The Jesse

The Jesse at a glance

The Jesse is a boutique, design-forward new-construction condominium building at 730 Main Street in East Nashville, in Davidson County. It sits in the Main Street corridor of East Nashville, a walkable stretch within minutes of downtown, Germantown, the East Bank redevelopment, the new Nissan Stadium, and the Oracle campus on the riverfront. Unlike a subdivision spread across lots, The Jesse is a single mixed-use building — 58 residential units stacked above ground-floor retail and restaurant space — so the community is vertical and urban rather than a street of detached homes.

What you are buying here is a brand-new condominium residence, with one- to three-bedroom layouts running roughly 840 to 1,260 square feet. Pricing on the residences starts around the mid-$400s, and the building is actively selling with delivery scheduled for June 2026. The Jesse is built by Richland Building Partners, a Nashville-based developer. Because the residences are STR-approved (short-term rental eligible), the building tends to draw a mix of buyers — owner-occupants who want a low-maintenance, amenity-rich place to live in walkable East Nashville, alongside buyers who are interested in the short-term-rental allowance. Because we tour the new-construction communities across the metro constantly, this is one we point buyers toward when they ask specifically about new urban condos on the east side.

Who builds in The Jesse

The Jesse is built by Richland Building Partners, a Nashville-based developer founded in 2018 and led by CEO and founder Chris Barnhizer. As the single developer for the entire building, Richland controls the architecture, the unit layouts, the finishes, the amenity package, and the construction schedule — which generally makes for a more consistent, single-point-of-contact process than a multi-builder community where details vary from one home to the next.

Richland brings a track record in this kind of urban infill condominium work: the firm also developed Athena at the Park, a 51-unit luxury condominium project on the West End side of Nashville. As your buyer's agents, we can pull Richland's current availability, finish and floor-plan details, and any standing terms, and walk the included-features list with you so you understand what is standard versus an upgrade before you commit to a specific residence.

Homes & floor plans

The Jesse is new condominium construction — 58 residences within a single mixed-use building rather than detached homes on individual lots. The residences are offered in one-, two-, and three-bedroom configurations, ranging from roughly 840 to 1,260 square feet, so the range covers a buyer who wants a compact, lock-and-leave one-bedroom as well as a buyer who needs a guest room, an office, or a flex space across two or three bedrooms.

Notable features of the residences include private balconies, elevator access throughout the building, and secure gated parking. The building also folds in more than 5,600 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space, so day-to-day amenities sit directly downstairs. The residences are STR-approved, meaning they are eligible for short-term rental use — an attribute that matters to some buyers and not others, and one whose specific rules and any owner-association requirements are worth confirming for your situation.

Which specific residences, layouts, and views remain available moves week to week in an actively selling building. Richland publishes current availability and unit details on the building's official site, and active listings appear on the MLS — and we can pull live numbers and availability for you so you are comparing real, current options rather than a snapshot.

Amenities & community life

The Jesse is built around a resort-style amenity package aimed at low-maintenance urban living. At the center is a pool deck with a pavilion, paired with a fitness center, a sauna, and a cold plunge — a wellness-forward set of amenities you would more often expect from a larger building. An outdoor patio and lounge give residents shared gathering space, and elevator access connects the residences to the amenity floors and the secure gated parking.

Because the building is mixed-use, daily life is shaped as much by what is on the ground floor and just outside the door as by the shared amenities. More than 5,600 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space is built into the project, and the Main Street corridor around it is walkable. The appeal of a building like this is that the pool, the gym, the sauna, parking, and food and retail all sit a short elevator ride or walk from your front door, with the maintenance of the shared spaces handled for you.

Location, access & schools

The Jesse is at 730 Main Street in East Nashville, on the Main Street corridor. The location is one of its strongest selling points: it is minutes from downtown Nashville, Germantown, the East Bank redevelopment area, the new Nissan Stadium, and the Oracle campus on the river. For buyers who want to be in walkable, central East Nashville rather than a car-dependent subdivision, the position on Main Street puts retail, restaurants, and the core of the city close at hand.

For buyers who weigh school zoning regardless of household, the area around 730 Main Street is served by Metro Nashville Public Schools, including Hattie Cotton Elementary, Rosebank Elementary, and Lockeland Elementary at the elementary level, East Nashville Middle School, and East Nashville Magnet High School. School attendance zones can be redrawn and condominium addresses can have specific assignments, so confirm current zoning for a particular residence directly with Metro Nashville Public Schools before you rely on it.

What to verify before you buy

The Jesse is actively selling new construction with a scheduled June 2026 delivery, which means the details that matter most move quickly. Before you write an offer, it is worth confirming a short list with us:

• Current pricing and terms — the mid-$400s starting figure reflects available residences and changes by unit, floor, and the market; we pull live MLS and builder numbers rather than estimate.
• Which specific residences and layouts are actually available right now, and which floors or orientations come with them.
• The delivery and construction timeline, since the building is scheduled for completion in June 2026 and exact move-in dates can shift.
• The condominium association — what the dues cover (amenities, building exterior, parking, common areas), how they are billed, and the current amount, which we confirm directly rather than estimate.
• The STR-approval details — the specific short-term-rental rules, any association or permitting requirements, and how they apply to your intended use.
• Unit specifics — parking assignment, balcony orientation, finishes, and exactly what is included versus an upgrade.

We pull all of this live for you so you are deciding on current, accurate numbers — not a figure that was right last month.

Commute, transit & the East Bank buildout

730 Main Street sits roughly a mile from downtown Nashville's Broadway core (per Rome2Rio routing data, 2026), one of the shortest walks or bike rides into the CBD of any new-construction address in the metro. Nashville International Airport (BNA) is about 8 miles east of downtown and roughly a 10-minute drive from East Nashville under normal conditions per standard airport-routing data — though I-40 corridor traffic can extend that at peak times, so treat 10 minutes as best-case, not guaranteed. WeGo Public Transit runs bus stops along both Main Street and Shelby Avenue in this stretch, per WeGo's own route mapping, for buyers who want a car-optional option downtown. The bigger story nearby is Metro Nashville's East Bank Development — a roughly 550-acre redevelopment of the Cumberland riverfront across from downtown, anchored by the new enclosed Nissan Stadium (a 33-month build targeted for completion in 2027, per Metro's East Bank Development Authority) and an Oracle campus, whose planned pedestrian bridge began construction in late summer 2026 and is expected to take about two years; the Tennessee Performing Arts Center has also released renderings for a new East Bank campus targeted to open in 2030, per WKRN's East Bank coverage. None of this is at The Jesse's doorstep — it's across the river — but it's the largest active construction project shaping East Nashville's Main Street corridor right now, and it remains under construction, not finished.

The neighborhood & builder track record

The Jesse sits on the stretch of Main Street connecting two of East Nashville's most established pockets: Historic Edgefield immediately to the southwest — the first Nashville neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places, known for its Victorian-era homes — and Five Points, generally regarded as East Nashville's commercial and social center, a short distance east along the same Main Street/Woodland Street corridor. Both put restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and small retail within an easy walk or bike ride, per neighborhood-guide coverage from Homes.com and local brokerage sources; retail lineups turn over, so we'd point you to what's currently open rather than a fixed list. For green space, Shelby Park is the draw — roughly 1,000 acres of parkland with athletic fields, a dog park, a Cumberland River boat ramp, and greenway trails tying into Shelby Bottoms and the wider Metro greenway system, a short drive or bike ride from Main Street.

On the builder side, Richland Building Partners' portfolio beyond Athena at the Park includes Odyssey at the Park, a 75-unit, short-term-rental-eligible community adjacent to Centennial Park. Richland started as a single-family custom builder before moving into multifamily and mixed-use condominium work, and has served as both developer and general contractor on 730 Main Street, with architectural work by Nashville-based Smith Gee Studio, per Nashville Post's development coverage of the project. One flag for transparency: that coverage, reported at the project's design-review stage, described an earlier version of the plan with a smaller unit count and less ground-floor retail than what has actually been built — a reminder that permitting-stage news reflects a point-in-time plan, and the finished building's own current numbers (58 units, 5,600+ SF of retail, per the developer's site and active MLS listings) are what we verify against, not older coverage.

HOA dues, taxes & Davidson County condo pricing context

As a condo building, The Jesse carries a monthly HOA fee covering exterior maintenance, common areas, and the shared amenities. Third-party listing data (Movoto, reflecting an active MLS listing) has shown dues in the neighborhood of $500/month for at least one specific unit — dues vary by unit size and floor and can change by board action, so treat any single figure as a starting point we'll confirm for your exact residence, not a quote. Separately, Davidson County assesses residential property at 25% of appraised market value, with a combined city-county rate that has run in the $2.78–$2.81 per $100 of assessed value range in recent years (Urban Services District vs. General Services District, per the Davidson County Property Assessor and Nashville.gov's Trustee office) — set annually, so we pull the current rate and the unit's specific assessed value before you rely on it. For market context: Redfin's Davidson County data as covered in early-2026 local reporting put the county's median condo sale price at roughly $375,000, while Greater Nashville REALTORS® data for the wider Middle Tennessee region put the regional median closer to $350,000 over the same period — The Jesse's mid-$400s starting price sits above both, consistent with new construction and an amenity package. We can't predict where prices go from here; what we can do is pull current comparable-sale data for you at the time you're actually shopping.

Investor checklist: STR & rental considerations

Because The Jesse is marketed as STR-approved, it draws real interest as a short-term-rental or investment purchase, not just a primary residence. If that's your angle, treat this as a starting checklist, not a green light:

• Confirm the exact STR permit type required under Metro Nashville's short-term rental ordinance for this address, and whether the unit qualifies as owner-occupied or non-owner-occupied under current Metro rules — the two are regulated differently.
• Get the condo association's governing documents and any STR-specific rules, caps, or registration requirements the board has adopted, separate from the city permit.
• Ask Richland or the listing agent how many of the 58 units are expected to run as STRs versus owner-occupied or long-term rentals, since that mix affects building character, insurance, and resale.
• Confirm current HOA dues, reserve-fund contributions, and how the master insurance policy treats short-term rental use before underwriting the numbers.
• Pull actual comparable STR performance data (occupancy, average daily rate) for similar East Nashville condo buildings from a licensed property manager or STR data provider rather than a builder projection.
• Verify current financing terms — condo loans, especially non-owner-occupied or STR-flagged ones, can carry different down-payment and rate requirements than a standard single-family purchase.

Frequently asked questions

Is The Jesse still under construction, and can I use my unit as a short-term rental? As of this writing the building is actively selling with delivery scheduled for June 2026; older construction-phase news coverage from the permitting stage is now outdated relative to the finished building, so confirm current status directly with Richland or through us. The residences are marketed as STR-approved, but the specific city permit requirements and any condo-association rules still apply to you individually — confirm both before you buy if STR use is part of your plan. What schools are my kids zoned for, and will values here keep going up because of the East Bank development? Schools are assigned by address, not by building or developer, and zones can be redrawn — pull the current attendance zone for this specific address from GreatSchools.org and the Tennessee Department of Education's report cards, or ask us to check it for you. On values: we can't predict future prices, and neither can anyone else honestly. The East Bank stadium, Oracle campus, and TPAC projects are real, funded, under-construction developments across the river that are widely cited as reasons for East Nashville's continued builder and investor interest, but we don't make appreciation promises, and you should be skeptical of anyone who does.

Working with The Will Johnson Team

We represent buyers in new construction, and because we tour these communities constantly we help you compare and navigate the build. Working with us is often little or no cost to you — most builders and developers pay our commission — but it varies; we will tell you the exact cost up front before you commit. Because we know buildings like The Jesse firsthand, we help you compare residences, read the finishes and terms, weigh the STR-approval against your goals, and navigate the purchase from contract to closing with your interests represented the whole way. Call The Will Johnson Team at 615-265-1000 and we will pull current pricing and availability for you.

Commute, transit & the East Bank buildout

730 Main Street sits roughly a mile from downtown Nashville's Broadway core (per Rome2Rio routing data, 2026), one of the shortest walks or bike rides into the CBD of any new-construction address in the metro. Nashville International Airport (BNA) is about 8 miles east of downtown and roughly a 10-minute drive from East Nashville under normal conditions per standard airport-routing data — though I-40 corridor traffic can extend that at peak times, so treat 10 minutes as best-case, not guaranteed. WeGo Public Transit runs bus stops along both Main Street and Shelby Avenue in this stretch, per WeGo's own route mapping, for buyers who want a car-optional option downtown. The bigger story nearby is Metro Nashville's East Bank Development — a roughly 550-acre redevelopment of the Cumberland riverfront across from downtown, anchored by the new enclosed Nissan Stadium (a 33-month build targeted for completion in 2027, per Metro's East Bank Development Authority) and an Oracle campus, whose planned pedestrian bridge began construction in late summer 2026 and is expected to take about two years; the Tennessee Performing Arts Center has also released renderings for a new East Bank campus targeted to open in 2030, per WKRN's East Bank coverage. None of this is at The Jesse's doorstep — it's across the river — but it's the largest active construction project shaping East Nashville's Main Street corridor right now, and it remains under construction, not finished.

The neighborhood & builder track record

The Jesse sits on the stretch of Main Street connecting two of East Nashville's most established pockets: Historic Edgefield immediately to the southwest — the first Nashville neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places, known for its Victorian-era homes — and Five Points, generally regarded as East Nashville's commercial and social center, a short distance east along the same Main Street/Woodland Street corridor. Both put restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and small retail within an easy walk or bike ride, per neighborhood-guide coverage from Homes.com and local brokerage sources; retail lineups turn over, so we'd point you to what's currently open rather than a fixed list. For green space, Shelby Park is the draw — roughly 1,000 acres of parkland with athletic fields, a dog park, a Cumberland River boat ramp, and greenway trails tying into Shelby Bottoms and the wider Metro greenway system, a short drive or bike ride from Main Street.

On the builder side, Richland Building Partners' portfolio beyond Athena at the Park includes Odyssey at the Park, a 75-unit, short-term-rental-eligible community adjacent to Centennial Park. Richland started as a single-family custom builder before moving into multifamily and mixed-use condominium work, and has served as both developer and general contractor on 730 Main Street, with architectural work by Nashville-based Smith Gee Studio, per Nashville Post's development coverage of the project. One flag for transparency: that coverage, reported at the project's design-review stage, described an earlier version of the plan with a smaller unit count and less ground-floor retail than what has actually been built — a reminder that permitting-stage news reflects a point-in-time plan, and the finished building's own current numbers (58 units, 5,600+ SF of retail, per the developer's site and active MLS listings) are what we verify against, not older coverage.

HOA dues, taxes & Davidson County condo pricing context

As a condo building, The Jesse carries a monthly HOA fee covering exterior maintenance, common areas, and the shared amenities. Third-party listing data (Movoto, reflecting an active MLS listing) has shown dues in the neighborhood of $500/month for at least one specific unit — dues vary by unit size and floor and can change by board action, so treat any single figure as a starting point we'll confirm for your exact residence, not a quote. Separately, Davidson County assesses residential property at 25% of appraised market value, with a combined city-county rate that has run in the $2.78–$2.81 per $100 of assessed value range in recent years (Urban Services District vs. General Services District, per the Davidson County Property Assessor and Nashville.gov's Trustee office) — set annually, so we pull the current rate and the unit's specific assessed value before you rely on it. For market context: Redfin's Davidson County data as covered in early-2026 local reporting put the county's median condo sale price at roughly $375,000, while Greater Nashville REALTORS® data for the wider Middle Tennessee region put the regional median closer to $350,000 over the same period — The Jesse's mid-$400s starting price sits above both, consistent with new construction and an amenity package. We can't predict where prices go from here; what we can do is pull current comparable-sale data for you at the time you're actually shopping.

Investor checklist: STR & rental considerations

Because The Jesse is marketed as STR-approved, it draws real interest as a short-term-rental or investment purchase, not just a primary residence. If that's your angle, treat this as a starting checklist, not a green light:

Frequently asked questions

Is The Jesse still under construction, and can I use my unit as a short-term rental? As of this writing the building is actively selling with delivery scheduled for June 2026; older construction-phase news coverage from the permitting stage is now outdated relative to the finished building, so confirm current status directly with Richland or through us. The residences are marketed as STR-approved, but the specific city permit requirements and any condo-association rules still apply to you individually — confirm both before you buy if STR use is part of your plan. What schools are my kids zoned for, and will values here keep going up because of the East Bank development? Schools are assigned by address, not by building or developer, and zones can be redrawn — pull the current attendance zone for this specific address from GreatSchools.org and the Tennessee Department of Education's report cards, or ask us to check it for you. On values: we can't predict future prices, and neither can anyone else honestly. The East Bank stadium, Oracle campus, and TPAC projects are real, funded, under-construction developments across the river that are widely cited as reasons for East Nashville's continued builder and investor interest, but we don't make appreciation promises, and you should be skeptical of anyone who does.