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PRESS: Worth Features Southstreet Partners + Designing with Nature
Kiawah’s success stems from the long-term work of many committed stakeholders. For the past decade, much of it comes from the stewardship of a small private equity real estate investment firm called Southstreet Partners, which bought a sizeable part of the island in 2013. The places in which it’s invested,…

PRESS: HEARTest Yard
The HEARTest Yard, a charity founded by Kiawah Island homeowners Greg and Kara Olsen and dedicated to helping children born with congenital heart defects and their families, held its second annual Celebrity Classic hosted at the Kiawah Island Club in June, raising funds to kickstart an in-home nursing program at…

PRESS: Modern Luxury Feature
Renowned for its strong commitment to social and environmental responsibility, Southstreet Partners has redefined real estate development, cultivating spectacular private residential clubs and resort communities celebrated for their vast, protected natural habitats—including Kiawah Island, Palmetto Bluff, The Cliffs, Naples Grande, Barnsley Resort and Residences at Salamander. The Modern Luxury article…

PRESS: “World’s Best” Recognition Continues in 2023
Travel + Leisure just revealed their annual “World’s Best Awards” for 2023, with Kiawah and Charleston continuing to receive accolades as some of the best spots in the country. The highly anticipated and coveted recognition places Kiawah as #3 of fifteen favorite islands in the continental US and Charleston as…

PRESS: Golf Digest’s “The Best Golf Courses in Every State”
Golf Digest’s "The Best Golf Courses in Every State" has released their Southeast portion, which includes Kiawah Island and the Kiawah Island Club. In South Carolina, the rankings include: #1 - Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course #7 - Kiawah Island Club - Cassique #9 - Kiawah Island…

2023 First Half Property Report & Press Release
Kiawah Island Real Estate, the sole real estate brokerage — with offices on Kiawah Island and exclusively focused on Kiawah Island properties — has released the first half Island-wide sales for 2023, which saw 168 closings totaling $380M in dollar volume. While the Island continues to see a gradual inventory…

PRESS: Golfweek’s Top 200 Modern Courses in the US
Golfweek’s Top 200 Modern Courses in the US 2023 list created by their raters panel came out and includes courses at Kiawah Island Golf Resort and Kiawah Island Club. The hundreds of members of their course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on 10 criteria on a points…

PRESS: Kiawah Island’s Focus on Designing with Nature Featured in Forbes
Kiawah and the Islands Master Developer, South Street Partners, are featured in an impressive story titled " Developments That Exist Within The Landscape, Not Atop It" in Forbes showcasing our Designing with Nature approach to land planning. Read More

PRESS: Chef Mike Lata Receives Spoleto’s 2023 Mary Ramsay Civic Award
On March 31st, Mike Lata received Spoleto's 2023 Mary Ramsay Civic Award "for his outstanding contributions to Spoleto and the Charleston area". Mike is the Chef and owner of Charleston’s acclaimed FIG and The Ordinary, and winner of the James Beard Foundation Award in 2009 for Best Chef. Members of The…