Updated September 2026
Living in WeHo
“South Nashville's New Identity”
Current Comps
On request
Walk Score
69/100
Tour
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The quick answer
WeHo is a South Nashville neighborhood just southeast of downtown, with a Walk Score of 69. Its commercial strip has filled in with coffee shops, wine bars and locally owned restaurants, while residential streets mix older Nashville homes with new-construction infill. It reads more residential than The Gulch or downtown while keeping quick access to both.
What you'll see in WeHo
The details from our firsthand video tours — so you get the read whether or not you press play.
Wedgewood-Houston (WeHo) neighborhood tour
Wedgewood-Houston, known locally as WeHo, is an urban-core Nashville neighborhood sandwiched between 8th Avenue and the Nolensville Pike corridor, just minutes from downtown. Once an industrial pocket, it has become a creatively driven area marked by art galleries, converted warehouses, craft breweries, and live music venues. This tour walks the neighborhood and covers its housing across lower, mid, and luxury new-construction price points, along with the day-to-day realities of living there, including event-driven traffic.
- Locals call Wedgewood-Houston "WeHo."
- The neighborhood sits between 8th Avenue and the Nolensville Pike corridor, just minutes from downtown Nashville.
- WeHo has shifted from an industrial, under-the-radar pocket into a creative urban neighborhood.
- Local character includes art galleries, converted warehouses, craft breweries, and live music venues.
- Nearby landmarks include the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and the Nashville soccer stadium (Geodis Park).
- Housing spans a range of price points, from lower-cost entry homes to mid-priced homes and luxury new construction.
- Local events can affect traffic in and around the neighborhood.
- Sevier Park is among the green spaces in the area.
- The tour is led by a Nashville real estate agent licensed in Tennessee since 2013.
Where is Wedgewood-Houston (WeHo) located in Nashville?
WeHo sits between 8th Avenue and the Nolensville Pike corridor, just minutes from downtown Nashville. It is one of the city's urban-core neighborhoods rather than a suburban area.
What is the character of the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood?
WeHo has transformed from an industrial, under-the-radar pocket into a creatively charged neighborhood. It is known for art galleries, converted warehouses, craft breweries, live music venues, and distinctive architecture rather than cookie-cutter housing.
What kinds of homes are available in Wedgewood-Houston?
The tour covers a range of housing in WeHo, including lower-cost entry-point homes, mid-priced homes, and luxury new construction. The video walks through examples at these different price points on the ground.
Neighborhood Guide
Complete Guide to WeHo, Nashville
WeHo, short for Wedgewood-Houston, sits just southeast of downtown in South Nashville. The neighborhood's main commercial strip features an eclectic mix of coffee shops, wine bars, cocktail lounges, and locally-owned restaurants. The residential streets feature a mix of older Nashville homes alongside significant new-construction infill — modern farmhouses, glass-and-steel townhomes, and renovated bungalows. WeHo offers an urban lifestyle with slightly more residential feel than The Gulch or downtown. The neighborhood's location south of Broadway gives it quick access to downtown entertainment while maintaining a distinctly neighborhood feel.
Questions people ask about WeHo
Where is WeHo in Nashville?
WeHo is in South Nashville, just southeast of downtown and south of Broadway — near enough to downtown entertainment to reach it quickly, far enough to keep a neighborhood feel. The name is recent; the sock factories and warehouses it grew out of are not.
The commercial strip is an eclectic run of coffee shops, wine bars, cocktail lounges and locally-owned restaurants. The residential streets mix older Nashville homes with significant new-construction infill — modern farmhouses, glass-and-steel townhomes and renovated bungalows.
How far is WeHo from downtown Nashville?
Minutes. Its location south of Broadway gives it quick access to downtown entertainment while keeping a distinctly residential feel, and that balance is what most people here are buying.
AJ Capital Partners is building Wedgewood Village, a mixed-use campus anchoring WeHo's shift from sock factories and warehouses into an arts-and-restaurant district. It is the project most likely to change what this address feels like.
What is there to do in WeHo?
The commercial strip is walkable and eclectic — coffee shops, wine bars, cocktail lounges and locally-owned restaurants rather than one anchor everybody visits.
Downtown is minutes away for anything the strip does not carry, and Wedgewood Village is adding an arts-and-restaurant campus on the neighborhood's own side of the line.
How do I check schools and crime data for WeHo, Nashville?
We don't rate schools and we don't characterize any area as safe or otherwise — those are your calls to make, from the official record, and an agent who makes them for you is doing you a disservice. What we will do is hand you the primary sources and get out of the way.
Zoning is set by address, not by neighborhood name, so the district's own school-locator tool is the only answer that holds for the specific house you're looking at. Our sources page links the Tennessee Department of Education report card, the district lookups, and the official crime-data portals, with no commentary from us on any of them.
What's changing in WeHo
Updated July 2026Wedgewood Village
AJ Capital Partners is building Wedgewood Village, an 18-acre, 1.6 million-square-foot mixed-use campus that anchors WeHo's shift from sock factories and warehouses into an arts-and-restaurant district.
Wedgewood-Houston, the former industrial pocket just south of downtown Nashville, is being reshaped by Nashville-based developer AJ Capital Partners (the firm behind Graduate Hotels). Its flagship effort, Wedgewood Village, spans 18 acres and is delivering more than 1.6 million square feet of residential, office, retail and restaurant space across three phases. The development builds on AJ Capital's two earlier WeHo projects: the historic May Hosiery Mills (a six-building, four-acre former sock-factory campus restored with roughly 175,000 square feet of Class A office, retail and dining, with the adaptive reuse completed in 2021 and the Soho House members' club opening there in 2022) and Nashville Warehouse Co. (a 5.2-acre brownfield site that delivered Nashville's first large-scale mass-timber office buildings, about 200,000 square feet of Class A office across three buildings, completed in August 2021).
AJ Capital broke ground on the Wedgewood Village components in March 2025. Disclosed buildings include a 240-unit residential building with street-level retail at 445 Humphreys Street; office-and-retail buildings at 515 Houston Street (170,000 sq ft), 507 Houston Street (51,000 sq ft office plus 10,500 sq ft retail), 448 Humphreys Street (53,300 sq ft) and 430 Chestnut Street (156,500 sq ft, including The Chestnut live-music venue); and multiple 'Memoir'-branded residential buildings. A separate, four-story building at 440 Chestnut Street (109,000 sq ft) will house Live Nation's venue The Truth, a 4,400-capacity music hall slated to open fall 2026 with an attached whiskey bar (Harlan's) and listening lounge (the Vinyl Room). A separate AJ Capital residential project, Memoir May Hosiery at 1210 Martin Street, adds 109 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and is pre-leasing ahead of a March 2026 opening; its ground floor is set to add local retail tenants Bell Bird Books, Bower and Culture Club in spring 2026.
Announced anchor tenants reflect the district's arts-and-hospitality positioning: the members-only Soho House club, the Academy of Country Music (offices confirmed for 2026), the New York brasserie Pastis (which opened its Nashville location in June 2025), the Boka Restaurant Group concepts Momotaro and Alla Vita, and Hermès (an 8,500-square-foot boutique in May Hosiery Mills that opened October 2025, its first Tennessee location). On the financing side, an AJ Capital entity secured a $170 million construction loan tied to Wedgewood Village, provided by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) per a Davidson County Register of Deeds filing; the firm separately recorded a $93.74 million loan for a two-building portion including the Chestnut Street venue and office. These figures cover AJ Capital's portfolio in the neighborhood and do not include the many independent breweries, galleries and smaller infill projects that also define WeHo.
For relocating buyers, WeHo is a useful area to understand because it is changing quickly: a once strictly industrial neighborhood now mixes restored brick warehouses, new apartments, restaurants, breweries and galleries within walking distance of downtown. Much of the new residential supply is rental, with for-sale condo and townhome product more limited, so it is worth confirming current for-sale inventory and which phase of construction is open before planning a move.
- Developer
- AJ Capital Partners (Nashville)
- Project size
- 18 acres, 1.6 million+ sq ft, three phases
- Construction loan
- $170 million (MassMutual) for Wedgewood Village; separate $93.74M for the Chestnut St. venue/office
- Residential
- 240 units at 445 Humphreys St + Memoir May Hosiery 109 units at 1210 Martin St
- Anchor tenants
- Soho House, Academy of Country Music, Pastis, Momotaro, Alla Vita, Hermès (opened Oct. 2025)
- Live Nation venue
- The Truth, 4,400-capacity music venue at 440 Chestnut St (109,000 sq ft), opening fall 2026
- Status / timeline
- Broke ground March 2025; Memoir May Hosiery opening March 2026 with retail (Bell Bird Books, Bower, Culture Club) following spring 2026
What's New to Eat, Drink & Shop in WeHo
Updated September 2026Wedgewood-Houston has added a concentrated wave of restaurants, bars, and shops, most of them in AJ Capital Partners' Wedgewood Village development and the restored May Hosiery Mills campus along Houston Street. More retail debuts are scheduled for summer 2026 and a Live Nation music venue is set for the fall.
French bistro from Stephen Starr's STARR Restaurants, an expansion of the New York original that opened in 1999. Located at 512 Houston St. in the former May Hosiery Mills building, serving lunch, weekend brunch, and dinner daily.
Restaurant · opened 2025
Mediterranean restaurant with California influences from Chicago's Lettuce Entertain You, led by chef and partner CJ Jacobson. The two-story space at 435 Houston St. serves hot and cold mezze, seafood, cocktails, and weekend brunch, with patio seating. It is the third Aba, after Chicago and Austin.
Restaurant · opened 2025
All-day bistro from Strategic Hospitality at 611 Wedgewood Ave., in the former Smokin' Thighs space, with culinary direction from Andy Little and chef de cuisine Brandon Mook. The 66-seat restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, with two patios and a separate bar.
Restaurant · opened June 2026
Modern Japanese restaurant from Chicago's Boka Restaurant Group and chef Gene Kato, at 519 Houston St. The menu covers a temaki hand-roll program, sushi, and robata-grilled dishes, and the dining room opens daily at 4:30 p.m.
Restaurant · opened June 2026
Italian restaurant from Boka Restaurant Group and chef Lee Wolen, an outpost of the Chicago original at 523 Houston St. The menu features handmade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and Italian classics alongside a wine list and cocktail program.
Restaurant · opened June 2026
Whiskey-focused bar from Boka Restaurant Group at 521 Houston St., set in a covered passageway connecting Alla Vita and Momotaro. Director of beverage Ashley Santoro's cocktail list draws on small-batch Tennessee whiskeys and Southern ingredients. Opens daily at 4:30 p.m.
Bar / Brewery · opened June 2026
Sushi restaurant from Colorado co-founders Jason Wallenta and Riley O'Brien, who also opened Dos Santos in Wedgewood-Houston in 2024. Executive chef Zaya Altbish leads a menu of sushi, hamachi kama, pork belly buns, and tamaki tacos, with a sake program. The 3,300-sq-ft space seats about 90 inside plus 30 on the patio.
Restaurant · opened January 2026
Frozen Greek yogurt, gelato, and ice cream shop from brothers Bear and PJ Kaminer at 1212 Martin St. The yogurt is made in house from strained yogurt, kefir, and skim milk, with toppings overseen by pastry chef Noelle Marchetti.
Restaurant · opened June 2026
Fourth Nashville shop from the Elegy Coffee roaster, at 516 Hagan St., Suite 103, in the former Dozen Bakery space. Joins Elegy's East Nashville, Germantown, and Downtown locations.
Coffee · opened 2025
The French leather goods and fashion house's first Nashville store, occupying a two-story unit in the former red brick hosiery factory on Houston Street. The opening included pieces made for the location, among them a guitar built by Parisian artisans and music-themed Arceau watches.
Retail · opened October 2025
Italian apparel brand known for cashmere and a neutral color palette, in a 3,650-sq-ft store at 505 Houston St. It is the brand's second Nashville location and its first standalone store in Tennessee.
Retail · opened March 2026
Sleepwear and loungewear brand's sixth store, in a 919-sq-ft space at 1209 Brown St. in Wedgewood Village. It carries the label's core assortment for women, men, and children, including Gisele pajamas and washable silk styles, plus gift items.
Retail · opened 2026
Independent bookstore from owner Mary Ann Weprin at 1208 Martin St., stocking classic literature, contemporary releases, cookbooks, and children's books. It also carries notebooks, pens, stickers, and a Wedgewood-Houston-scented candle, and hosts author events.
Retail · opened fall 2025
Nail salon in Wedgewood Village from neighborhood residents Andrea Fishkin and Amanda Soeder Gleaton, offering manicures and pedicures only. The roughly 1,700-sq-ft space has 14 manicure stations and six pedicure chairs and books appointments online.
Fitness / Wellness · opened June 2026
Neighborhood market from Perenn Bakery, which also operates locations in Berry Hill, Franklin, and at Cheekwood. Planned for the Wedgewood Village development, pairing in-house breads and pastries with coffee, wine, and grocery staples.
Grocery / Food hall · opening late summer 2026
Australian swimwear and ready-to-wear label taking a 2,186-sq-ft space at 503 Houston St. in Wedgewood Village. It will be the brand's first standalone Tennessee location.
Retail · opening summer 2026
Los Angeles-based clothing and accessories brand opening a 1,742-sq-ft store at 515 Houston St., Suite 101, in Wedgewood Village. It will be the label's first standalone Tennessee location.
Retail · opening summer 2026
Golf apparel and lifestyle brand founded in 2017, taking a 2,534-sq-ft space at 501 Houston St. in Wedgewood Village. It will be the brand's first standalone Tennessee location.
Retail · opening summer 2026
Live music venue at 440 Chestnut St. operated by Live Nation, part of the Wedgewood Village development. The 4,400-capacity, three-level building includes Harlan's, a mezzanine whiskey bar named for songwriter Harlan Howard, and the Vinyl Room, a listening lounge spanning two floors. The first announced shows begin Oct. 3, 2026.
New spot · opening fall 2026
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Choosing an agent in Nashville
How do you choose a real estate agent for WeHo?
WeHo is one of Nashville's in-town neighborhoods. Here's how to evaluate an agent for it — what to verify, what to ask, and where our team's Nashville track record fits.
Choosing a real estate agent in Nashville, TN: our answerFAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About WeHo
How much do homes cost in WeHo?
We do not publish a single median for WeHo; ask us for live comparables. Prices vary widely depending on whether you're looking at renovated historic homes, new construction, or condos, so our team pulls live, address-level comparable sales, with their source and date, before any offer — we don't predict where prices head next.
What is WeHo in Nashville known for?
WeHo is known for its creative, gallery district character. A creative South Nashville neighborhood with a growing dining and retail scene. We share what the area is and isn't so you can decide whether it fits your day-to-day.
Is WeHo a good place to live?
"Good" depends on your priorities, and that's a personal decision our team doesn't make for you. Here are the objective facts to weigh: WeHo has a creative, gallery district character and a Walk Score of 69 out of 100. We'll walk you through the trade-offs — commute, housing stock, and day-to-day access — so you can decide whether it fits.
How walkable is WeHo?
WeHo has a Walk Score of 69 out of 100. WeHo is somewhat walkable, with some errands possible on foot. A car is helpful for most trips.
How do I choose a real estate agent in WeHo?
Screen any agent on five things: an active Tennessee license, closings in and around WeHo in the last 12 months, a written disclosure of what representation will cost you, references from recent clients you can call, and video or other proof that they know these streets. Our case, for the record: Will Johnson is a 14-year U.S. Army veteran (Major), licensed in Tennessee since 2013, and The Will Johnson Team (eXp Realty) is rated 5.0 on Google, is RealTrends Verified 2026, and closed $27.7M across 64 transactions in the last 12 months (as of 2026). Call 615-265-1000; the first conversation carries no obligation.
Choosing a real estate agent in Nashville, TN: our answerShould I buy in WeHo or a neighboring area?
It depends on your priorities. WeHo stands out for its creative, gallery district atmosphere. Our team can help you compare WeHo with similar Nashville neighborhoods based on your specific needs — call us at 615-265-1000 for a personalized recommendation.
How does WeHo compare to Sylvan Park?
We built a side-by-side breakdown of WeHo and Sylvan Park — housing, walk score, and lifestyle character — so you can weigh them on the facts rather than the hype. It's a question we hear often, and our team can talk through which fits your priorities. Call 615-265-1000.
Compare WeHo vs Sylvan ParkWhere is WeHo in Nashville?
WeHo is in South Nashville, just southeast of downtown and south of Broadway — near enough to downtown entertainment to reach it quickly, far enough to keep a neighborhood feel. The name is recent; the sock factories and warehouses it grew out of are not. The commercial strip is an eclectic run of coffee shops, wine bars, cocktail lounges and locally-owned restaurants. The residential streets mix older Nashville homes with significant new-construction infill — modern farmhouses, glass-and-steel townhomes and renovated bungalows.
How far is WeHo from downtown Nashville?
Minutes. Its location south of Broadway gives it quick access to downtown entertainment while keeping a distinctly residential feel, and that balance is what most people here are buying. AJ Capital Partners is building Wedgewood Village, a mixed-use campus anchoring WeHo's shift from sock factories and warehouses into an arts-and-restaurant district. It is the project most likely to change what this address feels like.
What is there to do in WeHo?
The commercial strip is walkable and eclectic — coffee shops, wine bars, cocktail lounges and locally-owned restaurants rather than one anchor everybody visits. Downtown is minutes away for anything the strip does not carry, and Wedgewood Village is adding an arts-and-restaurant campus on the neighborhood's own side of the line.
How do I check schools and crime data for WeHo, Nashville?
We don't rate schools and we don't characterize any area as safe or otherwise — those are your calls to make, from the official record, and an agent who makes them for you is doing you a disservice. What we will do is hand you the primary sources and get out of the way. Zoning is set by address, not by neighborhood name, so the district's own school-locator tool is the only answer that holds for the specific house you're looking at. Our sources page links the Tennessee Department of Education report card, the district lookups, and the official crime-data portals, with no commentary from us on any of them.
Deeper Reading
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Living Guide
Living in WeHo: An Honest Local's Guide to Wedgewood-Houston
Wedgewood-Houston — WeHo — is a former industrial pocket just south of downtown that turned into a dining-and-gallery district, and it's still changing by the month. Here's the honest read on daily life, the real trade-offs, and what to check before you fall for a renovated warehouse.
8 min read
Best Of
WeHo: Where Locals Actually Eat, Drink, and Spend Saturdays
WeHo's commercial strip has built a credible restaurant and coffee scene. Here's the honest local list of where residents actually go.
6 min read
Buyer's Guide
Buying in WeHo: What Different Price Points Actually Get You
WeHo's mix of new construction, older homes, and ongoing development means diligence varies by product type. Here's the honest breakdown of price bands and the gotchas — especially around builder quality and block-level streetscape variation.
9 min read
Quick Facts
WeHo at a Glance
Price Range
Current comps with their source, on request
Walk Score
69/100
Vibe
Creative, Gallery District
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About the authors
By Will Johnson & The Will Johnson Team
Will Johnson leads The Will Johnson Team at eXp Realty, serving buyers and sellers across Middle Tennessee — WeHo, Nashville, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Sumner County, Brentwood, Franklin, Mount Juliet, Murfreesboro and the surrounding communities. A U.S. Army veteran who served 14 years and rose to the rank of Major, and a former ICU nurse and nurse anesthetist (CRNA) who graduated with a 4.0 from MTSA, he has been licensed in Tennessee since 2013 (license #330494); in the last 12 months (as of 2026) the team has closed $27.7 million in volume across 64 transactions. The team holds a 5.0 rating on Google and Zillow, is RealTrends Verified 2026, has been featured as an expert source by CBS MoneyWatch and Bottom Line Personal, and can be reached at 615-265-1000.
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