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5 Beds ⋅ 5 Baths ⋅ 198730 MLS

There are places along the South Carolina coast where the beauty of the Lowcountry seems almost too extraordinary to be real. 618 Dolphin Annex is one of those rare places. Tucked away at the end of a quiet street on Fripp Island, this remarkable coastal retreat rests on an expansive .7261-acre homesite, where sweeping golf course fairways, a tranquil saltwater lagoon, and the endless blue of the Atlantic Ocean come together in a panorama that is nothing short of breathtaking. With approximately 5,000 square feet, five bedrooms, three full baths, and two half baths, this exceptional residence embraces the very essence of gracious Lowcountry living. Soaring spaces, an expansive open floor plan, and walls of picture windows invite the coastal landscape indoors, where sunlight dances across the rooms and the ever-changing tides and skies provide a magnificent backdrop to everyday life. Outdoors, the home truly comes into its own. An extraordinary elevated deck surrounds a beautiful swimming pool overlooking the coastal landscape, while a full-size tiki-style bar, complete outdoor kitchen, and separate poolside bar create an idyllic setting for entertaining beneath the Carolina sky. Inside, a welcoming wet bar adds yet another thoughtful touch for gathering with family and friends. Here, mornings arrive with the soft light of the Atlantic, afternoons drift by on salt-kissed breezes, and evenings settle gently over the lagoon and fairways. Private, expansive, and blessed with three of the Lowcountry's most captivating vistas, 618 Dolphin Annex is more than an island home. It is a celebration of coastal Carolina living at its finest.

618 Dolphin, Fripp Island

$1,395,000

5 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 198309 MLS

Exceptional Fripp Island Rental Property Near the Beach & Amenities Less than 100 feet from beach access, this well-maintained Fripp Island home offers an exceptional combination of location, rental history, flexibility, and expansion potential. The property has an excellent rental history, with a large majority of guests returning year after year. It also boasts a 5-star VRBO rating. The home is ideally located just a few hundred feet from the pickleball and tennis courts, Beach Club facilities, and food court, making it easy for guests to enjoy many of Fripp Island's most popular amenities. The beautifully landscaped yard is bordered by magnificent live oak trees and features one of the few fenced-in backyards on Fripp Island. The beautifully landscaped yard is bordered by magnificent live oak trees and features one of the few fenced-in backyards on Fripp Island. The generous lot also provides significant expansion potential, with the possibility of nearly doubling the existing living space. There is ample parking, and the POA has approved the property for up to five vehicles. One of the home's most distinctive features is the ability to lock off the foyer on the lower level, separating the downstairs from the main living area. This provides excellent rental flexibility, allowing the property to be rented as a three-bedroom home during the offseason. The separate lower level is also ideal for multigenerational living or elderly guests. With no stairs to navigate, guests can enjoy their own bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining area, and den--all conveniently located on one level. With its proximity to the beach and island amenities, strong repeat-rental history, extensive updates, flexible floor plan, fenced backyard, ample parking, and substantial expansion potential, this property offers a compelling opportunity for a Fripp Island buyer seeking both a vacation home and income-producing property. Schedule your private showing today! material is based upon information, which we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such.

703 Silverside Road, Fripp Island

$3,250,000

5 Beds ⋅ 5 Baths ⋅ 197774 MLS

Some homes are built on the ocean. This one was designed around it. Set directly on Fripp Island's southern shoreline with its own direct beach access, 468 Tarpon Blvd was designed by a renowned architect as his own family's coastal retreat. This modern home was created around the Atlantic, maximizing ocean views and coastal breezes while balancing private spaces with effortless gathering. A wall of windows brings the ocean into the main living space and main bedrooms, while the open kitchen, dining and living areas, remarkably forward-thinking for their time, remain relevant today. Outside, an oceanfront deck and direct ramp to the beach create a seamless connection from the house to the sand to the sea. Come experience a home where the ocean isn't just a view, it's part of the design. DESIGNED WITH INTENTION What makes 468 Tarpon remarkable is not simply where it sits, but the thought behind how it lives. The home began as a more traditional three-bedroom beach house before being reimagined by architect Bill Thompson of the internationally recognized architectural firm TVS. Over the course of seven years, Thompson considered and refined how the house could better respond to its oceanfront setting and how a family would actually live within it. The result was not about creating rooms simply for the sake of square footage. The design centered on views, natural light, ocean breezes, gathering spaces, privacy and an easy transition between indoors and out. TVS would later be recognized as the American Institute of Architects' Firm of the Year in 2002, and the same attention to how people experience a space can be felt throughout this much more personal project. A HOME BUILT AROUND THE VIEW The heart of the home is an expansive, open living space where the kitchen, dining and living areas flow naturally together beneath abundant light and an extraordinary connection to the ocean. An impressive wall of windows keeps the Atlantic front and center. Rather than reserving the view for one formal room, the design allows the ocean to become part of everyday life--from cooking and conversation to dining, reading or simply settling in after a day on the beach. The kitchen was intentionally positioned so whoever is preparing a meal remains part of everything happening around them. Nearby, one of the home's most charming spaces is a small sitting area perfectly positioned for morning coffee and an unobstructed look toward the ocean. The dining area was designed for exactly what a beach house should encourage: people gathering around a table and staying awhile. A gas fireplace adds warmth during the quieter winter months, while thoughtfully placed sitting and reading areas offer opportunities to find a corner of your own without ever feeling disconnected from the rest of the home. Terracotta tile runs through much of the living space--a purposeful choice for coastal living that is cool underfoot, easy to maintain and perfectly suited to sandy feet and four-legged family members. Even the windows were considered in relation to the setting. Operable corner windows were incorporated to capture the coastal breeze and encourage the natural airflow that makes an oceanfront home feel like an oceanfront home. ROOM FOR EVERYONE Four spacious main-level bedrooms provide comfortable accommodations for family and guests, with convenient access to four full baths. Rather than clustering sleeping spaces around one central hallway, the bedrooms were designed with a sense of separation and privacy in mind. Extensive attention was given to sound separation so the house could accommodate a full gathering while still offering quieter spaces to retreat. The ocean-facing bedrooms benefit from what may be the home's greatest luxury: waking up to the Atlantic. Downstairs, a separate heated and cooled bunk room expands the home's flexibility even further. Currently arranged with five single beds and a half bath, it creates an ideal place for children, grandchildren, teenagers or overflow guests to have a space of their own. It is easy to imagine this becoming the headquarters for a younger generation after a day spent swimming, biking and exploring Fripp. THE HOUSE AND THE BEACH BECOME ONE Step outside and the reason for this home's design becomes even clearer. The oceanfront deck extends the living space toward the Atlantic, offering room for outdoor dining, lounging, conversation and simply watching the water. From there, direct beach access connects the property to the shoreline--an increasingly special distinction among Fripp Island oceanfront homes. There is no need to pack up for the beach and travel elsewhere. The beach is part of your backyard experience. A ramp running alongside the house provides another exceptionally practical feature, allowing groceries, luggage, beach gear and wagons to be brought up without navigating stairs. It also reinforces one of the defining qualities of 468 Tarpon: the home was designed around how people actually use a beach house. From the house to the deck, from the deck to the sand, and from the sand to the sea, the relationship with the ocean is constant. THOUGHTFUL THEN. REFINED FOR TODAY. The home's architecture has been preserved while its most important interior spaces have been thoughtfully updated. The kitchen and bathrooms were completely reimagined with an elevated level of finish while respecting the original design rather than attempting to turn the home into something it was never intended to be. That distinction matters. 468 Tarpon retains the character of an architect-designed coastal home--the terracotta floors, expansive glass, intimate sitting areas, open gathering spaces and thoughtful connection between rooms--while offering the finishes expected for today's lifestyle. The result feels neither like a reproduction of an older beach cottage nor like a newly built coastal house that could exist almost anywhere. It feels specific to this property and this stretch of Fripp Island. THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF BEACH LIFE The lower level provides the working spaces that make extended stays and large gatherings easier. A generously sized laundry room offers substantial room for handling everything that comes with days spent at the beach. Garage and storage areas provide space for vehicles, a golf cart, beach equipment and the gear that naturally accumulates with island living. A dedicated utility sink in the garage provides a convenient place to clean the day's catch, rinse beach gear or tackle the messier side of coastal living before heading upstairs. The property was also intentionally designed with low-maintenance outdoor living in mind. The goal was simple: arrive at the beach and enjoy it rather than spend valuable time maintaining an elaborate yard. That philosophy remains just as appealing today. A DIFFERENT KIND OF OCEANFRONT HOME There are homes that happen to sit beside the ocean, and there are homes whose architecture changes because the ocean is there. 468 Tarpon belongs to the latter. Its open living spaces were conceived before open-concept living became commonplace. Its windows were positioned to capture views and breezes. Its sleeping areas were arranged to give guests room to retreat. Its deck reaches toward the water. Its ramp makes arriving with everything needed for a week at the beach remarkably simple. And its direct beach access makes the shoreline part of everyday life. The house was created around a simple idea: when you have a setting like this, the architecture should help you experience it. Morning coffee with the Atlantic outside the window. Bare feet across cool terracotta floors. Doors and windows open to the salt air. Long dinners with everyone gathered together. A quiet corner when you want one. Children claiming the bunk room downstairs. An afternoon on the beach without ever getting in the car. Evening on the deck as the light changes over the water. Nothing about that lifestyle needs to be complicated. And neither does the house. After decades of thoughtful evolution, 468 Tarpon remains true to its original purpose: a sophisticated yet relaxed oceanfront retreat designed not simply to look at the Atlantic, but to live alongside it. Some homes give you an ocean view. 468 Tarpon gives you a life at the ocean. Come experience what happens when a home is designed around the ocean and a life is built around it.

468 Tarpon Boulevard, Fripp Island

$799,000

5 Beds ⋅ 4 Baths ⋅ 197376 MLS

Updated, fully furnished, with few exceptions, 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom home is turn-key, move-in ready, perfect for family gatherings, entertaining large groups and providing attractive rental income opportunities. The main level has an open floor plan, multiple living spaces, chef inspired kitchen, picturesque views of the marina, marshes, rivers, and more. Oversized back deck with six-person hot tub and plenty of space for cookouts and outdoor entertaining. The lower level includes 2 bedrooms, full bathroom, full size fridge, microwave, dishwasher, wet bar, multiple TV's, game room with regulation sized pool table and bumper pool. Just steps from Bonito Boathouse restaurant, kayak & boat rentals, Ships Store, and swimming pool at the marina complex. Fripp's best beach is a short golf ride.

373 Pike Drive, Fripp Island

$1,495,000

5 Beds ⋅ 4 Baths ⋅ 195847 MLS

Experience the best of coastal living on the Beautiful Beaches of Fripp Island. This inviting island retreat offers the convenience of Ocean Front Living without the Oceanfront Price! Just across the Road from the Ocean and Beach Walk, This Ocean Oriented Home Features approximately 3,400 square feet of heated living space and situated on a generous 0.437 acre homesite, this home provides ample room for relaxing, entertaining, and enjoying the coastal lifestyle. The spacious layout and outdoor living areas create an ideal setting for gatherings, quiet getaways, or full-time island living. This property also presents an outstanding investment opportunity, with Strong Rental Potential, making it an attractive option for buyers seeking both lifestyles. Peak-a-boo views of the Ocean! With access to the beaches, boating, and resort-style amenities that make Fripp Island so special, this home is perfectly suited as a primary residence, vacation getaway, or income-producing property. Discover the coastal charm that defines island living at its finest.

756 Marlin Drive, Fripp Island

$958,000

5 Beds ⋅ 4 Baths ⋅ 195678 MLS

Welcome to your dream home on Fripp Island! This spacious 5-bedroom, 4-bath residence offers a rare opportunity with a true standalone in-law suite, complete with its own full kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, laundry, garage, and private elevator--ideal for extended family, guests, a home office, or rental potential. The main home spans 2,385 square feet and has been thoughtfully updated to feature an open floor plan, perfect for entertaining. Recent upgrades include newer HVAC units, new LVP flooring, a fully renovated kitchen with new cabinets, countertops, and appliances, and updated bathrooms with modern finishes. Additional improvements include all new plumbing, recessed lighting throughout, two new back doors leading to a private deck, and fresh paint across the entire interior and exterior. The home also offers three full kitchens and a total of four garage spaces across two 2-car garages. Set on an expansive, tropical lot with mature palm trees, the outdoor space is designed for relaxation, featuring a private deck and a new large fire pit with Adirondack chairs--perfect for enjoying quiet island evenings. In 2025, the front porch stair treads and back deck decking were replaced and repaired for added peace of mind. Located in a gated waterfront community, this home offers the ideal blend of privacy, comfort, and coastal living.

414 Porpoise Drive, Fripp Island

$1,895,000

5 Beds ⋅ 5 Baths ⋅ 194406 MLS

Enjoy the best of both worlds on Fripp Island. This gorgeous 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath home offers your own private dock out back and easy access to an absolutely beautiful beach just across the street. Perfectly situated in the heart of Fripp Island, the home is centrally located and just minutes from all of the island's incredible amenities. Multiple decks face in every direction, providing stunning views no matter where you choose to relax. Inside, you'll find an absolutely beautiful kitchen featuring high-end appliances, including a Sub-Zero refrigerator and Viking range—perfect for both casual meals and entertaining. Spacious, inviting, and beautifully maintained, this home is an ideal coastal retreat. This material is based upon information, which we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such.

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