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Unique French Creole design is located in the desirable gated community of Bellwood Landing at Prince Creek. Come enjoy this spacious home which sits on the largest property in Bellwood at 2.73 acres, backing to Collins Creek. The circular driveway leads to your beautiful front brick porch and into the roomy foyer, dining room to your right, and living room with natural gas fireplace ahead. Hardwood flooring in most of the 1st floor. The kitchen has granite counters, a 5 burner natural gas cooktop, stainless steel appliances including a wall oven, built-in microwave, custom cabinets, a center island, & a walk-in pantry. The owner's suite offers 2 walk-in closets, an en-suite bath with a large tiled double shower, & a separate whirlpool tub. 2 more bedrooms on the 1st floor each have their own fully tiled baths. A beautiful office/or 4th bedroom & laundry room complete the 1st floor. An oversized bonus room upstairs with a full bath & walk-in closet is a great 5th bedroom. It comes with a split unit for ac & heat. Look past the living room through 2 double French doors and be enchanted by the spacious back veranda overlooking the back lawn & pool. This outdoor ""room"" is equipped with remote-operated roll-down windows & screens providing additional living space for colder weather, rainy days, & insect-free enjoyment. This porch includes a commercial 3 door fridge & a Napoleon Mirage BBQ w/BBQ Go (SMART thermometer probe alerts you when food is ready). The string-lighted back patio includes a wood-burning fire pit & free-form saltwater heated & COOLED pool. Just off the backyard is a community 300' raised nature walkway to a creek landing, fishing & kayak launching. Enjoy a nature-filled ride down the creek to the Waccamaw River. This beautifully landscaped yard includes 7 mature Palm trees, 2 Japanese Maples, 2 large Magnolia trees, 2 Loquat trees offering fruit, many smaller palms, several Sago palms, numerous rose, azalea & others assorted plants. All are maintained with a Rachio Smart sprinkler system controlled through your phone. But no need to do anything, the system monitors the weather & adjusts watering automatically based on the temperature, rain & type of plants entered into the program. Front & fenced backyards are wired with an ""Invisible"" Pet fence. A pet door, in the laundry/Garage door allows access for your furry friends into the garage & a 2nd pet door is left for the new back garage door accessing the backyard. Security includes a Fortress alarm system (Optional central alarm or personal notification settings) with monitors on all 1st-floor windows & doors. 3 motion sensors cover the 1st level. 11 smoke alarms (3 connected to the alarm system), & 2 CO2 detectors. Two Ring doorbells provide camera views from the garage & front doors. Front door Rings interior chime. A Schlage Smart front door lock allows keyed, digitally coded, or remote app access as you decide. Almost all lights & ceiling fans can be controlled by Lutron smart switches by manual, Echo Alexa/Google Nest voice commands or phone app as well as a Honeywell Smart thermostat and pool lights. There are 2 on-demand water heaters. A recirculating pump under the kitchen sink re-cycles cold water at the push of a button until hot water reaches the sink. No water is wasted, hot water arrives much faster & the water flow is not interrupted while waiting. The original HVAC has been updated with a Trane 96 SEER central A/C and Trane gas furnace. The oversized, high ceiling garage has steel cabinets with 2 wood worktops, 4 ceiling-mounted storage racks (2 can be lowered), huge wood storage shelves, electric winch, bike & Kayak hoists & numerous tools racks/bins. A 2nd French door fridge w/ice & water is included. A new 3200 sq attic fan (11/3/21) lowers HVAC costs. A very strong Reserve fund & low HOA including Prince Creek Park access make Bellwood even more attractive. Owner is the listing agent.