A prospective buyer called our office this spring asking about the Westhaven active adult homes she'd read about starting in the $600,000s. She had the number from an old article, the kind of piece that ranks well and rarely gets updated once a community's pricing moves. When we pulled current builder listings for her, the starting price on available plans and quick move-in homes was well north of a million dollars.
She wasn't wrong to have the lower number in her head. It was accurate once. It just isn't accurate now, and the gap between those two figures tells you something worth understanding before you compare Westhaven's 55+ section to anywhere else in Williamson County.
The number everyone still quotes had a short shelf life
Southern Land Company opened sales in Westhaven's active adult section in November 2023, positioning it as the community's most accessible entry point. Early plans called for roughly 200 for-sale homes on a 52-acre parcel at the southeast corner of Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway and Highway 96, paired with an independent living component of similar size. By the time the company celebrated the groundbreaking of the neighborhood's amenity building in the spring of 2025, the for-sale plan had settled at 146 single-family homes, paired villas, and townhomes, with pricing described as starting in the $600,000s for townhomes, the $900,000s for villas, and $1 million and up for single-family homes.
That was the pitch for roughly a year and a half. It's the number that got picked up by real estate blogs, aggregator sites, and anyone summarizing Westhaven for a downsizing audience. It's also the number our caller had.
Builder listings for the community today tell a different story. Current quick move-in and available-plan pricing runs from $1,236,788 to $1,627,450 depending on which listing you check. Neither figure resembles the $600,000s that made the section famous as Westhaven's affordable tier.
What moved, and what didn't
Some of this is ordinary. Phase-one product sells first, and the smallest, least expensive plans usually go quickest. More than 40 percent of the section's homes were already under contract by the spring 2025 groundbreaking, according to Southern Land Company's own release, which means the entry-level inventory that anchored the launch price may simply be gone. Remaining availability skews toward larger single-family plans and villas, which were never the $600,000s product to begin with.
The plan itself has also shifted since the original 2023 announcement. Here's how the numbers have moved:
| Detail | At 2023 launch | At spring 2025 groundbreaking | Current builder listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| For-sale homes planned | approximately 200 | 146 | — |
| Rental residences planned | approximately 200 | 208 to 211 | — |
| Starting price, entry product | not yet specified | $600,000s (townhomes) | $1,236,788 to $1,627,450 |
None of this means the community is overpriced or mismanaged. It means the number that made headlines in 2023 described a snapshot, not a standing offer, and anyone shopping this section on the strength of an old article is comparing today's decision to a market that no longer exists.
The building the whole pitch depends on isn't finished yet
There's a second gap that matters even more for anyone close to writing an offer, and it has nothing to do with price.
The amenities that define the active adult pitch, the pools, the spa, the dining rooms, the theater, the golf simulator, don't live in the homes themselves. They live in a separate building called Astor Club & Residences, a rental community spanning roughly 300,000 square feet across three four- and five-story buildings on 10 acres. Southern Land Company broke ground on it in the spring of 2025, with Choate Construction as general contractor and Harrison Design as architect. Completion is targeted for fall 2027.
Home sales in Westhaven's active adult section began in November 2023. The building that houses the pools, spa, dining rooms, and theater those buyers are counting on broke ground in the spring of 2025 and isn't scheduled to open until fall 2027.
Put those two timelines side by side and you get a real gap. A buyer who closed on a home in the section in late 2023 or 2024 could be living there for as long as three or four years before the amenity building that anchors the entire lifestyle argument is finished. The first model homes for the for-sale side didn't even open for public tours until June 2025, roughly the same window as the amenity building's groundbreaking, meaning even a buyer who bought during that tour weekend is looking at a two-plus year wait before Astor Club & Residences opens its doors.
This isn't a criticism of the timeline. Large amenity buildings take time to build well, and a fall 2027 target for a groundbreaking that happened in spring 2025 is a normal construction schedule. The point is that the marketing and the construction calendar are running on different clocks, and a buyer comparing this section to a finished 55+ community elsewhere needs to know which clock applies to them.
What Astor Club membership includes, and what it doesn't
One detail works in buyers' favor here. Astor Club membership comes included with the purchase of a home in the active adult section, no separate initiation fee required. That's a meaningful difference from the rest of Westhaven, where golf and social memberships at the main Westhaven Golf Club carry their own initiation fees starting above $50,000 with annual dues around $5,000, plus a reported waitlist for both categories.
Standard Westhaven HOA dues run roughly $107 to $862 a month depending on section and home type, and they fund the Residents Club, pools, trails, and community events. The active adult section layers on additional coverage for full lawn and exterior maintenance on townhomes and villas, which is standard for this kind of low-maintenance product but worth confirming line by line, since maintenance responsibilities can vary between the paired villa and single-family plans.
None of this replaces reading the actual HOA budget and reserve study for the specific address you're considering. It just tells you which questions matter most given what's still under construction.
Questions worth asking before you write an offer
If you're seriously comparing Westhaven's active adult section against other downsizing options in Franklin or Williamson County, a few questions will tell you more than any published price:
- Ask the builder for current pricing on the specific plan and lot you want, not the community-wide figure from an older article or listing.
- Ask for a written, dated timeline on Astor Club & Residences, including which amenities open first and which come later in the phased buildout.
- Ask what's available to residents in the meantime. A community this size sometimes offers interim access to nearby amenities while a flagship building finishes.
- Confirm your total monthly carrying cost, including HOA dues, any active-adult maintenance fee, and whether golf or social membership at the main club is something you actually want, since that's a separate cost entirely.
FAQ
Is Astor Club membership included when I buy a home in the active adult section? Yes. Unlike the golf and social memberships at Westhaven's main golf club, Astor Club membership comes with the purchase of a home in the active adult section and doesn't require a separate initiation fee.
What's the difference between the for-sale homes and Astor Club & Residences? The for-sale homes, single-family, paired villas, and townhomes, are a separate product built by SLC Homes. Astor Club & Residences is a distinct rental building with 208 to 211 units where the shared amenities, including the pools, spa, dining, and theater, are physically located.
When will the amenities actually be open? Astor Club & Residences broke ground in spring 2025 with a targeted completion in fall 2027. Confirm the current status directly with the builder before assuming any specific amenity is available on move-in day.
Is this section still the most affordable way into Westhaven? It was priced that way at launch. Current builder-quoted starting prices for available plans and quick move-ins run well above the original $600,000s figure, so it's worth comparing current pricing against other Franklin and Williamson County options rather than relying on the launch numbers.
Buying into a still-developing community can be a smart move, but only when the price you're comparing is the price on the table today and the timeline you're planning around is the one the builder is actually building to. If you're weighing Westhaven's active adult section against other downsizing options in Franklin, Brentwood, or elsewhere in Williamson County, The Reed Collective can walk through current pricing, phased delivery, and how the numbers stack up against what's already finished nearby.
