Charter Stories
There's so much more to The Great American Neighborhood® than meets the eye.
Distinct spaces, inspired designs and thoughtful details that all come together to create places unlike anywhere else. Interesting people with unique stories who have discovered a place as special as they are -a place they can live better.
Check out our stories for a glimpse into what life in a Charter neighborhood is really like. Or share your stories with us by emailing shareyourstory@Charterhomes.com for a chance to be featured on this page or in our social media!
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Living Design
August 23, 2018Look closely and you’ll notice that a Charter home just looks and feels different than any other new home. From the wall of windows that allows the morning light to stream into your kitchen to the functional layout of your living space, all of our homes are designed to feel larger, brighter and...
The Great American Neighborhood
August 14, 2018Some of the best stories told are about the places people live. The street they grew up on. The neighbors next door. The lasting connections made. More than 15 years ago, we began reimagining the way the suburbs look by creating places and neighborhoods designed for the way people want to live....
Walking to Work
August 10, 2018When Allison Zang and her husband bought their first home at Walden in Mechanicsburg almost 10 years ago, she never imagined she’d one day be walking across the street to work at her very own Pilates studio. However, after outgrowing giving private lessons in her own home, Allison saw the...
The Hastings Story
August 9, 2018The first time we walked the future site of Hastings in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, we knew the natural beauty of the land, which had only grown more special over time, was the perfect canvas for what we do best at Charter Homes & Neighborhoods – take what came before and incorporate it into...
Trevor's Farm
August 7, 2018Late last Summer, a new sight popped up along Woods drive in Mechanicsburg, just outside of our Woodbridge neighborhood. Thousands of bright sunflowers caught the attention of neighbors, passerby and photographers from across the region. The sunflowers are a part of Trevor’s farm, a preserved 12...
TerraPark®
July 30, 2018You might not see it, but trust us, your kids do. That hill is not just a hill. It’s a playground. At Charter, we’re big champions of natural playgrounds, with green spaces and slides, rock walls, amphitheaters, and secret nooks. We call them TerraPark®, and we build them into our neighborhoods to...