Archive for October, 2006
Daniel Island Real Estate Market Update-October
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006According to Charleston Trident Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service currently (October 30, 2006) there are 136 single family homes on the market in Daniel Island. The least expensive property listed is a one story home with two bedrooms, 2 baths, 1686 square feet, built in 2001, and .resides on a .11 ac lot. The [...]
Ryland Square Newest Building to Daniel Island
Friday, October 27th, 2006According to the Charleston Business Journal, on Thursday (October 27, 2006), Daniel Island celebrated its newest building to the Island, Ryland Square. The building which cost approximately $20 million, is approx. 80,000 sqft and is a mixed-use building with 8 residential penthouses on the 3rd floor. Currently 90% of the building is occupied. Some of [...]
Charleston Rated Top 10 Travel Destination in U.S.
Thursday, October 26th, 2006The readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine (monthly publication with a circulation of 782,551) have once again claimed Charleston as one of the Top 10 Travel Destinations in the United States. For fourteen consecutive years, Charleston has been honored with this designation. This year, Charleston was ranked number five and outshined Carmel, Aspen, Seattle, Honolulu [...]
Ham Relish & Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pie Recipes from Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, a six hundred page cookbook, created by Matt and Ted Lee Brothers was just published according to The Daily Dispatch. The Lee Brothers spent most of their “serious growing up†in Charleston & the cookbook has recipes for Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pie, Boiled Peanuts, Sorghum Swirl Ice Cream, Brunswick Stew, [...]
Lowcountry Cooking Still Exists
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006The article by Emily Nunn posted on October 23, 2006, in the Chicago Tribune discusses the tradition of Lowcountry cooking & how it still exists today at restaurants in Charleston. The article discusses two particular restaurants (Hominy Grill and Jestine’s Kitchen ) who still serve Lowcountry favorites including: hoppin’ john, okra gumbo, shrimp and grits [...]
About Daniel Island…
Saturday, October 21st, 2006EVERY morning about 6:30, Arthur Quinby walks his golden retriever from his house in Daniel Island Park to the Moo-na Lisa Gourmet Ice Cream and Coffee shop downtown. There he meets about eight other men who gather most days. “It’s like the old cracker barrel or hardware store,†said Mr. Quinby, an advertising executive who [...]
Charleston Rated One of Six Best Places to Retire for Tennis Players
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006According to Tennis Magazine, the most popular tennis magazine (600,000 circulation), it rated Charleston as one of the best six places for tennis players to retire in the United States. The magazine came up with the ratings by looking at various items including climate, cultural opportunities, real estate options, number of courts… In their article, [...]
Charleston Real Estate Appreciates in Value
Thursday, October 12th, 2006According to the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, the Charleston real estate market rates appreciated. Since September of 2005, the median prices of homes in Charleston rose 9.2%. The units sold are down 2.9% from last year, and the average days on the market are 66 which is the second lowest in five years. According [...]
Developer Named for Daniel Island Town Square
Thursday, October 12th, 2006According to the Charlesotn Business Journal (10/10/06), the developer for The Town Square at Daniel Island has been announced! Hill Partners Inc., a commercial real estate firm that provides retail development solutions to its clients and partners based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, will develop The Town Square. The property is currently in the pre-development [...]