Horry County is getting a new housing development in Longs, S.C. Here are the details
As new construction projects continue throughout Horry County, a new home development is in the works close to the North Myrtle Beach and Longs area.
Chestnut Farms is a new home community planned for 2471-2363 Chestnut Road, just off Veterans Highway. The 38-acre plot of land will have 72 homes.
Building has yet to start on the property, but site work is underway. Chestnut Farms is a DRB Group project; the home-building company has multiple developments spanning the East Coast from Pennsylvania to Florida. The company DRB Group South Carolina LLC bought the Chestnut Farms property in June 2023 for about $2.1 million, according to Horry County Land Records.
Prospective buyers will choose from five-floor designs— three one-floor plans ranging from 1450-1900 square feet with two-car garages to two two-floor plans that go from 1900-2700 square feet.
“Some floor plans will live larger with additional bonus rooms (and) bedrooms because you have the ability and the flexibility to add some structural options,” Homes Division VP of Sales & Marketing Lindy Sfirlea said. “We definitely want that because of the nice, larger home site that families might be able to enjoy.
While still not set in stone, home prices will range from roughly $280,000 to around $300,000, Sfirlea said. She added that a pond would also be a part of the new community. Sfirlea added building should hopefully begin by the third or fourth quarter of 2024.
Chestnut Farms is not the only project DRB Group has planned for the Grand Strand region. Sfirlea said the company is planning on 250 closing in the next two years and is looking at Longs, Little River, Conway and North Myrtle Beach as other possible locations.
Sfirlea added that the company also plans to bring a 55 and older community to the Grand Strand, similar to DRB Group’s other communities in Charleston, S.C. that also featured community amenities like swimming pools, dog parks and pickleball.
“It’s really that 55-plus buyer that’s ‘Okay, now it’s about me, I’m going to live it up. I want the humanity lifestyle lock and leave low maintenance living single level living,’” Sfirlea said.
