Oceanfront cabanas on sale for $1.8M on unique stretch of Myrtle Beach, SC. Take a look
A pair of oceanfront cabanas on the north end of Myrtle Beach’s Golden Mile could be yours for $1.8 million.
The two cabanas, connected by a boardwalk, are being sold together. They are part of Myrtle Beach’s Cabana Section, which has fewer than two dozen of these small structures on a half-mile stretch of North Ocean Boulevard. The cabanas are used as a home base during beach days, since the city prohibits people living in them.
The 240 square-foot north cabana contains a bathroom with a shower. The slightly larger south one has windows on all sides and a kitchen station, with a mini fridge, ice maker and microwave. Both huts, constructed in 2006, have air conditioning and fans.
The shady walkway from North Ocean Boulevard to the raised structures snakes around mature palm trees. A boardwalk, with an outdoor shower and foot wash, connects the cabanas to the sand.
These structures rarely come up for sale. The most recent cabana was sold in July 2022 for $215,000, according to real estate website Redfin. For more information on the two cabanas, contact real estate agent Michelle Harvey at 518-755-1055.
“Those are breathtaking”
On the porch of the cabanas, current owner Deborah Akin remembered many days with her grandchildren at “Grandma’s beach.” Akin said as she and her husband age, she “figured it’s time to let somebody else’s family kind of enjoy it.”
In the three years she owned the cabanas, Akin was happy “to have our own private beach.” She enjoyed watching the ocean from inside the hut’s cool air. Akin remembered hiding Easter eggs in the sand for her 10 grandkids and hosting cookouts on the lawn.
When Akin first moved to Myrtle Beach four years ago, she took a golf cart on North Ocean Boulevard and saw the structures.
“I just thought, ‘those are breathtaking,’” Akin said.
Cabanas a century in the making
In the 1920’s, planners designated the land for what is now the Cabana Section, according to the city of Myrtle Beach. Local historian Kathryn Hedgepath believed her father built the first cabana on the stretch in 1970.
Most Tuesdays, Hedgepath shares the history of the Cabana Section on her Myrtle Beach History Tours. She said the cabanas were initially sold to owners of the houses on the other side of the street.
“It used to be when you bought your house, you buy the cabana lot for $1 and a quitclaim deed,” Hedgepath said.
With their tiny size, the cabanas have strict regulations. The Cabana Section has a unique district in the Myrtle Beach zoning code, with restrictions on square footage and height.
The code reads, “Cabanas shall be used as bathing quarters, for temporary storage of swimming and beach paraphernalia, and for protection from sun and weather.”
While bathrooms are allowed in the cabanas, kitchens are prohibited.
This story was originally published July 20, 2023 at 6:00 AM.
