Spacious Shelter: Sprawling West Ashley village touts broad amenities; new, existing homes and condos

A fountain accentuates this view of a Shadowmoss pond alongside a golf hole; in the distance are townhomes (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

A brick marker spotlights the entrance to Shadowmoss Plantation Country Club (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

The neighborhood’s generally traffic free streets lend themselves to bicycle riding (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

Potted flowers add to the arrangement on this front porch (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

Some avenues are quite wide in Shadowmoss (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

Children pedaling their bikes is a regular sight in the 1,100 home community (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

A moss-covered live oak frames this house (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

A father and son knock around a tennis ball on this neighborhood cul de sac (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

Large, well manicured front yards mark Shadowmoss, located off Ashley River and Bees Ferry roads in Charleston (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

Oak trees provide a canopy on variety of residences in the West Ashley neighborhood (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

A golfer putts on a practice green Shadowmoss Plantation Golf Club (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).

Pines and oaks guard this fairway on the Shadowmoss course (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).