Fairvue Plantation

Fairvue Plantation is a roughly 500-acre master-planned community on the north shore of Old Hickory Lake in Gallatin, Sumner County (ZIP 37066), with about 4.5 miles of lake shoreline and roughly 963 planned homes — more than 400 built to date, per third-party community profiles (CommunityFinder's dated count is about 416). Development began in the early 2000s, and the price band inside this one master plan is unusually wide: attached cottages and townhomes at The Knoll start in the high $300s as new construction, gated luxury villas currently list from about $875,000 to $1,080,000, and estate and lakefront homes closed between roughly $605,000 and $6,375,000 in the trailing twelve months — mid-2026 recorded sales, not a forecast. The community's private club now operates as Tennessee Grasslands Golf and Country Club, and many waterfront lots carry private docks.

What makes Fairvue genuinely distinctive in Middle Tennessee is the combination, not any single piece. Southeast Discovery, a third-party relocation publisher, markets it as the only lake-and-golf master-planned community in the Nashville area — that's their claim, not ours, but the underlying pieces are verifiable: 45 holes of club golf (two 18-hole championship courses plus a 9-hole short course), lakefront lots with private dockage, and three distinct price tiers inside one master plan. Most communities in Sumner County offer one of those things. Fairvue is an address where they stack.

The history and the master plan

The community takes its name from Fairvue, the 1832 mansion at its center — built by Isaac Franklin, one of the antebellum South's most prominent slave traders, on an estate that originally covered about 2,000 acres. We state that history plainly because buyers ask and because it's part of the public record. In 1956, the construction of Old Hickory Dam flooded roughly 320 acres of the old farm, leaving the mansion grounds on a peninsula in the new reservoir. The mansion was named a National Historic Landmark in 1977, and that designation was withdrawn in 2005 after the residential and golf development placed homes adjacent to and interspersed with the historic buildings. The mansion still stands as a private residence within the community.

The modern development story starts in 1999, when a developer group led by Leon and Linda Moore purchased the estate to build a lakefront golf-course community; the Moores bought and restored the mansion itself in 2002, and Leon Moore was integral in developing the Fairvue club and the sibling Foxland golf course next door. Home construction has run from roughly 2002–2003 to the present, which means Fairvue today is a largely established community — mature streets and resale in the estate sections, with new construction concentrated in the attached sections and on remaining custom lots. One gap worth flagging honestly: no public document we've found names the current master-developer entity or a phase map for the remaining estate lots, so remaining-lot questions are best answered live, parcel by parcel.

The sections

Fairvue is not one neighborhood — it's a collection of distinct sections at very different price points, and knowing which section you're looking at is half the work of shopping here:

• Estate and custom sections — Fairvue Village, The Coves, The Fairways, The Boulevard, the gated lakefront Peninsula, and gated Jacobs Point (a section name confirmed on the HOA's own site); smaller enclave names like East Lake and The Reserve also appear in listing data. Custom and semi-custom homes on golf-course, interior, and waterfront lots — this is where the $1M-to-$6M+ sales happen.
• Gracie Lake at Fairvue — a gated custom enclave of 66 homesites around a 35-acre private lake, developed by Botsko Builders with architecture by P. Shea Design.
• The Knoll at Fairvue — the actively selling attached section: per the City of Gallatin's official development page, 34.0 +/- acres approved for 211 attached townhome units, currently under construction, south of Nashville Pike near Browns Lane.
• The Retreat at Fairvue — a 130-home attached, age-restricted 55+ section built by Goodall Homes from 2017 to 2019. Sold out; resale only (two active resales averaged $424,900 as of April 2026).
• The Villas at Fairvue — the newest section: gated luxury villas at 330 Flag Court with their own amenity clubhouse, currently listing at $875,000 to $1,080,000.

Builders, current pricing, and floor plans

Fairvue runs on two very different building models at once: production attached homes at The Knoll, and custom or semi-custom construction in the estate sections. Here's what each looks like as of mid-2026.

The Knoll at Fairvue — attached cottages and townhomes (actively selling)

Phillips Builders is the active builder at The Knoll as of mid-2026, with cottage-style attached homes starting in the high $300s. The concrete snapshot: five move-in-ready homes on Coburg Street were all listed at $429,900 — 1,880 to 2,100 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, a 2-car rear-entry garage, and a private courtyard — with the model at 645 Swanston Lane. Standard finishes include quartz counters, tile backsplash, and a kitchen island, and Phillips builds with energy-efficiency features like cellulose insulation, sealed ducting, and programmable thermostats. Phillips markets the section as maintenance-free living within walking distance of shopping, restaurants, and a movie theater, with optional Tennessee Grasslands club membership. The builder pedigree is real: Phillips has built in Nashville since 1952 — more than 20,000 homes across three generations of the Phillips family — and has operated under the Phillips Builders brand since Meritage Homes acquired the company in 2013.

Goodall Homes — the Gallatin-based builder whose founder started building locally in 1983 and which joined Berkshire Hathaway's Clayton Properties Group in 2016 — constructed The Retreat and much of The Knoll, and is nearly finished here: its Knoll Cottages are sold out, and its townhome line — the Elmwood and Leland plans, 1,720 to 1,963 square feet, 3 bedrooms, up to 3.5 baths, 1-car garage, with Monterey and Newport variants in the same line — is down to a final 'Last Chance' home per Goodall's marketing. Its single-level Courtyard Cottage collection (roughly 1,411 to 2,100+ square feet) came with granite counters, energy-efficient stainless appliances, tile backsplash, 42-inch uppers with crown, and hardwood. For pricing context, trailing-12-month MLS closings in The Knoll ranged from $385,000 to $469,799 with a median of $422,938.

The Villas at Fairvue — gated luxury villas

The Villas is the newest section: a gated enclave at 330 Flag Court, marketed as low-maintenance living, with its own amenity clubhouse — fitness room, outdoor pool, indoor and outdoor kitchens, and a co-working space — separate from the main club. Current listings run $875,000 to $1,080,000 for 2,710 to 3,166 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 3 to 4 baths, with optional Grasslands club membership. One honest note: the section is marketed by The Godfrey Group, and the builder entity behind it is not publicly named — ask us to confirm the builder of record and warranty structure on any specific villa before you write an offer.

The estate and custom builders

The estate sections run on an approved-builder model rather than a single production builder, with new construction subject to the community's Architectural Review Board design guidelines. CommunityFinder's approved-builder list includes Hughes-Edwards Builders, Second Generation Homes, Westview Homes, and Phillips Builders; recent estate construction visible in listing data also includes Botsko Builders, John H Friedman Construction, and Bob Shaw. Hughes-Edwards, a design-build custom firm founded in 1997, identifies itself as a preferred builder at Fairvue for golf-course and waterfront homes — you design your plan or bring your own. Botsko Builders, founded in 1993, is building the gated Gracie Lake enclave. Second Generation Homes is an approved custom builder with 20-plus years in the area. Building lots still sell individually here — as one dated data point, a Plantation Boulevard lot was listed at $419,950 — so a buy-the-lot, pick-your-builder path is still live in this community, which is increasingly rare in Sumner County.

Tennessee Grasslands: the golf and the club

The community's club merged with neighboring Foxland Harbor in 2018 to form Tennessee Grasslands Golf and Country Club. The golf math, per the club and course-industry profiles: 45 holes in all — two 18-hole championship courses (the Fairvue Lakes course, a 2004 Bill Bergin design, and the Foxland Links course, a 2007 Bergin design) plus a 9-hole short course. The Fairvue clubhouse sits at 981 Plantation Boulevard — about 20,000 square feet per CommunityFinder — and the amenity list is long: a junior-Olympic pool with kiddie pool and pergolas, four Har-Tru tennis courts with convertible pickleball courts under a seasonal dome, two fitness centers, two dining venues (Lucky Hacker Bar & Grill and Old Hickory Tavern), a Trackman-equipped Performance Improvement Center, and four refurbished guest cottages. The Foxland campus pool area fronts the lake.

The single most important thing to understand about the club: membership is optional and entirely separate from the HOA. It does not come with the house, and it does not automatically convey when you buy. On cost, we'll stay deliberately approximate, because the published figures are third-party and dated: CommunityFinder's profile describes four tiers — Full, Ambassador, Junior, and a clubhouse-only social option — with initiation fees running from roughly $1,500 to $3,000 and monthly dues from roughly $120 to $378 depending on tier. Treat those as stale until verified: confirm current tiers, fees, and any waitlist directly with Tennessee Grasslands before you budget on them. We're glad to pull the current sheet for you.

HOA dues and what they cover

Because Fairvue mixes estate lots with maintenance-inclusive attached sections, HOA dues are not one number — a base community association applies across Fairvue, with assessments that vary sharply by section, and quoting a single figure for 'Fairvue' is how buyers get surprised. Per listing-data sources (annual figures, not confirmed with the association): estate-lot sections run roughly $575 to $1,950 (one source cites a $675–$750 base), covering common-area maintenance and landscaping; The Knoll runs $2,520 to $2,904 per year (about $210–$242/month), including exterior maintenance and lawn care; and The Retreat runs $4,200 to $4,500 per year (about $350–$375/month) with the most comprehensive maintenance package of the three. The Villas carries its own structure tied to its private clubhouse.

An official HOA portal exists — fairvueplantationhoa.org, on the TownSq platform — but it's app-gated, so the figures above come from listing and agent sources rather than the association itself. Treat them as close-but-unverified: get the current dues, the CC&Rs, and the budget for the specific section from the HOA before you write an offer, and expect an HOA working-capital fee at closing. We pull those documents for our buyers as part of due diligence.

Old Hickory Lake: docks, slips, and what actually conveys

Fairvue fronts Old Hickory Lake, a 22,500-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Cumberland River with roughly 440 miles of total shoreline — about 4.5 miles of it along this community, per Southeast Discovery's profile. Many waterfront homes in the Peninsula, Jacobs Point, and other lakefront streets have private dockage; in the trailing twelve months, 7 lakefront homes sold here plus 2 more with boat slips. Third-party profiles also report a community boat slip with lift in the Peninsula section, and Gallatin Marina nearby offers fuel, waterfront dining, and boat storage.

The homework item: dock and shoreline structures on Old Hickory Lake exist under Corps permits, and a slip or dock does not necessarily convey with a lake-access home. Permits carry conditions, and dock position drives waterfront pricing here more than square footage does. Before you value a waterfront home, confirm the dock's permit status, transferability, and exactly what conveys — per property, in writing. This is among the most common due-diligence gaps we see on lake purchases.

Amenities beyond the club

Even setting the club aside, the community-level amenity list is substantial. Reported across third-party profiles and community sources:

• Gated entries — the Peninsula and The Villas are separately gated, and some sources describe gated access more broadly; confirm gate status for the specific section.
• Walking trails and sidewalks throughout the established sections.
• A dog park, playgrounds, and lake fishing access.
• Underground utilities across the community.
• Active resident social clubs — boating and book clubs among them, per Southeast Discovery.
• The main community road is Plantation Boulevard, with the club campus at its center.

Lots, homes, and what the market has actually done

In the estate sections, lots run roughly 0.15 to 0.75 acre — quarter- to half-acre is typical for interior lots — with homes from 2,164 to 8,744 square feet (median about 4,138 among recent sales), 3 to 6 bedrooms, built 2003 through 2023. Attached homes in The Knoll and The Retreat run roughly 1,411 to 2,162 square feet. Architecture across the estate sections leans traditional brick and stone, and new construction goes through the community's architectural review process.

The trailing-12-month sales picture (mid-2026, from IDX/MLS-fed sources — dated snapshots, not predictions): counting every section, 65 homes closed from $320,000 to $6,375,000 with a community-wide median of $470,000. Scope matters enormously here — the attached Knoll/Retreat homes closed between $320,000 and $549,000 (median about $424,000), while the estate sections alone show 47 closings from $605,000 to $6,375,000 with a median quoted between $1,085,000 and $1,175,000 depending on which sections the source counts. Price per square foot in the estate sections ran $206 to $729 — that enormous spread is the lake talking, since waterfront and dock position drive pricing more than size does. As of July 1, 2026, one IDX feed showed 18 active and pending listings from $644,900 to $3,590,000. We can't predict where prices go from here — nobody honestly can — but we can pull live comps on any specific home or section the day you're deciding.

Location, commute, and taxes

Fairvue sits off Nashville Pike (US 31E) near Long Hollow Pike on the west side of Gallatin — a short drive from downtown Gallatin's historic square in one direction and Hendersonville's Indian Lake Village in the other. The Knoll is near Volunteer State Community College and within walking distance of shopping, dining, and a movie theater. Nashville access runs via Vietnam Veterans Boulevard (SR 386) to I-65.

• Downtown Gallatin square: minutes away via Nashville Pike.
• Indian Lake Village (Hendersonville) shopping, dining, and theater: a short drive west; the Station Camp / Nashville Pike retail corridor is about 5 minutes away.
• Downtown Nashville: about 29 to 30 miles — sources cite roughly 25–30 minutes in light traffic and a realistic 45–55 minutes at peak, with the bottleneck at the Long Hollow Pike/SR 386 interchange. Drive your actual commute at your actual departure time before you commit.
• Nashville International Airport (BNA): about 29 to 34 miles, typically 40 to 55 minutes depending on traffic.
• One nearby-construction note: just north of Fairvue, the City of Gallatin lists 'Villas on the Green' under construction — 68 attached townhomes on 13.06 +/- acres between Fairvue and Kennesaw Farms. Separate community, but it means active construction traffic on that edge for a while.

On property taxes: Tennessee assesses residential property at 25% of appraised value. The Sumner County rate is $1.421 per $100 of assessed value, and the Gallatin city rate is $0.5295 per $100 (2025); homes inside city limits pay both. As a worked example at published rates, a $600,000 home inside Gallatin city limits carries a $150,000 assessed value — roughly $2,131 county plus $794 city, about $2,926 per year combined. Rates are set annually and parcel status varies, so confirm the current certified rate with the Sumner County Trustee before you budget. Tennessee has no state income tax on wages.

Schools

Fairvue is served by Sumner County Schools, and zoning here is address-specific across two clusters. Listings on Plantation Boulevard and Plantation Way show Jack Anderson Elementary, Station Camp Middle School, and Station Camp High School; one source reports some western sections zoned to Howard Elementary, Rucker Stewart Middle School, and Gallatin Senior High School. Because the community spans two clusters, verify the current assignment for the exact address with Sumner County Schools (sumnerschools.org) before you buy. We don't rate or rank schools — for performance data, the Tennessee Department of Education report card (tn.gov/education) and GreatSchools.org are the independent places to look.

The honest buyer's read

Fairvue's strengths are specific: it's an established lake-and-golf community with real shoreline, a genuinely deep club, and a price ladder that runs from a $400s attached cottage to a multi-million-dollar waterfront estate without leaving the master plan. The streets are mature, the amenities are built and operating — you're not buying renderings — and the buy-a-lot custom path still exists here when it's vanishing elsewhere in the county. It's also worth naming the alternatives honestly: Foxland Harbor next door is a comparable lake-and-golf community that shares the same club, and newer construction in the Station Camp corridor can suit a buyer who wants a larger lot or a lower entry price without the country-club layer.

The trade-offs are just as specific. First, the total monthly cost has three layers — mortgage, HOA (which varies by a factor of nearly eight between sections), and the optional-but-probably-the-point club membership — and buyers who budget only the first layer get squeezed. Second, this is a largely built-out community: most transactions are resale, new construction is confined to The Knoll, the Villas, and scattered custom lots, and Goodall's product is down to a final home — so if you want new here, the menu is short and Phillips is most of it. Third, waterfront pricing is dock-and-position driven, which makes online estimates unusually unreliable in the estate sections; two homes of identical size can be $2 million apart. Fourth, the Villas' builder entity isn't publicly named, which is resolvable but worth resolving before contract, not after. And the community's plantation history is part of the public record — we'd rather you hear it from this page than discover it mid-transaction.

One story from our own files on why representation matters in communities like this: a physical therapist relocating from out of state once bought brand-new from a builder's on-site agent at full price — the builder felt like the simple, trustworthy route. A quiet price reduction was running on the very same floor plan a few doors down; neighbors landed it for far less, and she paid roughly $130,000 over. The on-site agent wasn't a villain — they were doing their job for the builder, the way a dealership's finance manager does. It's simply why having your own representation matters, especially when you're buying across a price band this wide, where the same community contains $429,900 cottages and $6 million waterfront.

What to verify before you buy

• Current HOA dues, CC&Rs, budget, and any special assessments for the specific section — from the association (fairvueplantationhoa.org/TownSq), not a listing aggregator; expect a working-capital fee at closing.
• Club membership tiers, current pricing, and any waitlist — directly with Tennessee Grasslands; the third-party figures on this page are dated.
• On any waterfront home: the dock's Corps of Engineers permit, its transferability, and exactly what conveys — in writing, per property.
• School zoning for the exact address with Sumner County Schools — this community spans two school clusters.
• The builder of record and written warranty terms on any Villas or Knoll home, and the Architectural Review Board requirements on any custom lot.
• A FEMA flood-zone determination for the specific lot (msc.fema.gov) — lakefront parcels warrant an address-level check, and standard homeowners policies don't cover flood.
• Current build-out and remaining-lot status — the 400+/~416-built figures are dated third-party counts, and no public phase map exists for remaining estate lots. Ask us to pull it live.
• City-limits status and the current certified tax rates with the Sumner County Trustee.

Fairvue Plantation FAQ

What is the price range in Fairvue Plantation?

As of mid-2026: attached homes in The Knoll start in the high $300s new (move-in-ready homes listed at $429,900), The Villas listings run $875,000 to $1,080,000, and estate and lakefront homes closed between $605,000 and $6,375,000 in the trailing twelve months. Community-wide, 65 sales closed from $320,000 to $6,375,000 with a $470,000 median. Those are dated snapshots, not predictions — pricing moves, and we'll pull live numbers on request.

Who builds in Fairvue Plantation?

Phillips Builders is the active builder at The Knoll (attached cottages and townhomes); Goodall Homes built The Retreat and much of The Knoll and is down to final inventory. The estate sections use approved custom builders including Hughes-Edwards Builders, Second Generation Homes, Westview Homes, and Phillips, with recent custom work by Botsko Builders (the Gracie Lake enclave), John H Friedman Construction, and Bob Shaw. The Villas section is marketed by The Godfrey Group; its builder entity is not publicly named.

Is there still new construction in Fairvue Plantation in 2026?

Yes, in three places: Phillips Builders is actively selling at The Knoll (211 approved townhome units on 34 acres, under construction per the City of Gallatin), The Villas at Fairvue is selling gated luxury villas, and custom lots still sell individually in the estate sections including Gracie Lake. The rest of the community — including The Retreat, which is sold out — trades as resale.

What are the HOA fees in Fairvue Plantation?

Dues vary widely by section (annual figures from listing sources, not confirmed with the association): roughly $575–$1,950 in the estate sections, $2,520–$2,904 in The Knoll (includes exterior maintenance and lawn care), and $4,200–$4,500 in The Retreat (the most comprehensive maintenance of the three). A base community association applies across Fairvue, with section assessments on top. Confirm current figures with the HOA via its TownSq portal before relying on them.

Does buying in Fairvue Plantation include golf membership?

No — club membership at Tennessee Grasslands Golf and Country Club is optional and separate from the HOA, and it doesn't automatically convey with a home. The club offers 45 holes: two 18-hole championship courses (Fairvue Lakes and Foxland Links, both Bill Bergin designs) plus a 9-hole short course, along with pools, tennis and pickleball, two fitness centers, and dining. Confirm current membership tiers and pricing directly with the club.

Do Fairvue Plantation homes come with boat docks on Old Hickory Lake?

Some do — many waterfront homes in the Peninsula, Jacobs Point, and other lakefront streets have private dockage, and third-party profiles report a community boat slip with lift in the Peninsula section. But docks exist under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits and don't necessarily convey with a sale, so verify the permit and what transfers on any specific home. Gallatin Marina nearby offers fuel, dining, and boat storage.

What schools serve Fairvue Plantation?

Sumner County Schools. Most listings show Jack Anderson Elementary, Station Camp Middle School, and Station Camp High School; some western sections reportedly zone to Howard Elementary, Rucker Stewart Middle School, and Gallatin Senior High School. Zoning is set by address — verify with Sumner County Schools, and see tn.gov/education and GreatSchools.org for independent performance data.