517 Claret Way, Johns Island, SC 29455

The modern, newly built home at 517 Claret Way enjoys traditional elements and finishes throughout, lagoon views from a stunning great room, spectacular screened porch, ground-level gallery, balconies, and top-floor corner suites. Impeccably built by The Hartman Group, this clean-lined five-bedroom home, was designed by Drafted Architecture of historic downtown Charleston and New York, whose principal architects trained under renowned Kiawah Island architects, stretches across more than 4,000 square feet and offers a pleasingly blank slate. Outside, the home pleases the eye with a tabby stucco exterior in palest beige, cedar-shingle roofing with standing-seam metal roof accents, covered entries to paneled garage doors in rich brown, a curving side drive with brick entry laid in a herringbone pattern, and beautifully done landscaping incorporating coastal Lowcountry trees and plants including several gorgeous live oaks. A clean-lined side staircase with incorporated planters and slate treads rises to an open porch atop a slate-floored loggia. Inside, wide plank French oak flooring, crown molding, and thick baseboard trim stretches throughout. A set of copper lanterns flank the Mahogany French front doors, opening to an entry hall leading to a spacious foyer with a staircase with a beautiful hanging fixture by Visual Comfort, sunlit by three stories of windows, wrapping around the home’s elevator shaft, itself wrapped in floor-to-ceiling recessed-panel trim. The open great room measures nearly 24 feet by 18 feet. Individual tray ceilings top the living room, dining room, and kitchen. In the living room, built-in cabinetry and shelves flanked by window seats line one wall, and on another, a set of French doors open to a balcony overlooking the waters of the lagoon. A central dining area lies beneath a two-tier candle-style chandelier by Visual Comfort as well as matching sconces along the staircase. Along its wall is a gas linear fireplace flanked by French doors that open to a high-ceilinged screened porch warmly lit by up-and-down column sconces, surrounded by transomed screens, and topped by a beadboard ceiling. The trim, in deep, rich brown, enhances the green treetops and waters of the lagoon, and sunny balconies open to either side. The open kitchen streams with natural light from rows of windows on two walls, including over the stainless single-basin sink. A waterfall island of unique marble and dark limestone with breakfast bar, prep sink, Wolf® oven, and contrasting dark-stained cabinetry is the centerpiece of the room. Pale, ceiling-height Shaker cabinetry with sleek polished nickel pulls, accent sections of open shelving, under-cabinet lighting, and an incorporated pantry compliment the space’s warmly hued, handmade, subway-tile backsplash, itself stretching to the ceiling along two walls. The remaining top-tier appliances include a Wolf six-burner range and under cabinet island oven with custom hood, Subzero paneled freezer-bottom refrigerator, two Miele dishwashers flanking the main kitchen sink, undercounter wine cooler, and stainless undercounter microwave. The primary suite is a private sanctuary encompassing the entire right wing of the main level, beginning with a wide foyer that can be closed off with double pocket doors. Its bedroom features rows of windows along two walls and a French door opening to a private balcony with twin copper lanterns and dark-stained beadboard ceiling. Its bath is beautifully trimmed and tiled in pale marble. It features clean-lined, custom built, dual vanities with pale countertops, dark contrasting cabinetry, and polished nickel finish, solid brass faucets by Kallista, with a sleek standalone soaking tub beneath a clerestory window, and a windowed, frameless-glass walk-in rain shower with additional shower wand. Completing the suite is a private study and home office with rows of windows framing the treetops and dual walk-in closets with built-in drawers and shelving. The second is windowed, and a third closet opens from the suite’s foyer. On the top floor, the staircase opens to a spacious media room offering nearly 31 feet of flexible space. It’s flanked by pairs of guest quarters whose bedrooms all offer cozily angled ceilings high above. To one side, the front and rear corner guest suites largely mirror each other with bedroom windows on two walls, walk-in closets, and baths with strikingly dark subway-tiled, frameless-glass shower alcoves, each with an additional shower wand, custom vanities, and polished nickel finish, solid brass faucets. On the other side, the corner bedrooms also enjoy windows on two walls and walk-in closets, along with a gorgeously appointed hallway bath in pale stone featuring a sleek soaking tub and frameless-glass walk-in shower trimmed in white subway tile along with the same custom vanities and finishes as the rest of the bathrooms. Completing the top level is the home’s laundry room at more than eleven feet wide. It includes a utility sink set into a countertop with ample folding space and lower cabinetry, and an additional closet. A spacious game room—measuring nearly 26 feet by 18 feet—can be found on the ground level. Its set of glass doors opens to a wide covered gallery looking out onto the lagoon. Additional features of this modern, clean-lined property, constructed in 2025, include a mudroom, geothermal climate control and security systems, a nearly $150k investment which significantly lowers HVAC bills and is environmentally responsible, a 650-square-foot two-car garage with epoxy flooring and additional space for Island gear like kayaks and bicycles, plentiful storage on the ground level, and additional parking space in the drive. A Kiawah Island Club Golf Membership is available with the purchase of this property. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified.