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July 2008
3187 Nix Ct. earns Yard of the Month
distinction
(Posted 7-7-08)
Sheds Amendment petition drive fails
(Posted 5-26-08)
Palm tree installation
part of beautification project
(Updated 6-9-08)
Ivy Hall
home sales very slow
but prices remain stable
(Posted 5-20-08)
Variety of businesses coming to Market at
Oakland
(Posted 5-15-08)
Mellow Mushroom to have outdoor seating,
many TVs
(Posted 5-15-08)
3187 NIX CT. EARNS YARD OF THE MONTH DISTINCTION
(Posted 7-7-08)
The household of 3187 Nix Ct. has earned Ivy Hall's Yard of
the Month distinction for July.
Along with a temporary sign in the yard designating it as a winner, the
owner received a $25 gift certificate from Sweetgrass Ace Hardware.
Yard of the Month nominees are selected by a three-person committee
appointed by the POA Board. All homes in Ivy Hall are eligible to win.
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Sheds
amendment PETITION DRIVE FAILS
Storage buildings remain prohibited in neighborhood
(Posted 5-26-08)
Sheds aren't coming to Ivy Hall anytime soon. If ever.
A spring petition drive to allow sheds in in the neighborhood failed to
garner enough yes votes, effectively putting the controversial issue to
rest.
Petition supporters reported 90 yes votes as of the Ivy Hall POA Board's
May meeting -- far from the 168 votes (representing two-thirds of
the lots) needed to change our Covenants.
The Board had given supporters three months to gather votes in favor of
an amendment.
Currently, the only structures our Covenants allow on a private lot are a
main dwelling and garage.
For more information on this issue, please click
here.
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PALM TREE INSTALLATION PART OF BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
Ivy Hall entrance island transformed; irrigation lines reactivated
(Updated 6-9-08)
The ten palm trees installed May 19th at our entrance are part of a project on behalf of the Ivy Hall Property Owners Association to
beautify and upgrade the front of the neighborhood..
Other project features (all completed) include repainting our monument sign and
walls; restoring our old entrance irrigation system; and planting flowers on the Highway 17 end of the center
island.
While the original beautification plan called for replacing our
monument sign with dual entrance walls, the POA's Board of Directors
learned through the bidding process that the costs would require our
residents to pay extra for it. Instead of going that route, the Board
decided to do the best we could with the funds we already had.
All the current capital improvements are being paid for with existing
POA funds. No special assessment is necessary at this time.
The Board decided upon palm trees as the main component of the center
island because it felt they provided a more upscale look than the
existing landscaping and that they fit in with recent palm tree additions
in the Highway 17 median.
It is the hope of the Board that our new entrance will convey a more
favorable impression of the neighborhood to passersby and residents,
thereby keeping home values up.
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IVY HALL HOME SALES VERY SLOW BUT PRICES REMAIN STABLE
(Posted 5-20-08)
The frenzied pace of home sales in Ivy
Hall are long gone. Just a single home has sold in the neighborhood this
year, according to the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors
Multiple Listing Service.
That's a far cry from the late
1990s and early 2000s when it was routine for two to four homes to sell
here every month.
On the bright side, home sale
prices have remained virtually unchanged over the past year. The average
sales price per square foot over the past six months is $168, which
includes four sales.
MLS statistics only include sales
involving real estate agents. Homes sold via For Sale By Owner (FSBOs)
aren't included.
For the year spanning May 15, 2007
to May 15, 2008 a total of 16 homes sold in Ivy Hall with most of those
occurring last spring and summer. Homes stayed on the market an average
of about 100 days.
Based on actual sales prices,
sellers were able to garner on average 97.36 percent of their list
prices.
As of May 15, 2008, a total of 12
homes were listed for sale in the neighborhood ranging in price from
$242,500 to $309,000. Three of those homes were listed as having
contracts pending.
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VARIETY OF BUSINESSES COMING TO MARKET AT OAKLAND
(Posted 5-15-08)
Our neighbor across Highway 17, the
Market at Oakland shopping center, is rapidly taking shape with new
businesses opening almost weekly.
Here's the latest list of
restaurants and retailers, all of which expected to open in the coming
weeks:
Restaurants
- Neil Jordan's Steakhouse
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Jersey Mikes (sub shop)
- East Bay Deli
Service-oriented businesses
- V.I.P. Tailors & Cleaners
- Phone Smart
- Goin' Postal
- Modern Nails & Spa
- Sport Clips
Other retailers
- Irene's Island Decor
- Max Muscle Sports Nutrition
- Mattress Showroom
- Trek Bicycles
- Market Spirits
A Chick-fil-A restaurant as well as
a stand-alone McDonalds (in addition to the one inside Wal-Mart) are also
in the works. Market at Oakland is anchored by the Wal-Mart Supercenter
and Kohl's.
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MELLOW MUSHROOM TO HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING, MANY TVS
(Posted 5-15-08)
One of the more eagerly
anticipated businesses coming to our neck of the woods is the Mellow
Mushroom restaurant, the details of which recently were reported in The
Post and Courier.
The restaurant is going up on a
one-acre lot on the Ivy Hall side of Highway 17 across from Market at
Oakland.
When it is finished,
probably sometime this fall, the 4,300-square-foot building will have indoor
and outdoor seating for nearly 200 patrons, a full bar, 12 flat screen
televisions and a 12-foot mushroom in the middle of the restaurant,
according to the report.
The owner is former Mt. Pleasant
attorney Walt Harris, who says he wants to bring a fun, family "pizza
joint" to the northern end of town.
Mellow Mushroom specializes in custom pizzas, calzones and hoagies. This
will be the second Mellow Mushroom restaurant in the Lowcountry, joining
the one at 309 King Street in downtown Charleston.
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