The Townes at Amber Bluff Townhomes for Sale — Conway SC [2026]

The Townes at Amber Bluff is D.R. Horton's townhome community in Conway SC, four minutes from Coastal Carolina University and, in the builder's own words, "just steps from the Chanticleers' football stadium." It publishes a starting price of $248,990 and a single floor plan, the Pearson: three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, 1,418 square feet over two storeys with a one-car garage.

It is the only D.R. Horton townhome community in Horry County, and it publishes nothing at all about exterior maintenance or lawn care — which for a townhome is the first question most buyers ask. This guide covers what is published, what is not, and how to approach it. Every figure below was verified on drhorton.com in September 2026. For the wider picture, see our complete guide to every D.R. Horton community in Horry County, or start from the layout with our D.R. Horton floor plans in Horry County SC hub.

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The Townes at Amber Bluff at a Glance

The address is 220 Harvest Gold Drive, Conway, SC 29526, with the sales office open Monday to Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM and Sunday 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM, on 843-428-8812. The community carries a Now Selling badge and an Express Series designation. D.R. Horton opens the page with "New townhomes now selling in Conway, South Carolina!"

The published community starting price is $248,990, while the Pearson plan itself has published at $271,490. A gap like that usually means the lower figure belongs to a specific quick move-in home rather than a to-be-built. Ask the sales office which home carries $248,990, whether it is still available, and what the current to-be-built price is. On a community with one plan, that is the whole price conversation.

No homesite or unit count is published, and no phase information. If you want to know how large the community will ultimately be, or how many units remain, the sales office is the only source.

The Pearson — the Only Plan Here

D.R. Horton names one plan at this community: the Pearson, at three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, 1,418 square feet across two storeys, with a one-car garage. The builder's copy says "featuring our popular Pearson plan, each home comes with incredible standard features."

One plan simplifies the decision enormously, and it also removes your negotiating room on layout. At a single-family community you can price three plans against each other and use the comparison. Here the variables are the unit, the lot position and the options, nothing else.

The one-car garage is the specification to be clear-eyed about. Three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms with one covered parking space works for a couple or a small household with one car and a driveway. For two vehicles plus guests, ask about the driveway length, whether tandem parking is possible, and what the community rules say about street parking — because in a townhome community that last one is a real constraint rather than a detail.

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The Question the Page Does Not Answer

D.R. Horton lists an HOA as an amenity at The Townes at Amber Bluff and publishes no dues figure, no management company, and — more importantly — no statement about what the association covers. There is no mention anywhere on the page of exterior maintenance, roof responsibility, lawn care, or maintenance-free living.

For a townhome, that is the central question, not a detail. Most people buying a townhome are buying a specific arrangement: you own the interior and the association handles the outside. That arrangement has to be written into the covenants, and it varies enormously between communities. Some cover the roof, the siding and the landscaping. Some cover only the common areas and leave every owner responsible for their own exterior. The dues differ by a factor of three or four depending which it is.

Ask for the covenants and the association budget before you go any further. The specific questions: who maintains and eventually replaces the roof; who maintains the siding and the exterior paint; who cuts the grass and maintains any landscaping attached to your unit; what insurance the association carries and what you are expected to carry; what the dues are today and when they were last increased; and whether there is a reserve study.

Ask about rental restrictions in the same conversation. A townhome community four minutes from a university campus will attract investor interest, and associations often restrict short-term or even long-term rentals, or cap the proportion of rented units. That matters whether you intend to rent yours out or not: a rental cap protects owner-occupiers, and its absence changes the character of the community. It also affects financing, since some lenders look at owner-occupancy ratios. The page says nothing either way.

Location: the University and the Stadium

D.R. Horton publishes the drive times as 4 minutes to Coastal Carolina University, 6 minutes to Brooks Stadium, 7 minutes to Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 8 minutes to downtown Conway and 32 minutes to Myrtle Beach. The builder describes the community as "nestled near Coastal Carolina University and just steps from the Chanticleers' football stadium."

Being close to a stadium is a genuine amenity most of the year and a genuine nuisance on about seven Saturdays. Home football weekends bring traffic, parking pressure and noise. If you have not lived near a college stadium before, that is worth experiencing before you commit — visit on a game day if you can, and ask current residents what the street looks like.

The rest of the time the location is strong. Four minutes to a university campus and eight to downtown Conway is as close-in as any D.R. Horton community in the county, and the 32-minute run to Myrtle Beach is reasonable for a Conway address.

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Schools Assigned to The Townes at Amber Bluff

D.R. Horton publishes Waccamaw Elementary at 0.3 miles, Black Water Middle School at 2.2 miles and Carolina Forest High School at 3.6 miles, all in Horry County Schools. Three tenths of a mile to the elementary school is the shortest published school distance of any D.R. Horton community in Horry County.

Note that these are Carolina Forest-side schools, not Conway schools. Every other D.R. Horton community in Conway feeds Conway High School or, in a couple of cases, Aynor. This one feeds Carolina Forest High. That is a meaningful difference and one of the main reasons to look at this community if schools drive your decision.

Verify the assignment with the district. Zones are set by Horry County Schools, not the builder, and they can be redrawn. A three-tenths-of-a-mile walk to an elementary school is worth confirming rather than assuming.

How It Prices Against Single-Family Alternatives

At $248,990 published, The Townes at Amber Bluff is the second cheapest D.R. Horton entry price in Horry County, behind Pinewood Estates at $239,490. Evington Place in Longs opens at $246,490, Hemingway Landing at $260,490, Dove Crossing and Ravenloft at $261,990.

Comparing a townhome to a single-family home on price alone is the wrong comparison, though. Pinewood Estates gets you a detached 1,151 square foot Greenbriar on your own lot eight miles from town. Amber Bluff gets you an attached 1,418 square foot three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath townhome eight minutes from town, four from the university, with a shared wall and an association that may or may not maintain your exterior.

The honest framing is that you are buying a different product for similar money. More interior space, a far better location, a second bathroom and a half, a shared wall, one covered parking space, and an unknown maintenance arrangement. For a household that values location and does not want to mow a lawn, that trade is straightforwardly good. For one that wants a yard and a garage for two cars, it is not.

What to Check Before You Buy Here

1. Get the covenants and find out what the HOA actually maintains. Roof, siding, landscaping, insurance. Nothing about this is published. It is the single most important question about a townhome and it determines what the dues should be.
2. Get the dues figure, the budget and the reserve study. No amount is published. Ask when dues were last increased and what the reserve covers.
3. Ask about rental restrictions and the owner-occupancy ratio. Four minutes from a university campus, this affects the community's character, your resale, and potentially your financing.
4. Ask which home the $248,990 refers to. The Pearson plan itself has published at $271,490. If the lower figure is a quick move-in home it may already be gone.
5. Visit on a home football Saturday. The builder markets proximity to Brooks Stadium as a feature. Find out for yourself what that means about seven weekends a year.
6. Ask about parking. One covered space per unit. Find out the driveway length and what the rules say about street and guest parking.
7. Bring your own agent to the first visit. The agent in the model home works for D.R. Horton. In most cases your agent has to be present at your first visit for you to be registered, and that registration is what lets them represent you through contract, options and walkthrough. See our guides to making an offer and getting pre-approved.

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Frequently Asked Questions — The Townes at Amber Bluff, Conway SC

How much do townhomes cost at The Townes at Amber Bluff?

D.R. Horton publishes a community starting price of $248,990 as of September 2026, while the Pearson plan itself has published at $271,490. The lower figure is likely a specific quick move-in home. Ask the sales office which home carries it and what the current to-be-built price is.

What floor plans are at The Townes at Amber Bluff?

One: the Pearson, at three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, 1,418 square feet over two storeys with a one-car garage. It is the only plan D.R. Horton names for this community.

Does the HOA cover exterior maintenance at The Townes at Amber Bluff?

D.R. Horton does not say. The page lists an HOA as an amenity and publishes no dues figure and no statement about exterior maintenance, roofs, or lawn care — which is unusual for a townhome community. Ask for the covenants and the association budget before you go under contract.

What schools does The Townes at Amber Bluff feed into?

Waccamaw Elementary at 0.3 miles, Black Water Middle School at 2.2 miles and Carolina Forest High School at 3.6 miles, all Horry County Schools. These are Carolina Forest-side schools rather than Conway ones, which distinguishes this community from every other D.R. Horton development in Conway.

How close is The Townes at Amber Bluff to Coastal Carolina University?

D.R. Horton publishes 4 minutes to Coastal Carolina University and 6 minutes to Brooks Stadium, and describes the community as "just steps from the Chanticleers' football stadium." Consider visiting on a home football weekend before you buy.

The Townes at Amber Bluff is one of 30 D.R. Horton communities currently selling in Horry County, and we cover every one of them. See our complete guide to every D.R. Horton community in Horry County for the full list, or work from the layout instead with our D.R. Horton floor plans hub.

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