Waverly
South Charlotte's Walkable Town Center, Built Around Whole Foods
Waverly is south Charlotte's answer to a downtown Charlotte streetcar suburb, except it was built from scratch starting in 2016 instead of a century ago. Developers Childress Klein and Crosland Southeast carved the 90-acre, mixed-use town center out of farmland at Providence Road and Ardrey Kell Road, just south of I-485, anchoring it with a Whole Foods Market and designing the whole place to be walkable from day one. David Weekley Homes, the builder behind Waverly's single-family and townhome collections, has said its team studied close-in Charlotte neighborhoods like Dilworth and Myers Park before drawing up Waverly's houses, chasing that same walk-to-everything feel on a brand new foundation.
Today Waverly mixes about 70 single-family homes and dozens of townhomes with Solis Waverly's apartments, a 141-room Hilton Garden Inn, and more than 200,000 square feet of shops, restaurants, and offices, all built around a landscaped town green that hosts live music nights and seasonal events. It sits directly across Providence Road from Rea Farms, another large mixed-use development built on the site of the old Charlotte Golf Links, and just down the road from Providence Farm and Castleford, part of a wave of new construction that reshaped this stretch of south Charlotte after 2016. For residents, that means Whole Foods, a rotating lineup of restaurants, and a walkable town center right outside the front door, with Ballantyne and Piper Glen's established neighborhoods just a few minutes further down I-485.
Details on the Area
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Developers Childress Klein and Crosland Southeast carved Waverly's 90-acre town center out of farmland starting in 2016, anchoring it with a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market.
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Builder David Weekley Homes has said its team studied close-in Charlotte neighborhoods like Dilworth and Myers Park before designing Waverly's walkable single-family and townhome collections.
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A landscaped common green with a splash pad hosts regular live music nights and seasonal events, all walkable from the residential streets with no separate amenity fee.
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Beyond the homes, Waverly includes a 141-room Hilton Garden Inn, Solis Waverly's apartments, and more than 200,000 square feet of shops, restaurants, and offices.
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Waverly sits directly across Providence Road from Rea Farms, another large mixed-use development built on the site of the old Charlotte Golf Links.
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Ballantyne's corporate park and country club and the golf communities around Piper Glen are each about 4 miles away, an easy drive down I-485.
HOMES FOR SALE IN WAVERLY
A brand-new townhome a five-minute walk from Whole Foods was never going to be cheap, and Waverly's numbers back that up. Here's what's actually moving in the neighborhood right now.
The Housing Market
Typical price range
$490K–$1.07M
Past 12 months
Avg. days on market
25
Past 12 months
Typical home size
~2,100 sq ft
Median, range 1,500–4,000 sq ft
Typical lot size
~0.12 acres
Median, range 0.1–0.82 acres
Median year built
2018
Range 1965–2022
HOA dues range
$199–$800
Monthly (single-family) to quarterly (townhome)
Waverly (28277 zip code) home sales, Canopy MLS via Terra Vista Realty, updated through July 2026. Figures move with the market; verify current values.
Schools In Waverly
Waverly's kids are zoned into one of the newer, more unusual setups in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, split between an on-site K-8 magnet campus and outside options depending on the exact address. Here's what's factual and sourced, plus what to double-check before you buy.
Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Rea Farms STEAM Academy is a combined K-8 campus just across Providence Road from Waverly, with roughly 70% of seats filled by students in its neighborhood attendance zone and about 30% by magnet lottery. Some addresses in the immediate area are zoned for McKee Road Elementary and/or Jay M. Robinson Middle School instead. Confirm zoned schools for your exact address through the CMS assignment lookup.
Providence High School
HOA & Community Amenities
Waverly has a real HOA behind it, not just a marketing name. Waverly Master Property Owners Association, Inc. covers the development as a whole, with phase-specific associations layered on top, including Waverly Phase II Homeowners Association, Inc., managed by Association Management Solutions. Recent MLS listings show dues around $199 a month for single-family homes and roughly $800 a quarter (about $267 a month) for townhomes, covering things like lawn maintenance in common areas, sidewalks, street lighting, and the neighborhood's pond and green space.
What residents get beyond the HOA is the town center itself: Whole Foods, dozens of shops and restaurants, a landscaped common green with a splash pad, and regular events like live music nights, all walkable from the residential streets without a separate amenity fee attached. Confirm current dues and which association covers your specific address before making decisions.
Location & Lifestyle
Waverly sits at the intersection of Providence Road and Ardrey Kell Road in the 28277 zip code, just south of I-485 in south Charlotte. The 90-acre development is anchored by a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market and includes more than 200,000 square feet of additional shops and restaurants, office space, a 141-room Hilton Garden Inn, and Solis Waverly's apartments, all built around a walkable town green. Harris Teeter and The Fresh Market are both within about a mile for a second grocery option, and Colonel Francis J. Beatty Park is a couple miles away for trails.
Rea Farms, another large mixed-use development built on the old Charlotte Golf Links site, sits directly across Providence Road, and Blakeney Town Center is about 2 miles away for even more shopping and dining. Ballantyne's corporate park and Ballantyne Country Club are roughly 4 miles south, and the golf communities around Piper Glen are a similar distance northwest, both an easy drive down I-485. Uptown Charlotte is about 13 miles north and Charlotte Douglas International Airport around 16 miles, with Novant Health Matthews Medical Center about 6 miles away for hospital access.
Places to explore in Waverly
Frequently Asked Questions
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At the intersection of Providence Road and Ardrey Kell Road in south Charlotte's 28277 zip code, just south of I-485 and directly across Providence Road from the Rea Farms development.
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It's a 90-acre, walkable mixed-use town center built starting in 2016 around a Whole Foods Market, with shops, restaurants, offices, a Hilton Garden Inn, and homes by David Weekley Homes designed to echo the close-in, walkable feel of Dilworth and Myers Park.
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Students are commonly zoned for Rea Farms STEAM Academy, a K-8 campus just across Providence Road that splits seats between its neighborhood zone and a magnet lottery, and Providence High School. Verify assignments for your exact address through the CMS assignment lookup, since some nearby addresses zone to McKee Road Elementary or Jay M. Robinson Middle instead.
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Over the past year, Waverly single-family homes, townhomes, and condos have sold for between about $490,000 and $1.07 million, with a median of around 25 days on the market. Verify current values, since the market moves.
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Yes. Waverly Master Property Owners Association, Inc. covers the development, with phase-specific associations like Waverly Phase II Homeowners Association layered on top; recent listings show dues around $199 a month for single-family homes and about $800 a quarter for townhomes. Confirm current dues and which association applies to your address before buying.
