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  • Savona Mill: A 1915 Mill Becomes a West End Food Hall

    Savona Mill: A 1915 Mill Becomes a West End Food Hall

    CHARLOTTE SPOTLIGHT · NOVEMBER 2026 · 3-MINUTE READ

    A 1915 textile mill on Charlotte’s west side is about to become one of the city’s biggest food destinations. Here’s what’s coming to Savona Mill, and why it matters for the West End.

    30,000
    square-foot food hall coming to Savona Mill
    ~25
    food stalls, plus a restaurant, bar and rooftop
    600+
    homes in the Savona Mill master plan

    Savona Food Works: what’s planned

    • Developer Portman Holdings announced Savona Food Works on May 27, 2026: a 30,000-square-foot food hall in Savona Mill’s historic Weave building.
    • Plans call for about 25 food stalls, a full-service restaurant and bar, a coffee shop, a flower market, a rooftop bar, and indoor-outdoor seating and event space.
    • It’s led by food hall operator Robert Montwaid, and it could open as early as 2027. No exact date has been set.

    From textile mill to mixed-use neighborhood

    • Savona Manufacturing Company built the Weave Mill in 1915–1916, added a spinning mill in 1921 and a warehouse in 1951. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
    • Today it’s a 27-acre adaptive reuse project in the West End with creative offices and shops, and Portman says the full plan includes more than 600 homes, with the next phase of apartments set to start construction in 2026.
    • It sits off South Turner Avenue near I-77, a short trip from Uptown.
    AMIR’S TAKE
    Charlotte doesn’t have many old mills left, and the ones that get a second life become neighborhood anchors, just like Camp North End and Optimist Hall did. A food hall with a rooftop bar gives people a reason to come to the West End and stay. For nearby homeowners and buyers in Wesley Heights, Seversville and Biddleville, that kind of everyday destination tends to make an area more desirable over time.
    Please note: Plans, tenants and opening dates come from the developer and news reports and can change.
    Curious about homes near Savona Mill? See what’s for sale in Wesley Heights and the West End, or ask me what a project like this could mean for your home.

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    Sources: Portman Holdings, “Savona Mill to Welcome Savona Food Works” (May 27, 2026) and “Phase II Residential Development Set to Advance at Savona Mill” (Apr 7, 2026); Axios Charlotte (May 27, 2026); WBTV (June 1, 2026); National Register of Historic Places listing, Savona Manufacturing Company (2014) via Wikipedia.

    Disclosures: Behdani Realty Company LLC is a licensed real estate brokerage in North Carolina and South Carolina. This article is general information only. It is not legal, tax, financial or investment advice, and it is not an offer to buy or sell any property. Facts come from the sources listed and can change. Equal Housing Opportunity.