565 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407
MLS #26026126
$1,620,000
A 1930 Old Windermere home on the Savannah Highway corridor whose rooms work as offices as easily as a home.
- Year built
- 1930
- MLS #
- 26026126
About this home
565 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407 — a 1930 home in Old Windermere, West Ashley, on the Savannah Highway corridor, whose rooms work as offices as easily as a home. Offered at $1,620,000 (MLS# 26026126). Built 1930 (Charleston County assessor); two stories; stucco; lot 0.2 acres (MLS); wood, tile and carpet floors; central air and a heat pump; asphalt shingle roof (MLS record). From the listing photos: wood floors, tall windows, a fireplace, a full kitchen; the ground floor, as the listing describes it, has rooms sized for offices, a conference room and reception; out back a screened porch, a patio and a fenced yard; gravel parking in front. Old Windermere was laid out in 1926 after the Ashley River bridge (City of Charleston, Old Windermere Area Character Appraisal, 2009), and the City created the Savannah Highway Overlay so homes like this could be used as offices. Zoning: SR-2 single-family with the Savannah Highway Overlay (City zoning Sec. 54-224, 2016 text). The overlay allows professional offices — accounting, financial, insurance, legal, design, engineering, medical, dental, real estate — with conditions: client hours 8 am to 8 pm, the house keeps its residential look, no new driveways, parking at the side or rear. General business and retail are not allowed under it. Traffic: SCDOT counts 37,200 vehicles a day on this stretch of US-17 / Savannah Highway (2025, station 119), steady for three years (37,100 in 2023, 37,400 in 2024). Distances, straight line: about a quarter mile to Folly Road; about 1 mile to the Ashley River bridge; about 1.3 miles to MUSC's Ashley Avenue address; 2.4 miles to King and Calhoun. CARTA Route 30 (Savannah Hwy) stops about a quarter mile away. Nearby as OpenStreetMap maps it: four law firms within 150 m and a supermarket (Earth Fare) about 480 m away. FEMA flood zone X, 0.2% annual chance (shaded) — not a special flood hazard area (map 45019C). Property tax: the county currently assesses it at the 4% owner-occupied ratio; South Carolina taxes business use at 6% — a buyer planning offices should verify with the county. Market (CHS MLS area 11, residential, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026): homes sold at about 97% of list, averaging about 41 days on market. Square footage and bed/bath counts: the MLS and the county assessor differ, so they are being confirmed with the listing agent — ask before you quote a number. Presented by Sean Jager and Mike Olson of eXp Realty, and The Agent Connection; Sean Jager is the listing agent. Showings and questions: text PINK HOUSE to Mike Olson at 843-442-7992, or call Sean Jager at 843-224-7221.
The case for this home
VEHICLES A DAY · SCDOT 2025 · STATION 119
- 37,200
- vehicles a day
SCDOT 2025 · Station 119
THE RECORD
- 1930
- built
- 2 stories
- county assessor
- 0.2 acres
- lot · MLS
- Stucco
- construction
CHS MLS VIA FLEXMLS · COUNTY ASSESSOR
THE MLS RECORD
- Stucco
- Wood, tile and carpet floors
- Central air
- A heat pump
- Asphalt shingle roof
- Listed September 17, 2026
- Stucco
CHS MLS via Flexmls · MLS# 26026126
THE GROUND FLOOR · AS THE LISTING DESCRIBES IT
- Offices
- Conference room
- Reception
- Full kitchen
MLS REMARKS · MLS# 26026126
CREATED BY THE CITY OF CHARLESTON
Savannah Highway Overlay
professional offices allowed
CITY OF CHARLESTON ZONING · SEC. 54-224 (2016 TEXT)
WHO IT'S FOR
- Accounting
- Financial
- Insurance
- Legal
- Design
- Engineering
- Medical
- Dental
- Real estate
CITY OF CHARLESTON ZONING · SEC. 54-224 (2016 TEXT)
THE RULES
- ✓Client hours 8 AM – 8 PM
- ✓Residential look kept
- ✓Parking at the side or rear
- ✓No new driveways
CITY OF CHARLESTON ZONING · SEC. 54-224 (2016 TEXT)
THE CORRIDOR · VEHICLES A DAY
- 37,100
- 2023
- 37,400
- 2024
- 37,200
- 2025
SCDOT · STATION 119
ACCESS · STRAIGHT LINE
- ¼ mi
- Folly Road
- 1 mi
- Ashley River bridge
- 1.3 mi
- MUSC
- 2.4 mi
- King Street
© OPENSTREETMAP CONTRIBUTORS · DISTANCES STRAIGHT LINE
FEMA FLOOD ZONE
- Zone X
- FEMA flood zone
- 0.2%
- annual chance
FEMA NFHL · MAP 45019C
PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT RATIO
- 4%
- today · owner-occupied
- 6%
- business use
COUNTY ASSESSOR · SC CODE TITLE 12 CH. 43
THE MARKET AROUND IT
- 97%
- of list, sold · 12-mo avg of monthly
- 41 days
- on market · 12-mo avg of monthly
CHS MLS VIA FLEXMLS · AREA 11 · OCT 2025 – SEP 2026
IDEAS TO EXPLORE · VERIFY WITH THE CITY
- ?Live upstairs, practice downstairs
- ?Medical or dental, 1.3 mi from MUSC
- ?A sign at the curb, 37,200 cars a day
Ideas to explore are not facts — verify with the City of Charleston before you plan on them.
Floor plans
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Where every number comes from
- SCDOT station 119, US-17 from W Oak Forest Dr to SC-171; AADT 37,200 (2025), 37,400 (2024), 37,100 (2023)https://services1.arcgis.com/VaY7cY9pvUYUP1Lf/arcgis/rest/services/2025_Statewide_Traffic_Points/FeatureServer/0 · verified
- County assessor: built 1930 (matches the MLS)https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/assessorsearch.php?s=4210600130 · verified
- City of Charleston, Old Windermere Area Character Appraisal (2009): developed from 1926 after the Ashley River bridge; called a prototype suburb; the Savannah Hwy overlay was created so these homes could be used as offichttps://charleston-sc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1640/Old-Windermere-Area-Character-Appraisal · verified
- City zoning: SR-2 single-family plus the SH Savannah Highway Overlay (Sec. 54-224: professional offices — accounting, financial, insurance, legal, design, engineering, medical, dental, real estate — with conditions: cliehttps://services2.arcgis.com/tQaXW7Zb1Vphzvgd/arcgis/rest/services/Base_Zoning/FeatureServer/0 · https://charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/2087?html=true · verified (district) / likely (use list, 2016 copy of the code)
- 0.25 mi straight-line and driving to the Folly Rd (SC-171) intersectionCounty geocoder + OpenStreetMap; router.project-osrm.org · verified
- about 1.0 mi straight-line to the Ashley River bridgesCounty geocoder + OpenStreetMap · verified
- 1.34 mi straight-line to MUSC's 171 Ashley Avenue address (OpenStreetMap/Nominatim, 10/6); the campus centroid is 1.76 mi (county geocoder). The film uses the nearest address everywhereCounty geocoder + OpenStreetMap; router.project-osrm.org · verified
- 2.41 mi straight-line, 2.71 mi driving to King & CalhounCounty geocoder + OpenStreetMap; router.project-osrm.org · verified
- FEMA NFHL: Zone X, 0.2% annual chance (shaded); not a Special Flood Hazard Area; map 45019Chttps://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer/28 · verified
- Route 30 (Savannah Hwy) stops at Savannah Hwy / Wesley Dr, about 0.25 mi away, and runs downtownhttps://ridecarta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Route-30_Effec.072023.pdf · likely
- Visible in the listing's own photos (06 fireplace and wood floors; 14–17 the kitchen, which the MLS remarks call a full kitchen; 36 screened porch; 38 patio; 37 iron fence); the assessor lists 2 storieslisting photos; the MLS remarks; county assessor · verified
- CHS MLS record via Flexmls (MLS# 26026126, read 2026-10-06): construction stucco; lot 0.2 acres (8,712 sq ft); flooring wood, ceramic tile, carpet; cooling central air; heating central, electric, heat pump; roof asphaltFlexmls MCP (the agent's own connection) · https://members.flexmls.com/start/listing/number/index.html?list=26026126 · county assessor · verified (MLS record)
- The listing's own remarks: the ground floor features spacious rooms suitable for offices, conference rooms, reception, and a full kitchen — the agent's description of the layout, said as suchMLS remarks, MLS# 26026126 · the listing's description (attributed)
- Sec. 54-224: the overlay's permitted professional offices; the 2009 City study says the overlay was created so these homes could be used as officeshttps://charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/2087?html=true · https://charleston-sc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1640/Old-Windermere-Area-Character-Appraisal · likely (2016 copy of the code) / verified (study)
- Sec. 54-224 conditions: client hours 8am–8pm, the house's residential look kept, no new driveways, parking at the side or rear (none in the front yard), unpaved past a 20-ft paved entrance, buffers from neighborshttps://charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/2087?html=true · likely (2016 copy of the code)
- SCDOT station 119 AADT: 37,100 (2023), 37,400 (2024), 37,200 (2025)https://services1.arcgis.com/VaY7cY9pvUYUP1Lf/arcgis/rest/services/2025_Statewide_Traffic_Points/FeatureServer/0 · verified
- County card: assessed at the 4% owner-occupied ratio; SC Code Title 12 Ch. 43: other property (business use) assessed at 6%https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/assessorsearch.php?s=4210600130 · https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c043.php · verified (card) / likely (effect)
- CHS MLS market statistics via Flexmls, MLS area 11 (West of the Ashley Inside I-526), residential, Oct 2025–Sep 2026: sale-to-list ratio by month 96.0–98.4 (12-month mean 97.1%); average days on market by month 25.2–56.6Flexmls MCP MarketStatisticsRatio / MarketStatisticsDaysOnMarket (the agent's own connection), read 2026-10-06 · verified (MLS statistics; monthly means averaged)
- FEMA NFHL: Zone X (0.2% annual chance, shaded)https://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer/28 · verified
- CARTA Route 30 (Savannah Hwy) stop at Savannah Hwy / Wesley Dr, about 0.25 mihttps://ridecarta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Route-30_Effec.072023.pdf · likely
- 2.41 mi straight-line to King & CalhounCounty geocoder + OpenStreetMap · verified
- List price $1,620,000 (MLS)MLS share page; Flexmls record · verified
- The drawn map: roads, water and businesses from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), attributedhttps://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright · verified (data source)
Said elsewhere, not here
- over 40,000 vehicles daily — SCDOT counts 37,200 (2025); not above 40,000 in any year 2017–2025 on this stretch
- mixed-use zoning allows General Business and Residential — it is SR-2 single-family plus the Savannah Highway Overlay; retail and other General Business uses are not allowed; offices only under the overlay's conditions
- less than one mile from Downtown — 2.4 mi to King & Calhoun, 2.7 mi to City Hall; the City's own study says about 3 mi
- potential for additional parking spaces — the overlay bans new driveways and front-yard parking; needs the City to confirm
- two ingress points · parking for 7 — not checkable from public data; left out
- 3,018 sq ft · 4 bed · 3.5 bath — the county assessor lists 2,666 sq ft, 5 bed, 2.5 bath; left off the film until Sean reconciles the two
- one of Charleston's busiest corridors — this stretch is mid-range; US-17 is heavy only at the bridges
- historic — not in the Old & Historic District or the Landmark overlay
- the county's market value — public, but not for a listing film
Checked 2026-10-06. Public records change; the agent confirms before you rely on a number.
Listing agent
Sean Jager & Mike Olson
The Agent Connection · eXp Realty · Charleston, SC