Condition encountered
A stalled waterfront plan in the post-crash market with incomplete buildout, weak buyer confidence, and no functioning HOA.
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Development case study
Live Oaks at Battery Creek
Beaufort, South Carolina · c. 2010 relaunch · 2011–2013 documented sales
Project overview
A failed and partially built waterfront development relaunched through governance restoration, community positioning, renewed homebuilding, and sales execution.
Community scale98 homesites
Waterfront2,800 feet
Documented closings5
Same-home sales$241K → $537K
Nominal increase+122.8%
Role
Community relaunch, governance support, homebuilding, market positioning, buyer-confidence restoration, and sales.
Strategy
Re-establish operating governance, restart vertical construction, improve the community narrative, and return finished homes to the market.
Outcome
Five documented company closings generated approximately $1.35 million. Public records show 1610 Deanne Drive increasing from $241,000 in 2013 to $537,000 in 2025, while a newly completed home at 1614 Deanne sold for $675,000 in 2025.
Evidence and sources
Same-home and new-delivery records provide useful address-level signals. Complete MLS data will establish community-wide PPSF and absorption trends.
Address-level public evidence complete; MLS community median, PPSF, DOM, annual closings, and new-build analysis pending.
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