Construction has started on a 6,435-acre community development at the corner of S.C. Highway 61 and Summers Drive in Summerville, Charleston Business reports.
MWV launched phase 1 of Summers Corner with construction work on two new Dorchester District Two schools: Sand Hill Elementary and Middle School of the Arts. The middle school will include a 1,000-seat performing arts space, and both schools are expected to open in 2016.
The first phase will also include 400 new homes, ranging from $250,000 to $400,000. Model homes will open in the summer of 2015, and residents are expected to move into single-family homes during the fall of 2015.