74+79), fourth place Henry Reynolds shot 154 (75+79) and fifth place Tany Budidharma finished with 154 (69+85). Players with identical totals had scores broken with scores taken from back-nine holes.

With his victory, Alan Zak won $155 in pro shop merchandise and his name will be inscribed on the Golden Retriever trophy. The 66 year old retired materials science engineer said that he came out of the water twice on the ninth hole to save a double bogey and that the effort contributed importantly to his victory. Alan and his wife Becky first vacationed on Hilton Head Island and loved it so they moved to Indigo Run from Louisville, Kentucky 11 years ago.

Tournament Winner Alan Zak

Tany Budidharma was in first place after the first round with a net 69 but after a second round 85 he finished in fifth place. His second round included two very high scoring holes but he vowed to do better in the fall. The 47 year old is a Project Manager at Gulfstream Aerospace for G-4 and G-5 long-range aircraft. In 2001 Tany and his wife Lynda moved to Indigo Run from Valencia, California with their 12-year old daughter Jackie and their 14 year old son Nicholas who plays for the Hilton Head High School golf team. They found Indigo Run when a friend at Gulfstream suggested that they should look on Hilton Head Island for a house when they could not find what they wanted in Savannah, Georgia.

Tany Budidharma

The Golden Retriever

The Golden Retriever tournament trophy sculpture was made by Indigo Run resident Dave Musial and he donated it to the GBMGA. The sculpture’s name is a play on the words "Golden Bear". It is made of polyform clay that looks like metal. Dave worked for the advertising firm Leo Burnett Company in Chicago for 17 years before he retired to Indigo Run with his wife Marty in 1999. He also designed the well known logo for the Golden Bear Golf Club that has the big bear paw with five digits.

After the tournament the players and their guests celebrated with a picnic lunch at the Golden Bear Club. GBMGA President Bob Engle said that everyone had a good time and the tournament was a success. The GBMGA has 25 members and they play every Saturday morning.

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

Joseph Fraser III Speaks at the Opening Ceremony about Charles Fraser, Hilton Head Island and Public Art 

 The family of Charles Fraser, Hilton Head Island Town officials and approximately 75 townspeople were on hand for the opening of Hilton Head Island’s 

The ribbon cutting ceremony for Compass Rose Park. From L-R: Town Mayor Tom Peeples, Charles Fraser’s brother Joe, grandson Samuel, daughter Laura Lawton, widow Mary Wyman Stone Fraser, nephew Joseph Fraser III and Town Manager Steve Riley

Compass Rose Park at the corner of Pope Avenue and New Orleans Road on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 10 am.  Charles Fraser had the largest collection of maps of  South Carolina in the country.  A French map had a north-pointing fleur de lis and compass that Mr. Fraser chose it as the symbol for the Sea Pines Company that he started in 1957. Charles Fraser died in December, 2002 in a boating accident in the Turks and Caicos. He was 72 years old.  

Charles Fraser’s grandson Samuel on the Spinning Rose Fountain.

It should challenge us to make our Island an even better place by continuing protect our natural environment, by continuing to improve our infrastructure and public spaces, by continuing to support our schools all programs for our children and by continuing our strong tradition of supporting our non-profit sector with our time and dollars and by including these organizations in our estate planning to build endowments that benefit the Island long after we are gone, and by continuing to improve the vacation experience for our resort guests.   

The Design of Compass Rose Park  

The Park is an artistic combination of plazas, gazebos, fountains, waterfalls and landscape – a unique and distinctive accomplishment by the Town of Hilton Head Island and Architect Ed Drane who received many compliments from those who attended the Park’s opening. Pointing the Way 

The Reflecting Pond and Bubbling Spring

fountain is located at the entrance to Compass Rose Park that is also defined by a sturdy wood trellis that arches over the Park entrance.  The fountain with a bronze compass rose sculpture that once adorned the first security gatehouse to Sea Pines is easily seen from passers by on neighboring Pope Avenue. Behind the fountain is the Plaza comprised of three patios with canvass-topped gazebos that surround the Reflection Pond with a Bubbling Spring, reminiscent of the artesion wells of Hilton Head Island for which pumps were not needed.  The Plaza with the Reflecting Pond is an inviting place for visitors to stop, relax, meet friends and enjoy the Park.  A waterfall from the Reflection Pond feeds The Spillway, inspired by old rice and cotton mills that had spillways and water wheels.  At the end of The Spillway another waterfall transitions across black tile to a stream that flows under The Gazebo at the end of the Park and into the Lily Pond at the headwaters of the boggy gut.   

Panels that Tell the Story of Sea Pines Will be Added to the Park

Events of the Sea Pines story will be told on panels with words and photo images to be placed on six of the Plaza walls of Compass Rose Park. Included in 

The Stream flows under the Gazebo to the Lily Pond at the headwaters of boggy gut.

approximately 24 panels will be tributes to Charles Fraser’s architectural design, construction philosophy, restrictive covenants, architectural review board, commitment to quality and preservation and respect for the environment; acknowledgements of the contributions of his brother Joe and internationally famous landscape architect Hideo Sasaki; the building of the swing bridge to the Island in 1956 and the construction of the Hilton Head Inn; the construction of the Sea Pines Ocean Course, the first golf course on Hilton Head Island and the subsequent construction of the Harbourtown Golf Links designed by Jack Nicklaus and Pete Dye; the first Sea Pines Heritage Golf Classic won by Arnold Palmer and the incorporation of the Town of Hilton Head in 1983 with one of its goals to preserve the Sea Pines vision for all of the Island.  

A Bronze Statue of Charles Fraser Walking the Gator Will Be Added

Pointing the Way Fountain

The Hilton Head Public Art Fund

The Public Art Fund is a unique fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, a nonprofit 501 ( c ) 3 organization. All contributions to the community foundation are fully tax deductible as allowable by law. Depending on your situation, should you want to make a gift to the Fund or for more information, please contact Emmy Rooney, Vice President for Development and Donor Services at the Community Foundation: 843-681-9100 or erooney@cf-lowcountry.org. The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is located at 4 Northridge Drive, Suite A, P.O. Box 23019, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29925.  Their website address is http://www-cf-lowcountry.org.

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

 

Beside Skull Creek in Hilton Head Plantation are upscale villa residences located within an easy walk to to the Skull Creek Marina and the Country Club of Hilton Head.   Residences close to recreational amenities are highly desired by many people and there are very few locations anywhere with this kind of convenience.  This area is for primary and second homeowners only.  Hilton Head Plantation  does not allow vacation rentals.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    In addition, many of these residences have fantastic, deep water sunset views!  The locations include Governor’s Harbor, Indian Springs, the Courtyard, Mariners Point and Grandview.  The one, two and three bedroom villas at these locations have different architecture, views, features and prices.  Each villa location has its own swimming pool and all owners have use of the Spring Lake Recreational Center with the central swimming pool of the Plantation as well as walking beach and views of Port Royal Sound provided at the community’s Dolphin Head Recreational Center.  Hilton Head Plantation has two, 24-hour security gates and a wide variety of shopping, restaurants and the Hilton Head Hospital just outside of the main security gate.     

The Country Club of Hilton Head is just across the street and memebership is optional.  It has an 18-hole Rees Jones design course that was the the local qualifying site for the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Opens.  It also has six har-tru clay tennis courts, a large fitness center with an aerobics room, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, meeting rooms and formal and casual dining.  The Country Club of Hilton Head was founded in 1986 and is owned by ClubCorp.  Members may enjoy benefits of ClubCorp affiliate clubs and resorts throughout the United States.

The Skull Creek Marina is located at mile 555 on the Intracoastal Waterway.  It has floating docks for sale or lease with berths to 200 feet.  Every slip has internet, water and electric service and a dock box.  Gas and diesel fuel is available as well as a travel lift, boatyard services, dock house, full time staff and concierge services.  Owning or renting a boat slip is optional and is not included with the real estate along Skull Creek.    

Go Gated Realty ® is pleased to offer #34 Governor’s Harbor for sale.  The two-bedroom, two-bath flat has incomparable deep water sunset views of Skull Creek from the living room, kitchen, master bedroom and screened porch.  It is an ‘end’ unit with a bay window at the dining table.  The interior is professionally  decorated with a living environment of comfort and quality.  The soothing wall colors tastefully blend with granite counter tops, custom cabinetry, floor tiles and furniture.  The master bathroom has a jacuzzi tub. Access to the villa’s second floor location is by steps or elevator.  There is a private storage closet and two additional 5′x8′ storage areas.  The furnishings can be negotiated.  Offered for $549,000. 

To compare this villa with any other available villa or home, please contact the Gated Communities Specialist ® today!

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@rkrealty.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

Many buyers want to have a second home on Hilton Head Island but not at high  prices.  The Spa on Port Royal Sound has two-bedroom villas from $79,900 and with beautiful grounds and excellent recreational amenities.  These include  walking paths beside lagoons, two outdoor swimming pools, one indoor heated pool, spa, sauna, three tennis courts and the Port Royal Sound beach that was re-nourished in 2006.  The Town’s bike path system includes Beach City Road where the Spa is located and it connects the Spa to all other Island locations.  Many restaurants and shopping areas, the hospital, library and airport are all within a ten minute drive.

While economical, the Spa has never done well in the Hilton Head Island vacation rental marketplace because it has a somewhat remote location and is not on the ocean.  The Sound beach is beautiful and great for walking, sunning, breezes - but not for swimming.  Spa owners mostly purchase to use their villas as second homes without rental to others.  Some owners rent to vacationers on their own and some owners rent to tenants. 

The Spa has 268 one and two bedroom villas; All flats located on the first, second and third floors.  There are no elevators at the Spa, therefore owners often prefer the lower floors.  Buyers like the two-bedroom villas located anywhere within the  Spa and the Sound-front one-bedroom villas for their outstanding views of the beach and  Port Royal Sound.  The two bedroom villas are about 917 SF in area.  They have full kitchens and piggy-back clothes washers and dryers.  The monthly regime fee is $467 and this includes insurance for hurricane/fire/flood, water and sewer, basic cable TV, buildings and grounds maintenance, trash pick-up, pest control and 24-hour manned security gate.  The annual property tax is approximately $820.  The Spa is well managed by the Board of Directors and a full-time Regime Manager.   

Go Gated Realty ® just listed #2201, the lowest price two-bedroom villa in the first phase closest to the Sound for just $116,900, furnished.  The owners of this villa have just repainted the interior and installed new tile floors in the kitchen and the bathrooms.  This villa is on the second floor and has a balcony with a view of the grounds.  The balcony can be enclosed to become a screened porch.  This villa is ready to go and a buyer can move right into this villa at closing.

Please come and see the Spa on Port Royal Sound for yourself and take advantage of some low pricing today.  To learn more about any vacation, investment or residential villas or homes on Hilton Head Island or nearby, contact the Gated Communities Specialist ®.

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@rkrealty.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories

The Dolphin Head Golf Club in Hilton Head Plantation is celebrating its Silver Anniversary by offering 25 memberships at $25 each!  You do not have to be a Hilton Head Plantation property owner to have a membership.  Individuals, families, residents and non-residents of Hilton Head Island may purchase these Silver Anniversary non-equity memberships and enjoy the Club’s private golf and entire guest and social privileges.  This is a significant savings on the usual cost of membership (also available) of $3,000 application fee plus $2,500 for an equity certificate.  

The Dolphin Head course was designed by Gary Player and Ron Kirby.  The course opened in 1975 and was the first in Hilton Head Plantation.  The members purchased the club in 1983, built the clubhouse in 1986 and expanded it in 1998.  In recent years the course has received renovations to over 50 sand bunkers and to four putting greens under the supervision of golf architect Clyde Johnson. The clubhouse has a pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, dining room and  the Manager’s office.  The dining room is open for lunch daily for dinner five evenings per month.  Social events are held throughout the year.

The course has six tees ranging from 2,180 to 3,307 yards with ratings and slopes of red 71.7/122, white 70.5/125 and blue 71.6/134.   The course covers some beautiful real estate near Port Royal Sound where majestic trees and area birds are abundant.   The mounds that surround the slightly elevated greens are a Dolphin Head ’trademark’.  There are water hazards on thirteen holes and the course has some of the longest par three holes in the area.

There is a full golf program of competitive and social events as well as golf instruction for men, women and juniors.  These include both a nine and eighteen hole women’s leagues and weekly men’s day.  There is   a variety of stoke, team and match play competitions, a flighted club championship, married couples championship and an annual two-day member-guest tournament. 

Dolphin Head Golf Club has 310 total memberships.  A $25 membership fee for private golf is a great way to celebrate a Silver Anniversary.  For more details, contact Kirsty Kumm, Dolphin Head Golf Club Manager at 843-681-5550, X222. 

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@rkrealty.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories