Living in Westhaven: Franklin's Master-Planned Community

Westhaven isn't just a neighborhood — it's a town within a town. Spread across 1,500 master-planned acres in west Franklin, this Southern Land Company community was designed from the ground up around two ideas: convenience and connection. The streets are narrower, the front porches are wide enough for a swing, and green space is woven into every block. Walking trails connect homes to the Village Center, where residents grab groceries, coffee, or dinner without ever starting a car. The amenity package is the reason most people move here. At the heart of it all sits the 15,000-square-foot Residence Club — a fitness center, 37-seat theater, and drop-in daycare wrapped around resort-style pools with a 119-foot water slide and lazy river. Add pickleball courts, tennis courts, and a packed community events calendar, and it starts to feel less like a subdivision and more like a permanent vacation. Westhaven Country Club anchors the community with an 18-hole Arthur Hills golf course. For golfers, living here means your next round is a golf cart ride away. The Village Center brings everyday essentials — Amerigo, High Brow Coffee, Palmer Kennedy, and more — right into the neighborhood. You can live your whole week without leaving Westhaven, and many residents do. Architectural variety is a point of pride. No two homes look the same. Some streets feel like coastal Charleston, others like a Southern Living spread. Condos, townhomes, cottages, and estate homes all coexist, which creates a community with real diversity — different ages, different backgrounds, different life stages — all sharing the same sidewalks.