Open, un-gated, and near the Atlantic — 1 Gannet Street brings 3,144 square feet of relaxed island living to Forest Beach, Hilton Head's south-end beach neighborhood.

Yes. Forest Beach allows short-term rentals, and because the neighborhood is un-gated there is no community association approval layer to clear — you deal directly with the Town of Hilton Head's permit, business license and tax requirements.

The Town's 2026 fee is $150 per bedroom per year — about $600 annually for this four-bedroom home — plus an active Town business license. The permit year runs May 1 to April 30, with a $250 late fee on late renewals; Tristan can confirm the current figure with the Town.

No — Town permits are non-transferable and non-refundable, issued for one specific property and owner for the May 1–April 30 year. As the new owner you apply in your own name, alongside a Town business license and a Revenue Services account for quarterly filings.

Forest Beach is un-gated — one of the few open beach neighborhoods on an island that is roughly 70% gated. In practice that means no gate pass, no resort membership layer and no community rental-approval step: the Town ordinance is the governing rule set.

They are the two halves of the same un-gated, Atlantic-front neighborhood on the island's south end, both oriented around the Coligny Beach Park and Coligny Plaza hub. The buying rules are identical in both; Tristan confirms which half 1 Gannet Street sits in.

Coligny Beach Park — the island's most popular and most accessible public beach — and Coligny Plaza, the south end's shopping and dining hub, both sit inside the Forest Beach neighborhood itself. Tristan can confirm the exact measured distance from 1 Gannet Street.

It is one of the island's strongest near-beach second-home markets: un-gated, oriented to the Atlantic and Coligny, and short-term-rental friendly, so owners commonly use the home themselves and rent it the rest of the year. Near-beach inventory here is finite.

All three allow short-term rentals, so the trade is access versus amenities. Forest Beach is open — no gate, no pass, no community covenant layer — and sits at the Coligny beach, shopping and dining hub, while Sea Pines and Palmetto Dunes add gated entry and resort amenities such as golf and marinas.

Not inherently — on a coastal home, what has been updated matters more than the year. Ask for documentation on the roof, HVAC, windows, plumbing, electrical, kitchens and baths, and the exterior envelope, then verify all of it during your inspection period. Tristan can request the seller's records.

At 1 Gannet Street, $1,695,000 buys 3,144 square feet with four bedrooms, four baths and multiple primary suites, plus a balcony and patio on an oversized corner homesite shaded by oaks. Over 3,000 square feet near the beach is uncommon in this band.

No — there is no pool and no association amenity package. What the price buys is space and position: 3,144 square feet, four bedrooms, four full baths, multiple primary suites, a balcony and patio, and an oversized corner homesite in the Coligny beach neighborhood.

The island's $1M-plus segment is balanced — roughly 4.9 months of supply, closed sales up 12% on inventory down 15.3%, with sellers landing near 96% of asking this year. At 3,144 square feet in an un-gated, rental-permitted beach neighborhood, the price reflects how finite near-beach inventory is.

Yes — Forest Beach is one of the island's stronger near-beach rental markets, and four bedrooms with four baths suits larger groups. The operating side is the roughly $600 annual Town permit, a business license, quarterly filings, and roughly 9–13% of gross rental revenue in state and Town accommodations taxes. These figures are estimates and can change — confirm the current amounts with Tristan O'Grady before you rely on them.