In August of 2006 Northwood’s main sanctuary building, which included a worship auditorium, administrative offices and a childcare center, was destroyed by a fire. Since, temporary buildings within the existing campus have been serving Northwood’s needs. Future plans for construction at the Carnes Crossroads campus include the addition of buildings for Northwood Academy’s lower and upper schools, including gymnasiums, a cafeteria and athletic fields.

The Northwood campus will be one of the first components of the Daniel Island Company’s new planned community at Carnes Crossroads. The community is being designed to incorporate many of the same details and amenities found on Daniel Island and to appeal to both a local and national market. Due to its central location, businesses, offices, schools, churches, shops and restaurants will play an integral role in making Carnes Crossroads an important destination for Goose Creek and Berkeley County.

“Northwood Assembly and Northwood Academy have been visible fixtures in the greater Charleston area for decades and we are quite pleased to have them relocating to the heart of our new community,” said Matt Sloan, President of the Daniel Island Company. “When development of Daniel Island was first getting started in the mid-1990s, we were fortunate to have Bishop England High School establish roots within the community as the island’s first school. That provided a wonderful center around which our town would eventually grow, and we expect that the multi-faceted components of Northwood’s campus will do the same for Carnes Crossroads.”

For more than 30 years, Northwood Assembly has provided an interdenominational fellowship for a diverse body of worshipers, offering comprehensive services to the community including child care, counseling, boys’ and girls’ clubs, education, community outreach, sports programs and pastoral care. It has taken a non-traditional approach to church growth, choosing to help start local, community churches instead of building a “mega church” campus. The reach and influence of Northwood in the Charleston region is extensive: It has financially sponsored and sent trained teams of people to establish community churches in Mt. Pleasant, peninsular Charleston, West Ashley, Summerville and Moncks Corner. Northwood’s new campus at Carnes Crossroads will remain the center of the church’s activities.

Northwood Academy was founded in 1978 to provide a safe, quality education choice for the community. It has since established a reputation as a strong academic institution, providing extra-curricular activities and competitive athletics for an economically and ethnically diverse population. Northwood currently enrolls more than 900 students from communities across the tri-county area.

Formed in 1999 as an affiliate of Lincoln Property Company, Lincoln Harris is a full-service commercial real estate firm focusing on development, commercial brokerage, property and facility management, retail and corporate services. Together with Lincoln Property Company, Lincoln Harris provides clients with a national platform and unparalleled institutional resources including over 5,000 employees in 52 offices across 26 states. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lincoln Harris takes great pride in its reputation as one of the region’s most accomplished full-service real estate companies.

“This is an exciting opportunity for our company to take our particular approach to community development, build upon what we’ve learned so far at Daniel Island and help create a new center of growth for the region,” said Matt Sloan, president and chief operating officer of the Daniel Island Company. “We aim to create what will essentially become a ‘sister community’ to Daniel Island – a ‘smart growth’ community that responsibly combines residential and commercial uses and evolves as a gathering place for the area,” he added. The addition of this new property does not affect current development plans for Daniel Island.

With the development of Daniel Island, the Daniel Island Company has established a national reputation for successfully executing mixed-use development at the highest level and creating value by the synergistic relationship between different uses.

“We’ve toured Daniel Island extensively and are very impressed with the way that the community has been developed,” said Goose Creek mayor Michael Heitzler. “We’re excited to have this type of opportunity within the city limits of Goose Creek. We view this as an important economic vehicle that will have a positive impact on the quality of life of the citizens of Berkeley County and a significant impact on our tax base.”

The master plan for development of the property is being designed to incorporate many of the same details and amenities found on Daniel Island and to appeal to both a local and national market. Due to its central location, businesses, offices, shops and restaurants will play an integral role in making this an important downtown destination for Goose Creek and Berkeley County. Parks and walking trails are among the recreational amenities planned.

“Since Crowfield Plantation was developed, there have been no other mixed-use community developments introduced in this area of Berkeley County,” said Sloan. “We see a real opportunity here to participate in responsible growth for this area.”

In regards to responsible growth, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League executive director Dana Beach has expressed support for the initial plans. “We are enthusiastic about this new undertaking by the developers of Daniel Island,” Beach said. “The project is in the right location for growth and the Daniel Island Company has proven that it can design and realize communities that are environmentally sound, efficient and equitable. And unlike many developers, they are committed to sticking with their projects over the long run.”

The Daniel Island Company is a real estate development company specializing in the design and implementation of master planned communities based on the synergistic relationships between residential, commercial, recreational and civic uses. Utilizing both proven and innovative development practices, the Company serves as a catalyst for the evolution of authentic small towns – building long-term value and a legacy of strong civic pride for residents, retailers and owners alike. Nationally recognized for careful, inspired and economically viable development, the Company aims to create communities that are models for responsible growth practices and contextually relevant to the region.