Daniel Island

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Daniel Island is a 4,000 acre sea island situated between the Cooper and Wando Rivers within the city of Charleston, South Carolina. It is being developed as an award-winning master planned community complete with residential neighborhoods, parks, trails, recreational amenities and a downtown that is home to shops, restaurants, schools, churches and offices for businesses of all types and sizes. Formerly owned by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and used primarily for farming, cattle ranching and as a private hunting retreat, the island remained undeveloped until the early 1990s when it was connected to the Charleston metro area by the newly constructed I-526 expressway. At this time, the Guggenheim Foundation sponsored the development of a master plan that would guide the island’s development as a natural extension of the city of Charleston. Development of the first residential properties began in 1996, and in 1997 the island was purchased by the Daniel Island Company, a developer of master planned communities. The island is now home to homes, townhomes and condominiums of varying sizes and prices in a variety of residential neighborhoods. Hundreds of acres of parks have been created. Two professional sports facilities – the Family Circle Cup Tennis Center and Blackbaud Soccer Stadium – are located on the island, along with a private country club, the Daniel Island Club, with golf courses by Tom Fazio and Rees Jones. There are also two churches and three schools on the island. The community and its developers have been nationally recognized for responsible planning and “smart growth” practices with numerous awards and accolades. It was a 2007 recipient of an “Award for Excellence” from the Urban Land Institute, widely considered the real estate and development industry’s most prestigious and coveted award.