Cottages of Bearwood

Cottages of Bearwood at a glance

Cottages of Bearwood is a brand-new single-family neighborhood by DRB Homes in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee, sitting off Highway 43 less than 10 miles south of Columbia. The community held its ribbon cutting on June 4, 2026, so it is at the very start of its sales life — homes are actively selling, with quick move-in homes available alongside plans you can still personalize. The streets inside the community include Black Bear Drive and Canaan Road. For a relocating or first-time buyer who wants new construction within easy reach of Columbia and the rest of Maury County, this is one of the newer single-family options we can walk you through.

What you get here is modern single-family construction: DRB's plans run from three to six bedrooms, roughly 2,200 to 3,000-plus finished square feet depending on the floor plan, with pricing starting at $334,999 at the time these figures were published. Because it is a single-builder community at launch, the homes share a consistent design language — flex spaces, studies, lofts, and single-level living options among them. Buyers who land here tend to be people who want a turnkey new home with a builder warranty and current floor plans, in a smaller Maury County town that still commutes comfortably to Columbia. We pull live numbers and current availability for you before you ever write an offer.

Who builds in Cottages of Bearwood

Cottages of Bearwood is built by DRB Homes, which carries the whole community at this stage — so the floor plans, finishes, and build process are consistent from one home to the next. DRB Homes is one of the largest private homebuilders in the country, with more than 40 years of building experience, and in April 2025 Brightland Homes was consolidated under the DRB Group, broadening the team behind these communities. For a buyer, a single experienced builder at launch usually means a clearer, more predictable process: one set of plans to compare, one warranty, one design and selections path.

Because we tour DRB and other new-construction communities across the region regularly, we can help you read the plan lineup, compare what is offered here against other Maury County options, and understand where this community sits relative to your budget and timeline. DRB's floor plans at Cottages of Bearwood include the Bedford, Greenwich, Juniper, Lassiter, and Avondale. We always recommend confirming the current plan availability and standard features directly on DRB's official community page, since builders rotate plans and inventory as a community sells through.

Homes & floor plans

Homes at Cottages of Bearwood are single-family, with three-to-six-bedroom plans and roughly 2,200 to 3,000-plus finished square feet that varies by floor plan. Pricing started at $334,999 when these figures were published. DRB's plans here — the Bedford, Greenwich, Juniper, Lassiter, and Avondale — give you a range to compare, and the community offers both quick move-in homes for buyers on a tighter timeline and plans you can still build and personalize.

On features, DRB leans into modern home designs with high-end finishes, and the plans include flexible square footage that buyers consistently ask us about: dedicated studies, lofts, flex spaces, and single-level living options for households that want to skip the stairs. The right plan depends on how you actually live — whether you need a main-floor primary suite, a work-from-home study, or a loft for the kids — so the best next step is to look at the official DRB plan pages with us and match a layout to your list. We will pull the current standard features and any options sheet so you know exactly what is and is not included.

Amenities & community life

At this early stage, the standout features at Cottages of Bearwood live inside the homes themselves: modern designs and high-end finishes, with flexible layouts built around studies, lofts, flex spaces, and single-level living options. That mix gives day-to-day life some range — a quiet study or home office, a loft that flexes between a play space and a media room, and main-level living for buyers who want everything on one floor.

Because the community just launched with its June 2026 ribbon cutting, community-wide amenity details are still coming into focus. Rather than guess, we will confirm directly with DRB which shared amenities, common areas, and HOA-maintained features are planned or in place, and share the current HOA documents with you so there are no surprises. If amenities matter to your decision, tell us what you are looking for and we will get you the most current information from the builder.

Location, access & schools

Cottages of Bearwood is in Mount Pleasant, in the southern part of Maury County, off Highway 43 and less than 10 miles from Columbia — the county seat and the area's main hub for shopping, dining, and services. That puts you in a smaller Tennessee town with a quick, straightforward drive to Columbia's larger amenities, while keeping the rest of Maury County and the broader Middle Tennessee region within reach. The community is in Mount Pleasant, TN 38474, with homes along Black Bear Drive and Canaan Road. If commute time is a factor for you, send us your work or anchor addresses and we will run real drive times from the community.

Cottages of Bearwood is served by Maury County Public Schools. The zoned schools are Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, Mt. Pleasant Middle School, and Mt. Pleasant High School. School zoning and boundaries can change, so we always recommend confirming current assignments with Maury County Public Schools before you buy — we are glad to help you verify the zoning for a specific homesite.

What to verify before you buy

Because Cottages of Bearwood just launched, several details move week to week — so confirm the current numbers with us before you write an offer. That means live pricing and any active promotions (DRB advertised up to $15,000 in Flex Cash through 6/30/2026, and the community is noted as USDA-eligible for financing — both worth verifying against your situation and timeline), the current phase and which homesites and quick move-in homes are actually available, the standard features and options for the plan you want, and the HOA: what it covers, what it costs, and what the recorded documents say.

We will also help you confirm lot details, school zoning for a specific homesite, and the full cost picture before any earnest money changes hands. Builders update plans, pricing, and inventory continuously as a community sells through, which is exactly why we pull live figures for you rather than relying on a number you saw online. Promotions like Flex Cash and financing programs such as USDA eligibility come with their own terms and deadlines, so let us help you verify what currently applies.

Working with The Will Johnson Team

We represent buyers in new construction at little or no cost to you, and because we tour these communities constantly, we help you compare Cottages of Bearwood against other Maury County options, read the plans and contracts, and navigate the build from contract to closing. Whether you are relocating from out of state or buying your first home, we will pull live pricing and availability, verify the details that matter, and make sure you understand every step. Call The Will Johnson Team at 615-265-1000 and we will get you the current numbers on Cottages of Bearwood.

Getting around: commute and regional access

From Cottages of Bearwood, it's roughly 13 miles up Highway 43 to downtown Columbia (about a 17-minute drive), and roughly 24 miles to Spring Hill (about 32 minutes), home to the GM Spring Hill manufacturing plant, one of the region's largest employers with more than 5,000 workers on-site according to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Nashville itself is about 60 miles away via I-65, roughly an hour's drive in normal traffic, as of 2026. That layout makes Mount Pleasant workable for a daily commute to Columbia or Spring Hill, and a longer haul for anyone commuting into Nashville proper. Drive times shift with traffic and time of day, so send us your specific work address and we'll run the actual commute for you before you commit to a homesite.

Mount Pleasant: town character and background

Mount Pleasant is the smallest of Maury County's incorporated cities, with a population estimated at roughly 4,800-4,900 residents as of 2025-2026 per city-data.com and World Population Review — small-town scale compared to Columbia or Spring Hill. The town incorporated in 1824 and, from the 1890s into the mid-20th century, was known as "The Phosphate Capital of the World": high-grade phosphate rock discovered in 1896 drew as many as fifteen mining companies and over 1,000 workers at the industry's peak, according to the Tennessee Encyclopedia. The last phosphate plants closed between 1971 and 1991, and that history is preserved today at the Mount Pleasant/Maury Phosphate Museum downtown. The historic Main Street district carries that heritage architecture alongside local shops and restaurants, and the city's Parks and Recreation department maintains public green space including Rotary Park at 900 1st Avenue, with a pavilion, basketball court, playground, and open field, per the city's own site (mtpleasant-tn.gov). We mention the town's character because a lot of our new-construction buyers are relocating from out of state and want a feel for daily life beyond the subdivision itself — we're glad to walk you through it in person.

Construction, exterior details & financing notes

DRB's marketing for Cottages of Bearwood describes fiber-cement exteriors, sidewalks throughout, fully sodded yards, and underground utilities, per DRB Homes' own community page — details worth confirming plan-by-plan since builders adjust standard specs as a community sells through. DRB Group, the parent company behind DRB Homes, was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, building across 14 states as of 2026 per the company's own corporate site (drbgroup.com) — scale that typically means established trade-partner relationships and a standardized warranty process, though every buyer should still read their specific home's warranty terms. On financing, this community has been marketed as USDA Rural Development-eligible, and broader USDA data shows Maury County is largely eligible for that zero-down program (roughly 87% of the county, per usdaproperties.com), with over 74% of USDA-backed loans in the county going to first-time buyers. USDA eligibility, income limits, and any builder incentive like Flex Cash all carry their own rules and deadlines, so let us help you confirm what you personally qualify for before you count on it.

HOA, lot sizes & what's still unpublished

As of these figures, DRB has not published a specific HOA fee amount, exact lot sizes, or a total homesite count for Cottages of Bearwood on its own site or on the major listing aggregators (NewHomeSource, Redfin, Zillow, Livabl) — which is normal for a community this early in its sales life, but it means we won't guess at a number for you. Before you write an offer, we'll pull the recorded HOA declaration (if one exists), the current dues amount and what it covers, and confirm whether the neighborhood has a POA, mandatory dues, or is HOA-free entirely. The same goes for lot sizes and setbacks — DRB assigns those homesite-by-homesite, so we'll get you the plat and lot-specific details for any home you're seriously considering, not a community-wide average that may not apply to your lot.

Investor & relocation buyer checklist

For investors and out-of-state relocation buyers specifically, here's what we'd verify before you commit to Cottages of Bearwood: (1) current builder pricing and incentives, since DRB adjusts both as inventory moves; (2) the HOA declaration and dues once recorded, plus any rental restrictions if you're considering this as a long-term rental rather than a primary residence; (3) property tax rate and any city-plus-county tax stacking specific to Mount Pleasant addresses, which you can confirm with the Maury County Trustee; (4) flood zone and utility provider information for the specific homesite; and (5) realistic commute times to your actual workplace, not just the mileage as the crow flies. We can't predict where prices or rents will go from here — nobody can — but we can get you every verifiable fact before you sign anything, and we do this work at little or no cost to you as your buyer's representative.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cottages of Bearwood in Mount Pleasant or Columbia? It's in Mount Pleasant, Maury County — a separate incorporated city roughly 13 miles south of Columbia, not a Columbia neighborhood, though it's commonly grouped with Columbia-area new construction because of the short drive between the two. Is the community USDA-eligible? DRB has marketed it as USDA Rural Development-eligible, and Maury County is largely within USDA-eligible territory, but final eligibility is address-specific and lender-verified, so confirm with your loan officer before counting on it. What builder builds here? DRB Homes builds every home in the community at this stage; no other builders are currently active in Cottages of Bearwood. What schools are homes zoned for? Schools are assigned by address — pull GreatSchools.org and the Tennessee Department of Education report cards for current zoning and ratings on any specific homesite, or we're glad to help you pull that yourself. Will Johnson has personally toured more than 80 new-construction communities across Middle Tennessee, so when you call, you're talking to someone who has actually walked comparable neighborhoods, not just read a spec sheet.