New Johns Island Marina

Just like the rest of the Lowcountry, the marinas on Johns Island are being made over with an eye for conservation, beauty and best use.

"The latest plans for St. Johns Yacht Harbor, a new marina that will replace the former Buzzard’s Roost and Stono marinas off Maybank Highway on Johns Island, include a restaurant on the south end of the project and a cluster of townhomes on the north end.

Since it began pre-selling in May, St. Johns Yacht Harbor has received reservations for 40 of its wet slips, sales associate Mandy Coleman said. Prospective buyers reserved all of the marina’s 62 dry stacks in two weeks, she said.

When complete, the marina will have about 400 boat slips, a waterfront pool and hot tub, a snack bar with facilities for cooking fresh caught fish, an outdoor pavilion for events and a kayak launch deck with complimentary kayaks for owners. A harbormaster’s quarters over the marina and fuel dock will offer boaters Internet access, television, gaming tables and satellite weather navigational equipment.

Slips at St. Johns Yacht Harbor are currently being offered at between $3,000 and $4,050 per foot. Pilcher said initial prospective buyers have been mostly locals or people who live within 200 miles of the area.

'We want to attract people that actually want to use their boats and be actively involved in the marina,” Pilcher said. 'I think there’s some investment opportunity in this, but I think we’d like to see an active yachting community. We want to do something that fits in with the current Johns Island. It just can’t do anything but really add to the value of the local community. I think this whole thing over here is going to be a big hit.'"

For the full Charleston Regional Business Journal article: http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/pub/13_13/news/9698-1.html

For the new marina: http://www.stjohnsyachtharbor.com/