April 2018
D I G E S T
The Official Publication of the Kiawah Island Community Association
Resort Announces New Hotel, Additional Improvements
Renderings by Michael McCann for Robert A.M. Stern Architects
On March 21, Kiawah Island Golf Resort (KIGR) officially
announced a series of major projects that will further enhance
Kiawah Island, in particular continuing to revitalize and transform
the West Beach area. The resort has broken ground on the first stage
of redevelopment, which will continue through the end of 2020 and
be completed in time for the PGA Championship in May 2021.
The projects consist of:
• A 150-room luxury beachfront hotel with dining, spa,
retail and ballroom.
• A state-of-the-art conference center featuring a
10,529-square-foot core meeting space and 11 breakout
rooms totaling 3,815 square feet.
• A new Cougar Point Clubhouse containing a full-service
pro shop, a sports tavern, a bar and locker rooms.
• A new villa check-in.
• A 150-seat chapel connected to The Sanctuary hotel.
• Two two-story, four-bedroom rental cottages adjacent to
The Ocean Course Clubhouse.
• Consolidation of all tennis programs at Roy Barth Tennis
Center with 10 new Har-Tru HydroCourts and fully resurfaced
existing courts, as well as the addition of locker rooms.
• A completely reimagined and enhanced Night Heron Park,
with a new Nature Center, Pavilion, other activity spaces and
dining, including the relocation of The Town Center Market.
“These developments mark an exciting chapter in Kiawah Island
Golf Resort’s notable history,” said KIGR President Roger
Warren. “The developments will completely revitalize the West
Beach area, which formed the nucleus of the resort when it was
first developed in 1976, but it will also enhance and complement
the world-class facilities, amenities and programs that Kiawah
has been proud to offer its guests over the past decades.”
The West Beach Village buildings and The Ocean Course
Cottages are designed by the world-renowned Robert A.M.
Stern Architects of New York and New Haven. The Sanctuary
Chapel and Night Heron Park projects are designed by award-
winning architectural firms SMHa of Mount Pleasant, SC.
Interior design is by Kent Interior Design of Atlanta. The
general contractor is Choate Construction Company, managed
from its Charleston offices.
The projects will break ground in spring and summer of 2018
with projected completion dates as follows (subject to change):
• Roy Barth Tennis Center - Fall 2018
• Cougar Point Clubhouse and The Ocean Course Cottages
- Spring 2019
• Sanctuary Chapel - Summer 2019
• West Beach Village Conference Center and Villa Check-
in - Fall 2019
• New Boutique Hotel - Fall 2020
• Night Heron Park - Winter 2020
For more information and updates regarding these projects,
and visit kiawahresort.com.