The Highlands at Stone Hall

The Highlands at Stone Hall at a glance

The Highlands at Stone Hall is a single-family new-construction community in Hermitage, on the eastern side of Davidson County, in the historic Donelson-Hermitage area. It sits on Stone Hall Boulevard amid lush wooded areas and rolling hills, with interior streets including Highland Place Way, Mulligan Court, Helmsdale Court, and Riverbank Drive. The community runs to 80-plus homes and is actively selling, with an on-site sales office along Highland Place Way. Because it is built out as a defined neighborhood rather than a scattered set of lots, buyers get a real street grid, an amenity package, and finished homes alongside the ones still under construction.

What you are buying here is energy-efficient, smart-home-enabled single-family construction: homes from about 3,000 to 3,900 square feet, with four to five bedrooms, on 0.17-acre homesites, priced from $450,000. The buyers it tends to draw are those who want square footage and a brand-new, low-maintenance home but still want to stay close to the city — Stone Hall is less than 20 minutes from downtown Nashville. Because we tour the metro's new-construction communities constantly, this is one we point buyers toward when they ask about larger new homes on the east side that keep an easy commute into town.

Who builds in The Highlands at Stone Hall

The Highlands at Stone Hall is built by Meritage Homes, a national homebuilder known for its focus on energy efficiency and smart-home technology built into the home rather than bolted on afterward. As the builder here, Meritage controls the floor plans, the included features, the design-center selections, and the construction schedule — which generally makes for a more consistent buying process than a multi-builder community where details vary lot to lot.

In practice that means one builder, one warranty, and one sales-and-design team for the community. As your buyer's agents, we can pull Meritage's current plan availability, model-home and sales-office hours, and any standing incentives, and walk the included-features list with you so you know what is standard versus a design-center upgrade before you commit to a homesite.

Homes & floor plans

The Highlands at Stone Hall is single-family new construction. Homes run from roughly 3,000 to 3,900 square feet with four- to five-bedroom configurations, set on 0.17-acre lots (about 6,098 to 7,405 square feet). That is a larger footprint than many new-construction communities in the area, with the room range to cover a growing household, a home office, a guest suite, or flex space alongside the bedrooms.

Meritage homes here are designed around energy efficiency and integrated smart-home features, which is part of the builder's standard approach rather than an add-on package. Pricing starts at $450,000. For the current floor-plan lineup, included features, and which plans are available on which homesites, the best source is Meritage's official community and plan pages — and we pull the live, plan-by-plan picture for you so you are comparing real availability rather than a snapshot that may already be out of date.

Amenities & community life

The Highlands at Stone Hall is built around an amenity package that supports an active, outdoors-leaning day-to-day. The community includes a resort-style swimming pool and a recreation center for gathering, plus walking trails within the neighborhood.

One of the stronger draws here is greenway access — the community connects to more than 10 miles of greenway, which means walking, running, and biking right out your door without getting in the car. Paired with the wooded, rolling-hill setting, day-to-day life here leans toward time outside while keeping the conveniences of an established, close-in Hermitage location.

Location, access & schools

The Highlands at Stone Hall sits in the historic Donelson-Hermitage area on the east side of Davidson County, less than 20 minutes from downtown Nashville. That close-in position is one of the community's defining features: you get brand-new construction and a real amenity package while staying inside Metro Nashville and within an easy reach of the airport, Donelson, and the wider east-side corridor. The wooded, rolling terrain gives the neighborhood a more natural setting than many close-in new-construction options.

The Highlands at Stone Hall is zoned for Hermitage Elementary, Donelson Middle School, and McGavock High School. School zoning and boundaries can change, so we confirm the current assignment for any specific homesite with you before you write an offer.

What to verify before you buy

New-construction details move quickly, so before you write an offer at The Highlands at Stone Hall, confirm the current picture with us rather than relying on a listing snapshot. The numbers and facts on this page reflect builder and MLS figures at the time of writing — pricing, available floor plans, which homesites are released in the current phase, and inventory all change as the community sells out.

• Current pricing and any standing builder incentives — we pull live numbers for you
• Which phase and homesites are currently released and available
• Exact lot dimensions, orientation, and any premiums on the specific homesite
• HOA dues, what they cover, and the community governing documents
• The current standard-versus-upgrade feature list and design-center pricing
• Current school-zone assignment for the specific address

We will not guess at any of these for you — we get the exact figures from Meritage and the current listing data and tell you what they actually are before you commit.

Working with The Will Johnson Team

We represent buyers in new construction, and because we tour these communities constantly we help you compare The Highlands at Stone Hall against the other options on the east side and navigate the build from contract through closing. On cost: most builders pay our commission, so our representation is often little or no cost to you — but it varies by builder. We tell you the exact cost up front before you ever write an offer, so there are no surprises. To see current pricing and availability or to tour the community with someone on your side of the table, call The Will Johnson Team at 615-265-1000.

Commute, distance & getting around

Stone Hall Boulevard sits in Hermitage, on Davidson County's east side, with direct access to Lebanon Pike and I-40. Nashville International Airport (BNA) is roughly 9 miles away — about a 13-minute drive under normal traffic, according to standard mapping data — which matters if you fly for work or host out-of-town family often. Percy Priest Lake borders the eastern edge of the 37076 zip code, giving residents boating, fishing, and lake-day access without a long drive. Downtown Nashville is the widely cited 'less than 20 minutes' away that builder marketing uses; actual drive time will vary with traffic and time of day, so if commute is a deciding factor for you, we recommend test-driving your specific route at your normal commute hours before you write an offer.

The wider Stone Hall area

The Highlands at Stone Hall is one of two adjacent, separately built communities sharing the Stone Hall name off Lebanon Pike. The Reserve at Stone Hall, next door, was built by The Phillips Builders and is a distinct HOA and neighborhood, per NewHomeSource's community listing. If you are searching online, addresses and listings for both communities can show up together — as your buyer's agents, we make sure you know which HOA, which builder, and which amenity package actually applies to a given homesite before you get attached to it.

Why Meritage builds the way it does

Meritage Homes is a national, NYSE-listed builder (ticker MTH) that has been building since 1985 and has delivered more than 200,000 homes across its history. What sets Meritage apart operationally is that it builds 100% ENERGY STAR-certified homes as standard — not an upgrade path — and has been named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the EPA multiple times, per the company's own investor announcements and ENERGY STAR's builder profile. In practical terms for a buyer at Stone Hall, that means the energy-efficiency features on this page (insulation, HVAC sizing, sealing, and the smart-home package) are baked into the standard spec for every home the builder delivers here, not a marketing add-on.

HOA & what it covers

Multiple current and recent MLS listings for homes on Stone Hall Boulevard show HOA dues in the neighborhood of $63 per month, covering the community pool, park, playground, and trails, with some listings noting a one-time association fee at closing as well. Those figures come from individual listing data rather than a single master HOA schedule, so per our standard practice, we pull the current HOA dues, the governing documents, and exactly what is and is not covered for the specific homesite you're considering before you're under contract — dues and coverage can change as the community builds out.

Market context: what things actually cost here

For context on the surrounding 37076 Hermitage zip code: the median sale price across all property types was about $420,000 as of a recent 12-month rolling period, with single-family homes closer to $444,000, based on closed-sale data compiled by Nashville Home Guru. New construction built since 2020 in that same zip code has carried a higher median, near $515,000, versus roughly $390,000 for pre-2000 homes — a gap that reflects newer square footage and finishes, not a prediction of where any individual home's value is headed. We can't predict future prices or appreciation, at Stone Hall or anywhere else; what we can do is pull the current, dated comps and builder pricing for you so your offer is based on today's real numbers, not a guess about tomorrow's.

Frequently asked questions

Is The Highlands at Stone Hall the same as The Reserve at Stone Hall? No — they are adjacent but separate communities with different builders (Meritage Homes here; The Phillips Builders at The Reserve) and separate HOAs. How far is it to the airport? Roughly 9 miles, about a 13-minute drive to BNA under normal traffic, per standard mapping data. What schools is it zoned for? Hermitage Elementary, Donelson Middle School, and McGavock High School at the time of writing; school zoning can change, so we confirm the current assignment for any specific address, and we point you to GreatSchools.org and the Tennessee Department of Education's report cards for performance data rather than offering our own opinion on school quality. What are the HOA dues? Recent listings show dues near $63 per month covering the pool, park, playground, and trails — we confirm the current, exact figure for your homesite before you're under contract. Will home values here go up? We can't predict future prices or appreciation. We can show you current, dated pricing and comparable sales so you can make an informed decision based on today's numbers.

Everyday convenience

Day-to-day errands stay close by: Kroger has a location in the Hermitage Marketplace area, and the Providence Marketplace corridor along Mt. Juliet Road — a short drive east — adds Publix, Target, and a wide mix of national retailers, per current store-locator listings. Paired with the greenway access at Stone Hall itself and the lake nearby, it's a location that lets you run errands quickly and still be outside within minutes.