Horizons at Summers Corner, Summerville, SC

About Horizons at Summers Corner

Horizons at Summers Corner is in Summerville, in the Charleston & Lowcountry region of South Carolina. Developer: Lennar. Status: Currently selling. Marketed as a 55+ active-adult community; the age and occupancy rules are set in its governing documents.

Lennar says Horizons at Summers Corner redefines 55+ living with a social scene, amenities and access to the Horizons Club, all within the Summers Corner community in Summerville, SC. Lennar's page lists the community as actively selling, with homes from $322K, and its sales center at 1027 Maydock Drive, Summerville, SC 29485. The community's own website calls Horizons a premier, gated 55+ active adult community in the award-winning Summers Corner master plan, with an address of 1035 Locals Street, Summerville, SC 29485.

The wider setting is the Summers Corner master plan. Lennar says Summers Corner has more than 6,000 acres of parks and lakes, that Buffalo Lake is a defining landmark with a lakeside pavilion, a dock to launch canoes or fish and green space, and that residents are never more than a five-minute walk from a park or garden. It adds that Summers Corner was voted Charleston's Best Community from 2020 to 2024, is minutes from downtown Summerville for shopping, dining and entertainment, and has the Summers Corner Performing Arts Center close at hand. Awards on a builder's own page are marketing, not independent ratings.

Inside the Horizons gates, Lennar's amenity list names a clubhouse, a swimming pool with a lagoon-inspired design, a fitness center, an aerobics studio, pickleball, tennis and bocce courts, a sport court, trails, a park with a picnic area, a dog park, a fishing lake, a pond and a community garden, plus security and a gated entrance. A map on the page is labeled illustrative and subject to change, so confirm with the sales team which amenities are open now and which are planned.

The page organizes homes into collections. The Cottages start from $318,000, The Legends from the high $300s and The Estates from the low $400s, all labeled active adult single-family; The Carriages, a single-family collection, is listed as an upcoming collection. Plans listed include the Drake (3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,435 square feet, from $347,000), Hampton (2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,507 square feet, from $357,000) and Carlyle (2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,559 square feet, from $359,000) in The Cottages, up to the Redbud in The Estates (3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,518 square feet, from $496,500). Lennar says prices and features may vary and are subject to change. Collections, plans and prices change as the builder releases phases, so check what is offered when you visit.

Lennar lists the zoned public schools as Sand Hill Elementary, Gregg Middle and Ashley Ridge High, all in Dorchester School District No. 2, and cautions that school information is computer generated and may not be current. A Summerville address does not by itself tell you whether a lot is inside the Town of Summerville, so ask the county auditor which town, county and special-purpose districts tax a specific lot. In the South Carolina Association of Counties' 2025 table for Dorchester County, Dorchester 2 schools levy 0.1862 for operations and 0.0650 for debt, the countywide millage total is 0.0794 and the Town of Summerville levies 0.0660; millage is printed as a decimal of assessed value. South Carolina Department of Revenue guidance says homeowners over age 65 may receive a complete exemption of taxes on the first $50,000 of fair market value of a legal residence, temporarily raised to $75,000 for tax year 2026 only, with approved legal residence status (the 4 percent ratio) required first. Read Summerville for town context and the SC retirement taxes guide.

For comparison with other 55+ options in the same market, see Cresswind Charleston and Del Webb at Cane Bay.

Age restrictions at Horizons at Summers Corner

Horizons at Summers Corner is marketed by Lennar as a gated 55+ active-adult community. The age and occupancy rules are set in the community's governing documents; ask Lennar for the recorded declaration and read it before signing a contract.

Housing types at Horizons at Summers Corner

• Single-family homes in collections including The Cottages, The Estates, The Legends and The Carriages

Pricing at Horizons at Summers Corner

Lennar's page, viewed September 30, 2026, shows homes from $322K, with collection starting prices of $318,000 (The Cottages), the high $300s (The Legends) and the low $400s (The Estates), and plan prices from $347,000 to $496,500. Lennar says prices and features may vary and are subject to change; resale prices differ from builder prices.

HOA and fees at Horizons at Summers Corner

Association assessments, what they cover, whether a Summers Corner master-association charge applies in addition to a Horizons charge, reserves, special assessments and closing charges are set by the association and its recorded documents. Ask the Lennar sales consultant for the current budget and the governing documents, and get any figures in writing, before you sign.

Amenities at Horizons at Summers Corner

• Gated entrance with security
• Clubhouse (Horizons Club)
• Resort-style pool with lagoon-inspired design
• Fitness center and aerobics studio
• Pickleball, tennis and bocce courts and a sport court
• Walking trails, park with picnic area and dog park
• Fishing lake, pond and community garden
• Access to Buffalo Lake (lakeside pavilion, dock) and the Summers Corner Performing Arts Center

Healthcare near Horizons at Summers Corner

HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital, a part of Trident Hospital, is at 295 Midland Pkwy in Summerville (843-832-5000); its emergency care page lists burn care, pediatric emergency care, heart attack care and stroke care. MUSC Health describes its Charleston University Medical Center as made up of four hospitals and home to a Level I Trauma Center. Measure the drive from the lot to the hospitals and physicians you use.

Airport access from Horizons at Summers Corner

Charleston International Airport's own site gives its address as 5500 International Blvd., North Charleston, and lists nonstop destinations. Time the drive to the airport from the lot at the hours you would travel.

Why Horizons at Summers Corner is included

Marketed by Lennar as a gated 55+ active-adult community with a private clubhouse, resort-style pool, fitness center and pickleball inside the Summers Corner master plan in Summerville.

Alternatives to Horizons at Summers Corner

• Cresswind CharlestonA community marketed as 55+ by Kolter Homes in Summerville, inside The Ponds master plan, with a 12,000-square-foot clubhouse, resort-style pool, trails and an on-site YMCA, about 30 minutes from downtown Charleston per the developer.
• Del Webb at Cane BayGated 55+ active-adult community on 360 acres at 325 Palmetto Point Drive, Summerville, built out in 2017 with about 1,000 homes, per its association site and secondary sources.

Guides relevant to Horizons at Summers Corner

• 55-Plus Community vs. Conventional Neighborhood in the Carolinas
• South Carolina Retirement Taxes: Income, Property, Vehicle and Sales Tax