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Quarterra Multifamily has broken ground on a 312-apartment home neighborhood called Emblem Cane Bay North in Summerville.

Emblem Cane Bay North is the first joint venture between Quarterra and Nuveen Real Estate and is the first portion of the two-phase development, according to a news release. Emblem communities were created by Quarterra to make more attainable housing available to middle-income renters.

The garden-style community will feature 312 apartment homes within walking distance of the Cane Bay Plantation bike and pedestrian trails, with access to neighborhood schools, retail centers, dining, employment hubs and commuter routes, the news release said.

“Emblem Cane Bay North will offer a contemporary renter experience in a location that puts residents within easy reach of everything they need and everything Summerville has to offer,” Beach Corontzes, development manager for Quarterra, said in the release. “The Emblem brand means renters can expect more from their community in every aspect except price. We're thrilled to bring this remarkable community and renter opportunity to an already exceptional neighborhood.”

Situated at 44000 Owl Wood Lane, the site is in close proximity to retail centers like The Market at Cane Bay, North Creek Marketplace at Nexton, and The Shoppes at Nexton. Local dining options include Famuliari's Pizzeria, Rio Chico Mexican, Eggs Up Grill, Agaves Cantina, Taco Boy, Halls Chophouse and Starbucks. Residents will be within easy reach of YMCA of Cane Bay, as well as local schools. Major employers in the area include Boeing, Volvo, WalMart, Mercedes Benz/Diamler, Bosch and Joint Base Charleston.

The property, at 44000 Owl Wood Lane, will include 520 surface parking spaces with 35 leasable garage spaces.

“We are excited about starting this relationship with Quarterra and delivering new apartments in the Charleston MSA, a leading growth market in the Sunbelt," Carlos Burneo, Nuveen's lead for housing development, said in the release. “Emblem Cane Bay North fits right in with our housing middle market rental strategy. It also aligns with our goals on housing development, focused on standardization and delivering a more attainable rental product.”

Emblem Cane Bay North units will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes, ranging from 738 to 1,434 square feet.

Residents will have access to a community clubhouse with indoor lounge, a swimming pool with a deck-side sunshelf, two outdoor grilling stations and an on-site dog park.

More new houses are headed to a Berkeley County mega-development that’s projected to have more residents than the city of Spartanburg.

Starlight Homes, a division of Ashton Woods Homes, recently paid $4.08 million for 50 acres in the former Wildcat Tract that is now part of the expansive Cane Bay Plantation off U.S. Highway 176.

A Starlight representative did not immediately respond for the number of housing units it is planning for the site.

Starlight’s website shows it has one subdivision in Cane Bay already called Pender Woods. The company also is developing homes in Watson Hill in North Charleston off S.C. Highway 61 in Dorchester County.

About 10,000 homes are permitted for the 4,500-acre Cane Bay tract off U.S. Highway 176. The neighboring 2,000-acre Wildcat Tract was bought by Cane Bay developer Gramling Brothers Real Estate & Development in 2016 and will have 5,700 homes at build-out.

Cane Bay has about 7,000 homes on the ground in the combined tracts, according to a spokeswoman. About half of the planned houses have been built in the developing unincorporated community that will have almost 40,000 residents at full buildout. That’s more than the current population of the city of Spartanburg, the state’s 12th largest municipality.

More multifamily

A new apartment development is in the works for North Charleston.

A 264-unit multifamily complex is planned on about 26 acres off Dorchester Road near Franchise Street, east of the Patriot Boulevard intersection.

The property is owned by DHI Communities, an affiliate of homebuilder D.R. Horton. The Arlington, Texas-based company paid $1.74 million in August for a 34-acre parcel on Dorchester Road, just inside the county line.

The property sits in front of a 52.5-acre parcel purchased for $8.25 million in June by an affiliate of industrial property developer Robinson Weeks Partners of Atlanta.

A traffic study by Short Engineering & Consulting LLC of Columbia references the site as the Whitfield Residential Apartment Project.

An access driveway with a right-turn lane off Dorchester Road is needed for the planned apartment development that will include eight buildings, a clubhouse and pool. Most of the complex would be located on the northeast corner of the site next to the Charleston County line because of wetlands throughout much of the property.

Upgrading

A Moncks Corner-based rehabilitation agency now has a new facility to house more men as they recover from drug addictions.

Changing Lives Ministry snipped the ribbon Dec. 9 on a nearly 5,000-square-foot facility at 470 Reid Hill Road near Walmart.

The $1.2 million structure includes two one-story buildings with space for 14 men and four staff members, who also live on site, according to spokesman Tommy Turpin.

The facility replaces a double-wide mobile home where 10 men and two staff members had previously lived.

The nonprofit does not charge its residents a fee for the 13-week rehabilitation program. It relies on donations. Proceeds raised at the CLM Resale Store at 502 E. Main St. help to support the program as well. The ministry bought the former Central Hardware shop in June for $765,000 after outgrowing its previous leased resale shop space at 506 E. Main St.

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Two of the Charleston region’s largest housing developments and another neighborhood near Beaufort rank among the 50 top-selling, master-planned communities in the nation, but they all saw sales dip in 2022 after the rip-roaring buying frenzy of the previous year.

Both of the Charleston-area developments are in booming Berkeley County.

Cane Bay and Nexton made the list by RCLCO Real Estate Advisors for the most home sales last year in master-planned developments. Also on the list is Latitude Margaritaville-Hilton Head in the lower part of the state at Hardeeville.

Cane Bay, which has made the list for several years running, came in at No. 4 with 959 sales, down 16 percent.

About 10,000 homes are planned for the 4,500-acre Cane Bay tract off U.S. Highway 176. The neighboring 2,000-acre Wildcat Tract was bought by Cane Bay developer Gramling Brothers Real Estate & Development in 2016 and will have 5,700 homes at build-out. The two tracts are both part of the overall Cane Bay development.

The combined tracts had about 7,000 homes on the ground at the end of 2022, according to spokeswoman Kelly Gramling.

Just south of the Cane Bay tract is Nexton​​​​​​​. It made its debut on the list for the first time in 2020 at No. 49. Last year, the 5,000-acre development climbed to No. 26 with 467 sales, compared to 576 in 2021, according to Maryland-based RCLCO. That’s a 19 percent decrease.

Near the end of 2022, Nexton had 2,150 occupied homes and 1,500 occupied apartments. Another 250 homes and 600 apartments are under construction, according to Nexton spokeswoman Cassie Cataline. At full buildout, Nexton will have 7,500 residences.

Together, Cane Bay and Nexton will bring more than 23,000 new homes to the Lowcountry when completed if all of the approved houses are built.

At 2.5 people per household, the two communities, both almost entirely in unincorporated areas, will have 58,000 residents. That’s more than the town of Summerville, the state’s seventh-largest municipality, has now.

In the lower part of the Palmetto State, Latitude Margaritaville-Hilton Head appeared on the list for the first time in 2021 at No. 35 with 572 home sales. The tally slipped to 480 last year, down 16 percent, while the rank rose to No. 25.

The No. 1 master-planned community based on sales continued to be The Villages, a community between Orlando and Ocala, Fla., with 3,923 transactions last year, down 2.0 percent from 2021.

Eighteen of the top 50 are in Florida, but Texas has the most, with 19. Together, they make up about 76 percent of the sales among the top 50 master-planned communities.

A Virginia-based developer wants to build a new retail center on a 22-acre parcel next to Freshfields Village​​​​​​​ between Kiawah and Seabrook islands. It would include a bigger grocery store to replace the existing Village Market.

5: Number of Andolini’s Pizza restaurants that were once across the Lowcountry. The last one is now closed, ending three decades of serving slices, pies, calzones and other items.

10: Acreage on Johns Island where Low Tide Brewing plans to build a new facility.

30: Millions of dollars projected to build a new office development in northern Mount Pleasant.

+ Flight plan: Charleston International Airport needs more gates and more parking to accommodate the expected continued acceleration of growth. Plans are in the works to expand in both areas, but they will require the moving around of several components to make that happen.

+ On the way: A new restaurant and drinking venue is in the works to replace the former Caroline’s Aloha Bar in West Ashley.

+ Coming to King: A new retailer with items that incorporate sections of scarves plans to open by the spring in downtown Charleston.

A Raleigh-based developer is building a large, new multifamily community on a 30-acre site in West Ashley.

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MOUNT PLEASANT — The fumbles, the bad snaps and penalties were to be expected.

With Hurricane Ian barreling toward the Lowcountry this weekend, Cane Bay and Wando opened their Region 6-AAAAA schedule two days early.

Instead of four days to prepare for their region opener, the two squads had just 48 hours to get ready. Both coaches expected the game to get sloppy.

And it was.

T.J. Wright and Langston Rhodes each rushed for more than 100 yards as Cane Bay rolled past Wando, 36-15, on Sept. 27 on Robert E. Hayes Field at District II Stadium.

The Cobras (4-1, 1-0 in Region 6-AAAAA) won for the third straight week, while the Warriors (1-5, 0-1) dropped their fourth consecutive game.

“Normally there’s not as many fumbles and bad snaps, but we didn’t have our normal preparation,” said Cane Bay coach Russell Zehr. “On Fridays, we don’t normally have those problems. It’s hard for the kids to stay focused when it’s a Wednesday night game.

“There really wasn’t much of a choice on when to play the game. I’d rather play on a Wednesday night when it’s dry instead of Friday in a hurricane or on Monday. This was the best option.”

Wright, a 5-11, 190-pound junior, finished with 126 yards on 15 rushing attempts and scored on runs of 4 and 31 yards. Rhodes, a 5-7, 185-pound junior, added 120 yards and 27-yard TD run for the Cobras.

The Cobras offense rolled up 318 yards on the ground.

“We put a lot of pressure on our offense to get out early, we’ve been kind of getting off to slow starts here lately,” Zehr said. “We did a great job of taking advantage of some good field position in the first half, but then I thought we took the third quarter off. We came around in the fourth quarter to finish the game. I’m really proud of their effort.”

Wright and Rhodes proved to be too much for the Warriors defense.

“They are both very powerful runners, they don’t lose yardage very often,” Zehr said. “They both have that little sideways move and are able to find that hole when it’s there.”

The Cane Bay defense was equally as effective, forcing five turnovers, including four interceptions.

“They’ve been getting better each week,” Zehr said. “We didn’t have a lot of guys that had experience from last year so they’ve continued to improve and it’s where we wanted to be come region time.”

After a Bryson Johnson TD run and safety, the Cobras led 9-3 early in the second quarter.

The Warriors tied the game at 9-9 on Landon Berry’s 54-yard interception return for a TD.

It was all Cobras after that as Cane Bay scored the next 27 points of the game.

Wednesday roundup

Trinity Collegiate 20, Porter-Gaud 7

Tony Brown rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough for Porter-Gaud in a 20-7 loss to Trinity Collegiate.

Zihaire Jackson ran for 64 yards and John Settle had 49 for the Cyclones.

Timberland 6, Bishop England 0

Jakiri Simmons returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown, and Timberland made that stand up for a 6-0 win over Bishop England.

KeShawn Brown made a game-saving interception in the end zone with 47 seconds left for Timberland (1-6) in its Region 7-AA opener.

Summerville 20, Stratford 3

Yannick Smith ran for a touchdown as Summerville defeated visiting Stratford by 20-3.

Campbell McMurry passed to Quintrelle Pettiford for another Green Wave score, and Mason Ayers kicked a pair of field goals.

The Green Wave improved to 5-1, while Stratford fell to 1-5.

Woodland 42, Hanahan 35

The Woodland Wolverines picked up their first-ever win over Hanahan, holding off the Hawks, 42-35, in a battle of unbeaten teams.

Woodland entered the game at 5-0 and had lost 13 straight games to Hanahan, which dropped to 4-1 on the season. Woodland quarterback Sudarian Harrison rushed for two scores in the final quarter and finished with more than 100 yards rushing and passing on the night.

Wednesday’s scores

Summerville 20, Stratford 3

Woodland 42, Hanahan 35

James Island 49, Colleton Co. 0

West Ashley 53, Stall 6

Timberland 6, Bishop England 0

Oceanside 42, Lake Marion 8

Beaufort 34, Philip Simmons 14

May River 49, Lucy Beckham 14

Trinity Collegiate 20, Porter-Gaud 7

Pee Dee Academy 34, Pinewood Prep 27

Faith Christian 58, Laurens Academy 6

Beaufort Academy 48, Palmetto Christian Academy 6

Hilton Head Academy 56, Charleston Collegiate 12

Two of the state’s top senior basketball players from Berkeley County were on the floor together on Nov. 30 in Cane Bay High School’s home opener.

One reached a career a scoring milestone. The other poured in a career high for her squad.

Cane Bay senior Alaina Nettles, a Charleston Southern signee, led three Cobras in double figures with 17 points as they pulled away from visiting Timberland High School, 64-41, in a girls basketball game. Nettles also grabbed 15 rebounds.

Lady Wolves senior Amiyah Ferguson, a guard signed with Cal State Northridge, paced Timberland with a game-high 21 points and tracked down six boards. Ferguson became a member of the 1,000-point club last winter and now has company.

It was Nettles’ time to shine Wednesday. The guard needed eight points to reach 1,000 for her career and hit it in the first half as Cane Bay built a 27-18 halftime lead. She’s poured in 33 points in two games, picking up where she left off last winter. Cane Bay improved to 2-0.

“Alaina is ready for every game,” Cane Bay coach Ira Owens said. “I’ve never known her not to be ready for a game. This is my fifth year coaching her. Even as an eighth-grader when she was getting three points or six points she was always ready. As she has grown, she’s gotten stronger and her skill level has gone up exponentially. She’s able to finish things. She’s just so smart. She really understands the game, when to speed things up and when to slow things down.”

Timberland (1-2) cut the deficit to five early in the third quarter but the Class 5A Cobras were able to fend off the Class 2A squad. Cane Bay seniors Lauren Thomas and Samantha Mullen added 13 and 11 points and the Cobras pushed the lead over 20 in the fourth quarter.

Junior Da’Sani Kinlaw was Timberland’s second leading scorer with nine points.

“It was two great basketball players out there tonight,” Timberland coach Allen Gethers said about Ferguson and Nettles. “Any time you’re playing a rival or another great player in the state of South Carolina, just even in your district, you’re going to show up and try to put on for your team. I think Amiyah fought and kept playing.”

Both Nettles and Ferguson were region players of the year and all-state selections in 2021-22.

In the boys game, Cane Bay coasted to a 72-28 victory. The Cobras led just 8-7 after a quarter before breaking it open with a 26-4 run in the second quarter.

Thirteen players scored for Cane Bay (2-0), led junior guard Isaac Smalls with 11 points.

Berkeley boys 57,

West Ashley 50

Josh Youngblood led three Berkeley Stags in double figures with 19 points to power the home team past visiting West Ashley on Nov. 30. Josh Hazelton and John Cleveland added 11 and 10, respectively.

The Stags improved to 1-1.

In the girls game, West Ashley pulled out a 21-17 victory.

Berkeley’s girls dropped to 0-2.