Tap Root Hills (incl. Estates at Tap Root Hills)

Tap Root Hills is a Patterson Company community tucked into Franklin's rolling hills, about five minutes from the shops and offices of Cool Springs. It was designed around private, larger lots backing to wooded green space, paired with a stylish streetscape — a setting that leans toward room to breathe rather than tight density. The neighborhood also includes the Estates at Tap Root Hills, a section of 17 larger homesites. As of this review, both Tap Root Hills and the Estates section are reported sold out by the builder, so anything here is best treated as background while we confirm what's actually available today.

The Builder & Home Styles

Tap Root Hills was developed by Patterson Company. The homes here are single-family residences, with floor plans that have ranged from roughly 1,704 square feet up to more than 4,200 square feet — a fairly wide spread that covers everything from a right-sized footprint to a larger layout. The streetscape was a point of emphasis, with side-load garages helping keep the front elevations clean and the homes facing the street rather than the driveway.

Many homesites were positioned to back to HOA green space or woods, which is the kind of lot placement that buyers tend to value for added privacy and an unobstructed view out the back. Because this is a sold-out community, specific available plans, square footage, included features, and elevations will depend entirely on what's on the resale market at the time you look — we'll pull current listings and the real details for you.

Amenities & Day-to-Day Lifestyle

Tap Root Hills was built around its green space. A greenbelt and HOA-owned green areas thread through the community, which is part of why so many lots were able to back to woods or open space rather than other homes. There's a swimming pool serving the area and parks within the neighborhood, so the day-to-day amenity mix centers on outdoor common space and a place to cool off in the summer.

We'd recommend confirming the current amenity list and exactly what the HOA maintains before you commit — pool access, park upkeep, and green-space stewardship are all things that live inside the HOA dues, and those details are worth getting in writing.

Location & Commute

Tap Root Hills sits in Franklin, roughly five minutes from Cool Springs, with McEwen Road providing access toward I-65. That puts a major commercial and dining hub close by and a primary interstate connection a short hop away. Rather than trust a generic drive-time estimate, clock it yourself: drive from the neighborhood to your office, your gym, and the schools or errands that matter to you, at the actual time of day you'd be making the trip. Traffic on the I-65 corridor and around Cool Springs varies a lot by hour, so a midday test run won't tell you what your real morning looks like.

Who It Fits

The appeal here is straightforward: larger, more private lots — especially in the Estates section's approximately 1/3- to 1/2-acre homesites — with many parcels backing to woods or HOA green space, plus a floor-plan range broad enough to land anywhere from around 1,700 to over 4,200 square feet. If you want a bit more separation between you and your neighbors, a side-load garage and tidy curb appeal, and easy reach to Cool Springs and I-65, this is the kind of community worth a look on the resale market. Because it's sold out, we'll help you spot the homes that fit your size and lot priorities as they come available.

What to Verify Before You Buy Here

• Live pricing — this community is reported sold out, so any home will come through the resale market; we'll pull current asking prices and recent sold comps.
• HOA dues and what they cover — confirm the monthly or annual amount and exactly which amenities (pool, parks, green space, common-area maintenance) are included.
• Lot specifics — verify the actual lot size, whether the parcel backs to HOA green space or woods, and any easements or green-belt restrictions on a particular homesite.
• Builder warranty and included-vs-upgrade items — on a resale, check what original warranty (if any) remains and what was builder-standard versus an upgrade.
• Timeline — confirm availability and closing timeline for any specific home, since inventory in a sold-out community is whatever is currently listed.
• The real commute — drive to the places you go most, at the times you'd actually be driving, before you decide.