Waterfront Living - I'On

The neighborhood of I'On (https://ioncommunity.com/) is approximately five miles east of Charleston, SC and runs along Hobcaw Creek.  It is also adjacent to the I'on Club (https://theionclub.com/) and East Cooper Montessori Charter School, the first public charter Montessori school in the state.  The I'On Club offers year-round extensive tennis with 7 clay courts, aquatics with 3 pools (junior Olympic saline, adult lounge pool saline, shaded baby pool), as well as a gym, personal trainers, group classes, and The Porch at I'On restaurant.  The East Cooper Montessori Charter School enrolls about 250 students in grades 1-8. The school's campus is small and students make use of community playgrounds and green spaces which are within walking distance.

Founded on April 30, 1995, I'On was planned as an example of the new urbanism, which includes traditional neighborhood developments. I'On is comprised of approximately 762 single-family homes, a village square, and locations for civic buildings such as churches and schools.

Features of the community include extensive sidewalks, shared public green spaces, trails and a grid of narrow, traffic-calming streets. Most homes have a front porch of not less than eight feet in depth. Ceiling heights of 10 feet+, raised foundations and smaller lot sizes give the community a dense, vertical feel. Overall density of the neighborhood is about 3.8 units per acre, with large amounts of the community's area being taken up by parks, trails, lakes, sidewalks and other common areas.

A commercial center called I'On Square serves as the community gateway. Businesses include the I'On Inn, Square Onion gourmet deli, O'Brion's Pub, Grace Salon Spa, Sweet Olive gift shop, Community Table restaurant, and others.

Natural features include a wildlife refuge, called the Rookery, 6 miles of walking trails, 2.5 miles of marsh front paths, a deep water access boat ramp, 3 crab docks, outdoor amphitheater, boathouse, 2 lakes, and 12 pocket parks.

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