Golf courses · South Carolina

Pinecrest Golf Club

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedBluffton, SC

Proposed housing redevelopment at Pinecrest Golf Club; supported by county growth, housing permits, and peer activity, but status unconfirmed. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

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Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Housing

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Beaufort County (SC), 2024	608 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 1,030 single-family; 2023: 274 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	11,569 jobs in 811 establishments; average annual pay $40,475; employment location quotient 1.62; employment +0.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,450 jobs; 307 in retail trade, 104 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 45013002106)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 2.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (276 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 69% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 3.7%; median family income $72,173; 44 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Beaufort County School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Bluffton Elementary; H. E. McCracken Middle; Bluffton High; Bluffton MiddleNCES EDGE
Elevation	28 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	333 county-logged events: 250 thunderstorm wind, 32 lightning, 22 hail, 16 flash flood; $3,306,750 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 29910, 2026-09	median list price $624,500 (-2.3% on the year); 348 active listings; median 76 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	801 establishments (+10%); 11,509 jobs (+27%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $552,182 (+2% 1 yr, +35% 5 yr); typical rent $1,990/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	27,800 vehicles a day on BLUFFTON PKWY (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 17 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Pinecrest Golf Club (Bluffton, SC) is proposed for housing redevelopment. Current status is 'proposed' with 'draft' verification.

Why. County grew 5.2% 2018–2023; median rent $1,484; housing market shows 1.6% annual ZHVI growth (2026-09). Active housing permits: 1,638 units valued at $816M in 2024. Shelter Cove Mall (18km away) is closest peer with same strategy.

Where it stands. No construction confirmed yet; owner met officials 2024 to discuss apartments on driving range. Pub closing 2025.

For a planner

County housing demand supported by permits (2023–2024), traffic on BLUFFTON PKWY (minor arterial, 27,800 ADT).
Peer analysis shows 6 similar redevelopments; only Shelter Cove Mall is nearby (18km).

For a developer

Active housing market (ZHVI $552k, 1.6% YoY growth).
Permits show $816M in 2024 housing value; 1,638 units approved. No construction status confirmed.

What we do not know yet

Status 'proposed' not yet approved; 'draft' verification indicates incomplete confirmation.
No timeline for housing project; pub closure (2025) unrelated to redevelopment.

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 5.2% 2018–23
median rent $1,484
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Beaufort County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from islandpacket.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Pinecrest Golf Club, a 60-acre golf course in Bluffton, South Carolina, is proposed for redevelopment into apartments on part of the site, facing neighbor opposition.

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Timeline

2024 owner met with Bluffton officials to discuss building apartments on the driving range
2025 on-site pub closing at the end of the month

Sources

Bluffton neighbors rally against Pinecrest redevelopment
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Pinecrest Golf Club
Last year, the owner of the 60-acre golf course property met with Bluffton officials to discuss the possibility of building apartments on the site of the property’s driving range, town manager Stephen Steese said.
The on-site pub is closing at the end of the month, according to an Aug. 7 Facebook post from Pinecrest.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Pinecrest Golf Club, Bluffton, SC." Record n-729e4b8db1, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/sc/bluffton-pinecrest-golf-club/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_blufftonpinecrestgolfclub,
  title = {Pinecrest Golf Club, Bluffton, SC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/sc/bluffton-pinecrest-golf-club/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-729e4b8db1, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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