Luxury Homes in Cypress River Plantation, SC
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Myrtle Beach Luxury Home is a boutique real estate experience serving buyers and sellers across Myrtle Beach and the surrounding areas.
The head agent, Rick Sarver, has years of real estate and business-owner experience and has lived in the Myrtle Beach area for over 15 years.
Every client works directly with Rick from first showing through closing.
Cypress River Plantation is a gated Intracoastal Waterway community located in the Socastee area of south Myrtle Beach, situated at the corner of Bay Road and Enterprise Road between Socastee and Murrells Inlet. The community spans more than 500 oversized wooded lots along the section of the Intracoastal Waterway where it joins the Waccamaw River, placing boating and deep-water access directly within the neighborhood. Estate homes are custom-built on half-acre-plus lots with 4 to 6 bedrooms, in architectural styles ranging from Mediterranean and all-brick traditional to modern farmhouse and Lowcountry craftsman. Prices run from the mid-$500,000s to over $2.3 million, with Intracoastal Waterway-front lots commanding significant premiums and recent listings averaging approximately $800,000. Rick Sarver represents buyers and sellers in Cypress River Plantation with direct knowledge of the community's waterway access structure, dock permit process, HOA boat storage policies, and Horry County coastal regulatory requirements.
Cypress River Plantation operates with 24-hour guard-gated security at its single entry point. Waterway access through the community's private boat launch, day docks, and boat and RV storage facilities is governed by HOA rules that vary in transferability and membership requirements. On Intracoastal-front lots with private docks, SC DHEC critical area designations and dock permit transferability must be verified independently before clients go under contract. Rick handles all of this directly — no delegation to coordinators.
Why Choose Rick?
COMMUNITY ROOTS
Rick and DeAnn Sarver have called Myrtle Beach home since 2010. They built a business here, planted a church here, and raised a family here. When Rick represents you, you're working with someone who knows this market the way only a long-term resident can — the neighborhoods, the HOAs, the flood zones, and the people.
LOCAL EXPERTISE
From oceanfront estates on the Golden Mile to gated communities in Grande Dunes and Cypress River Plantation, Rick knows the Grand Strand's luxury segment inside and out. He's tracked this market through growth cycles, inventory shifts, and post-storm re-sales. That depth means smarter pricing, sharper negotiation, and no guesswork when it's time to move.
PEOPLE FIRST
Rick returns calls. He listens before he talks. And he'll tell you the truth about a property — even when it's not what you want to hear. No assistants, no coordinators, no handoffs. Every client gets Rick directly, from first showing to closing day.
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What Sets Cypress River Plantation Apart From Other Myrtle Beach Gated Communities
Cypress River Plantation offers something genuinely rare in the Myrtle Beach market: large-lot estate living with direct Intracoastal Waterway access, 24-hour guard-gated security, and a full resort amenity package — all within 15 miles of Myrtle Beach International Airport and less than 10 minutes from Surfside Beach and Garden City Beach. The community is adjacent to the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge, which buffers the western boundary and ensures the mature wooded character of the lots is permanently preserved. Heron Point Golf Course borders the community to the south.
The streets inside Cypress River Plantation are landscaped at a level that signals the community's positioning immediately. Wide roads flanked by custom estate homes on oversized lots, a waterfall entrance feature at the guarded gate, and lake and waterway views throughout give the community an estate-scale environment that most Myrtle Beach developments don't achieve. It is golf-cart and boat-friendly by design.
Community Amenities
The amenity package at Cypress River Plantation is among the most complete of any Myrtle Beach gated community outside of Grande Dunes. The centerpiece is a waterfall resort pool and separate kiddie pool with a screened-in clubhouse featuring two fireplaces, outdoor kitchen stations, and a fitness center. Tennis and pickleball courts, basketball courts, a children's playground, and miles of dedicated sidewalks support an active residential lifestyle. The private boat launch provides direct ICW access with beautifully decked day docks. A secured, fenced boat and RV storage lot is available to residents. The community regularly hosts events including food truck nights, car shows, live band parties, and golf cart parades — an indicator of the active, socially engaged owner base here.
Property Types and Lot Options
Custom homes range from approximately 2,000 to over 5,500 heated square feet, with lot sizes typically exceeding half an acre. Many Intracoastal Waterway-front homes include private docks with direct deep-water access. Interior lots offer lake, pond, or mature woodland views, with several backing to natural preserve areas. Vacant lots remain available for custom home construction, with homesites ranging from $150,000 to $600,000 depending on size, view, and waterway frontage. Recent construction activity includes both ground-up custom builds and spec homes at premium finish levels.
What Rick Reviews on Every
Cypress River Plantation Transaction
Rick verifies HOA financial statements and reserve fund adequacy, confirms dock permit status and ICW access rights on waterway-front properties, checks SC DHEC critical area setback designations on Intracoastal-adjacent lots, reviews boat and RV storage HOA fee structures, confirms security access procedures and their implications for short-term rental use, and projects flood insurance exposure using elevation certificate data before clients go under contract.