1 Captain Maynards Isl, Kiawah Island, SC 29455 - Charleston County

The extraordinarily rare homesite at 1 Captain Maynards Island offers an exceptional opportunity to inhabit more than three acres of the largest unobstructed strip of land on the East Coast.

Enjoying nearly endless water views, the homesite feels airy and light: a world away. It’s incredibly private, reached only via a secure gate shaded by live oaks draped with Spanish moss and a delightfully secluded causeway.

The continuous water and marsh views continue along the entirety of the causeway. Kiawah’s spectacular skies reflect in the vast stretches of water beyond a shore lined with marsh rushes. Rolling along the causeway feels like leaving all the cares of the world behind.

Not another home is in sight from the island. Incredibly spacious in feel, this exquisite highland homesite features a deepwater dock on one of the widest spots of the Kiawah River, including a floating pier for mooring and embarking and disembarking from water voyages. The tide coming into shore laps the edges of the island, and whitecaps can be seen as waves break in the breezes beyond the dock.

The lush, sun-dappled island itself is shaded by live oaks and other native Island trees, and yet plentiful in open spaces. Golden sunlight slanting through leaves in early morning and evening is paralleled only by sun streaming across the water at sunrise and sunset: both easily visible from the homesite.

Not only is there potential to build both a main house and guesthouse, the island offers a myriad of additional places perfectly sited for open pavilions, pergolas, porch swings, firepits, and outdoor game spaces.

The sky’s the limit: boating, kayaking, fishing, watching for dolphins breaking the surface of the water, and catching sight of egrets, blue herons, and other coastal wildlife.

And yet, seemingly impossibly, the homesite is in incredibly easy reach of the finest of Club amenities. It’s only a six-minute waterside drive to the River Course clubhouse with its gastropub dining and renowned Oyster Bar—named one of the “coolest spots in golf” by GOLF magazine in 2019, the serenely riverside Sasanqua Spa, and more. Boardwalk no. 28 to Kiawah’s immaculate beach, meanwhile, is just a ten-minute bicycle ride away.

Truly offering the best of both worlds—pairing its singular seclusion with elite Kiawah Island Club living—this homesite can also be purchased with the island’s only other homesite. Together, the two are exceptionally ideal for a multi-generation family estate.

Additional features of this homesite include existing power cables, transformers, a potable water main, a fire hydrant, and cable infrastructure along with a planned teardrop-shaped turnaround on the island. A possibility for a helipad exists upon the successful grant of a variance by the Town of Kiawah Island.

A Kiawah Island Club Social Membership is available with the purchase of this property. Should it be desired, a change to a Sports Membership may be possible.

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