South Park Magazine: Cottage by the Coast

“Palmetto Bluff is a special place for us,” Shelley says. “We love the natural beauty, the thoughtful design of the community, the vast array of amenities, the ability to build community with the other residents and its proximity to several other quaint southern towns.”

Cottage by the Coast, South Park Magazine

Mark and Shelley McLean made frequent trips to Palmetto Bluff, the 20,000-acre Lowcountry community in Bluffton, South Carolina, as a nearby getaway from their busy lives in Charlotte. During the pandemic, they decided to put down roots.

Working with Hansen Architects in Savannah, and Pinckney Brothers, a custom homebuilder in Hilton Head, the couple chose a waterfront lot to develop a phased home plan where, eventually, multiple generations of family can comfortably gather as they progressively spend more time there.