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Arbor Ridge
Myrtle Beach New Home Community By Howell Homes Arbor Ridge Drive, Conway, SC, 29526
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Arbor Ridge is a new home community in Conway located just off of Highway 501 that initially opened up for presales in April of 2025.
The new home community of Arbor Ridge is adjacent to Myrtle Ridge Drive and neighbors the 55 plus community of Lakeside Crossing. Lakeside Crossing is one of the largest the 55 plus communities in all of Horry County that was established over ten years ago and now has several hundred manufactured homes. Lakeside Crossing is managed by Sun Communities, now a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership and operation of manufactured housing communities.
In contrast to its neighbor Lakeside Crossing, Arbor Ridge will have just 18 single family homes built on approximately 3.02 acres of land. The new home community of Arbor Ridge offers both three and four bedroom homes ranging from 1,828 to 2,382 total square feet. The four-bedroom plans include a first-floor owner's suite and a flex room that can easily function as a fifth bedroom, home office, or guest space. Each home features open-concept layouts with shiplap accents, quartz countertops, detailed moldings, and upscale finishes throughout. Arbor Ridge will also have a community garden.
Howell Homes is the builder in Arbor Ridge.
Howell Homes is a local custom home builder serving the Myrtle Beach area. Howell Homes specializes in crafting personalized homes tailored to individual lifestyles. In the last 5 years alone, Howell Homes has completed custom building in some of the high end Myrtle Beach area communities such as Waterway Palms Plantation, Waterbridge, and The Bluffs on the Waterway. Most of the custom homes built by Howell Homes in the Myrtle Beach area have sold for over $500,000 and a few over a million dollars.
Single family homes in Arbor Ridge were originally priced starting in the low $400’s. Initial delivery of the single-family homes in Arbor Ridge occurred in the middle of 2025.
Single-family homes in Arbor Ridge were originally priced from the low $400,000s, with initial deliveries occurring in mid-2025.
Arbor Ridge was launched as a traditional for-sale new home community. However, as sales absorption lagged amid elevated interest rates, a portion of the completed inventory was transitioned into the rental market rather than being discounted.
From a market perspective, the introduction of rentals carries mixed implications. On the positive side, it provides additional housing flexibility and reflects continued investor confidence in the Conway/Carolina Forest submarket. On the other hand, an elevated rental presence may influence neighborhood character and long-term owner-occupancy dynamics in a small single-family community.
In summary, activity within Arbor Ridge reflects a combination of the following factors:
1. Slower-than-anticipated sales absorption, resulting in select completed homes being moved into a rental program to generate interim cash flow.
2. The emergence of an investor or hold strategy, with certain homes retained as long-term rental assets following construction.
3. Elevated interest rates reducing the pool of qualified buyers for $400,000+ product, while still supporting strong rental demand in the approximately $2,650–$2,950 per month range. Existing Homes for Sale in this Myrtle Beach Area New Home Community:
Arbor Ridge is a new home community in Conway now for lease only. Arbor Ridge Homes for Lease
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