Preserve at Drumwright

Preserve at Drumwright at a glance

Preserve at Drumwright is a new-construction community in Columbia, set in Maury County off Williams Ridge Drive and Drumwright Way, just a short hop from Nashville Highway. It's a planned single-family neighborhood of 111 homes built on wooded homesites, which gives the streetscape a quieter, tree-lined feel as the community fills in.

This is a brand-new community that is currently selling, with homes available across three floor plans ranging from four to five bedrooms. Because the homes land in the mid-five-hundreds and up and offer real square footage, Preserve at Drumwright tends to draw buyers who want a new build with room to grow but still want to be within commuting range of Nashville and the wider Maury County job base. We tour communities like this constantly, so if you're weighing Columbia against other Middle Tennessee new-construction options, we can help you compare apples to apples.

Who builds in Preserve at Drumwright

Preserve at Drumwright is built by Lennar, one of the largest national homebuilders, and it is a single-builder community. That keeps things simple: one builder, one set of plans, and one design and finish standard across the neighborhood, so the homes and the buying process are consistent from lot to lot.

Lennar builds these homes under its Everything's Included approach, which bundles a defined package of premium finishes into the base price rather than steering you through an a la carte options list. There are pros and trade-offs to that model depending on how much you like to customize, and because we represent buyers in new construction at little or no cost to you, we can walk you through exactly what's included, what isn't, and how the Lennar process compares to other builders you may be considering.

Homes & floor plans

Preserve at Drumwright is an all single-family community, and Lennar currently offers three floor plans here. Sizes run from 2,436 to 3,547 square feet with four to five bedrooms, and the lineup includes both one-story and two-story designs so you can choose based on how you want to live day to day.

• Choral — 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, about 2,436 sq ft, single-story
• Winston — 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, about 3,006 sq ft, two-story
• Alpine — 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, about 3,547 sq ft, two-story

Homes are sited on wooded homesites and finished through Lennar's Everything's Included program, which builds a set of premium finishes into each plan. Lot sizes and specific homesite details vary across the community, so we recommend confirming the exact lot and finish schedule for any home before you commit. For the official, up-to-date plan layouts and renderings, Lennar's community page is the source of record, and we're glad to pull the current plan availability and pricing for you on any plan you're interested in.

Amenities & community life

Preserve at Drumwright is an amenity community with a swimming pool and a clubhouse, giving residents a shared gathering spot and a place to cool off in the summer without leaving the neighborhood. With 111 homes planned and a wooded backdrop, the day-to-day feel is that of a contained new community where the amenity center anchors neighborhood life as more homes are completed and occupied.

Beyond the gates, residents have access to Riverwalk Park and Fairview Park nearby, which adds outdoor and recreation options close to home. If amenity access and HOA scope matter to your decision, we can confirm what's open today versus what's still being built out.

Location, access & schools

Preserve at Drumwright sits in Columbia close to Nashville Highway, which is the main artery connecting Columbia north toward Spring Hill, Franklin, and the broader Nashville metro. That proximity makes it a workable option for buyers who want a newer home in Maury County while keeping a route toward Williamson County and Nashville-area employment. Riverwalk Park and Fairview Park are both nearby for outdoor time.

The community is zoned to Battle Creek Elementary School, Battle Creek Middle School, and is served within the Maury County school zoning that includes Battle Creek schools. School zoning and boundaries can change, so we always recommend confirming the current assigned schools for a specific homesite directly before you write an offer.

What to verify before you buy

New-construction details move quickly, so a few things are worth confirming with us before you write an offer on a home here:

• Current pricing and which plans and quick-move-in homes are actually available today
• The community's current phase and how many of the 111 homes remain
• Exact lot location, homesite premiums, and any view or wooded-lot specifics
• HOA dues, what they cover, and the full community CC&Rs
• What is and isn't included in the Everything's Included package for the specific home
• Current zoned schools for the specific homesite

We pull live numbers, inventory, and incentives straight from the builder for you, so you're deciding on today's facts rather than what a listing site showed last month. There's little or no cost to you for having us in your corner on a new build.

Working with The Will Johnson Team

We represent buyers in new construction at little or no cost to you, and because we tour communities like Preserve at Drumwright constantly, we help you compare plans, read the fine print, and navigate the build from contract through closing. Having your own representation means someone is looking out for your interests at every step, not just the builder's. Call The Will Johnson Team at 615-265-1000 and we'll get you current pricing, availability, and a clear-eyed comparison against your other options.

Inside the larger Drumwright masterplan

Preserve at Drumwright is one piece of a bigger master-planned development in this part of Columbia. Lennar has built out the broader Drumwright masterplan in phases and collections, including the Classic Collection (larger homesites, since sold out), the Cambridge Collection (detached single-family homes), and the Village Collection (townhomes), in addition to Preserve at Drumwright's single-family homes on wooded lots. If you're cross-shopping within Drumwright, it helps to know these are separate product lines with their own pricing and plans even though they share the same overall community and some of the same amenities. We can pull current availability across all of the Drumwright collections, not just Preserve, so you're seeing the full picture before you decide.

Commute distances and access

Preserve at Drumwright sits off Williams Ridge Drive near Nashville Highway (US-31) in Columbia. For buyers weighing commute time, Spring Hill is roughly 11 miles north (about 17 minutes), Franklin is roughly 31-32 miles north (about 35-40 minutes), and downtown Nashville is roughly 46-48 miles north (about 50-55 minutes), all via a combination of US-31 and I-65 depending on route and traffic. Columbia and Spring Hill have also seen substantial job growth tied to General Motors' Spring Hill manufacturing complex; as of 2026, the Maury Alliance (Maury County's economic development partnership) cites the plant as a multi-thousand-employee site with billions of dollars in investment over the past decade — a factor a lot of our new-construction buyers in this corridor are weighing when they choose Columbia over communities closer into Nashville. Drive times vary by time of day, so we'd encourage you to test your actual commute at rush hour before you commit.

HOA, taxes & what they cover

As of 2026, third-party listing aggregators report an HOA fee of approximately $55 per month for Preserve at Drumwright, which is typically what funds the pool, clubhouse, and common-area upkeep. As of 2026, Maury County's effective property tax rate has been reported at roughly 0.5-0.7% of assessed value depending on the source and calculation method, which is below the national average, but your actual bill depends on the assessed value of the specific home and lot you buy plus any city or special assessments that may apply. HOA dues and tax rates both change over time and can vary by phase within a community, so we always pull the current HOA budget, covenants, and a tax estimate for the specific address before you write an offer — not a community-wide average.

Garage, lot & construction details worth confirming

Beyond the floor plans themselves, a few build-quality and site details are worth nailing down before you get too far into the process: garage configuration (listings reference three-bay garages on at least some plans, but confirm per home), whether your specific homesite is a standard or wooded/premium lot and whether that carries a lot premium, the grading and drainage plan for wooded lots specifically, and what Lennar's structural and systems warranties cover versus what's builder-standard nationally. None of this shows up clearly on aggregator sites, so it's the kind of thing we confirm directly with the builder's sales team on your behalf.

Investor & resale considerations

For buyers thinking about this as an investment or eventual resale rather than a forever home, a few things are worth weighing honestly. We can't predict future home prices or appreciation, and we won't tell you otherwise — but a few facts are knowable today: Preserve at Drumwright is a large, multi-phase, single-builder community, which typically means new inventory (and builder incentives on that new inventory) will keep competing with resales of existing homes here for as long as Lennar is still selling. An active HOA with shared amenities can support resale appeal, but rising dues over time are common as amenities age. And because Preserve sits within the wider Drumwright masterplan alongside townhomes and other product types, buyers comparing resale values should look specifically at Preserve's single-family comps rather than the whole masterplan blended together. As always, pull current closed comps and days-on-market data for this specific community before treating any of this as a given.

Frequently asked questions

Is Preserve at Drumwright the same as Drumwright?

No. Drumwright is the overall master-planned community; Preserve at Drumwright is one collection within it, specifically the single-family, wooded-homesite product. Other sections of Drumwright (Classic, Cambridge, and Village Collections) have different home types, price points, and in some cases different availability.

What school zone is Preserve at Drumwright in?

Schools are assigned by home address, not by community name, and boundaries can change. Battle Creek Elementary and Battle Creek Middle School have been listed as zoned schools for this area on real estate sites, with campus addresses in the Spring Hill, TN 37174 postal area despite the Columbia mailing address of the community itself. Please pull the current attendance zone for any specific address from GreatSchools.org and the Tennessee Department of Education's school report cards, or ask us to confirm it for you, before assuming a school assignment.

Does Preserve at Drumwright have an HOA?

Yes. Aggregator listings report a monthly HOA fee of about $55 as of 2026, which funds the pool, clubhouse, and shared common areas. Ask us to pull the current HOA budget and CC&Rs for full detail before you buy.

Can I use my own real estate agent when buying at Preserve at Drumwright?

Yes. Builder sales representatives work for the builder, and their job is to sell you a home on the builder's terms. You're entitled to bring your own buyer's agent, generally at little or no cost to you, and your agent registers with the builder on your first visit (or before) so your representation is in place from day one. We do this for buyers across Maury County new-construction communities regularly.

Is there new inventory being released, or is Preserve at Drumwright close to sold out?

Community-wide inventory changes frequently as Lennar releases new sections and sells existing quick-move-in homes. Rather than rely on a snapshot from a listing site, call us at 615-265-1000 and we'll check current lot availability, pricing, and any active incentives directly before you plan a visit.