Some newer homes give you a blank canvas. 554 Danner Drive gives you the finished picture.
Set along a tranquil lagoon in Malind Bluff, this 2024-built home takes everything buyers love about newer construction and adds the character, functionality, and outdoor living spaces that usually take years to create. With more than $120,000 in upgrades, nearly every part of the property has been thoughtfully elevated since construction, from a custom butler's pantry and light-filled sunroom to an extensively improved backyard and a fully finished garage.
It's a home where the work has already been done. And outside the front door, Malind Bluff adds the Lowcountry lifestyle to match.
At a Glance
- Price: $679,000
- Bedrooms / Bathrooms: 4 bed / 3 full, 1 half bath
- Living Area: 3,047 sq ft
- Year Built: 2024
- Garage: 2-car, fully finished and insulated
- View: Lagoon
- Community: Malind Bluff
- Upgrades: More than $120,000 in owner improvements
- MLS#: 512565
More Than New Construction
Step inside and the difference becomes apparent quickly. The home offers the open, functional layout buyers expect from modern construction, but the owners didn't stop with the original builder selections. Upgraded lighting, faucets, hardware, premium mirrors, and custom details give the interior a much more finished feel.
At the center of the main level, the kitchen flows naturally into the home's primary gathering spaces, creating an easy layout for everyday living and entertaining. Just beyond it, a custom butler's pantry adds full pantry cabinetry, floating shelving, butcher-block countertops, additional storage, and a beverage refrigerator. It's the kind of improvement that makes a difference every day, and one you won't find in a standard version of the home.
Space That Adapts to How You Live
Upstairs, four bedrooms provide plenty of room for family and guests. The primary suite has been enhanced with custom his-and-hers closet systems, creating organized storage beyond what you'd typically expect from a newer build.
The Backyard Changes Everything
If the interior shows the thought that went into 554 Danner Drive, the backyard may be where that vision comes together best. Overlooking the lagoon, the outdoor space has been transformed with extensive landscaping and hardscaping, an expanded patio, custom brickwork, pavers, six palm trees, and a raised garden bed.
Anchoring it all is an approximately 13' x 13' Pergolux pergola with adjustable louvers, integrated gutters, LED lighting, and a retractable screen. Open it up on a beautiful Lowcountry afternoon, close the louvers when you want shade, and turn on the lights to keep the evening going after sunset. Whether it's morning coffee overlooking the water, dinner outside, or football on a Saturday afternoon, this isn't leftover backyard space. It's another living area.
The fully fenced yard includes three gates, while dusk-to-dawn exterior lighting, an upgraded gutter system, and a widened driveway add to the everyday functionality of the property.
Not Your Typical Garage
Even the garage has been completely rethought. Rather than leaving it as unfinished utility space, the two-car garage has been fully insulated, including the door panels, and finished with premium polyurethane flooring, a painted interior, recessed lighting, an oversized ceiling fan, additional outlets, and a retractable screened opening.
For the next owner, that opens up possibilities well beyond parking: a serious home gym, golf simulator setup, workshop, hobby space, or game-day hangout. The improvements aren't confined to the rooms buyers see first. The entire home has been considered.
Life in Malind Bluff
Malind Bluff is a waterfront community built around the kind of lifestyle that draws people to the Lowcountry in the first place. Residents have access to a community day dock for kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, crabbing, or simply spending time by the water. Closer to home, the community features a resort-style pool, pickleball courts, a playground, a pavilion, a creekfront park, and sidewalks throughout the neighborhood.
The location puts residents between Bluffton and Beaufort, with convenient access toward Hilton Head Island and Savannah.
Why 554 Danner Drive?
There are plenty of reasons buyers gravitate toward newer construction: modern layouts, newer systems, energy efficiency, and the feeling of owning something that hasn't been lived in for decades. But buying new often comes with another reality. The fence still needs to be installed. The backyard needs to be finished. The garage is still just a garage. The closets need systems. One project quickly becomes ten.
At 554 Danner Drive, much of that has already happened. The home is nearly new, but it doesn't feel unfinished. The work is done, the upgrades are in, and the Lowcountry lifestyle is right outside your door.
Discover 554 Danner Drive
For buyers searching for a move-in-ready home in Bluffton that combines newer construction, substantial upgrades, flexible living space, water views, and waterfront community amenities, 554 Danner Drive deserves a closer look.
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