Charleston’s first suburb, and still the one that quietly makes the most sense. West Ashley runs from Avondale’s restaurant row and the brick ranches of Byrnes Down and South Windermere out along Ashley River Road, where live oaks close over the highway on the way to Drayton Hall and Middleton Place. Charles Towne Landing anchors the north end, the West Ashley Greenway gives you ten paved miles for running and biking, and the Ashley River puts deep water within reach of neighborhoods that never advertise it. Housing runs from mid-century ranches with good bones to new construction out past Bees Ferry, which is why buyers who want more square footage and a ten-minute drive downtown keep landing here.
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