Salute from the Shore 2012

It’s a 3-peat with a nice twist! Back for the third year, Salute from the Shore is a spectacular, patriotic tribute from South Carolina to our troops. This year, veterans will be honored as well!

Salute from the Shore 2012 will happen on Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4, when beach goers from Little River to Hilton Head Island will wave American flags as four F-16 fighter jets from Shaw Air Force Base fly the length of the South Carolina coast!

Here at DeBordieu, everyone is asked to wear red, white and blue, as we wave a huge 30 x 60 ft. flag on the beach in front of the DeBordieu Beach Club. Here's a video from last year's Salute from the Shore. 

The  Air Force F-16s are flown by the 79th Fighter Squadron, “The Flying Tigers,” of the 20th Fighter Wing, stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. According to John Michael Otis, president of the Salute effort,   “this squadron was part of the last U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq. They flew air support while the ground forces closed the gates behind them, so we’re very honored to have them involved.”

But don’t stop waving when the planes fly over, because this year, following the jets, will be some private World War II aircraft, with several  veterans on board. They will start at about the same spot, and go from North Myrtle Beach to about Charleston or Folly Beach, depending on how far their fuel with stretch.

Here’s the approximate Salute from the Shore schedule:

·         North Myrtle Beach: 1:01 p.m.

·         Surfside Beach: 1:05 p.m.

·         Pawley’s Island: 1:08 p.m.

·         Isle of Palms: 1:18 p.m.

·         Folly Beach: 1:20 p.m.

·         Edisto Island: 1:25 p.m.

·         Hilton Head: 1:29 p.m.

For more information, visit salutefromtheshore.org. Upload photos and videos at www.facebook.com/SalutefromtheShore, follow twitter.com/saluteshore and use the hashtag #saluteshore on tweets and photo uploads.

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

For more information, contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523.

Life's a Beach

Lot 11, Pioneer Place Loop

 Whether you walk on it, sit on it, or just like to look at it, living in a community that has access to a beach is very important to many people who choose South Carolina for their permanent residence, or second home.

78 Ocean Park Loop

The beach at DeBordieu stretches from Pawleys Inlet to North Inlet. It’s six and a half miles long, uncrowded and gorgeous. You really have to see it to appreciate just how special it is.



DeBordieu fronts 2 miles of this oceanfront land, has access to two miles to the north, in front of Arcadia Plantation and Prince George, and two and a half miles to the south, in front of Hobcaw Barony, the nature preserve next door, which has been placed in an education and research trust.  When you walk on this particular part of the beach, there are no homes.

In fact, there is not another oceanfront home for 60 miles until you get down to Charleston due to all of the protected barrier islands south of DeBordieu.

1425 DeBordieu Boulevard

While many folks choose to live right on the beach, like those in the homes featured on this page, it’s nice that at DeBordieu, you don’t have to live directly ON the beach to enjoy it. In addition to the number of beach accesses on the island, DeBordieu Club features a 10-acre beach club devoted to fun and merrymaking. Many DeBordieu residents enjoy hopping on their golf cart, and following the nature trail to the beach club wherethey can spend time with their family building a sand castle on the beach, swimming at one of the pools, sipping a cocktail at the Tiki Hut Bar, or dining overlooking the ocean. (Click on the pictures for more information.)

20 Biscuit Court

The beach at DeBordieu will play a big part in the economic recovery of the local real estate market that is underway. It’s been said that communities that feature natural amenities, like the beaches at DeBordieu, Pawleys Island and Litchfield will recover more quickly than some of the other communities that are seen as more risky options. We’re seeing that recovery beginning to happen now, but it’s still a “Buyer’s Market.” Even though we’ve seen an increase in interest levels, prices remain stable and have not started increasing ……………….YET.

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu!

For more information: TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523. 

Dog vs. Crab Video

This is hysterical.

According to ABC News 4 in Charleston, SC, "A YouTube video recorded on Pawley's Island has more than 500,000 hits and more than 3,500 likes. Watch it and you will see why.

Madeline is a two-year-old dachshund. Last August, when she was just a puppy, her owner recorded her scampering along the sand, chasing a crab. In the video, Madeline is ultra playful with the crab, pouncing close to it, but never swatting at it.

Madeline's owner said she is always playful, whether with other people or with bigger dogs, like a neighbor's pit bull.

It is especially sweet to see Madeline in such good spirits.

"We adopted Madeline as a puppy with the help of Halfway There Rescue in Fort Mill, S.C.," her owner wrote. "It would be great if you could mention that she is a rescue dog to remind people to consider adoption."

OCEAN HOME Features DeBordieu Beach House!

I'm delighted to be "guest blogging" for OCEAN HOME's online magazine. Below is my latest blog post about the Cotter Beach House on Sea Biscuit Court. Enjoy!

Pawleys Island Style Presents Ultimate Comfort and Luxury

Luxe Living: Pawleys Island Style

“Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise, it’s not luxury.” ~ Coco Chanel

Coco would have loved this traditional “Pawleys Island Style” beach house at DeBordieu because it’s about as comfortable as you can get, yet it’s very close to luxurious fine dining, private championship golf, and miles of spectacular beaches.

Located about an hour north of Charleston, South Carolina, Pawleys Island is one of the oldest summer resorts on the East Coast. In the Early 1700s, families of rice planters who owned plantations on the rivers nearby would come to Pawleys Island to escape the heat, mosquitoes and malaria. The seashore was considered much healthier, and much more comfortable. Each year they would come in May, and stay until about November.

Twelve of those original Pawleys Island residences still remain in the historic district where people still come to enjoy a care-free, laid-back lifestyle. Homes and cottages have been built since then in the same casual, comfortable style that is perfect for family gatherings.  The term, “Arrogantly Shabby” has been coined to refer to those great older homes and cottages and some of the newer residences that mimic their casual design.

Walk this way: experience the beach at your fingertips

Just a couple miles south of Pawleys, this DeBordieu beach home located at 20 Sea Biscuit Court, it has that same, rustic, comfortable “Pawleys Island Style” that promotes good times with family and friends. Whether you choose to walk the 6 ½ miles of secluded beach, fish in the creeks of pristine North Inlet, or play a round of golf on DeBordieu’s Championship Pete Dye Golf Course, having a comfortable home to return to will certainly enhance your experience.

Boasting 6 bedrooms, 8 baths, and 5400 heated square feet, its located on a huge corner lot on a quiet cul-de-sac. You can watch the sunrise over the ocean from the wraparound screen porch, or the sun deck .  While it’s not directly on the ocean front, it is right next to the beach access path providing quick and easy access to DeBordieu’s 6 ½ miles of beach. The drive through garage offers an opportunity to easily store and access your boat for a day in the creek. Other features of the home include: Heart Pine Floors, 2 Living Rooms, Formal Dining Room, Breakfast Room, wet bar with ice maker, 3 water heaters, 2 heat pumps, 2 fireplaces, 2 ovens, 2 outdoor showers, Jacuzzi Tub, Steam Shower, cedar lined closets, abundant storage and plenty of parking.

At the asking price of $1,398,200, 20 Sea Biscuit is one of DeBordieu’s best values, and would be an excellent addition to the DeBordieu Rental Program. Coco Channel would have loved it!

For more information, contact Troi Kaz at 843-455-4523, or TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com.  Visit the DeBordieu website at www.DeBordieu.com.

Loggerheads Nesting at DeBordieu

DeBordieu is in the lead so far this year in the number of  Loggerhead Sea Turtle nests according to an article in today's Georgetown Times. (Click here to read the article.)

Loggerhead sea turtles nest on South Carolina beaches May through October. SCUTE is one of 19 volunteer sea turtle protection projects along our coastline under the direction of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. 

The 60 mile S.C.U.T.E. area extends from North Inlet in Georgetown County to North Myrtle Beach. DeBordieu and Hobcaw beaches typically account for 40-50% of the nests in this area.

Volunteers walk at sunrise during nesting season looking for the large turtle tracks leading from the ocean to the dunes and back. When tracks are found, volunteers use clues to determine the nest area. Pool cues are used to probe the sand and locate the egg chamber. An average nest of 120 ping pong size eggs may need to be moved if it is laid in an unsafe place such as below the spring tide line or in a high foot traffic area. Volunteers cover the nests with a plastic mesh to protect it from predators and erect a sign with the nesting date.
Here is a video taken last year on the beach at DeBordieu of a momma Loggerhead nesting in the middle of the day, which rarely happens.


At about 50 days of incubation, volunteers begin to look for a depression in the nest indicating hatching activity beneath. When a nest hatches usually at about 55-60 days, hatchlings make a mad dash to the ocean following the fluorescence of the waves as long as they are not lead astray by onshore lighting. Three days later, volunteers conduct a nest inventory near sunset. A notice is posted at the kiosk at DeBordieu’s main pool at the Beach Club giving the time and location. At the inventory, a volunteer tells visitors about the procedure and printed information is handed out. The nest contents are dug out and data is recorded. Sometimes live hatchlings are found in the nest that weren’t able to emerge on their own. Volunteers put the hatchlings on the beach and let them crawl to the ocean and ‘imprint’. At maturity, 25-30 years, female loggerheads will return to the beach of their birth to nest.
You can help loggerheads!
• Lights Out! Turn off oceanfront lights by 10 p.m. during nesting season. Lights can disorient adult turtles and hatchlings.
• Keep Our Beach Clean! Take your beach items home with you, fill in holes and leave the beach clean and clear at night for sea turtles.
• Avoid Disturbing Sea Turtles! If you see a sea turtle on the beach, crouch down and be still until she has started dropping her eggs. At that point you can move in closer, staying behind her and enjoy watching an age old wonder of nature!

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves. For more information, contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523. 

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu. 

Smart Design at DeBordieu

“Smart living now means smart designing, which is a total win-win for the client” says national award winning architect Jim Phelps of Charlotte North Carolina.

That was certainly the case for the home he smartly designed for the owners at 79 Sweetgrass Lane at DeBordieu, the private oceanfront golf community just north of Charleston, South Carolina.

Completed just four years ago, the home was recently put on the market due to the owners making a professional move away from the coast. (For complete details about the home, CLICK HERE, or on any of the pictures on this page.)

Jim Phelps specializes in luxury homes and estates from concept through construction. Their clients “enjoy the full service and attention of an elite creative design team which spends a generous amount of time designing the home and shopping every single product that will be incorporated into it from architectural elements and interior décor to appliances. The time invested results in a meticulous and personally developed design package that is then utilized to shop the construction phase. The design team helps the client select a preferred builder and then continues to preside over the building process to ensure that the end product is exactly what was intended and budgeted for. By far the best way to control costs, aesthetics and authenticity is to assemble the right team at the beginning. “

The builder chosen for this beautiful DeBordieu home was the very popular construction firm, Poulin Brothers of Murrells Inlet, SC, who have built many high-end homes in DeBordieu. It’s a stunning, European design, yet embodies a comfortable sense of Low-country living.
Its 4400 heated square feet offer formal and causal living spaces, an open gourmet kitchen, a main floor master suite, and a wonderful cul-de-sac setting on a beautiful lake. Conveniently located in the center of the community, this home is in close proximity to all that DeBordieu offers.

It’s a smart design, and certainly a win-win for a smart buyer.

For more information, CLICK HERE. To arrange a private showing, contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523.

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves. 

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu.

Ocean Park at DeBordieu

Bordering the Vanderbillt estate of Arcadia Plantation on DeBordieu’s north side, is the popular community of Ocean Park.

The architecture of these 41 single family homes gives the community the casual feeling of a turn-of-the century village on the ocean. Each is luxuriously detailed with wrap-around porches and metal roofs.

The center street leading from the gazebo and croquet lawns to the private bath house and beach board walk is red brick. White picket fences abound.

When the development of this DeBordieu neighborhood began in 1988, it was originally designed for small Victorian cottages like the one pictured to the right. Similar neighborhoods were also developed in Kiawah and Wild Dunes.

The idea took off immediately, but the market called for something a little different….. actually, a little bigger.

To comply with what the DeBordieu buyers wanted, the architectural details were kept in tact, but the maximum size was increased. Therefore, Ocean Park provides a variety of homes from coastal cottages to beach houses that have as many as 8 bedrooms. 

The homes featured on this page are all currently for sale in Ocean Park.
Click on the pictures to be linked to more details, pictures and virtual tours. 


Or contact me directly and I’ll be happy to send you the information.

When DeBordieu opened Ocean Park in 1988, I was the Marketing Manager at DeBordieu at the time. I can remember how much fun we had dressing up in Victorian garb and playing croquet on the croquet lawns. At the time, there was talk of getting together a interclub croquet team, which I think would be a great idea. (If you’re a DeBordieu owner, please let me know if you think that’s a good idea. I think it could be really cool and would be happy to do the leg work. ) If you’re not a DeBordieu owner yet, then let’s get together and change that!

People who have been here say there will never again be a place like DeBordieu. And there has never been a better time to consider a purchase here. Why not visit this weekend.
For more information, call Troi Kaz, 843-455-4523 or email TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com.

DeBordieu Colony is a very private community on the ocean located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Here you’ll find private Pete Dye golf, saltwater creek access to the ocean, fine dining at the oceanfront Beach Club, a complete tennis center, a 24-hour manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves. For more information visit www.DeBordieu.com.

DeBordieu Club - Attracts them like a magnet!

If you DON'T want the kids and grandkids to come visit you, do NOT buy a place at DeBordieu, the private, oceanfront golf community just north of Charleston, SC. The way the club is structured at DeBordieu, it's like a magnet for your offspring! With a Founders Membership in any category of the flexible membership program,
the members children, their spouses, and their children are treated like members, just like the parents. They even provide separate charge accounts so Mom and Dad don't get the bill. It's brilliant, and a true value.
Here's how the membership categories break down:

Golf Membership: A Golf membership entitles members to unlimited use of the Club's golf, tennis, pool, beach and social facilities. Golf members may reserve tee times 30 days in advance and are not charged greens fees or court fees for use of the golf and tennis facilities.

Sports Membership: A Sports membership entitles members to unlimited use of the Club's golf, tennis, pool, beach and social facilities. Sports members have a one day sign-up privilege to play golf and tennis. Sports members are not required to pay court fees for the use of the tennis facilities but pay greens fees and cart fees. 

Tennis Membership: A Tennis membership entitles members to unlimited use of all the Club's tennis, pool, beach and social activities. Tennis members have a three day sign-up privilege to play tennis and are not charged court fees. Tennis members are entitled to use the golf facilities six times during the membership year and pay greens fees and cart fees.

Beach Social Membership: A Beach Social membership entitles members to unlimited use of all the Club's pool, beach, and social facilities. Beach Social members are entitled to use the golf and tennis facilities of the Club six times during any membership year and pay greens fees, court fees and cart fees.

It's a real family affair!
Membership opportunities are limited to DeBordieu Property Owners, so if you are interested in finding out more about what is for sale at DeBordieu, and more about membership in the Club, please contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523, or visit the website: www.DeBordieu.com.
There's never been a better time to consider a purchase, and a membership, at DeBordieu!

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves. 

It's Official - Troi Kaz is the OCEAN HOME Expert for Coastal SC!

I am delighted to report that OCEAN HOME MAGAZINE has asked me to be their Coastal South Carolina Resident Expert. How cool is THAT???

So in addition to the DeBordieu Real Estate Kazette, I'll be submitting blog entries to OCEAN HOME's online magazine every two weeks or so. 

To read my first entry about DeBordieu, CLICK HERE!

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu!

For more information, contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523. 

Too Many Cooks?

Not even "too many cooks" could spoil these kitchens at DeBordieu, just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, where there are some gorgeous, yet extremely functional kitchens of all kinds.

Let's face it, the kitchen is the center of activity of most homes. It's a place where a huge array of work is done. The kitchen is the place where the meal is prepared, and in many cases, served, except, of course, at my house, where we mostly use the kitchen phone to call in take out, lol.


While some families prefer a kitchen that’s open to the dining area and living room, others prefer a more formal dining experience and keep the kitchen closed off from other areas of the home. That way, what happens in the kitchen, stays in the kitchen.

Just as the scrumptious creations that are produced in the kitchen are subject to the unique taste of the individual, so are kitchen designs.


Whether your taste lends itself to the galley, the L Shaped, U Shaped or Island Shaped, the kitchen, many times, is the heart of the home, the centerpiece. Because every member of the family is bound to be found in the kitchen at various times in the day, it’s a place where each member can connect.



Because my favorite thing to make for dinner is reservations….this doesn’t really apply to me, but in most cases, the kitchen is where the typical homemaker spends most of her (or his) time. That is why it is very important that the kitchen space is efficient, convenient, and comfortable.

Each one of the kitchens featured on this page can be found in homes currently for sale at DeBordieu. Click on each picture and you’ll be linked to information about the home.

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

For more information, contact Troi Kaz, 843-455-4523,  

TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, or visit the website at www.DeBordieu.com. 

There has never been a better time to purchase Luxury Real Estate at DeBordieu!

Location, Location, Location

It's STILL all about Location!
Yes, it's still the most important rule of real estate, particularly when looking for luxury real estate in a community that provides real security and "bang for your buck" value.


DeBordieu is a gated, oceanfront, golf community located about an hour up the coast from Charleston, South Carolina. It's also conveniently just 5 miles south of Pawleys Island, a charming, beach community with plenty of shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities, which means that from your home in DeBordieu, you won’t have to travel very far to get groceries, gas for your boat, or a new beach chair to take with you to the beach.


DeBordieu is just 3 miles north of Georgetown, an historic seaport community that offers tours of historic homes dating back to the 1700s, picturesque riverfront dining, and a great hospital system, which means you will have the security of knowing that when you or a member of your family is in need of medical assistance, it’s just right down the street.


Romantic Charleston, with its exceptional assortment of restaurants, shopping, historic sites and cultural events, is about an hour south of DeBordieu’s security gate. Many DeBordieu residents think nothing of zipping down to Charleston for an exciting day of shopping or an evening dinner and show.



Myrtle Beach and its convenient airport, is about 45 minutes north of DeBordieu offering its own amazing array of dining establishments, shopping, nightlife, live entertainment theaters and more than 100 championship golf courses. Many flights in and out of Myrtle Beach offer discounted airfares to major metropolitan areas in the northeast.

Between these two very different coastal cities of Myrtle Beach and Charleston, you’ll find quiet fishing villages, pristine beaches, a national forest and seashore, dozens of antebellum plantations, the largest outdoor sculpture garden in America and, most importantly, DeBordieu.
As wonderfully secluded and quiet as DeBordieu is, when you own a home here, you will not run short of things to do and see. The location is perfect! and it's still all about location.
Click on the pictures for details about the homes featured on this page. 

For more information, contact Troi Kaz, 843-455-4523, TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com.
To search the website, visit www.DeBordieu.com.


DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase in DeBordieu.

Happy Birthday Ladies!

Ladies Birthday Luncheon
Knowing how much fun I have on my birthday, my good friend and Bible Study Buddy, Paula Ford invited me to be her guest last month at the monthly DeBordieu Ladies Birthday Luncheon. What a great way to get to know the neighbors, and have a gorgeous meal overlooking the ocean!

January's Birthday Luncheon is this Thursday, January 19th at the Golf Clubhouse. There is a Social Gathering at Noon, and then Lunch at 12:30. The menu will include: Ham & Collard Green Soup, Crabcake with Sauteed Vegetables and a Berry Martini with Chocolate Balsamic Syrup for Dessert. WOW!
January's Birthday Luncheon will be Hosted by Sandra Topping and Celie Travis.
Happy Birthday Ladies!

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina that features private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

For more information on DeBordieu Club Membership and Real Estate Opportunities, contact Troi Kaz.
   Email: TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com. Cell Phone: 843-455-4523.

When the Prophet Says Buy – BUY!

3049 Luvan Blvd

Thanks to the KCM group for blogging about John R. Talbott's predictions about the real estate market.

Talbot, a Goldman Sachs investment banker, bestselling author and economic consultant, is also somewhat of a prophet when it comes to housing.

45 Dene Court

He predicted the peak, he predicted the crash, and he is predicting that NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY A HOME, or refinance your existing home with a thirty-fixed rate mortgage.

In the article, which you can read here: http://bit.ly/KCMbuy he goes on to explain that his conclusion is based on four different metrics, all of which favor buying today:

1030 Wallace Pate

1) Home Prices Relative to Peak Prices During the Bubble
2) Home Prices Relative to Construction Costs or Replacement Costs
3) Home Prices Relative to Incomes and Rents and
4) Home Prices in Real Terms, Not US Dollar Terms.

235 Sanderling

"Bottom Line If the person who called the real estate bubble and its bust says now is the time to buy, we believe it is time to buy."

I totally agree with Talbot and KCM.

105 Sea Island Drive

People looking at buying in DeBordieu for either primary or secondary residences right now are knocking it out of the park in two very important areas.... VALUE and SECURITY. Prices are starting to rise. Last year DeBordieu was one of very few communities in the Pawleys Island area to sell a beach home over $2Million, and a golf course home over $1Million.

718 Collins Meadow - POOL 

The homes on this page represent some of the best values in DeBordieu.
Click on the address to be linked to information about the home. 



For a complete list, or more information, contact me directly:  TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523.

20 Sea Biscuit

521 Bonnyneck Drive

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina that features private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

DeBordieu Owners Care about Nature!

They buried the lead! All week long I’ve been seeing articles pop up here and there about the Beach Renourishment project at DeBordieu, the oceanfront community just north of Charleston, SC. At the END of one of the articles, I found the most important quote, by Lanning Risher, a DeBordieu property owner that has watched DeBordieu develop for about 40 years. He said, “you couldn’t find a group of people who care more about nature than the people at DeBordieu.’’ I agree! I’ve been involved with DeBordieu since 1986. Everyone I’ve ever met that was involved in development or interested in becoming a part of this very special place was attracted to the overwhelming respect for nature DeBordieu property owners have.

In a nutshell, last month, the DeBordieu Colony Community Association decided to amend their current permit which included a long term plan of groin installation, to a shorter term plan of once again renourishing the beach by adding sand, but not the groins. It has been a very successful project in the past, will be much more palatable for those that opposed the original groin permit, and, if all goes as planned, will probably happen next winter. I’m ok with all that. It will cost less in the short term, which, in the current financial climate will be good for many current owners, and for those looking to purchase property here. Hopefully, a longer term solution will be re-visited down the road.

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.For more information contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523.