No gate, no pass — your people just arrive.

110 Shell Midden Lane is one of the few: a just-completed 2025 residence in South Forest Beach with 4,639 square feet, seven bedrooms, a private heated pool and a three-stop elevator. New construction is rare in Forest Beach, where near-beach inventory is finite.

Yes — Forest Beach allows short-term rentals, and because it is un-gated there is no community gate or association approval layer to clear. The Town of Hilton Head Island permit is $150 per bedroom per year, so $1,050 annually for this seven-bedroom home, alongside an active Town business license. These figures are estimates and can change — confirm the current amounts with Christopher Hughes before you rely on them.

This one is purpose-built for it: seven bedrooms and 7.5 baths across 4,639 square feet in South Forest Beach, with an open floor plan, a wet bar, a three-stop elevator, a private heated pool, and front and rear porches plus a deck. The home carries beach rights and beach access.

It is the strongest version of that setup: sold furnished, brand new for 2025, and sited in one of Hilton Head's most consistent vacation-rental submarkets with seven bedrooms of rentable capacity. Budget the $1,050 annual Town permit, a business license, and roughly 9–13% of gross for the tax stack. These figures are estimates and can change — confirm the current amounts with Christopher Hughes before you rely on them.

110 Shell Midden Lane is built for exactly that brief — new in 2025, sold furnished, and set in South Forest Beach, the un-gated beachside neighborhood around Coligny Beach Park and Coligny Plaza. Seven bedrooms, a heated pool, an elevator and beach rights mean nothing needs adding before the first booking.

Forest Beach is not gated — it is one of the island's few open, beachfront neighborhoods, so there is no gate pass or entry checkpoint for owners or guests. Coligny Beach Park and Coligny Plaza sit within the neighborhood itself; Christopher can confirm the exact measured distance from this address.

Yes — it sits in the island's $1M-plus tier, which firmed through the first half of the year with closings up 12% on 15% less inventory, and island sellers are landing near 96% of list. Brand-new seven-bedroom construction with a heated pool and beach rights is a narrow slice of that inventory.

You apply for your own. Town of Hilton Head Island permits are issued for a specific property, are non-transferable and non-refundable, and run May 1 through April 30 — so budget $1,050 a year at seven bedrooms, plus a Town business license and a Revenue Services account for quarterly filing.

The recurring items are the Town permit at $150 per bedroom — $1,050 a year here — an active Town business license, and roughly 9–13% of gross in state and Town accommodations taxes plus the Beach Preservation Fee, filed quarterly. Professional management, if used, is on top of that. These figures are estimates and can change — confirm the current amounts with Christopher Hughes before you rely on them.

Access is the point: no gate, no pass, and no community rental-approval layer above the Town's own rules, with Coligny Beach Park, Coligny Plaza and the south end's bike-path network in the neighborhood. Forest Beach also sits just outside the Sea Pines gate and Harbour Town.

110 Shell Midden Lane is one of Forest Beach's notable current listings — new 2025 construction at $2,748,888, with 7 bedrooms, 8 baths, and 4,639 square feet. It's set on under a quarter acre with a private pool, landscaped views, a 2-car garage, and beach access and beach rights. Christopher Hughes can walk you through this home and what else Forest Beach has to offer.

Forest Beach is Hilton Head Island's beachfront heart — a relaxed, low-key, Atlantic-front neighborhood on the island's south end, divided into North Forest Beach and South Forest Beach. Unlike the island's gated plantations, it is open and un-gated: directly on the sand and near Coligny Beach Park and the shops and restaurants of… Forest Beach is on Hilton Head Island, SC — a barrier island on the South Carolina coast with about 12 miles of Atlantic beach, championship golf, and access via Savannah/Hilton Head Airport (SAV).