Ridgecrest at Riverwalk

Ridgecrest at Riverwalk at a glance

Ridgecrest at Riverwalk sits on a scenic ridge overlooking the Harpeth River in Bellevue, the southwestern corner of Davidson County and the city of Nashville. The community is a compact collection of 61 townhomes built by Harpeth Valley Homes, and it is actively selling its final phase as of June 2026. Its location pairs an in-town address with a green, riverside setting: you're about two minutes from I-40, roughly 15 to 20 minutes from downtown Nashville, and right next to the shops and restaurants at One Bellevue Place.

Because these are low-maintenance townhomes with HOA-managed exteriors and resort-style amenities, the community tends to draw buyers who want a brand-new home without a large yard to keep up — people relocating to the Nashville area, buyers downsizing into something easier to manage, and those who simply prefer lock-and-leave living close to greenways, the river, and quick interstate access. We tour new-construction communities like this one constantly, so if you're weighing Ridgecrest against other Bellevue or West Nashville options, we can help you compare them side by side.

Who builds in Ridgecrest at Riverwalk

Ridgecrest at Riverwalk is built by Harpeth Valley Homes, a Nashville-area builder. Within this community, Harpeth Valley Homes is responsible for the full 61-townhome plan, the amenity package, and the riverside site design — so the look, finishes, and floor plans across the neighborhood come from a single builder rather than a mix of companies.

Working with one builder usually means a consistent standard of finishes from home to home, which makes it easier to compare available units. When you tour with us, we help you understand exactly what's included in the Harpeth Valley Homes spec, what (if anything) is still selectable in the final phase, and how a given townhome's location within the community compares to others.

Homes & floor plans

Ridgecrest at Riverwalk is an all-townhome community. The homes are three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath plans of roughly 1,775 to 1,800 square feet, each with a one-car attached garage. Pricing in the current phase starts at $449,900; because builder pricing and availability move with each release, we pull live numbers for you before you tour.

The interiors lean toward an upscale finish level for a townhome at this price point. Notable features include:

• Nine-foot ceilings on both floors, upstairs and downstairs
• Quartz countertops throughout
• Soft-close cabinetry made in Tennessee
• One-car attached garage
• Compact, low-maintenance lots of roughly 0.02 to 0.04 acres

For the most current floor-plan details and any remaining options in the final phase, the Harpeth Valley Homes community page is the authoritative source — and we're glad to walk you through which specific townhomes are available and how their layouts and positions differ.

Amenities & community life

For a 61-home community, Ridgecrest at Riverwalk carries a substantial amenity package centered on water and the outdoors. The community offers three pools — a Junior Olympic pool, a children's pool, and an adult pool — anchored by an aquatic center. Beyond the pools, residents have walking trails that connect to the Harpeth River greenway, a canoe launch for getting onto the river, a playground, and a picnic pavilion with a fireplace.

The community is built for easy, low-upkeep living: sidewalks run throughout, utilities are underground, and the HOA handles exterior maintenance. Day to day, that means more time enjoying the river, the greenway, and the pools — and less time on yard work. The Natchez Trace trailhead is about 10 minutes away for buyers who want longer hikes and rides nearby.

Location, access & schools

Ridgecrest at Riverwalk is located on Mill Tree Court, in the 37221 ZIP of Bellevue. The setting is genuinely riverside — a ridge above the Harpeth — yet it's only about two minutes to I-40, which puts downtown Nashville roughly 15 to 20 minutes away. One Bellevue Place, with its shopping and entertainment, is adjacent to the community, and the Natchez Trace trailhead is about 10 minutes out.

Homes here are zoned to the following Metro Nashville Public Schools (always confirm current zoning with the district before you buy, as boundaries can change):

• Gower Elementary School
• H.G. Hill Middle School
• James Lawson High School

What to verify before you buy

New-construction details change as phases sell out and pricing is updated, so before you write an offer, confirm the current facts with us. Specifically, we'll verify the latest figures and terms together, including:

• Current pricing and which specific townhomes are still available in the final phase
• Phase and closing timelines from the builder
• The HOA dues amount and exactly what the fee covers
• Lot dimensions and the home's position within the community
• Any remaining finish or option selections on available homes
• Builder warranty and included-features specifics

We pull live numbers and current availability directly so you're never working off a stale listing — and we'll flag anything worth asking the builder before you commit.

Working with The Will Johnson Team

We represent buyers in new construction at little or no cost to you, and because we tour Bellevue and West Nashville communities constantly, we help you compare Ridgecrest at Riverwalk against your other options, understand what's truly included, and navigate the build from contract to close. If you'd like current pricing, availability, or a tour, call The Will Johnson Team at 615-265-1000.

Commute specifics: downtown, the airport, and Cool Springs

Ridgecrest at Riverwalk's biggest practical selling point is how close it sits to I-40 — about two minutes by car, per Harpeth Valley Homes' own community page. From there, downtown Nashville is roughly a 15-to-20-minute drive outside of peak traffic. Nashville International Airport (BNA) is on the opposite side of the metro, so plan on a longer haul: mapping services put it at roughly 20 to 25 miles depending on route, which typically runs 30 to 45 minutes by car outside of rush hour. Cool Springs and downtown Franklin, to the south, are commonly cited around 25 to 30 minutes via I-40 and US-431, though the exact route and time will depend on where in Franklin you're headed. As always, we'd encourage you to run your own specific commute at the times of day you'd actually be driving it before you buy — traffic patterns on I-40 through this corridor can vary significantly morning versus evening.

About the builder: Harpeth Valley Homes

Harpeth Valley Homes is a Franklin, Tennessee-based builder founded in 2020 by Jay Hosay and Chris Carpenter, according to the company's own About page. Both founders bring backgrounds from larger national homebuilders, and the company describes its combined leadership team as having more than 150 years of construction-industry experience. As of mid-2026, Harpeth Valley Homes operates roughly eight new-home communities across the greater Nashville and Franklin area, with Ridgecrest at Riverwalk among them. The builder advertises a standard 1-2-10 warranty structure (one year on workmanship, two years on systems, ten years on structural elements) — we'd recommend getting the specific warranty documentation in writing from the builder's sales team before closing, since warranty terms and coverage details can vary by community and phase.

HOA dues and what to confirm

Because the HOA maintains building exteriors, common-area landscaping, and the amenity package (three pools, aquatic center, trails, and the pavilion), Ridgecrest at Riverwalk carries a mandatory homeowners association fee. Publicly available listing pages for this community do not consistently post a current dues figure, and HOA fees on new-construction phases often change as the association's budget matures and more homes come online. Rather than repeat a number that may already be outdated, we pull the current HOA fee, initiation/capital contribution amount (if any), and the full reserve study directly from the association or builder before you write an offer — that way you're working from this month's numbers, not a stale listing.

A note for investors and rental buyers

If you're considering Ridgecrest at Riverwalk as a rental or investment property, there are two separate layers of rules to check. First, Metro Nashville's Short Term Rental Property program (administered by the Codes Department) requires a permit before any home can be listed for stays under 30 days, splits permits into owner-occupied (OOSTR) and non-owner-occupied (NOOSTR) categories, and as of 2026 does not issue new NOOSTR permits in properties zoned R, RS, RM, or AR2A — carrying a $313 permit fee where eligible. Second, and just as important: HOA covenants and bylaws can independently prohibit or restrict short-term rentals even where Metro would otherwise allow a permit. Before assuming any rental strategy pencils out here, get Ridgecrest at Riverwalk's specific HOA governing documents and confirm the property's zoning designation — we're glad to help you pull both.

Property taxes in Davidson County

Metro Nashville's Davidson County set its FY2026 combined property tax rate at $2.814 per $100 of assessed value in the Urban Services District and $2.782 per $100 in the General Services District, according to the Metro Trustee's office and the Property Assessor. Tennessee assesses residential property at 25% of its appraised market value, so the effective rate on a home's sale price works out meaningfully lower than the headline number suggests. Ridgecrest at Riverwalk's exact service district and resulting tax bill will depend on the specific parcel — we recommend running the current calculator at nashville.gov or asking us to pull the parcel-specific figure before you budget your monthly payment.

Bellevue and One Bellevue Place

Bellevue sits in the southwestern corner of Davidson County, roughly 13 to 14 miles from downtown Nashville, and has developed into one of the metro's more established suburban-feeling pockets that's still inside city limits. The neighborhood's retail center of gravity is One Bellevue Place at 7620 Highway 70 South — a mixed-use hub with anchors including HomeGoods, Ross, and ULTA, an AMC Theatres location, and the Ford Ice Center, which hosts youth and adult hockey leagues along with public skating. That gives Ridgecrest at Riverwalk residents a genuine walkable-to-drivable errand and entertainment option without leaving Bellevue, on top of the Harpeth River greenway access already built into the community.

Pricing context — and what we can't tell you

As of this writing, Ridgecrest at Riverwalk's current phase starts at $449,900 for roughly 1,775 to 1,800 square feet, which works out to a starting price in the neighborhood of $250 to $255 per square foot before any lot premiums, upgrades, or finish selections — figures that move with each release, so treat this as a rough starting point rather than today's number. What we won't do is tell you where townhome prices in Bellevue are headed next. We can't predict future appreciation or resale values for this community or any other, and we'd be skeptical of anyone who claims they can. What we can do is pull the builder's current price list, recent closed sales in the immediate area, and comparable new-construction townhome pricing elsewhere in Bellevue and West Nashville so you're deciding with real, dated numbers rather than a guess about the future.

Frequently asked questions

A few of the questions we hear most often about Ridgecrest at Riverwalk: