Westbranch

It’s rare to find a newer neighborhood this close to downtown Davidson. Westbranch sits where Robert Walker Drive meets Davidson-Concord Road in eastern Davidson, two to two and a half miles from Main Street, which is about a six- or seven-minute drive. The South Prong Rocky River Greenway runs along the neighborhood, and many homes face it from across the street, so a walk, run or bike ride into town starts right outside the front door.

Lennar broke ground in early 2017, and most homes were built between 2018 and 2022. The plan the Town of Davidson approved called for about 300 homes on roughly 170 acres, with more than half of the land left as open space, so many streets look out on woods, ponds and green space instead of another row of houses. The neighborhood is next door to River Run and across Davidson-Concord Road from Beaver Dam, an 1829 plantation house that is one of Mecklenburg County’s designated historic landmarks.

Westbranch was planned from the start for more than one kind of buyer, with about 200 single-family homes and just over 100 townhomes on the same streets. Sidewalks run throughout, many homes have front porches, and many garages sit off rear alleys, which keeps the streets lined with porches and front yards rather than driveways.

The single-family homes vary more than in many newer neighborhoods, because homesites range from about 42 to 90 feet wide. Most are about 2,000 to over 3,700 square feet with three to six bedrooms, on lots of roughly an eighth to a third of an acre. Many plans include a bonus room, flexible space or main-level guest suite, and Lennar’s Traditions homes, among the largest in the neighborhood, give growing families room to spread out.

The townhomes are two-story homes of about 1,700 to 2,500 square feet, most with three bedrooms and some with four. Many have a small private yard or patio, some floor plans include a main-level primary suite, and end units add windows and side-yard space. A separate townhome association fee includes lawn maintenance, which appeals to first-time buyers and downsizers who want a newer, low-maintenance home in Davidson, and many townhomes are a short walk from the pool and clubhouse.

Westbranch is inside the Town of Davidson’s limits in Mecklenburg County, with public water and sewer and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Inside the neighborhood, residents have a clubhouse, a large community pool with a cabana, a playground and walking trails. Plum Creek Park, a Town of Davidson park about half a mile away, adds tennis, pickleball and basketball courts. I-77 is about three and a half miles away at Exit 30, Birkdale Village is about seven miles, downtown Mooresville about 10 and uptown Charlotte roughly 22 miles to the south.

What makes Westbranch stand out is the combination: a newer home inside Davidson’s town limits, a pool and clubhouse at the center of the neighborhood, and a paved greenway that leads into Davidson’s walkable downtown. With townhomes and single-family homes in one community, Westbranch also gives buyers room to move up, or to downsize, without leaving the neighborhood.