I'On is a mixed-use
New Urbanist
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Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) style community located in
Mount Pleasant,
South Carolina
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, United States just northeast of
Charleston. I'On was one of the earliest full-time residential New Urbanist communities developed in the US.
Location and origin
I'On is approximately three miles (5 km) east of the
Arthur Ravenel Bridge, which connects Charleston and Mount Pleasant. Adjacent to the I'On Club is East Cooper Montessori Charter School, the first public charter Montessori school in the state.
The community was founded and planned under the direction of
Vince Graham
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* Vince Agnew (born 1987), American football player
* Vince Cable (born 1943), British politicia ...
, who previously established the
Newpoint community in
Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort ( , different from that of Beaufort, North Carolina) is a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, and its county seat. Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston, South Carolina ...
. Founded on April 30, 1995, I'On was planned as an example of the New Urbanism, which includes traditional neighborhood development. I'On was designed by the town planning firms of Dover, Kohl & Partners and
Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company. The community was controversial when proposed, and initial plans for a more urban and diverse village of over 1,200 units, including multifamily homes and rented residences, were eventually compromised in the planning process to a buildout of approximately 762 single family homes, a village square, and locations for civic buildings such as churches and schools. Development plans were delayed by a lengthy legal contest with the Town of Mount Pleasant which ended with the
South Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of South Carolina is the highest court in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The court is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices. ruling in the I'On Company's favor.
Council Report I: Eight New Urban TownsThe Town Paper
October 2001
In 2010, two I’on residents, Brad Walbeck and Lea Ann Adkins, filed suit against the I’On Company stating that certain amenities presented in marketing materials were not handed over to the HOA as promised. After lengthy appeals, finally in 2023 the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in Walbeck and Adkins favor, and the homeowners prevailed. The I’On defendants were ordered to pay the HOA $1.75 million. See Walbeck vs. I’on.
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New Urbanism communities
Geography of Charleston County, South Carolina
Populated places established in 1995