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Everything on this site, organized the way people actually use it: first the neighborhood, then the housing, then daily life, then the work of building and renovating here.
If you are considering moving here, start with living in Plaza Midwood and the comparison page, then the schools and transit sections. If you are buying, start with homes, then communities and streets. If you already own here, the renovating, custom homes, interior design, and technology sections are written for you.
Start with
Historic enclave
The original streetcar plat north of Central Avenue and the core of the local historic district.
Mid to upper in-town band
Historic enclave
A quieter early-20th-century plat south of Independence, buffered by Briar Creek and the greenway.
Mid in-town band
Historic enclave
The eastern shoulder of the neighborhood, built out over three decades around Commonwealth Avenue.
Mid in-town band
Historic enclave
A post-war neighborhood southeast of Plaza Midwood that has absorbed much of its overflow demand.
Entry to mid in-town band
Historic enclave
A former mill village west of Plaza Midwood, now one of Charlotte's most rapidly rebuilt districts.
Wide range, entry to upper
Historic enclave
North of Plaza Midwood along The Plaza, a mixed-era district anchored by Shamrock Drive.
Entry to mid in-town band
Then
1910–1935
The defining house of Plaza Midwood and the reason the streetscape reads the way it does.
Tapered porch columns on piers
1915–1945
The formal counterweight to the bungalow, concentrated on The Plaza and Hamorton Place.
Symmetrical facade
1920–1940
Steep gables and storybook massing on a handful of the neighborhood's best-preserved blocks.
Steep front gable
1905–1930
Boxy, efficient two-story houses that maximize a narrow streetcar lot.
Hipped roof with center dormer
1900–1930
Small, plain worker cottages that survive along the neighborhood's western edge.
Small footprint
1935–1950
Depression- and war-era cottages that fill the transitional blocks.
Low roof pitch
And
Restaurant · $$
The upstairs small-plates room that put Plaza Midwood dining on Charlotte's map.
Central Avenue
Restaurant · $$
Wood-fired Carolina barbecue and the neighborhood's most reliable out-of-town order.
Central Avenue
Restaurant · $
A restored mid-century diner serving Southern plates in a chrome-and-vinyl room.
Commonwealth Avenue
Restaurant · $$
Fried chicken, casseroles, and vegetable plates in a converted corner building.
Thomas Avenue
Restaurant · $$
All-day breakfast and scratch brunch that draws a line most weekend mornings.
Central Avenue
Restaurant · $$
Pizza alongside an unexpected menu of Eastern European plates.
Central Avenue
Restaurant · $
Griddled burgers and shakes from a compact walk-up-style kitchen.
Central Avenue
Bar · $$
A dark, wood-heavy pub with a serious whiskey list.
Central Avenue
Bar · $
A long-standing porch-and-patio bar that functions as the neighborhood's living room.
Thomas Street
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Source: NC Real Estate Commission
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Source: City of Charlotte
Sources & verification
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