I stood on a rooftop terrace in north Westerville last Thursday and watched someone walk their dog across the pedestrian bridge to the Westerville Community Center. The terrace was on the fourth floor of a townhome that did not exist a year ago. A central green sat below. The bridge runs straight from the community over the Alum Creek Greenway to the Community Center door.
That bridge changed the math of this address.
Westerville Did Not Have This Format Until Now
For two decades, buying in Westerville meant a single-family house on a third of an acre and a 20-minute drive to dinner. The townhome story belonged to Dublin or Grandview. Not 43082.
Pulte changed that. Towns on the Greenway sits at 343 N. West Street, Westerville 43082. Four-story attached townhomes on what was farmland 18 months ago. Three floor plans: Halston, Highwood, and Highwood with Loft. Each carries three bedrooms and three to four baths. Starting price is $446,990. The inventory homes available now run $528,000 to $634,000 depending on floor plan and finish level, with delivery windows in early-to-mid 2026.
Those are builder-stated prices as of the time of my visit. Confirm current availability directly with Pulte's sales office, as inventory homes move.
Why This Format Is New For 43082
Westerville's for-sale housing stock has been overwhelmingly single-family detached for decades. Brand-new attached construction at this height, this finish level, and this price point was not part of the conversation here.
A buyer who wanted a new low-exterior-maintenance home with walkability had to look at Dublin, Grandview, or the Short North. Each of those means a different commute and a different price.
Towns on the Greenway puts that math inside zip code 43082. A buyer can choose a vertical, four-story floor plan with a rooftop terrace, stay in the Westerville footprint, walk to Uptown for dinner, and step onto the Greenway trail without getting in the car. That combination did not exist as a single for-sale option in this market before this community was built.
What the Price Buys, and What It Does Not
Starting at $446,990, the entry townhome prices right at Westerville's median home value, which Columbus REALTORS MLS data showed near $432,000 as of early 2026. The upper inventory homes, running $528,000 to $634,000, price above that median.
You are paying for new construction, the rooftop terrace, and the walkable address. You are not paying for land. That is the core trade with attached product: less yard, more building, location premium. For buyers who do not want to maintain a third of an acre or deal with a 20-year-old roof within two years of purchase, that trade makes straightforward sense. For buyers who want outdoor space or a garage that fits a truck, it does not.
The rooftop terrace is a genuine amenity. It is also not a backyard. Four stories means stairs through most of the floor plans. Shared walls are shared walls. I am not going to pretend the trade-offs are minor.
Location Is the Actual Story
Pulte put this community in the right spot. North West Street runs south to State Street and Uptown Westerville, where the restaurants, coffee shops, and the small-business core are concentrated. Otterbein University is close. The Alum Creek Greenway trail runs through this side of town, and the pedestrian bridge connects the community directly to the Westerville Community Center.
New construction plus walkable Uptown access plus direct Greenway trail access as a single package did not exist in Westerville before this. The address solves a specific problem for a specific buyer. That is what a developer needs to make four-story attached product pencil in a market that has never seen it.
Two Things to Understand If You Are Watching This Market
First, inventory is moving before most local buyers know the community exists. New construction communities routinely get found by relocating buyers and out-of-market purchasers first. They search by map filter and product type, not by assumptions about what a suburb offers. By the time a buyer who already lives in Westerville hears about a new community from a friend, the best-facing units are frequently under contract. If this format interests you, the time to look is now, not after the YouTube tour makes the rounds.
Second, this is a directional signal. When a national builder commits capital to four-story attached product in a market that has never absorbed it, they have run the demand numbers. Pulte does not guess. Expect more of this format in Westerville's pipeline, not less.
If you own a single-family home in 43081 or 43082, file this away. A new walkable, low-maintenance option in your own zip code is now part of what your next buyer is comparing your property against. That is not an alarm, it is information. But it is worth knowing.
The Honest Comparison You Should Make Before You Decide
The right question is not whether townhomes are good or bad in the abstract. It is whether this specific floor plan, at this price, in this location, fits how you actually want to use a home. That comparison is worth running against resale single-family homes in 43081 and 43082.
A resale home in the same price range, say $480,000 to $600,000, gives you a lot, a garage, likely a first-floor primary or at minimum a traditional two-story layout, and a neighborhood that is already established. It also gives you deferred maintenance risk, older mechanicals, and the upkeep of an exterior. A townhome at Towns on the Greenway gives you new construction, no exterior maintenance, a rooftop terrace, and a trail-connected address. It gives you stairs and shared walls.
Both are real options in this market right now. I can show you the specific resale comps alongside the Pulte pricing so you are making that call with actual numbers.
I am filming a full walkthrough of Towns on the Greenway. It will land on my YouTube channel. If you want to see the floor plans and the Greenway connection before you make a trip out, that video will save you a wasted drive.
If you want to talk through how this community compares to what is available in resale right now, reach out directly. I will give you the straight comparison.
Book a call with Adam or call 937-239-2919.
Adam Geuy, Realtor, NextHome Experience. License #202000794. Each office is independently owned and operated.