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without leaving your bed. The master activities.
suite includes a roomy bathroom and Tides residents who
a room-sized closet. for some reason tire of
Upstairs is an informal sitting admiring the water views
area which overlooks the downstairs from inside their condos
as well the Battery, office area and or from their balconies
are not far from down-
“...a most extraordinary
town Charleston and the
beaches at Isle of Palms
residence...”
and Sullivan’s Island.
They can even walk or
two additional bedrooms, each with cycle across the bridge or
its own bath. This conversion was to nearby Patriots Point, company sold more than 90 of the
completed in 2006 and the quality of home of the Congressional Medal of 121 units, and his wife Judy bought
construction is second to none. Honor Museum and a wide variety one for themselves, making a third-
The ultimate address at 1 King of other educational and recreational floor condo their permanent home in
Street is Number 108, where 4,000 possibilities. September 2007, just a few months
square feet of elegance blends with It didn’t take long for potential after Building 1 was completed.
Charleston legends to create a most buyers to take to Tides. According to Though the water views are
extraordinary residence. David Hodson of Properties of the magnificent, Hodson is especially
Carolinas Group, Building 1, which appreciative of the building’s quality
TIDES construction. He has neighbors, but
“Tides has delivered
he says he never hears them because
On the other side of the Cooper Tides was constructed with suspend-
River, in burgeoning Mount Pleasant,
everything that was
ed ceilings and dual wall systems to
is Tides, which has little obvious
promised...”
enhance soundproofing. And though
connection to Charleston Harbor’s he has the option of walking out on
past but will no doubt be a pivotal is closest to the water, sold out in less his balcony to gaze at the bridge and
piece of its future. When the 121 con- than a day, at an average sales price of the harbor, if he remains inside, he
dos in Tides’ three buildings hit the $1.2 million. In fact, Hodson, whose experiences only the scenes and not
market in 2004, its developers, Coen the sound.
Capital LLC of Mount Pleasant and “I can watch the trucks go by
David Sidbury of Charlotte, promised across the bridge, but I can’t hear the
to make Tides the premier luxury noise,” Hodson comments.
condominium on Charleston Harbor, He adds that the buildings, sitting on
and few can argue that they have not concrete pilings buried more than 60
followed through. feet in the ground, were built to stand
Built at the base of the Ravenel up against wind, moisture and even
Bridge, Tides offers its residents a hurricanes.
striking combination of location, Built to survive violent weather,
amenities, security, quality construc- Tides also has survived the ups and
tion and investment value. And, of downs of the real estate market. For
course, there’s the magnificent views example, according to Hodson, a
of the bridge, the skyline of the Holy penthouse unit that sold for $1.6 mil-
City and the harbor that separates lion in October 2007 was sold again
historical Charleston from fast-grow- in February 2008 for $2.2 million.
ing Mount Pleasant. Tides will soon “Tides has delivered everything
cast its shadow on the city’s new that was promised when pre-sales
waterfront park, which will include were announced in 2004,” he says.
a 1,250-foot fishing pier and serve “It truly is the premier luxury condo
as a venue for a variety of outdoor project on Charleston Harbor.”
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