Pinckney Retreat developer eyes Harvey Tract along Battery Creek
East-West Communities, the developer behind Pinckney Retreat in Port Royal, is considering building a 47-lot community in the West End neighborhood of Beaufort.
According to conceptual plans filed with the city and staff review information, City Walk would consist of single-family homes and a park along Battery Creek. The 11.8-acre property behind Oaklawn Avenue, off North Street, is known locally as the Harvey Property.
The land has 1,200 feet of waterfront, where a Battery Creek park would be, according to the conceptual plans. A quarter-acre park would be in the middle of the subdivision, according to the plans. The waterfront park may have a trail, as well as amenities such as a fire pit or swings.
Lot sizes would vary to help preserve open space, and lots and roads would be adjusted to help save live oaks, according to the pre-application.
City Walk would connect to Huguenin Drive, Beckley Street, and Water Street.
Homes would have porches facing the roads and rear alleys for vehicles. Sidewalks and on-street parking on one side of the road are included in the conceptual designs.
City Walk is on the agenda for discussion at the 5 p.m. Monday Joint Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting.
The proposal is along the lines of what the city's Civic Master Plan envisions. It shows a residential community with a waterfront park on the property with a pier, as well as a multi-use walking/biking path that could loop around Battery Creek.
East-West Communities bought Pinckey Retreat, a gated community, out of foreclosure in 2010 and celebrated a grand "re-opening" in 2012. Most of the lots have been sold.
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This story was originally published January 9, 2015 at 12:39 PM with the headline "Pinckney Retreat developer eyes Harvey Tract along Battery Creek."