No Entry 219 in the Media Manager Database
| Year Established |
2003 |
Number of Units |
82 |
| City |
Charleston |
County |
Charleston |
| Elementery School |
Mitchell |
Middle School |
Rivers |
| High School |
Burke |
Supermarket |
No |
| 2007 Median Home |
$645,000 |
2007 Avg Home |
$706,667 |
| Subsections |
None |
| Amenities |
Park |
Longborough is a small community (27 acres) developed by the Beach Company in Downtown Charleston. It consists of 82 homes located just north of Hampton Park.
In keeping with the dimensions of sister neighborhoods, the lot sizes are 45 to 55 feet wide. Longborough's homes range from 1,600-square-feet to 3,400-square-feet
Billed as "Charleston's newest 'old neighborhood,' " Longborough includes homes in the semicircular, palmetto- and live oak-lined Mary Ellen Drive and environs. The houses, two stories and a few three stories, are American bungalow design "with a few Charleston single homes thrown in," Nelson said.
"We are trying to keep with what (adjacent neighborhood) Wagener Terrace is," he said.
The company also has space to construct 50 townhomes in the $200,000 range, although there are no immediate plans to do so, he said.
The single-family houses are all custom-built or "spec" homes. Contractors included Opus Development, Custom Homes of Carolina, Palladio Homes, JAC 2000 and Integrity Homes. Front porches, marble-framed fireplaces and detailed woodwork are popular features. Architectural shingle or metal roofs top the homes, which typically include 10-foot ceilings downstairs and 9-foot ceilings on upper levels. The development permits detached garages that are large enough for an efficiency apartment.
Since the homes are custom-designed, buyers could choose from a host of features. Custom Homes of Carolina is finished up one home that includes Australian cypress floors and splashes of Italian tile and Brazilian cherry, builder A.J. Conger said.
He had a special interest in the project. His grandfather, Lawrence Conger, was the barber for 30 years at the Francis Marion Hotel. One of his regular customers was developer J.C. Long, who founded The Beach Co. and is Longborough's namesake.
"It shows Charleston is a small town," Conger said.
Longborough's chief amenity is its up-close views of scenic marsh and the winding Ashley River. Homeowners do not have direct access to the tributary, but "there is still talk about a common dock" that can be used by the neighborhood residents, Nelson said. The developer also plans to set aside open space for a passive park.
Other attractions: Sidewalks on both sides of the streets make it easy for neighbors to walk or stroll around the community, and granite curbs accent driveways.
The project was the long-awaited unveiling of The Beach Co.'s plans for the Shoreview Apartments property. The developer two years ago stirred controversy when it demolished the lower-income complex, leaving residents without a place to live, in order to design the subdivision.
The company muted concerns when it agreed to set aside some of the proposed townhomes as affordable housing. Longborough can be reached from downtown Charleston by taking Ashley Avenue north to Hampton Park. Travel around the park to Tenth Avenue and make a right. Follow Tenth to the Longborough sign and turn left.
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