Retreat at the Preserve

The Preserve · Neighborhood 02

Retreat

Mostly paired villas arranged around a central park that runs the length of the neighborhood: a living room at human scale. HOA-maintained throughout, so the community stays beautiful for years.

Homes From

High $400ks

Part of The Preserve

Retreat is one of three neighborhoods within The Preserve, a 110-acre master-planned community on Highway 31 in North Myrtle Beach.

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Total Acres
28.9
Amenity Site Acres
1.27
Open Space Acres
8.4
Total Homes
235

Overview

Paired villas, a central park, and a genuinely neighborly feel

Retreat is largely paired villas, built close enough that you actually get to know your neighbors. A central park runs the length of the community, designed to feel like a living room at human scale, not a leftover strip of grass.

Low-maintenance by design: Retreat, like all of The Preserve, is HOA-maintained to keep the neighborhood looking beautiful for years to come. Two product types (Court Villa and Garden Row) give buyers who want the coastal lifestyle without the upkeep a real choice.

Streets designed for walking, not just driving.

Deliberately narrow. Deliberately shaded. Deliberately lined with sidewalks and covered entries. Shallow setbacks bring homes close enough to wave. Street trees provide shade from day one. The result feels more like a village than a subdivision.

"Every street feels like a neighborhood park."

Built to feel like it belongs here.

Material and color standards mean the street reads as a whole. Street tree requirements mean the canopy fills in on schedule.

The design standards are not restrictions. They are the reason the neighborhood feels the way it does.

Life lived outdoors.

Shaded sidewalks. Porches along green space close enough for conversation. Neighbors you recognize on the walk to the pool. The beach air carries into every corner of the community.

Vacation, every day.

The Preserve is designed around the walk — under a shaded canopy, past neighbors on their porches, toward the coast. Every detail is built to feel like a weekend, not a commute.

The difference is structural. It is in the setback dimensions, the street widths, the tree spacing, the porch requirements — a pattern that creates a feeling, not just a place to live.

Community Design

Rendered images showing the community as designed — pedestrian-forward streets, alley-loaded garages, and compact footprints you can walk to anywhere from.

Our Vision

Retreat at The Preserve

Rendered Enscape images showing the community as designed. Pedestrian-forward streetscapes, alley-loaded garages, and compact footprints within a walkable, master-planned neighborhood.

Court Villa streetscape rendering
Court Villa alley-loaded streetscape
Court Villa pedestrian streetscape
Court Villa front facade
Court Villa street view with landscaping
Court Villa bird's-eye community view
Garden Row front elevation
Garden Row alley-loaded garages

Site Plan

The plan, at a glance.

Explore available homesites and see how each home fits into the larger streetscape. Click any map to open a zoomable full-screen view.

Master Plan

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