Last updated October 5, 2026

Reserve @ Lake Murray — Chapin, South Carolina.

The Reserve at Lake Murray is a residential subdivision in unincorporated Lexington County. The mailing city is Chapin and the ZIP is 29036. That mailing address is not the Town of Chapin. Address points tagged Reserve @ Lake Murray Ph 1 are all unincorporated, and the parcels in this set sit in tax district 5. On the auditor's TY2025 millage schedule, code 5 is “District 5 and District 5 FW.” Code 5C is the Town of Chapin. This set is not 5C.

The county master name is RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY. Phase 1 polygon NumberLots 26. Restrictions on GIS 20395 / 158. The restrictions index lists 20395 / 158 and 11647 / 117. Old Chapin Reserve, The Preserve, Lakeside Reserve, Reserve on the Saluda, and The Reserve @ Midway are other names. They are not this map.

Fourteen parcels are typed lakefront improved and nine are residential improved. A homeowners-association boat-ramp parcel and a Town of Chapin lift-station parcel also appear. Town ownership of a lift station is not annexation. This guide states the tax-roll split. It does not invent a frontage distance.

The Patrick O'Connor Team publishes Reserve @ Lake Murray information and updates.

About Reserve @ Lake Murray

Do not shop this map from one lot count. The fields do not match.

Subdivision-layer NumberLots: 26 on Reserve @ Lake Murray Ph 1.
Address points tagged RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY PH 1: 25. All unincorporated, Chapin 29036. Feature type: residential 23, accessory building 1 (boat-ramp parcel), utility 1 (lift station). Status: existing 25.
Parcels with Reserve @ Lake Murray in the legal: 25. All tax district 5.

Property types on the 25: 14 lakefront improved, 9 residential improved, 1 homeowners assoc improved (boat ramp), and 1 Town of Chapin (lift station). Streets: Osprey Lake Drive, Pelican Drive, Spoonbill Court.

The Register of Deeds restrictions index, list marked 11/5/2025, has Reserve @ Lake Murray at 20395 / 158 and 11647 / 117. Instruments were not opened.

Homes for Sale in Reserve @ Lake Murray

As of October 5, 2026, this guide does not publish an active listing count or a list price. No portal snapshot was used.

What the tax roll supports is a Phase 1 street map, a mixed lakefront and residential-improved class, a boat-ramp association parcel at 318 Osprey Lake Drive, and a Town of Chapin lift station at 314 Osprey Lake Drive. Do not treat those two as houses.

Ask for a fresh MLS pull before treating any count as live.

Market Data as of October 2026

All time-sensitive numbers live in this section. Assessor sale rows only. No median. No sale ≥ $50,000 with a 2024–2026 SaleDate appeared on this clean set. Older usable examples:

319 Osprey Lake Drive, Chapin, SC 29036. Assessor sale date August 11, 2023. Price $1,097,000. CAMA deed book 21069, page 5922. TMS 001016-01-014. Legal “RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY PH I LOT 14 & 15B …” Year built 2018. Property type lakefront improved. Tax district 5.
127 Pelican Drive, Chapin, SC 29036. Assessor sale date May 26, 2022. Price $923,000. CAMA deed book 21010, page 1207. TMS 001016-01-025. Legal “RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY PH I LOT 25 & 24B.” Year built 2015. Property type lakefront improved. Tax district 5.
330 Osprey Lake Drive, Chapin, SC 29036. Assessor sale date December 8, 2020. Price $616,000. CAMA deed book 20911, page 1952. TMS 001016-01-018. Legal “RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY PH I LOT 18 .19 AC.” Year built 2011. Property type lakefront improved. Tax district 5.
214 Spoonbill Court, Chapin, SC 29036. Assessor sale date July 31, 2020. Price $262,000. CAMA deed book 20885, page 5946. TMS 001016-01-004. Legal “RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY PH I LOT 4.” Year built 2017. Property type residential improved. Tax district 5.
Scale, not a price: NumberLots is 26, address points are 25, and legal parcels are 25. Lakefront improved is 14.
HOA dollars: Not in the county record used here.
Not used: nominal $1 / $5 / $10 deed rows.
Active portal listings: None confirmed for this page on October 5, 2026.

Sources: Lexington County GIS layers retrieved October 5, 2026; Register of Deeds restrictions index with page marks 11/5/2025; Lexington County Auditor TY2025 millage schedule. Deed images were not opened.

Types of Homes

Public records support a Phase 1 street map and a mixed tax class.

Lakefront improved: 14 parcels.
Residential improved: 9.
Homeowners assoc improved: 1 (boat ramp).
Town of Chapin: 1 (lift station).
Not a condo regime in the property types returned for this set.

Bedroom counts and living area are not published here.

Neighborhood Amenities

The tax roll shows a boat-ramp association parcel and a municipal lift station. It does not publish dues.

TMS 001016-01-030. Owner Reserve @ Lake Murray Homeowners (roll string truncated). Property type homeowners assoc improved. Legal “RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY PH I BOAT RAMP .30 AC.” Situs 318 Osprey Lake Drive.
TMS 001016-01-029. Owner Town of Chapin. Property type Town of Chapin. Legal “RESERVE @ LAKE MURRAY PH I LIFT STATION .04 AC.” Situs 314 Osprey Lake Drive. Utility ownership is not municipal annexation of the subdivision.
Gate: not in this record.
Dues: not published in the county record used here.

Shopping, Dining, and Recreation

Reserve @ Lake Murray uses a Chapin 29036 mailing address in unincorporated Lexington County. This page does not name stores or restaurants, and it does not publish a drive time.

The county record supports a boat-ramp association parcel. Off-site public ramps and marinas are a separate trip. This page does not publish that drive time, and it does not publish a frontage distance.

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Home Prices

There is no Reserve @ Lake Murray price range in the public record assembled for this page. The assessor sales cited under Market Data are individual deeds. They are not a median. No 2024–2026 finished-house sale ≥ $50,000 appeared on this clean set.

Use the Market Data section for the figures this page will stand behind, including $1,097,000 on August 11, 2023, for 319 Osprey Lake Drive (lakefront improved), and $262,000 on July 31, 2020, for 214 Spoonbill Court (residential improved).

Quick Facts

Place: Reserve @ Lake Murray (Phase 1), Chapin, SC 29036
Jurisdiction: unincorporated Lexington County. Tax district 5, not 5C
Counts that do not match: NumberLots 26, address points 25, legal parcels 25
Lakefront improved 14, residential improved 9
HOA / boat-ramp owner string: Reserve @ Lake Murray Homeowners. Town of Chapin owns the lift station. Dues not published. Gate not in this record
Streets: Osprey Lake Drive, Pelican Drive, Spoonbill Court
Restrictions index pairs: 20395 / 158, 11647 / 117
Not this map: Old Chapin Reserve, The Preserve, Lakeside Reserve, Reserve on the Saluda, The Reserve @ Midway
Schools: not assigned here

Schools are not assigned in the records used here. No school locator was queried, and no school building is named on this page. Confirm the address with the district that serves the house before you rely on a school name in a listing.

Waterfront Homes

Do not write a frontage distance, and do not say every Reserve lot fronts the lake. On the 25-parcel set, the tax roll classifies 14 parcels lakefront improved. Nine are residential improved.

The master name prints “@ Lake Murray.” Deed images were not opened. No frontage length is published here.

Lake Murray Access

Classify Reserve @ Lake Murray as an unincorporated Phase 1 subdivision whose recorded master name prints @ Lake Murray, with a mixed lakefront and residential-improved tax class:

On the county class: 14 lakefront improved
Not that class: 9 residential improved, plus boat-ramp and lift-station parcels
Association record: boat-ramp parcel at 318 Osprey Lake Drive
Not established: a frontage distance, or a claim that every house fronts the lake
Off site: public ramps and marinas are a separate drive. This page does not publish that drive time

Location and Commute

Reserve @ Lake Murray is in unincorporated Lexington County, mailing city Chapin, ZIP 29036. Municipal point checks hit Unincorporated, designation OUT.

This page does not publish a minute count. Drive the commute at the hour you travel.

Nearby Neighborhoods to Compare

Timberlake, Palmetto Shores, Whitewater Landing, and Forty Love Point already have live Chapin-side guides
The Oaks, Oakbrook Landing, Paradise Cove, Woodlake Shores, Reserve @ Lake Murray, and Mallard Landing are the Chapin Lake Murray guides in this research set — compare plat and tax class, not the shared lake name
Other lake names on the Lexington side (for example Spence Plantation or Harbour Place) are different maps and different mailing cities

More guides sit on the Neighborhoods hub. Compare the property type on the parcel, not a shared word in a name.

Buying a Home in Reserve @ Lake Murray

A practical checklist from the county file:

Confirm the legal is Reserve @ Lake Murray in Chapin 29036, unincorporated, tax district 5, and not Old Chapin Reserve or another Reserve master
Read the property type. Fourteen parcels are lakefront improved. Nine are residential improved
Skip treating 318 Osprey Lake Drive (boat ramp) and 314 Osprey Lake Drive (lift station) as houses
Ask for any covenants and any assessment. This guide has no dues number
Confirm school assignment with the district locator
Price from recorded sales in the same tax class and current comps — there is no 2024–2026 ≥ $50k finished-house sale on this clean set

Call The Patrick O'Connor Team at 803-243-0224 for a current MLS pull and a tour.

Selling a Home in Reserve @ Lake Murray

Buyers will ask whether the lot is typed lakefront or residential improved, what the boat-ramp association parcel means, and why the assessor file may not show a fresh 2024–2026 finished-house sale ≥ $50,000. They will also ask about the Town of Chapin lift station versus unincorporated jurisdiction.

Price from the recorded lot and from truly similar Reserve sales in the same class. Put the unincorporated jurisdiction and any covenants in writing. The Patrick O'Connor Team can build that packet and the launch plan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Reserve @ Lake Murray inside the Town of Chapin?

No, on the records used here. Address points are unincorporated. The parcels in this set are tax district 5, not 5C. The Town of Chapin owns the lift-station parcel. That is utility ownership, not annexation.

How many homes are in Reserve @ Lake Murray?

This page does not publish one number. NumberLots is 26. Address points and legal parcels are 25. Those fields do not match.

Does every house front Lake Murray?

No. Fourteen parcels are typed lakefront improved. Nine are residential improved. No frontage distance is in these fields.

What are the HOA dues?

Not published in the county record used here. The roll shows Reserve @ Lake Murray Homeowners on the boat-ramp parcel. The dollar amount is not. A gate is not in this record.

What did recent sales show?

Examples include 319 Osprey Lake Drive at $1,097,000 on August 11, 2023 (lakefront improved) and 214 Spoonbill Court at $262,000 on July 31, 2020 (residential improved). No 2024–2026 finished-house sale ≥ $50,000 appeared on this clean set. They are not a median.

Is this Old Chapin Reserve?

No. Old Chapin Reserve is a different master on the tax-subdivision layer.

What schools serve Reserve @ Lake Murray?

This research did not return an assignment, so none is named here.

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