North Beach Plantation ~ a “destination” spa
Developers are breaking ground Friday on what they describe as a healthy living, calming, lavish resort in North Myrtle Beach called North Beach Plantation.
• The “destination” spa at North Beach will have a meditation garden, rooms for Pilates and yoga and world-class decor and services.
Experts say the project will be a new - and needed - tourism and real estate amenity.
• “It may cause people to come here instead of go someplace else,” said Tom Maeser, president of the Fortune Academy of Real Estate. “The challenge is that it must be competitive with other spa resorts. There’s lots of demand for that. It’s very popular especially with baby boomers who are going to the Bahamas and Paradise Island for spa resorts.”
The resort spans 60 acres from U.S. 17 to the ocean - formerly the Barefoot Campground.
• When completed in five years, the resort will hold 800 dwelling units and 70,000 square feet of commercial space.
The economic impact of the resort will be substantial.
• A study by Coastal Carolina University for the city of North Myrtle Beach says North Beach Plantation will bring $1.5 million to the city’s budget annually.
• The project will increase Horry County’s total employment by 1,900 jobs.
• The report estimates North Beach Plantation’s total economic impact will be $1 billion.
Construction has begun on the twin, oceanfront North Beach Towers that will be built in classic Georgian architecture.
• Two arches will connect the 18-story towers - the upper arch on the 13th and 14th floors will have a two-story upscale restaurant and piano bar with views of the ocean and marsh.
• The lower arch on the third floor will have a breakfast and lunch restaurant.
The remaining 53 acres will be mostly single-family with some condominiums for spa guests nestled around the live oak trees.
• The resort will feature an upscale fitness center with a 4½-mile walking path around the resort with exercise stations.
• A village center, called The Exchange, will have boutiques, restaurants, retail and office space with condominium living above… with no vehicular traffic.
• A plantation home will be built at the front of the property with the spa and fitness center as a “grand reception hall” for check-in… all open to the public.
• A chapel to be built on the property will use doors and pews from an 1800’s English chapel.
The towers, retail, spa and fitness center will be completed in two years. The first homes sold - which will be released for sale within six months - will be ready to move in by next year.
• Home buyers will be able to catch a shuttle from their home to the beach and can use all six oceanfront pools in the towers, which will offer private cabanas, and pools for kids or pools for a relaxing afternoon.
Source: Jenny Burns, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC
For more information on North Beach Plantation prices and availablitly, contact Barbara Chartier at 843-902-0204.
