Who's Who
Our community encompasses an array of entities sharing a common focus – maintaining Kiawah's exceptional lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty.
Kiawah Island Real Estate
Kiawah Island Real Estate is a residential real estate broker serving buyers and sellers of luxury primary and secondary residences. KIRE lists and sells Kiawah properties exclusively, making it the authority of the Kiawah market. Having completed over 10,000 Kiawah real estate transactions, our 27 on-island agents combine their experience to provide buyers the widest range of offerings, and the seller the most qualified prospects.
Kiawah Development Partners
In 1988, Kiawah Resort Associates purchased Kiawah's undeveloped lands, assets, and all resort amenities from the Kuwaiti-owned Kiawah Island Company. As part of that transaction, KRA assumed the role of Kiawah's master developer. In order to focus on the Island's residential and private club development, the company sold the accommodations and public golf and tennis in 1989 to Landmark Land Co.
As Kiawah's master developer, KRA – now doing business as Kiawah Development Partners – determines when and how the Island's remaining unsold properties should be developed and marketed. The company also administers Kiawah's Architectural Review Board. To enable Kiawah's growth to proceed carefully and effectively, KDP has numerous subsidiaries: Kiawah Resort Associates, Kiawah Island Real Estate, The Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island Utility, Kiawah Island Publishing, St. John's Properties, and Christophe Harbour, St. Kitts.
KDP also directs the development of Cassique, a private community located just off Kiawah Island; Doonbeg Golf Club Ltd., a Greg Norman-designed links course in County Clare, Ireland; and Freshfields Village, a new retail center located at the intersection of Kiawah and Seabrook Islands.
Town of Kiawah
Incorporated in 1988, the Town of Kiawah aims at providing a responsive local government and maintaining local control of available, existing technical services by interfacing with boards and committees. It operates as a Mayor-Council form of government.
In 1994, KDP entered into a formal development agreement with the town. As part of this agreement, the town was given responsibility for monitoring the Island's diverse wildlife population, and they have since hired a full-time wildlife biologist.
For more information on the Town of Kiawah, visit www.kiawahisland.org or call 843-768-9166. The office is located at 21 Beachwalker Drive.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Virginia Investment Trust purchased Kiawah's resort assets in 1993 and The Ocean Course in 1995 to form Kiawah Island Resorts. The company owns and operates the Island's resort amenities including The Sanctuary, a AAA Five Diamond Award-Winning oceanfront hotel, featuring 255 rooms as well as dining, conference, and recreation facilities, including a spa, fitness center, and indoor and outdoor pools. Other amenities include two championship tennis centers, five public golf courses, shopping and conference facilities, nine restaurants, and Night Heron Park. It also operates a rental program for about 600 privately owned homes and villas. For more information, visit www.kiawahresort.com or call 843-768-2121.
The Governor's Club at Kiawah Island Resort
Named in honor of Governor Vanderhorst, the club offers a variety of memberships and opportunities for property owners to enjoy Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
www.kiawahgovclub.com or call 843-768-2121.
Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA)
A mandatory-membership, not-for-profit corporation that manages the businesses and properties that contribute to the overall ambience and property values of Kiawah Island. This includes maintenance of the roads, ponds, landscaping, leisure trails, and other common areas. These facilities are owned in common by all Kiawah property owners. Visit www.kica.us or call 843-768-9194. The office is located at 23 Beachwalker Drive.
The Sandcastle
KICA's Community Center is known as "The Sandcastle." It consists of a pool, a children's wading pool, a covered picnic pavilion, a playground area, and the Community Center building. The community center is located at 1 Shipwatch Road. Call 843-768-3875 or email sandcastle@kica.us.
Kiawah Conservancy
A local organization who's mission is "to provide for the identification, preservation, and appropriate management of the critical natural habitat needed to maintain a healthy, balanced and diverse population of native flora and fauna at Kiawah Island." Contact the Conservancy at www.kiawahconservancy.org or 843-768-2029.
Architectural Review Board (ARB)
The Architectural Review Board's primary objective is to assist with planning efforts during the building process. Its goal is to achieve an uncommon and visually pleasing blend of natural beauty and man-made improvements.
The Kiawah Island ARB is committed to protecting and enhancing your precious asset. Environmentally sensitive design can be achieved through a careful, well-thought-out response to configuration of your homesite, the Lowcountry climate, existing vegetation, and topography of the building site. One of the ARB's primary objectives is to assist you with your planning efforts, and they stand ready to do so.
More information about the ARB is available on this website in the ARB section or by calling 843-768-3419 or emailing ARB@kiawahisland.com. The office is located at 253 Gardeners Circle, Suite 200, in Freshfields Village.
Kiawah Island Utility, Inc.
KIU provides water and wastewater services to the residents and businesses of Kiawah Island. During normal hours of operations (8 am - 5 pm Mon - Thu and 8 am - 4:30 pm on Fridays) a "live person" to communicate with is there for you rather than computerized messages.
Automatic bank draft payments are available and all billing and processing is done in house at the company's central facility on 31 Sora Rail Road. For more information, call 843-768-0641.
