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Residential builder Tri Pointe Homes announced Thursday that it will build 76 single-family homes in the final phase of Bluffton’s New Riverside area.

Plans submitted to the town of Bluffton show the company will build a new gated community on the neighborhood’s last parcel, referred to in plans as New Riverside Parcel 5A South.

Home designs are currently in development, according to a press release from Tri Pointe, but the builder said it anticipates homes will be “expansive,” or as large 3,600-square feet with two or three-bay garage options. The gated neighborhood will also have trails connecting to Bluffton’s newest venue, New Riverside Barn Park.

Home construction is expected to begin in late 2027, and sales are expected to begin in 2028.

Located south of the intersection of Highway 170 and May River Road near Pritchardville, the New Riverside area continues to see massive growth near Bluffton’s high-end private residential Palmetto Bluff community.

In the Thursday press release, Robert Norton, Tri Pointe Homes Coastal Carolinas Division President said, “This acquisition is an important milestone for our division, because it represents one of the last new home opportunities in Bluffton.”

This Tri Pointe’s third foray into the Lowcountry market. In 2025, the company announced developments in Beaufort and a development near Bluffton’s Promenade.

South Carolina had the fastest percent growth in the U.S. between 2024 and 2025, growing by 1.5%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates. Jasper County is the fastest-growing in the country, population-wise; its population grew by 6% between 2024 and 2025.

New Riverside is located in Beaufort County near the border with Jasper.

In February 2024, Tri Pointe Homes announced an exclusive collaboration with Emmy-winning TV host Bobby Berk. Berk is probably best known for his breakthrough role as a design expert on the Netflix series “Queer Eye.”

It’s unknown if Berk’s designs will be available at the New Riverside property. “Tri Pointe is still developing plans for the community’s home designs,” a spokesperson for the company wrote in an email.

Tri Pointe, founded in 2009 during the 2006 to 2012 U.S. housing market crash, was recently purchased by the Tokyo-based conglomerate Sumitomo Forestry in a roughly $4.5 billion all-cash deal operating in 13 states and the District of Columbia.

BLUFFTON, S.C. –Novant Health is expanding access to emergency care in the Lowcountry with the opening of the new freestanding Novant Health Bluffton Emergency Department.

The emergency department opening marks the completion of the first phase ofNovant Health Washington Square Medical Park, a new healthcare campus designed to meet the growing needs of the Bluffton community.

Conveniently located just off Buckwalter Parkway at 8 Parkside Drive, Novant Health Bluffton Emergency Department is now seeing patients. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the facility provides the same level of emergency evaluation and treatment as a hospital-based emergency department in a convenient location to serve the Bluffton community.

“When an emergency happens, every minute matters,” said Dr. Erica McEnery, medical director for emergency services for Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center. “This facility allows patients to receive expert emergency care where they live, with advanced diagnostics and experienced emergency medicine teams available around the clock.”

The 10,000-square-foot facility features 10 treatment rooms, including a dedicated trauma room, and offers a full range of advanced onsite diagnostic services. The emergency department is staffed by board-certified emergency medicine physicians, experienced nurses and support staff. The facility is equipped to stabilize and treat a wide range of medical conditions as well as coordinate transport to a hospital when additional specialized care is needed.

A medical office building, currently under construction on the campus, will further expand access to outpatient and specialty care services in the future.

“This investment reflects our continued commitment to bringing remarkable care closer to where people live and work,” said Joel Taylor, president of the Hilton Head area for Novant Health. “Bluffton is one of the fastest-growing communities in South Carolina, and Novant Health is proud to make long-term investments that ensure families have access to convenient, high-quality healthcare for generations to come.”

The services offered at Novant Health Washington Square Medical Park are part of Novant Health’s broader commitment to expand care across the Lowcountry, complementing its existing network of hospitals, physician clinics and outpatient services. Nearby, Novant Health Buckwalter Place Medical Parkrecently opened and includes primary care, orthopedic services and an imaging center.

Novant Health continues to invest in South Carolina to meet rising demand and ensure patients have access to high-quality, convenient care options across the region.

Another neighborhood is coming to New Riverside by the same developer behind Midpoint at New Riverside.

Bluffton Town Council approved a master plan for a 104-home neighborhood at a parcel on New Riverside Road in a May 12 meeting. The developer, Pulte Homes, will build the neighborhood on a 101-acre parcel across the road from May River High School.

The parcel, New Riverside Parcel 8A, is owned by Pioneer Land & Timber, which it plans to sell to Pulte Homes, according to the master plan. The plan calls for “horizontal development” to take place over the next two years, and home construction over a “longer period of time.”

What’s planned for the neighborhood?

The neighborhood will have a single, looped street with two gated entrances from New Riverside Road, according to the master plan. Pulte Homes plans two community parks within the neighborhood, alongside two lagoons for stormwater collection. One park will overlook the largest lagoon and have a community fire pit, pavilion and a scenic vista.

Homes will be detached, single-family units, on lots varying between 45 to 90-feet wide and 110 to 140 feet in depth, according to the master plan. The neighborhood will also have a sidewalk and parking areas.

How much for a home?

Pulte Homes also developed Midpoint at New Riverside only a short distance from the new neighborhood’s parcel. Homes in Midpoint start at $477,990, according to its website. It also developed the Salem Bay neighborhood, where homes start at $417,990. The master plan does not describe how much a home would cost in the new neighborhood.

The Island Packet contacted Pulte Homes for comment. Pulte Homes did not respond.

What schools would residents attend?

According to public documents, the Thomas & Hutton engineering firm shared plans with the Beaufort County School District (BCSD) on behalf of Pulte Homes. In its response, BCSD Chief Operations Officer Robert Oetting wrote the neighborhood would fall within the attendance zones of Pritchardville Elementary School, H.E. McCracken Middle School and May River High School.

The elementary school is operating at 111% of its building capacity, the middle school 98% and the High School 95%, Oetting wrote. BCSD is constructing May River Elementary on the campus of May River High to address enrollment growth. May River Elementary will have a capacity of 800 students.

A proposed three-building development on Bluffton’s May River Road with retail, office and restaurant space is in the early planning stages.

submitted to Bluffton’s Development Review Committee by local architecture and landscaping firm Witmer Jones Keefer Ltd. on behalf of Michael Bradley Holdings LLC show a three-building complex with 47,300 square feet of space and more than 200 parking spaces. The proposed complex would be built on a 5.18-acre parcel north of May River Road and east of Buck Island Road at 6201 Jennifer Court.

The buildings would have retail, office, restaurant and potentially medical office space, according to the project narrative. Buildings one and two on the north side of the parcel would contain the office and retail space, while building three on the south side would contain restaurant space. All three buildings will be two stories tall, and building one may have a drive-thru installed.

The complex would wrap around a pre-existing Parker’s Kitchen gas station built in 2013. Beaufort County zoned the area into five commercial parcels in 2000 before the town of Bluffton annexed it, according to the project narrative. The Parker’s Kitchen was built on two of the parcels, and the proposed complex is planned on the remaining three parcels.

The town of Bluffton approved the filling of a small wetland on the parcel to allow for one of the proposed parking lots, according to the project narrative. Landscaping plans include planting native trees such as Live Oaks, Shumard Oaks, Bald Cypress, and Southern Magnolias on the site and creating open, landscaped spaces. Many of the parcel’s pre-existing trees would be removed under the current plans.

Witmer Jones Keefer Ltd. submitted preliminary plans on July 23, and made resubmissions on Aug. 28. The project must pass both Bluffton’s Development Review Committee and Planning Commission before it can be built, and its progress can be tracked on Bluffton’s website.