BuilderApril 25, 2026
DRB Homes opens model home, launches sales
Indigo's model home is open. Floor plans, pricing, and quick-move-in availability are live on the DRB Homes community page.
Indigo details →
North Myrtle Beach · South Carolina
The Preserve
Three neighborhoods. One community. Ten minutes from the sand.
What's New at The Preserve
Latest announcements
PhaseAugust 2025
First Phase of Indigo at the Preserve receives approval to start home building
Phase 1 has cleared final approval. Home building is now active on the platted lots, with DRB Homes as the designated builder for the single-family inventory.
Indigo details →About The Preserve
A coastal community with three distinct addresses
The Preserve sits on 110 acres of coastal woodland off Highway 31, with Long Branch Creek running along the property down to the Intracoastal Waterway. Minutes from the beach and the growing North Myrtle Beach commercial core. The site plan was designed around three neighborhoods so that each delivers a purpose-built product rather than a compromise.
Indigo is the single-family and paired-villa core, wrapped around a lake. Retreat runs along a central linear park built at human scale — paired villas that either face open green space or connect directly to HOA-maintained walking trails. Bayberry is the boutique pocket: the smallest of the three, traditional 24-foot townhomes with front-load garages. All three run along Long Branch Creek, and the retail anchor sits next door.
110
Acres
Master-planned, along Long Branch Creek off Hwy 31
3
Neighborhoods
Indigo · Retreat · Bayberry
596
Homesites
Across all three communities
Master Site Plan
A walkable community for every stage of life
Neighborhoods
Three communities within The Preserve
Neighborhood 01Indigo
Single-Family + Paired Villa
From High $400ks
Intro VIP pricing from the high $300ks
Wrapped around a lake, the single-family and paired-villa core of The Preserve.
Explore Indigo →
Neighborhood 02Retreat
Paired Villa + Townhomes
From High $400ks
Paired villas around a central park, built for low-maintenance coastal living.
Explore Retreat →
Neighborhood 03Bayberry
Townhomes
From High $400ks
The boutique townhome pocket of The Preserve.
Explore Bayberry →
Homes Available Now
Indigo at The Preserve — built by DRB Homes
DRB Homes is building the single-family homes in Indigo — the lakeside core of The Preserve. Floor plans, pricing, move-in availability, and quick delivery homes are all listed on their community site.
See Indigo homes on drbhomes.comCoastal Life
Ten minutes from the sand.
North Myrtle Beach — the quieter, family-oriented end of the Grand Strand — is a short drive from The Preserve. Sixty miles of Atlantic coastline, tidal creeks, pier fishing at Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive shag nights, and a waterfront calendar that keeps running after Labor Day.
Nearby
Main Street / Ocean Drive
The cultural heart of NMB — shag-dancing territory, with Fat Harold's Beach Club, Duck's, and the OD Pavilion anchoring the strip. SOS (Society of Stranders) reunions in April and September pull tens of thousands of shaggers into town.
Nearby
Barefoot Landing
The dominant shopping, dining, and entertainment complex on Highway 17 — built around a freshwater lake, wrapped in a wooden boardwalk, open most nights of the year.
Nearby
Cherry Grove Pier
A classic wooden fishing pier on the north end with a two-story observation deck — good for sunrise, dolphin watching, or a full fishing day. Small walk-on fee if you're not fishing.
Nearby
Calabash
Just across the NC line — the seafood village that gave "Calabash-style" its name. Working fishing boats, family-run buffets, and a waterfront that still feels like 1972.
Walkable Lifestyle
A retail anchor, next door.
Immediately adjacent to The Preserve, the site is approved for a big-box anchored retail center with walkable perimeter retail lining the street edge — the village- street pattern, not the sea-of-parking pattern. Residents can leave the car in the driveway for daily errands.
Connected to the residential core by sidewalks and community trails — short enough to walk, close enough to matter.
Primary Commercial Site
Big-box anchored retail center
A full retail center with a big-box anchor, fronted by walkable smaller-shop retail along the perimeter. The anchor drives regional traffic; the street-facing retail serves the neighborhood on foot.
Pattern
Village-street retail
Smaller tenant bays line the street edge with walkable frontage — not hidden behind a parking field.
Anchor
Big-box draw
Regional anchor generates the traffic volume that supports the smaller, walkable perimeter tenants.
Access
Immediately adjacent
Connected by sidewalks and community trails from the residential core. Short enough to walk, close enough to matter.
Resident Benefit
Car left at home
Daily errands — coffee, a bite out, quick retail — happen on foot instead of by car. (Not every home has a driveway; every home has walkable access.)
Additional Commercial
Gas station
Day-to-day fuel and convenience within the same adjacent commercial footprint.
A Year in North Myrtle Beach
A community with a calendar.
Life at The Preserve sits inside one of the most active event towns on the Grand Strand. Parades in March. Farmers markets through the summer. A light show that draws people from three states in December. Your neighbors see each other at these — not once a year, but most weekends.
March
St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival
One of the biggest parades on the East Coast. Main Street closes. Green everywhere.
May
Mayfest on Main Street
Main Street turns into a street fair — live music, food trucks, artists, classic cars.
September
Irish Italian International Festival
A coastal twist on a Ocean-Drive tradition — two cultures, one waterfront block party.
Nov – Jan
The Great Christmas Light Show
Two million lights at Sportsman's Park plus a drive-through and walking village. Regional draw.
Plus farmers markets, summer concerts on the beach, July 4 fireworks, and the Irish-Italian parade, Blue Crab Festival & Shag dance weekends all up and down the Grand Strand.
Land Planner
Environmental Concepts
Greg Duckworth
New Urbanism · Smart Growth · Since 1992
The Preserve is planned by Greg Duckworth of Environmental Concepts — the same practitioner behind some of the most respected communities on the Grand Strand, including Charleston Landing. Every street, park, and trail here comes from the New Urbanism and Smart Growth playbook he's refined over decades.
The site plan connects all 110 acres through natural trails, central parks, running and bike paths, and sidewalks that lead to every doorway. Interconnectivity isn't a feature; it's the organizing principle.
Location
Highway 31 & Watertower Road
Positioned in Horry County's growth corridor with direct coastal access.
Beach Access
10 minutes away
Skip the Traffic on 31
Direct highway access, no congestion
Retail & Dining
In-neighborhood retail on site, plus Tanger Outlets and Coastal Grand Mall nearby
Major Access
Highway 31 & Watertower Road
Get in Touch
Let's Talk
Questions about The Preserve — the neighborhoods, the amenities, the HOA, or when homes will be available? Send us a note.
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