Ocean Ridge Plantation, Sunset Beach, NC

About Ocean Ridge Plantation

Ocean Ridge Plantation is in Sunset Beach, in the Brunswick Islands & South Coast region of North Carolina. Developer: MAS Properties, LLC (owner of the Ocean Ridge Plantation trademark); Ocean Ridge Plantation Golf, LLC operates the golf courses. Status: Currently selling. Not age-restricted; it is included for retiree-oriented amenities.

Ocean Ridge Plantation is a master-planned community in the South Brunswick Islands, with its sales office at 53 Ocean Ridge Parkway SW, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469. The developer's pages describe it as located in Sunset Beach, minutes from Sunset Beach and centered between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach. The postal address and the developer's description differ, so confirm the municipality, fire district and tax jurisdiction for any specific lot. The developer's real estate page says the community suits buyers planning retirement, searching for a second home or relocating to the Carolina coast, and describes premium amenities for all ages, so it is retiree-oriented rather than age-restricted.

Golf is the largest amenity. The developer lists four courses and 72 holes: Tiger's Eye Golf Links, which it describes as known for dramatic elevation changes and ranked among the top public courses in the Carolinas; Leopard's Chase Golf Club, with white-sand bunkers and ultradwarf greens; Panther's Run Golf Links, carved through natural forests; and Lion's Paw Golf Links, with water features and rolling fairways. The courses are marketed together as the Big Cats courses and are operated by Ocean Ridge Plantation Golf, LLC, according to the developer's disclosures, so golf access and costs are a separate question from the property owners' association assessment.

Beyond golf the developer lists a private oceanfront beach club on the shores of Sunset Beach with direct ocean access and member parking, the Plantation Fitness Center, an indoor pool, sauna and indoor hot tub, two outdoor pools and a lap pool, an outdoor hot tub and children's pool, steam rooms, tennis and pickleball courts, nature parks and a pavilion, walking and biking trails, community gardens, and the Ridge Center and Ridge campus with its own pool, pickleball courts and meeting space. It says more than 100 social clubs cover travel, dining and wine, art, fitness and hobbies, and volunteer and service groups, along with concerts and holiday gatherings.

Homes are sold through an on-site real estate office. The developer lists custom homes with golf course, lakefront and wooded lots, move-in ready and resale homes, and homesites, including a release of 18 golf-front homesites on Tiger's Eye announced on its home page. Its navigation names Coleman Fine Homes as a builder with projects at Ocean Ridge, along with Logan at ORP and Barrington Place South. The developer's disclosures state that all provisions of the master plan and the golf courses are subject to change by the developer at its sole discretion, and that construction of amenities, including the Jaguar's Lair golf course and other facilities, is not guaranteed, so a buyer should not count on a planned amenity that is not yet built.

The county rate applies here. Brunswick County's Tax Rates page states the county ad valorem rate for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026) is 0.3420, and the NC Department of Revenue's 2025-26 table lists Brunswick at .3420 with its latest revaluation in 2023 and next in 2027. On a home assessed at $400,000 that rate produces $1,368 a year in county tax, before any municipal rate or fire district charge (our arithmetic, for illustration only). Because the lot's municipality is a question to settle before buying, ask the county tax office what additional rates apply. See Sunset Beach for the town and the NC retirement taxes guide for income-tax rules.

Age restrictions at Ocean Ridge Plantation

No age restriction is described for Ocean Ridge Plantation. The developer's pages describe amenities for all ages and a community for people planning retirement, a second home or relocation. Use and architectural rules are in the recorded covenants and association governing documents; request them before contract.

Housing types at Ocean Ridge Plantation

• Custom single-family homes on golf course, lakefront and wooded lots
• Move-in ready and resale single-family homes
• Homesites

Pricing at Ocean Ridge Plantation

Prices vary by lot type and section; the developer offers featured homes and homesites listings and a map search through its on-site real estate office. Use recent closed sales by section, and compare golf-front lots with wooded lots, since the developer lists them as separate lot types.

HOA and fees at Ocean Ridge Plantation

Ask the sales office for the current assessments by section, what they cover, whether beach club, fitness and golf access are included or separately charged, and request the budget, reserve study and governing documents before contract.

Amenities at Ocean Ridge Plantation

• Four golf courses and 72 holes (Tiger's Eye, Leopard's Chase, Panther's Run, Lion's Paw)
• Private oceanfront beach club on Sunset Beach
• Plantation Fitness Center with indoor pool, sauna and hot tub
• Ridge Center and campus with pool, pickleball courts and meeting space
• Walking and biking trails, nature parks, pavilion and community gardens
• More than 100 social clubs

Healthcare near Ocean Ridge Plantation

Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, on Highway 17 in Bolivia, lists 24/7 emergency care, heart and vascular care and maternity, and has served Brunswick County since 1977. Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington is a Level II Trauma Center. Test the drive from a specific Ocean Ridge address at the times you would travel, and see the healthcare access guide.

Airport access from Ocean Ridge Plantation

The developer describes Ocean Ridge as centered between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach. Wilmington International Airport's home page shows 25 nonstop destinations on its route map. Check the drive time to the airport you would use from a specific address.

Why Ocean Ridge Plantation is included

A master-planned golf and beach community in the South Brunswick Islands whose developer markets it to buyers planning retirement, a second home or relocation, with four golf courses and a private oceanfront beach club on Sunset Beach; it has no age restriction.

Guides relevant to Ocean Ridge Plantation

• 55-Plus Community vs. Conventional Neighborhood in the Carolinas