Condition encountered
A boutique waterfront plan navigating the post-collapse market and the unfinished work required to convert a plan into a complete neighborhood.
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Development case study
Sommer Lake Place
Port Royal / Beaufort, South Carolina · c. 2005–2013
Project overview
A waterfront plan carried through land development, infrastructure, placemaking, homebuilding, and sales with a distinctive Lowcountry identity built around brick streets, gas lamps, water access, and intimate scale.
Community scale27 homes
Documented company sales15
Gross closing volume$5.20M
Same-home sales$310K → $636K
Nominal increase+105.2%
Role
Land and infrastructure execution, development planning, homebuilding, community branding, sales, and delivery.
Strategy
Build a coherent Lowcountry identity, complete the physical development, deliver finished homes, and establish a durable waterfront market position.
Outcome
Fifteen documented company sales generated approximately $5.20 million in gross closing volume. The same completed home at 39 Sommer Lake Drive sold for $310,000 in 2010 and $636,000 in 2024.
Evidence and sources
The same-home transaction is an address-level market signal, not a substitute for a complete community MLS dataset.
Same-property evidence complete; community MLS PPSF, DOM, annual volume, and waterfront-premium analysis pending.
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