Avenue Downs

Avenue Downs is a new-construction community in Thompson's Station, Tennessee, built around larger custom and semi-custom single-family homes and community walking trails. If you're drawn to a more spacious, custom-feeling home in southern Williamson County, this is one of the communities worth putting on your tour list. We're at these neighborhoods constantly, so the notes below are meant to orient you — and because new construction moves fast, we'll always pull the current details for you before you commit to anything.

The builders and the homes

Avenue Downs is built by Tennessee Valley Homes and Barlow Builders. The community is centered on custom and semi-custom single-family homes — meaning there's typically more room to shape the floor plan, finishes, and details than you'd find in a fully production setting, depending on the stage of the home and what each builder has available.

Because plans, lot inventory, and included-versus-upgrade options vary between builders and change as the community sells through, the smartest move is to have us pull the current plan and spec list for both builders so you can compare them side by side. We'll walk you through what each builder includes as standard and where the upgrades start, so the price you're quoted is the price you actually understand.

Amenities and day-to-day living

The community amenity that's confirmed at Avenue Downs is its walking trails — a feature that tends to shape the everyday rhythm of a neighborhood, giving you somewhere to get outside close to home. If trails and outdoor access are high on your list, this is a community that leans into that.

Other lifestyle details — what the trails connect to, any future amenity plans, and how the community is laid out — are the kinds of things that evolve as a new-construction neighborhood fills in. We'll confirm the current amenity picture with you so you know exactly what's there today versus what's planned.

Location and commute

Avenue Downs sits in Thompson's Station, in the southern part of Williamson County. Commute times are deeply personal — they depend on where you're actually driving, which way the traffic runs at your hour, and the exact route you'd take. Rather than trust a generic estimate, plug your real destination into your maps app at the actual time you'd be leaving on a typical day and clock it yourself. If it helps, tell us where you commute and we can talk through the routes people in this area tend to use.

Who it fits

Avenue Downs tends to suit buyers who want a larger custom or semi-custom home and like the idea of being able to influence the build, paired with the lower-maintenance appeal of newer construction. The walking trails make it a natural fit if you want outdoor space woven into the neighborhood itself. If you're weighing a fully move-in-ready home versus a build you can personalize, we can help you figure out which homes here match the timeline and finish level you're after.

What to verify before you buy here

• Current pricing — new-construction pricing, phases, and availability change fast, so we'll pull live numbers for the specific home and plan you're considering rather than relying on any figure that may be out of date.
• HOA dues and what they cover — confirm the amount, the billing frequency, and exactly which services and amenities (including trail upkeep) are included.
• Lot specifics — size, orientation, grading, and which lots are still available, since this is a custom and semi-custom community where the lot can drive a lot of the experience.
• Builder warranty and included-versus-upgrade — get each builder's warranty terms in writing and a clear breakdown of what's standard versus an added-cost upgrade.
• Timeline — for to-be-built homes, confirm the realistic completion window and the construction milestones.
• Your real commute — clock the actual drive to where you go each day, at the time you'd actually leave.

Where Avenue Downs sits and how to get there

Avenue Downs is built off Critz Lane and Clayton Arnold Road in the Otterham Lane corridor of Thompson's Station, in far southern Williamson County (ZIP 37179). Barlow Builders' own directions from Nashville run I-65 South to I-840 West (Exit 59B), then US-31 South (Exit 28) toward Columbia/Franklin, followed by local turns onto Critz Lane and Clayton Arnold Road into the subdivision (source: barlowbuilders.com, as of 2026). Barlow Builders lists the community as roughly 30 minutes from downtown Nashville and about 31 miles from Nashville International Airport (BNA) (source: barlowbuilders.com, as of 2026) — treat that as a rough, off-peak estimate and drive your own route at your actual commute time before you count on it.

Community size, builders, and how it was built out

Avenue Downs launched its first phase with 30 homesites — 20 built by Barlow Builders and 10 by Tennessee Valley Homes — with the first contract, a Tennessee Valley Homes build, going under contract at roughly $270 per square foot (source: Keri Price/pricesellshomes.com, reporting on the phase-1 launch). Tennessee Valley Homes' site lists the fully built-out community at 69 total homesites across a mix of European, Transitional, and Traditional architectural styles (source: tennesseevalleyhomes.com, as of 2026). One market-tracking source pegged the community at '25 sales and still building' as of 2026, while a couple of listing aggregators show the neighborhood as sold out with only resale inventory turning over (sources: nashvillehome.guru; Redfin community page; Nesting in Nashville — as of 2026). Hidden Valley Homes has also delivered at least one finished home here — a 2024-built five-bedroom, 4.5-bath house at 4,407 square feet (source: Hidden Valley Homes tour video, YouTube, 2024). Because these sources don't agree on exactly how many lots remain versus how many are resales, we'll confirm current lot availability and builder of record directly before you tour.

Home sizes, price range, lot layout, and HOA

Barlow Builders lists its Avenue Downs homes from 3,798 to 4,870 square feet, priced from $1,215,000 to $3,899,900 (source: barlowbuilders.com, as of 2026). Tennessee Valley Homes' completed sales in the community have run 4,204 to 4,663 square feet, with closed prices between $1,359,000 and $1,648,282 — a reported median around $1,461,075 and roughly $308 to $362 per square foot (source: nashvillehome.guru market data, as of 2026). Lots run roughly a quarter-acre, cited in the 99x115 to 102x128 foot range, backing to landscaped common areas, with sidewalks on both sides of the street throughout the community (sources: nashvillehome.guru; barlowbuilders.com — as of 2026). On the HOA, one market-data source lists dues at $55 per month ($660 per year), noting it as low for this price tier and confirming there's no pool or clubhouse — the amenity package here is trails, sidewalks, and green space rather than resort-style facilities (source: nashvillehome.guru, as of 2026). We haven't independently verified that HOA figure against the governing documents, so before you write an offer we'll get you the current dues, any reserve or capital contribution, and the actual covenants in writing. Line up the plan books from all three builders side by side, too — the per-square-foot math and what's standard-versus-upgrade can differ meaningfully even within the same community.

What's nearby: parks, dining, and groceries

Barlow Builders' community page points to several nearby parks — Preservation Park, Heritage Park, Sarah Benson Park, and Nutro Dog Park — along with local restaurants including Mojo's Tacos, Circa Grill, Big Bad Breakfast, and 1819 Coffee Shop (source: barlowbuilders.com, as of 2026). For groceries, Kroger operates a Marketplace store at 4726 Traders Way in Thompson's Station (source: kroger.com store locator, 2026); Publix also has a presence in the immediate area. Confirm current hours and exact drive times yourself, since nearby retail can change faster than any page gets updated.

Schools — factual assignment only

Builder and aggregator listings for Avenue Downs reference Thompson's Station Elementary and Thompson's Station Middle School, with high school references split between Independence High School (Barlow Builders' site) and Summit High School (a market-data aggregator) — a discrepancy that likely reflects which section of the community a given source describes, or simply an outdated page (sources: barlowbuilders.com; nashvillehome.guru; nashvilleadvantage.com — as of 2026). We're not going to characterize any of these schools for you. Williamson County Schools draws its zone lines by address and updates them periodically, so pull the current zoning for the specific lot or resale you're considering directly from Williamson County Schools' zoning tool, and check GreatSchools.org and the Tennessee Department of Education report cards yourself for whatever factual detail matters to your decision.

Thompson's Station, the town, by the numbers

Thompson's Station recorded a population of 7,485 residents in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 4,726 in 2016 and roughly 1,283 in 2000 — one of the fastest-growing towns in Williamson County over that stretch (source: Town of Thompson's Station demographics page, thompsons-station.gov). More recent estimates from third-party demographic trackers put the town in the 9,000-9,900 range as of 2025-2026, though that figure is a projection rather than a Census count, so treat it as directional (source: World Population Review, 2026 estimate). We can't tell you what that growth means for future home values — nobody can predict prices — but it's a useful data point if long-term-hold or investment potential is part of your thinking.

Investor lens: what to verify before you buy in Avenue Downs specifically

Frequently asked questions about Avenue Downs

Is Avenue Downs sold out? Sources disagree — a 2026 market-data source describes ongoing sales, while a couple of listing aggregators show the community as sold out with resales only. What's the HOA fee? One market-data source cites $55 per month with no pool or clubhouse, unverified against governing documents. What school zone is it in? Builder and aggregator pages reference Thompson's Station Elementary and Middle School, with conflicting references to the assigned high school — schools are assigned by address, so we'll verify current zoning for the specific home through Williamson County Schools. Will home values here keep rising? We can't predict future prices for any Williamson County community — we can only show you dated, sourced comparable sales and let you draw your own conclusions. Call or text 615-265-1000 and we'll pull current, verified answers on all of the above before you tour.