North Charleston, South Carolina

Serving as a charming suburb to the famed Charleston, North Charleston is eager to offer all the southern hostility your heart can hold. Ranking as the third largest city in the state with approximately 95 thousand residents, North Charleston apartment communities are waiting to provide you with a comfort you can only get in these neck of the woods.

The North Charleston area originally encompassed a set of plantations from the 17th century until civic direst with the Civil War. Camp Plantation extended around 1000 acres and the Elms Plantation reached across current day Goose Creek with close to 4,350 acres. Featuring rice and indigo was the Archdale Hall Plantation hallmark, hosting roughly 3,000 on the Ashley River. The Charleston Naval Base and Shipyard were built on a collection of three former plantations; the Retreat Plantations, the Mons Repos and the Marshland Plantation. The main house of the Marshlands Plantation is now located on James Island and recognized as a Historic Place by the National Register.

The Charleston Naval Base was a vibrant employer of the surrounding community until it's closing in 1996. Even though the closing of this naval base was a swift blow to the city's economy, retail sales put North Charleston on the map as the state's leader in retail revenue. North Charleston yielded 6.15 billion gross retail sales in 2007 and is gearing up with hotel developments to undergird Charleston's overflowing tourist industry. All North Charleston apartment dwellers can be proud to live in a city that is quickly growing as one of the south's best vacation destinations.

Take time to tour every neighborhood in search of the right North Charleston apartment for you. Within its quaint walls of culture and heritage, there is a North Charleston apartment hoping you find it quickly and make it home!