Approximately 6,000 Homes Scheduled For This 5-Mile Section of West Ashley

The Long Savanah development will be broken up into three main parts: a city park, a county park and a 1,200-acre residential area. The development agreement allows for 4,500 residential units, with 675 allocated to the workforce housing.

Other developments, within a five-mile radius of the development, along Bees Ferry Rd and Glen McConnel Parkway are being planned. The total housing units in this corridor will top 6,000 once completed

Other Developments include:

The Davis Development: 337

The Davis Development that is currently clearing the corner of Bees Ferry and Sanders roads for a 337-unit multifamily complex. The Plans call for eight buildings with a maximum height of 55 feet, with each containing 30 to 80 rental units.

Ashley Walk Townes: 57

Ashley Walk Townes, The new Beazer townhome community has already sold out phase one, but a second is now open with homes starting at $404,990. Two floorplans call for three- and four-bedroom options spanning 2,100 to 2,300 square feet. 

Affordable housing: 180

Charleston City Council approved rezoning a 17-acre property by Verdier Road to accommodate 180 affordable housing units . The project is still in the works and now includes a commercial aspect, including a potential daycare within the parcel. 

Verdier Pointe: 101

Pennsylvania-based builder Toll Brothers is in the midst of constructing 101 single-family attached homes in the Verdier Pointe. The neighborhood runs along Claret Cup Way and Verdier Boulevard, which intersect with Bees Ferry Road. Four floorplans range from 1,500 to 2,000 square feet with prices starting at $452,000.

WEM Apartments: 250

A North Carolina developer is in the approval process with the city to build a nine-acre parcel at 3950 William E. Murray Blvd. The site, near West Ashley High School and the Spinx convenience store on Glenn McConnell Parkway, would have 250 rental units. 

Gateway Apartments: 69

A senior housing complex is under construction at 2280 Henry Tecklenburg Drive.

Once completed, Gateway Apartments will offer 69 units for residents 55 and older on 4.4 acres just down the road from Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital.

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