Seabrook Island — Cottages
Tarpon Pond Cottages
Cottages, managed by Ravenel Associates. What the record says, what has sold, what it costs to own — and what to ask before you buy.
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What the record says
- Club site55 single-family cottages, 2–3 bedrooms, 1,200–1,400 sq ft
- Club siteAlong the Ocean Winds course
Facts about the place only — never its people. Who said each line is on its tag; the sources are at the bottom of this page.
What Tarpon Pond Cottages sells for
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| $ a sq ft | $403 | — | $472 | — | $589 | — |
Medians need five sales; under that, the count is all we show. The MLS knows this place as “Tarpon Pond”. Many Seabrook Island listings name only the island, so this is a floor, not every sale here.
Want the sales behind these numbers — which units, what they had, what they sold for? Mike sends the comps for Tarpon Pond Cottages.
Send me the compsBased on information from CHS Regional MLS for the period 01/01/2021 through 10/14/2026. MLS figures are aggregates of listings as entered by agents, deemed reliable but not guaranteed. No listing, address or agent is shown.
What yours might sell for
From 12 closed sales of Tarpon Pond Cottages in the last 24 months: the middle half sold between $582 and $625 a square foot. MLS data through October 13, 2026.
Where homes like yours have been selling
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The range comes from closed MLS sales only — no listings and no automated valuation model. Want the real number? Mike builds a CMA from the comps.
Get Mike’s full CMAWhat you’d pay to own here
Annual assessment — home or villa
A buyer inherits any unpaid SIPOA charges, so the closing attorney gets a SIPOA status letter.
$3,133 a year
ConfirmedRegime fee, as listing agents typed it
Agents' entries in the MLS, annualized — not the regime's number. The regime's budget is the source; ask its manager.
$2,550 a year (median of 12 listings)
Cross-checkTransfer assessment ("contribution to capital")
SIPOA's covenants confirm a transfer assessment set as a percentage of price; the 0.5% rate itself appears only in agent pages and MLS remarks. Being confirmed with SIPOA.
0.5% of the sale price
SecondaryTransfer fee
Not in any SIPOA document we read. Being confirmed with SIPOA.
$250 one time
SecondaryClub membership is required
Owners who held title before 2005 are grandfathered; an ordinary sale ends that for the buyer. Only one owner per property must be a member. Entry-level members commit to seven years.
Required at some level for owners who bought on or after January 1, 2005
ConfirmedClub capital fee, by membership level
$15,000 to $75,000 one time
ConfirmedClub dues, by membership level
$286 to $1,524 a month
ConfirmedShort-term rental permit (Class A)
$150 permit, plus a business license: $500 minimum on the first $2,000 of rent, then $2.95 per $1,000
ConfirmedTown property tax
None — no town levy appears on the county's millage
ConfirmedProperty tax levy — St. John's Fire District
216.1 countywide mills + 30.0 St. John's Fire District. Covers Seabrook (TD 53), Kiawah (TD 54), and Johns Island and Wadmalaw outside any town (TD 51 — "T.D. 5-1" on the county map).
Confirmed
Every line, its source and the date it was checked: Seabrook’s fee ledger. Your own closing and first year, line by line: the true-cost calculator.
Ask these before you buy here
- Ask Ravenel Associates for this year's regime budget and the regime fee, in writing. Nobody publishes it.
- Ask whether a special assessment is planned or underway, and what the reserves hold.
- Ask what the regime's master insurance covers and what you insure yourself.
- Ask what the regime maintains — roofs, siding, docks, pools — and what's yours.
- If you'll rent it out: the Town of Seabrook Island permits short-term rentals, and the Club lists a rental guest amenity fee. Ask the regime for its own rules too.
- Look up the flood zone for the exact address — zones change within a neighborhood. Look it up.
Mike asks them for you — and reads the regime's answers before you sign.
Have Mike askWho manages Tarpon Pond Cottages?
Ravenel Associates, by SIPOA's regime-manager list.
What kind of homes are in Tarpon Pond Cottages?
Cottages. 55 single-family cottages, 2–3 bedrooms, 1,200–1,400 sq ft.
Is Tarpon Pond Cottages in the Town of Seabrook Island?
Yes — it's inside the Town of Seabrook Island.
How many homes in Tarpon Pond Cottages have sold since 2021?
30 closed in the CHS Regional MLS from January 2021 through October 13, 2026; over the last 24 months the median sold at $597 a square foot.
More in Cottages
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Sources
- SIPOA regime-manager list (revised 5/21/2026) — regime name + management company (SIPOA list revised 5/21/26); checked October 13, 2026.
- Seabrook Island Club real estate — Tarpon Pond Cottages page — type, unit count, setting (Seabrook Island Club's real-estate site); checked October 13, 2026.
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