Antiquity

Name: Antiquity
Address: Cornelius, NC, US
Price range: $525K – $1.6M

Cornelius, North Carolina

A new-urbanist village inside Cornelius.

Town

Cornelius

Price Range

$525K – $1.6M

Architecture

New-urbanist, classical revival

Lifestyle

4 attributes

The Community

Mixed-use, pedestrian-first planning with a town square, lakefront park, and condo lofts above the bakery.

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History

Master-planned in the mid-2000s on a Cornelius site adjacent to Lake Norman, Antiquity was conceived as the lake region's flagship new-urbanist village. Designed in the spirit of Seaside, FL and I'On, SC, it pairs a walkable town square, mixed retail and dining, and a lakefront park with a careful classical-revival architectural vocabulary.

Lifestyle

Saturday-morning coffee at the bakery on the square, weekday lunches at the cafés, evenings on the lakefront park with the kids, and Friday-night live music under string lights in the town center. Antiquity is the lake's most walkable luxury village — a 5-minute stroll from your front door to a restaurant, the lake, or a yoga studio.

Architecture

Classical-revival and new-urbanist — porch-fronted homes, alley-loaded garages, mixed-use lofts above the bakery and cafés, and a careful architectural review board that maintains the visual vocabulary across the plan.

Amenities

◆Lakefront park with shoreline access
◆Town square with retail, dining, and event space
◆Junior Olympic community pool
◆Walking and biking trails throughout the plan
◆Live-music series on the green
◆Mixed-use lofts and condos above retail
◆Quick walk to Jetton Park and the Cornelius peninsula

HOA & Membership

HOA dues run roughly $1,200–$2,200 annually depending on home type (single-family, townhome, or loft), covering full common-area maintenance, pool access, and event programming.

Average Home Value

Median home value approximately $785K; lofts and townhomes trade from $525K, and full single-family homes on premium parcels transact from $900K to $1.6M.

Commute

23 minutes to Uptown Charlotte via I-77 South · 35 minutes to Charlotte-Douglas International (CLT) · 5 minutes to Jetton Park · 10 minutes to Birkdale Village.

Schools

◆J.V. Washam Elementary
◆Bailey Middle
◆William Amos Hough High
◆Cannon School (private K–12)

Dining Within Reach

◆Bayou Kitchen (Antiquity)
◆Hello, Sailor (waterfront, 5 min)
◆Kindred (Davidson, 10 min)
◆131 Main
◆Bistro La Bon

Resident Voice

Residents describe Antiquity as 'living inside a small Southern town' — a community where the post office, the bakery, the lake, and the yoga studio are all within a 5-minute walk, and the architecture is curated rather than developer-default.

The Case For

+Lake region's most walkable luxury village
+Strong architectural review maintains visual coherence
+Lakefront park and shoreline access included
+Mix of single-family, townhome, and loft inventory

Worth Noting

–Not gated and not waterfront (lake-access, not lakefront)
–Higher density than typical Cornelius neighborhoods
–Event programming brings non-residents to the square

Hidden Gems

◆The hidden lakefront overlook beyond the southern park trail
◆Friday-night live music on the town green in summer
◆The early-morning bakery line on weekends

FAQ

Frequently asked.

Is Antiquity a gated community?+

No — Antiquity is an open, walkable new-urbanist village. The mixed-use retail and dining at the town square is open to the public.

Is Antiquity on the lake?+

Antiquity is adjacent to the lake with a community lakefront park and shoreline access, but the individual homes are not directly waterfront.

What's the difference between Antiquity and Birkdale Village?+

Birkdale is primarily a retail center with surrounding residential. Antiquity is a residential village with retail integrated into the plan — closer in spirit to Seaside, FL or I'On, SC than to a lifestyle center.

On the Ground

Interior renovation work on Antiquity's lofts and single-family homes frequently involves Emerald & Oak Design.