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Hanahan is doing it again . . .on January 30^th form 10AM to 4:30PM they are hosting their annual Snow Bowl and this year promise there will be even more snow, more jump castles, a large obstacle course, marshmallow roasting – the works!  Tickets are limited in order to give everyone quality snow time, but are $10.00 and can be ordered by phone at 843-266-0723.  This is a fundriaser for Hanahan Parks and Rrecreation and it is also a fun way to go about it.  I would like to congratulate Hanahan for hosting a plane old goofy event for the kids – very cool (pun may be intended)!

I had a client today with a mission – to find a new home at the Fort Sumter House in downtown Charleston.  Ft Sumter house is the seven story white building on the corner of King and Murray, overlooking White Point Gardens and the Battery.  Let me tell you . . . the location is amazing – imagine waking up in the morning and walking down to the park to read your paper and watch the more motivated types jog by . .  .Then wander on out for lunch at Fast and French on Broad St and a huge selection of restaurants in walking distance for dinner, or to the theater, the art galleries, the people watching around town . . . My ideal location!

Of course, in a town with so much history, the building has a good bit of history itself, some true, some fictional – such as, it was built in the 1920’s as a grand hotel for the Charleston area.  It used to have a signpost in front pointing the direction and mileage to other points of interest such as Key West (771 miles) and points beyond.  In 1975, it was converted to a condo building.  It has 24-hour security and door staff, a pool, parking, a fitness facility and a laundry facility and had a major foundation retrofit abotu three years ago plus a new PermaCoat paint job on the exterior.  My favorite story I heard while on a carriage ride is that JFK had an affair with a Russian spy there, but I think that was debunked because he had never been in Charleston.

My buyers were very interested in finding a unit with a view, so we looked at every unit available - ranging from a 1-bedroom unit for 369,000 that needs some updating, to a completely remodeled 2 bedroom 2 baths with a huge open kitchen and amazing Ashley River and Charleston Harbor views, listed at 1.2 million.  My favorite was a 2 bedroom unit on the 7^th floor with gorgeous views over White Point Gardens (where captured pirates were hung as a warning to other pirates to stay away from Charleston) to the Charleston Harbor and over the rooftops of the City toward the Cooper River Bridge.  Sadly, I don’t think my buyers are looking to buy the 1.2 million dollar house.  . . Maybe next time.