21 E Battery St, Charleston, SC 29401 Property Records

Charleston County property record for 21 E Battery St, Charleston, SC 29401

Property Summary

Property Type	Bed & Breakfast
Details	5 bd · 6 ba · 10,846 sqft · built 1825
Lot Size	0.39 acres (16,988 sqft)
Owner	2 Company Names on File
Tax Bill	$34,717 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone AE (high risk)
APN	`457-16-04-082`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`457-16-04-082`

Interior

Bedrooms	5 Beds
Full Baths	6 Baths
Half Baths	2 Half Baths
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	10,846 sqft Total Area
1st Floor Area	3,796 sqft
Upper Floors Area	4,704 sqft
Fireplaces	1 Fireplace
Fireplace	Fireplace
Elevator	Elevator

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1825
Effective Year Built	Effective 1825
Exterior Material	Brick
Roof Type	Gable
Lot Area	16,988 sqft (0.39 acres)
Lot Dimensions	246 ft deep x 73 ft wide

Exterior Amenities

Porch	Slab
Porch Area	3,409 sqft
Deck Area	420 sqft
Patio Area	420 sqft
Total Buildings	2 Buildings

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	None
Heating System	Heat Pump
Heating Fuel	Gas

Location & Zoning

Street Address	21 E BATTERY ST
City	CHARLESTON
State	SC
Zip	29401-2740
Property Category	Commercial
Property Type	Commercial > Retail > Bed & Breakfast
Legal Description	DESCRIPTION -21 EAST BATTERY
Jurisdiction	CHARLESTON SC
Township / Civil Division	CHARLESTON CENTRAL
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2011
Census Tract	200

Owner

Source: Charleston County assessment roll, APN 457-16-04-082, as of August 1, 2025 · Last verified June 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Company Names on File
Mailing Address	21 E BATTERY ST, CHARLESTON, SC 29401-2740
Owner Type	Company
Vesting	Trust

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Transfer Date	Jun 27, 2008
Transfer Doc	K663/0237
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Charleston County assessment roll as of August 1, 2025 · Last verified June 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	South Carolina
County	Charleston County
Municipality	Charleston City
Unified School District	Charleston County School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$34,717.00 (+9.92%)
2024	$31,583.00 (+6.71%)	$177,050 (-)
2022	$29,597.00	$177,050	$3,934,361 (-) Land $2,411,161 Building $1,523,200
2020			$3,934,361 Land $2,411,161 Building $1,523,200

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Charleston County (45019C), as of September 9, 2026 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 450190002002, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone AE high risk
100-Year Floodplain	Yes 1% annual chance
Floodway	No
Base Flood Elevation	12.0 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Required federally backed loans
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 285 individual policies
Community Rating System	Class 6 (20% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	395 units insured incl. 110 condo units
Nearby Flood Claims	509 (1979–2024)
Claims Outside the SFHA	2 of 509
Most Recent Claim	Mar 2024 · rainfall accumulation
Claims by Event	Hurricane Irma, Sep 2017 · 94 claims Hurricane Matthew, Oct 2016 · 94 claims Hurricane Hugo, Sep 1989 · 222 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land within ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, 411 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 250
Verizon Fixed Wireless	300 / 20
AT&T Fixed Wireless · Fiber, DSL in parts of the area	100 / 20

May also be available: T-Mobile USA.

Cell Coverage

5G (outdoors only) and 4G LTE

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system SC1010001, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM serves 278,771 people
Water Source	Surface water
Last State Inspection	Feb 2024
Lead	4 ppb (2022–2024) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure	Corrosion control Jul 2025
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.