Essex Homes
ESSEX HOMES
Insider Info: Not happy enough with dominating the over $200,000 new home market in Columbia, over the past 3 years Essex has come out with two product lines in the $100’s with great features while keeping up its high standards.
Headquarters: Lexington, SC
Website: http://essexhomes.net/index.cfm
Founded: 1985
2009 permitted homes: 353
Columbia Rank: 2nd largest builder
Number of Neighborhoods: 22
Latest Specials: Often runs specials in the Fall and standing inventory sitting too long.
AWARDS
2008 Regal Awards
Best Product Design – Detached
($135,000–$184,999 sf) “The Greenwood”
($2,601–$3,000 sf) “The Winchester”
NEIGHBORHOODS BY PRICE
Under $100K
None
$100K – $150K
Alexander Pointe SE Columbia Richland 1 School District
Allans Mill NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Kingston Ridge SE Columbia Richland 1 School District
Manchester Park Lexington – South of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
Palmetto Place NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Winchester NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Wedgwood Kershaw County – Lugoff/Elgin Kershaw County School District
$150K – $200K
Allans Mill NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Ashland at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Black River Kershaw County – Camden Kershaw County School District
Deer Creek NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Kingston Ridge SE Columbia Richland 1 School District
Kelsney Ridge Kershaw County – Lugoff/Elgin Kershaw County School District
Manors at White Knoll Lexington – South of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
Palmetto Place NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Wedgwood Kershaw County – Lugoff/Elgin Kershaw County School District
Winchester NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
$200K – $250K
Ashland at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Black River Kershaw County – Camden Kershaw County School District
Centennial at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Cobblestone Farms Lexington – North of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
Deer Creek NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Kellers Pond Lexington – North of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
Kelsney Ridge Kershaw County – Lugoff/Elgin Kershaw County School District
Lincrest NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Manors at White Knoll Lexington – South of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
Magnolia Pointe St. Andrews/Irmo Lexington/Richland 5 School District
Palmetto Place NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Rolling Creek St. Andrews/Irmo Lexington/Richland 5 School District
Waterford Corners at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Winchester NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Woodside Farm Lexington – North of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
$250K – $300K
Ashland at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Berkeley Manor at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Centennial at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Cobblestone Farms Lexington – North of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
Heritage Forest NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Magnolia Pointe St. Andrews/Irmo Lexington/Richland 5 School District
Woodside Farm Lexington – North of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
$300K – $350K
Ashland at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Berkeley Manor at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Heritage Forest NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Woodside Farm Lexington – North of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
$350K – $400K
Berkeley Manor at Lake Carolina NE Columbia Richland 2 School District
Woodside Farm Lexington – North of I-20 Lexington 1 School District
NEIGHBORHOODS BY LOCATION
NE Columbia
Allans Mill from the $100’s to $200K Richland 2 School District
Ashland at Lake Carolina from the $150’s to $350K Richland 2 School District
Berkeley Manor at Lake Carolina from the$250’s to $400K Richland 2 School District
Centennial at Lake Carolina from the $200’s to $300K Richland 2 School District
Deer Creek from the $150’s to $250K Richland 2 School District
Heritage Forest from the $250’s to $350K Richland 2 School District
Lincrest from the $200’s to $250K Richland 2 School District
Palmetto Place from the $100’s to $250K Richland 2 School District
Waterford Corners at Lake Carolina from the $200’s to $250K Richland 2 School District
Winchester from the $150’s to $250K Richland 2 School District
Kershaw County – Lugoff/Elgin
Kelsney Ridge from the $150’s to $250K Kershaw County School District
Wedgwood from the $100’s to $200K Kershaw County School District
Kershaw County – Camden
Black River from the $150’s to $250K Kershaw County School District
SE Columbia
Alexander Pointe from the $100’s to $150K Richland 1 School District
Kingston Ridge from the $100’s to $200K Richland 1 School District
South of Columbia
None
West Columbia
None
Lexington – South of I-20
Manchester Park from the $100’s to $150K Lexington 1 School District
Manors at White Knoll from the $150’s to $250K Lexington 1 School District
Lexington – North of I-20
Cobblestone Farms from the $200’s to $300K Lexington 1 School District
Kellers Pond from the $200’s to $250K Lexington 1 School District
Woodside Farm from the $200’s to $400K Lexington 1 School District
St. Andrews/Irmo
Magnolia Pointe from the $200’s to $300K Lexington/Richland 5 School District
Rolling Creek from the $200’s to $250K Lexington/Richland 5 School District
Ballentine/Chapin
None
North of Columbia
None
Lake Murray
None
