Nolensville Town Square

Nolensville Town Square is a roughly 25-acre mixed-use village taking shape on the west side of Nolensville Road in Nolensville, Tennessee. Rather than a single subdivision of detached houses, it's planned as a walkable district built around a central town square, blending homes, shops, and gathering spaces in one place. As approved, the development calls for about 404 residential units alongside roughly 70,000 square feet of commercial space, with the residential mix ranging from flats above storefronts to townhomes, manor houses, and live/work units. It's the kind of community where the layout itself is the amenity: green space, trails, and a public square sit at the center of daily life.

The builders and home styles

On the residential side, two builders are named as partners on the project: Defatta Custom Homes and Celebration Homes. Because Nolensville Town Square is a phased, multi-builder community, which builder offers which home type — and which floor plans are actively releasing — is exactly the kind of detail that shifts over time, so it's worth confirming current builder availability live before you fall in love with a particular product.

The home mix here is broader than a typical new-construction neighborhood. Plans call for flats positioned over commercial space (roughly 267 combined units), townhomes in multiple styles (roughly 73 units), manor houses (roughly 18 units), and live/work units (roughly 26 units). That variety means a buyer can be looking at very different lifestyles within the same community — a low-maintenance flat above the shops, a townhome, a larger manor-style home, or a unit designed to combine living and working space. Bedroom counts, bath counts, square footage, lot dimensions, and pricing weren't published in the approved plans we're working from, so treat those as items to confirm directly with the builder for the specific unit you're considering.

Amenities and day-to-day lifestyle

The design leans heavily into shared, walkable space. Roughly 9.55 acres — about 35% of the property — is planned as green space, anchored by a central town square featuring a splash pad and a performance stage. The plans also include dog parks, fire pits, and walking and biking trails threaded through the community, with around 703 new trees planned across the site. A preserved historic cemetery dating to 1818 remains part of the property, giving the district a tie to the area's past.

Because roughly 70,000 square feet of commercial space is built into the plan, the everyday rhythm here is meant to revolve around the square itself — walking to shops or gathering spots rather than driving everywhere. As with all new construction, amenities are delivered in phases and on the developer's timeline, so it's smart to confirm which features are open and which are still under construction at the moment you're touring.

Location and commute

Nolensville Town Square sits on the west side of Nolensville Road in the heart of Nolensville, in Williamson County. Commute times depend entirely on where you're headed and when you leave, and new-construction sites can change access points and surrounding roads as they build out. Rather than rely on a number we'd be guessing at, the most reliable approach is to clock the drive yourself: punch in your actual destination — your office, school, the places you visit most — and run the route at your real departure time, ideally on a normal weekday. That gives you a commute figure you can trust instead of an estimate.

Who it fits

Nolensville Town Square is built for buyers who want walkability and a sense of place over a large private yard. With flats over commercial space, townhomes, manor houses, and live/work units all in the mix, it can suit someone wanting low-maintenance living near shops and the square, someone who likes the idea of a home and workspace combined, or a buyer drawn to townhome or manor-style living within a connected district. The heavy emphasis on green space, trails, dog parks, fire pits, and a central square with a splash pad and performance stage points toward people who want outdoor and community gathering space woven into their daily routine. If a sprawling, isolated lot is the priority, this mixed-use village concept is probably not the match.

How the project came together

The Nolensville Planning Commission approved the project 8-1 in February 2024, making it the first major development reviewed under Nolensville's updated 2023 zoning ordinance. Developer Trey Rochford, vice president of The Rochford Companies — a multigenerational, family-owned home builder with more than 40 years in Middle Tennessee — partnered with Land Innovations, led by president and licensed civil engineer David Horwath, whose background includes public-private partnership projects such as military housing. Ground broke on November 21, 2024, at the 7375 Nolensville Road site, with Nolensville commissioner Kate Cortner and assistant town manager/project manager Chuck Downham among those on hand. Coverage of the groundbreaking put total project investment at roughly $200 million. The site sits along Nolensville Road across from and just north of Summerlyn Drive, inside the town's Stephens Valley area of northwest Williamson County.

The residential unit mix in more detail

• Flats over commercial space — the largest single category by unit count
• Townhomes over commercial space
• Luxury townhouses
• 3-story townhouses
• 2-story townhouses
• Courtyard townhouses
• Manor houses
• Live/work units combining ground-floor workspace with living space above

That's eight distinct residential product types inside one 25-acre footprint — a wider range than almost any other Williamson County new-construction community, new-con or resale. Exact unit counts per category have shifted slightly between the original 2024 planning submittal and later press coverage (the flats-over-commercial figure, for example, has been reported both in the mid-200s and closer to 270 depending on the source and phase), which is normal for a multi-year, multi-phase approval — confirm the current unit count and availability for the specific product type you want directly with the sales team before you get attached to a plan.

The builder track records

Rochford Realty & Construction is the development's own in-house building arm, backed by The Rochford Companies' 40-plus years building in Middle Tennessee — the same organization that's also the master developer. DeFatta Custom Homes, founded in 2007, is a family-owned custom builder describing itself as focused on personalized design and craftsmanship rather than a fixed catalog of production plans; DeFatta's sales contact for the community is agent Christy Bashlor of Onward Real Estate. Celebration Homes is the third named residential partner, positioned in company materials around efficient, upscale production floor plans for modern families. As of this writing, none of the three builders' marketing for Nolensville Town Square publishes specific floor plan names, square footages, or base prices for their units here — that detail lives with the builders' sales offices and changes as sections release, so pull it directly rather than relying on a general company profile.

The commercial district and design philosophy

The roughly 70,000 square feet of commercial space is planned along a corridor described in project materials as "Old Nolensville Road," oriented toward the town square rather than toward Nolensville Road's through-traffic. Plans reference a mail center and residents' facility for the community, plus at least one restaurant with outdoor dining. A larger commercial building with a parking deck has been discussed for a later phase, timed to market demand rather than a fixed date. Land Innovations' David Horwath has framed the design intent as prioritizing pedestrian experience over car-first suburban layout — putting homes, shops, and gathering space within walking distance of each other rather than separating them the way a typical subdivision-plus-strip-mall pattern does.

The historic cemetery

The site includes the Nolensville Town Cemetery, sitting on a hilltop within the development footprint, with its oldest identified tombstone dated to 1818. Rather than relocate it, the development plan preserves and restores the cemetery in place as part of the community's green space — developers have described the site as having been "forgotten" and in need of cleanup before the project began. Nolensville itself was founded in 1797, and the town square at the center of this project is described in local coverage as the first true public square in the town's history.

Schools, taxes, and what's zoned where

Nolensville sits inside Williamson County Schools, and which specific elementary, middle, and high school a given address is zoned to is set by the district's own attendance-zone maps rather than by neighborhood name — school zone lines can run through a single street or subdivision, so we verify zoning at the parcel level through Williamson County Schools directly before you write an offer, not from a listing description. On the tax side, Nolensville property owners pay both the Williamson County rate and the Town of Nolensville's separate municipal rate; the town's municipal rate has historically been one of the lowest in the county, and Nolensville's town government has discussed phased increases in recent budget cycles to fund growth-driven police, fire, and public-works costs. Confirm the current combined rate on the specific property you're considering through the Williamson County Trustee and the Town of Nolensville before you budget your payment.

Price context — dated, not a prediction

Nolensville Town Square itself hasn't published unit pricing publicly as of this writing. For general context only: across all of Nolensville (not this development specifically), Redfin reported a median list price of roughly $849,000 in June 2026, in a market with roughly 130-150 active listings through the spring of 2026. Those are town-wide resale figures, not Town Square pricing, and market conditions shift — we can't predict where prices will be by the time you're ready to buy. Pull current, unit-specific pricing from the builders' sales offices before you budget.

The investor and resale lens

• Multi-year buildout risk — full buildout is projected at 7-10 years across three phases, so an early buyer is purchasing into an active construction zone for years, not a finished neighborhood; factor ongoing construction noise and traffic into your holding-period expectations.
• Mixed-use resale comps are thin — because this product mix (flats over commercial, live/work units, manor houses) is new to Nolensville, there isn't yet a resale track record to benchmark appreciation or time-on-market against; early resales here will effectively set the comps for later buyers.
• HOA / commercial-CAM structure — in a mixed-use project like this, confirm whether residential HOA dues are structured separately from any commercial-area common charges, and get the recorded declaration before you rely on a verbal summary.
• Rental and short-term-rental rules — get the community's current rental and STR policy in writing; covenant restrictions on rentals are common in planned mixed-use communities and can affect an investor's exit options.
• Commercial-tenant mix as it fills in — the retail and restaurant tenants that eventually occupy the ~70,000 sf commercial component will shape both daily livability and resale appeal; that mix isn't finalized this early in the buildout, so revisit it as phases open.
• Phase and building-specific timing — confirm which phase and which specific building your unit sits in, since amenities, commercial space, and even sections of the town square open on a rolling schedule rather than all at once.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nolensville Town Square in the town of Nolensville or unincorporated Williamson County?

It's inside the town of Nolensville, on Nolensville Road, which means residents pay the Town of Nolensville's municipal property tax rate in addition to the Williamson County rate.

Who is the master developer versus the homebuilders?

Land Innovations (David Horwath) and The Rochford Companies (Trey Rochford) are the master developers behind the land plan, infrastructure, and commercial component. Rochford Realty & Construction, DeFatta Custom Homes, and Celebration Homes are the named residential builders constructing the homes themselves.

Can I buy a live/work unit and actually run a business out of it?

Live/work units are part of the approved plan, but the specific permitted uses, any licensing, and HOA rules governing home-based commercial activity haven't been published in detail — confirm the exact use restrictions for a live/work unit with the builder and the town before assuming a particular business use is allowed.

Will construction traffic and noise affect a home I buy in an early phase?

Yes, expect it. With a 7-10 year projected buildout across three phases, buyers in Phase 1 or Phase 2 sections should plan for ongoing construction activity, equipment traffic, and phased road and utility work near their home for an extended period after they close.

What to verify before you buy here

• Current pricing — pricing wasn't published in the approved plans, and new-construction pricing moves fast, so we pull live numbers for the specific home type and unit you're considering.
• HOA / community dues — confirm the amount, what's included, and how shared green space, the square, trails, and commercial areas are maintained and funded.
• Lot and unit specifics — square footage, bedroom and bath counts, and lot or unit dimensions for the exact plan, since these vary widely across flats, townhomes, manor houses, and live/work units.
• Builder warranty and what's included vs. an upgrade — get the warranty terms in writing and a clear list of standard features versus paid upgrades for your builder and floor plan.
• Phasing and timeline — the project is phased (vertical construction began Spring 2024, with later phases following and full buildout estimated at 7–10 years), so confirm which phase, amenities, and commercial space will be ready when you'd move in.
• Your real commute — clock the drive to the places you actually go, at your actual departure time.

How the project came together

The Nolensville Planning Commission approved the project 8-1 in February 2024, making it the first major development reviewed under Nolensville's updated 2023 zoning ordinance. Developer Trey Rochford, vice president of The Rochford Companies — a multigenerational, family-owned home builder with more than 40 years in Middle Tennessee — partnered with Land Innovations, led by president and licensed civil engineer David Horwath, whose background includes public-private partnership projects such as military housing. Ground broke on November 21, 2024, at the 7375 Nolensville Road site, with Nolensville commissioner Kate Cortner and assistant town manager/project manager Chuck Downham among those on hand. Coverage of the groundbreaking put total project investment at roughly $200 million; confirm current project scope and investment figures with the developer before citing them. The site sits along Nolensville Road across from and just north of Summerlyn Drive, inside the town's Stephens Valley area of northwest Williamson County.

The residential unit mix in more detail

That's eight distinct residential product types inside one roughly 25-acre footprint — a wider range than almost any other Williamson County new-construction community. Exact unit counts per category have shifted slightly between the 2024 planning submittal and later press coverage, which is normal for a multi-year, multi-phase approval — confirm the current site acreage, unit count, and availability for the specific product type directly with the sales team.

The builder track records

Rochford Realty & Construction is the development's own in-house building arm, backed by The Rochford Companies' 40-plus years building in Middle Tennessee — the same organization that's also the master developer. DeFatta Custom Homes, founded in 2007, is a family-owned custom builder focused on personalized design and craftsmanship rather than a fixed catalog of production plans; DeFatta's sales contact for the community is agent Christy Bashlor of Onward Real Estate. Celebration Homes is the third named residential partner, positioned around efficient, upscale production floor plans for modern families. None of the three builders' marketing for Nolensville Town Square currently publishes specific floor plan names, square footages, or base prices for their units here — pull that directly from the builders' sales offices.

The commercial district and design philosophy

Project materials describe roughly 70,000 square feet of commercial space planned along a corridor referred to as "Old Nolensville Road," oriented toward the town square rather than toward Nolensville Road's through-traffic — confirm current commercial square footage with the developer, as mixed-use plans commonly shift across phases. Plans reference a mail center and residents' facility, plus at least one restaurant with outdoor dining. A larger commercial building with a parking deck has been discussed for a later phase, timed to market demand. Land Innovations' David Horwath has framed the design intent as prioritizing pedestrian experience over car-first suburban layout.

The historic cemetery

The site includes the Nolensville Town Cemetery, on a hilltop within the development footprint, with its oldest identified tombstone dated to 1818. The development plan preserves and restores the cemetery in place rather than relocating it. Nolensville itself was founded in 1797, and the town square at the center of this project is described in local coverage as the first true public square in the town's history.

Schools, taxes, and what's zoned where

Nolensville sits inside Williamson County Schools; which specific elementary, middle, and high school a given address is zoned to is set by the district's own attendance-zone maps, and zone lines can run through a single street or subdivision — verify at the parcel level through Williamson County Schools before writing an offer. Nolensville property owners pay both the Williamson County rate and a separate Town of Nolensville municipal rate; the town's municipal rate has historically been among the lowest in the county, and the town government has discussed phased increases in recent budget cycles to fund growth-driven police, fire, and public-works costs. Confirm the current combined rate for the specific property through the Williamson County Trustee and the Town of Nolensville.

Price context — dated, not a prediction

Nolensville Town Square hasn't published unit pricing publicly as of this writing. For general context only: across all of Nolensville (not this development specifically), Redfin reported a median list price of roughly $849,000 in June 2026, in a market with roughly 130-150 active listings through spring 2026. Those are town-wide resale figures, not Town Square pricing, and we can't predict where prices will be by the time you're ready to buy — pull current, unit-specific pricing from the builders' sales offices.

The investor and resale lens

Frequently asked questions

Is it inside the town of Nolensville? Yes — on Nolensville Road, meaning residents pay the town's municipal tax rate plus the county rate. Who's the master developer vs. the builders? Land Innovations (David Horwath) and The Rochford Companies (Trey Rochford) are the master developers; Rochford Realty & Construction, DeFatta Custom Homes, and Celebration Homes build the homes. Can you run a business from a live/work unit? Specific permitted uses and HOA rules for home-based commercial activity aren't published in detail — confirm with the builder and town before assuming a use is allowed. Will construction affect an early-phase home? Yes — expect ongoing construction activity, equipment traffic, and phased road/utility work for years given the 7-10 year buildout.