Tuscany of Myrtle Beach:
Resort Living Built on a
Championship Golf Course.
Five sub-associations. An 8,000 sq ft clubhouse with a 24-seat movie theater. A lazy river. 40 acres of fishing lakes. A gated 55+ enclave. Golf-cart friendly. And it’s all built on land that was once designed by Rees Jones — the man behind some of America’s most celebrated courses.
There is a detail about Tuscany that almost never makes it into listing descriptions: the walking trails throughout the community still have the original Belle Terre golf course tee markers embedded along them. That’s not a coincidence — it’s a piece of deliberate history. Tuscany was built on the land that was home to Belle Terre Golf Club, a 27-hole Rees Jones championship design that opened to wide acclaim in 1995. When D.R. Horton acquired the land and reimagined it as a master-planned resort community, they kept those markers as a nod to what came before. Walk the trails at dusk and you’ll find them.
That origin story shapes everything about Tuscany. The land is generous — 40 acres of fishing lakes, 60 acres of preserved green space, walking trails designed around a golf course footprint that was itself designed for flow and scenery. The community didn’t have to manufacture a resort feel with landscaping and decorative ponds. It was built on terrain that already had it. D.R. Horton then layered on one of the most comprehensive amenity packages in the Forestbrook/Carolina Forest area — an 8,000 sq ft clubhouse, two pools, a lazy river, a 2,000 sq ft gym, a movie theater, tennis and pickleball courts, a game room — and called it what it is: resort lifestyle at coastal South Carolina prices.
sub-associations
clubhouse
preserved green space
(townhome sections)
Not Just a Resort Community.
A Golf Course Reborn.
Most developers buy a field and build amenities from scratch. D.R. Horton bought a Rees Jones championship golf course and turned the course itself into the community’s bones.
From Championship Golf to Resort Living
Belle Terre Golf Club opened in 1995 as a 27-hole facility designed by Rees Jones, Inc. — the same firm behind some of the most respected courses in American golf, including several U.S. Open venues. The championship course played to 7,013 yards at a par of 72, with a slope of 134 and a course rating of 74.0. It incorporated Myrtle Beach’s native woodlands, water features, and wetlands in a design that opened to widespread praise from the golf community.
When the club closed in 2005, D.R. Horton purchased the land and began developing Tuscany. Rather than clearing the site, they used the existing topography — the shaped fairways, the natural water features, the preserved tree lines — as the framework for the community. 40 acres of lakes remain as fishing lakes. 60 acres of protected green space remain as natural buffers. The walking trails follow the old course routing. And the tee markers from the Belle Terre era are still embedded along those trails — a deliberate preservation of the site’s history that residents discover when they slow down enough to look.
The result is a community with a physical character that cannot be replicated by starting with raw land: generous scale, natural water integration, preserved mature trees, and a landscape shaped by a golf course architect who knew what he was doing.
Important disambiguation: Tuscany of Myrtle Beach — the community in this guide — is not the same as Tuscany Village in Grande Dunes. Grande Dunes’ Tuscany is a luxury custom-home section priced well above $1 million. The Tuscany covered here is the Forestbrook/Carolina Forest resort community built by D.R. Horton, with prices ranging from the low $300s to the mid $500s. Two different communities, two different markets. Make sure listings you’re viewing are for the right one.
One Master Plan.
Five Very Different Options.
Tuscany’s five sub-associations — Lucca, Bella, Cecina, Carrara, and Carillon — are not interchangeable. Each has a distinct product type, buyer profile, and price range. Understanding which section fits your life is the first conversation to have.
Lucca
Townhomes · 3BR · Owner’s Suite on 1st LevelMulti-level townhomes designed with the primary suite on the first floor — a detail that matters significantly for buyers who want one-level living convenience without sacrificing a two-story layout. 2-car garages, screened porches, fenced yards available. One of the most popular sections with buyers who want townhome living but need the main bedroom accessible without stairs.
Bella
Townhomes & Paired Homes · Multiple LayoutsBella encompasses townhome and paired-home (duplex-style) products, giving buyers options for both multi-level and single-story-adjacent living within the broader Tuscany umbrella. Natural gas community throughout. Screened porches, open-concept kitchens with granite islands, and access to the full Tuscany amenity package shared across all five sections.
Cecina
Townhomes · 2–3BR · Various ConfigurationsCecina offers additional townhome inventory within the master community, with varied floor plans across the 2- and 3-bedroom range. Some units feature elevator access — three-story townhomes with lift options are among the more unusual products in the Grand Strand townhome market, attracting buyers who want vertical space without the stairs-only constraint.
Carrara
Single-Family · 3–4BR · 1,400–2,700+ sq ftCarrara is Tuscany’s single-family home section, built on the former Belle Terre golf course land with D.R. Horton’s standard floor plans. Homes from 1,400 to over 2,700 sq ft. Many lots with pond views and fenced backyard options. Natural gas community with gas fireplaces, gas ranges, and tankless water heater options. The most house-oriented product within the Tuscany umbrella.
Carillon at Tuscany — Active Adult
Gated · 55+ Marketed · 8 Floor Plans · 1,460–2,747 sq ftCarillon is Tuscany’s crown jewel for the active adult buyer — a separately gated section within the broader community offering single-family homes ranging from 1,460 to 2,747 sq ft across 8 floor plans. HOA includes lawn mowing, edging, irrigation, trash service, and termite protection for one year — the maintenance-free pitch is real and meaningfully different from most communities where “low maintenance” is a marketing claim. The dedicated 8,000 sq ft clubhouse, game room, 24-seat movie theater, 2,000 sq ft fitness center, tennis courts, and pool are for Carillon residents. An intimate community of approximately 85 homes when fully built out. Prices range from the low $400s to mid $500s. Note: while marketed as 55+, Carillon is not a legally age-restricted community under SC law in the traditional sense — buyers should verify current requirements directly.
The smart question to ask: Which sub-association fits your life? Townhome buyers (Lucca, Bella, Cecina), single-family buyers (Carrara), and active adult buyers (Carillon) each have different HOA structures, different monthly costs, and different community dynamics — even though they share the Tuscany name and the master amenity complex. We walk buyers through this distinction on every showing.
The Amenity Scale That
Separates Tuscany from Everything Else.
Most communities list “pool, clubhouse, fitness center” and call it done. Tuscany’s amenity package is specific enough to itemize — because the specifics are what make it genuinely unusual for this price bracket.
What $338/Month Actually Covers
Two Resort Pools + Lazy River + Spa
A Vegas-style pool complex with a lazy river and spa. Not one pool — two, plus the river. Usable most of the year in the SC coastal climate.
8,000 Sq Ft Clubhouse
Commercial kitchen, gathering space, event facilities. One of the larger clubhouses in the Forestbrook/Carolina Forest market for a residential community at this price point.
24-Seat Movie Theater
A dedicated screening room inside the clubhouse. This is the amenity that stops buyers mid-tour — it genuinely exists, and it’s available to all Tuscany residents.
2,000 Sq Ft Fitness Center
Commercial-grade equipment. Meaningfully sized — not a converted closet with a few machines. Used actively by the resident community year-round.
Game Room
Pool table, TV, card tables, dart board, and games. Functions as an informal gathering space separate from the formal clubhouse rooms.
Tennis + Pickleball Courts
Lighted for evening play. Pickleball has been added to the original tennis courts — reflecting the broader Grand Strand demographic that has made pickleball the fastest-growing amenity request in the market.
Nature Trails + Fishing Lakes
40 acres of fishing lakes thread through the community. 60 acres of preserved green space border the walking trails — which follow the routing of the former Belle Terre golf course and still carry the original tee markers.
Natural Gas Community
Gas fireplaces, gas ranges, gas water heaters — natural gas infrastructure throughout the community. A detail that matters for buyers who cook seriously, heat efficiently, and want to avoid the all-electric trade-offs common in newer SC builds.
The HOA for the townhome sections (Lucca, Bella, Cecina) runs approximately $338 per month, confirmed by CCAR MLS listing data. Carillon’s dues run approximately $312 per month and include lawn mowing, edging, irrigation, weekly trash, and termite protection — services that would cost meaningfully more if contracted individually. The Carrara single-family section has a separate HOA structure. Always confirm current dues with the listing agent or the Tuscany Master Association, managed by Waccamaw Management.
Golf cart and pet friendly. Tuscany explicitly markets itself as a golf-cart and pet-friendly community — two details that attract a specific buyer type who often can’t find both in the same community at this price point. The trails and lake areas are dog-walker territory. The golf cart designation means getting to the clubhouse or a neighbor’s home without getting in a car — a quality-of-life detail that compounds over time for full-time residents.
“Most communities say resort lifestyle. Tuscany delivers a 24-seat movie theater, a lazy river, and fishing lakes on former Rees Jones fairways — and calls it a Tuesday.”
Where Highways 31 and 501
Come Together.
Tuscany sits at one of the most practical highway intersections in Horry County — positioned for access in every direction without requiring a single tourist-corridor mile to get anywhere useful.
Tuscany is located at the convergence of Highway 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) and U.S. Route 501, in the Forestbrook section of Myrtle Beach. Highway 31 runs north toward Carolina Forest and south toward Murrells Inlet and the Surfside Beach area. U.S. 501 goes east into the heart of Myrtle Beach and west toward Conway. Belle Terre Drive connects the community directly to both corridors.
What this means practically: the airport is minutes away, the Coastal Grand Mall and Tanger Outlets are a short drive, and the Intracoastal Waterway boat landing is approximately 5 minutes by car — a detail specifically called out in community marketing and meaningful for buyers who want waterway access without paying waterfront premiums. The beach is about 15 minutes east. Market Common is a straight shot.
Nearby golf includes Arrowhead Country Club (the 27-hole Raymond Floyd/Tom Jackson design along the Intracoastal), Legends Golf, and the World Tour Golf Links — all within short driving distance. For a community built on a golf course, it’s appropriate that the surrounding area remains one of the Grand Strand’s most golf-dense corridors.
Medical access is also strong for buyers for whom proximity to healthcare matters: McLeod Health Carolina Forest and Conway Medical Center are both nearby. Coastal Carolina University is minutes away — making Tuscany a reasonable option for faculty, staff, and parents of CCU students who want more space than a condo but don’t need to be in the heart of the city.
What Your Budget
Actually Gets Here.
Tuscany’s price range is genuinely wide because its product range is genuinely wide. Townhomes, paired ranches, single-family homes, and the Carillon active-adult section all operate at different price points within the same master community. According to CCAR MLS listing data, active listings across the Tuscany Resort range from approximately $325,000 to $535,000, with average sale prices in the mid-$300s to low-$400s depending on section and configuration.
The townhome section average sale price per CCAR MLS data runs approximately $367,900, with a range from $325,000 to $499,000. The Carillon section commands higher prices — averaging near $484,950 — reflecting both the larger floor plans and the maintenance-included HOA structure that actively reduces ongoing ownership costs compared to maintaining your own lawn and landscaping.
The HOA math worth doing: At $338/month, the townhome section HOA covers amenities that would cost far more to replicate independently — gym memberships, pool access, movie theaters, landscaping in common areas. The Carillon HOA at $312/month adds lawn mowing, edging, and irrigation. When you run the actual numbers against what residents would spend on equivalent services à la carte, the HOA value proposition at Tuscany holds up better than most communities in this price range.
Five Sections, Five
Different Conversations.
Tuscany draws a buyer mix that is unusually diverse for a single master community — because the product mix is unusually diverse. Here’s who consistently finds their answer here:
- Buyers who want resort amenities without a resort price — a lazy river, a movie theater, a 2,000 sq ft gym, two pools, and fishing lakes, all for a monthly HOA that is lower than some condo regimes with a single pool. The amenity-to-cost ratio is genuinely difficult to match in the Grand Strand market
- Active adult buyers who did the math on maintenance-free living — Carillon’s HOA including lawn care, irrigation, and trash service is the product active adult buyers from the Northeast recognize immediately. They’ve seen what happens when you’re juggling lawn service contracts and HOA fees separately, and the all-in structure here removes that friction
- Buyers who want single-family space with townhome convenience — the Carrara section delivers detached living with the resort amenity access of a condo community. That’s a rarer combination than it sounds, especially in the sub-$500K range
- Pet owners and golf cart users — the explicit community designation for both matters for a segment of buyers who often can’t find communities that accommodate both without restrictions or surcharges
- Buyers who prioritize natural surroundings within a community — 100 combined acres of lakes and green space, walking trails through former golf course terrain, and nature-integrated landscaping are not cosmetic features. They’re daily quality-of-life differences that you feel on a Tuesday morning walk, not just during the grand tour
- Airport-proximate buyers — Tuscany’s location within minutes of Myrtle Beach International Airport makes it one of the more practical options for buyers who travel frequently or are coordinating a second-home lifestyle that involves regular flights
- Buyers relocating from the Northeast who want the full amenity lifestyle — the specific combination of product type, price, amenity quality, and location tends to resonate most strongly with buyers from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania who are used to paying for amenities and recognize when the math is genuinely better
The one clarification that matters before you search: Make sure any listing you’re looking at in “Tuscany” is in the Forestbrook/Belle Terre Drive community — not Tuscany Village at Grande Dunes, which operates in a completely different market tier (luxury custom homes above $1 million). Searching “Tuscany Myrtle Beach” on most portals will return both. Know which one you’re looking for before you fall in love with a price or a floor plan.
“Tuscany was built on land designed by Rees Jones. The tee markers are still on the trails. That’s not a marketing detail — that’s a community that knows what it’s sitting on.”
Thinking About Tuscany?
Let’s Find the Right
Section for Your Situation.
Five sub-associations mean five different conversations — about HOA structure, product type, floor plans, and which section fits how you actually live. We’ve walked buyers through every section of Tuscany. Let’s figure out which one is yours.
Evangeline Raiskaya Ramos
Relocation Specialist · Keller Williams Innovate South
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