Gallatin, TN: A Community on the Rise – Developments, Events, Schools, and More

Nestled along the northern edge of the Nashville metropolitan area, Gallatin, Tennessee, is a community that’s blossoming with opportunity, charm, and a true sense of belonging. Whether you’re a longtime resident or considering making Gallatin your new home, there’s never been a more exciting time to explore what this city has to offer. Let’s take a tour through the latest developments, vibrant events, standout schools, and the amenities that make Gallatin such a special place to live.

New Developments and Neighborhoods

Gallatin’s skyline is changing, thanks to a wave of thoughtfully planned developments. From the scenic walking trails of the Foxland Harbor community to the family-friendly streets of Kennesaw Farms, new neighborhoods are springing up to meet the needs of everyone, from first-time buyers to retirees. Many of these communities offer amenities like pools, clubhouses, and green spaces, creating a resort-like feel right at home.

Downtown Gallatin is also experiencing a renaissance, with renovated historic buildings now housing trendy boutiques, cozy coffee shops, and locally owned restaurants. This blend of old and new gives the city a unique character that’s both welcoming and forward-thinking.

Events That Bring the Community Together

Gallatin knows how to throw a party! The annual Square Fest draws crowds from across Middle Tennessee, filling the historic downtown square with live music, artisan vendors, and delicious food trucks. In the summer, 3rd Thursday on Main offers free concerts under the stars, while the Gallatin Christmas Parade ushers in the holiday spirit with floats, lights, and community cheer.

There’s also a robust calendar of farmers markets, outdoor movie nights, and seasonal festivals—ensuring there’s always something happening for families, couples, and solo adventurers alike.

Top-Rated Schools

Education is a cornerstone of Gallatin’s appeal. The city is served by Sumner County Schools, which includes standout options like Gallatin High School and Howard Elementary. For those seeking private education, Sumner Academy and St. John Vianney Catholic School are popular choices. The community invests heavily in its schools, with modern facilities, dedicated teachers, and a range of extracurricular activities to help students thrive.

Amenities and Outdoor Living

Gallatin is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. Old Hickory Lake is the city’s crown jewel, offering boating, fishing, and lakeside picnics. The Triple Creek Park complex features sports fields, walking trails, and playgrounds, while golfers can tee off at the beautiful Long Hollow Golf Course.

Shopping and dining options abound, from national retailers at Gallatin Center to beloved local eateries like Starr Ranch and Prince Street Pizza. Healthcare is easily accessible thanks to Sumner Regional Medical Center, and the city’s proximity to Nashville means big-city amenities are just a short drive away.

Locations and Lifestyle

Each neighborhood in Gallatin has its own personality. Fairvue Plantation offers golf course living with lake views, while downtown’s walkable streets appeal to those seeking urban energy with a small-town twist. Commuters appreciate the easy access to major highways, making Gallatin a smart choice for those working in Nashville but craving a quieter, more connected lifestyle.

Why Gallatin?

Gallatin combines Southern hospitality with modern growth, making it a place where neighbors become friends and every day brings something new to discover. Whether you’re drawn by the excellent schools, thriving events scene, or the promise of a beautiful new home, you’ll find that Gallatin welcomes you with open arms—and plenty of possibilities.

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Check out the new developments.

Pending Approvals

*These projects are currently on an agenda for either the Planning Commission/City Council/Board of Zoning Appeals. The information below is subject to change as the requests proceed through the review process.

* Freedom Church Outparcel, a Preliminary Master Development Plan for a multi-tenant building on 0.33 +/- acres, located east of Freedom Church Road and south of Grandstand Boulevard.

* Miers Hill, a Preliminary Master Development Plan for 193 single-family residential lots, located north of Hix Lane and east of Dobbins Pike. 

* Nichols Place Phase 4, an amended Preliminary Master Development Plan and revised Final Master Development Plan consisting of 29 dwelling units with a horizontal property regime, on 5.62 +/- ACRES, located south of Nichols Lane and east of Ferguson Boulevard.   

* Oak Grove Farms, a 29,400 square foot fresh food market, on 4.02 +/- acres, located at 517 West Main Street. 

* Oak Hill Phase 3, 33 single-family residential lots, on 16.12 +/- acres, located south of SR 31E and west of Roundtree Drive. 

* Twin Eagles Phase 15B Section 3, a Final Master Development Plan consisting of 23 single-family residential lots, on 56.3 +/- acres, located east of Douglas Lane and north of SR 25.  

* WAWA, a Preliminary Master Development Plan to construct a 6,374 square foot convenience sales and service building, with fuel canopy, on 3.53 +/- acres, located west of Greenlea Boulevard and south of Long Hollow Pike.

Recent Approvals (Preliminary)

*These projects were approved as required by the Planning Commission/City Council and are pending the submittal of final plans. 

*Atlas Townhomes, a 161 (2-story) townhome unit development, on 16.73 +/- acres, zoned MU-Mixed Use District, located at Long Hollow Pike.

* Chandler Marketplace, a mixed-use development zoned MU-Mixed Use and PGC-Planned General Commercial, on a total of 42.48 +/- acres, located north of Harris Lane, East of Greenlea Boulevard, and south of Vietnam Veterans. 

* The Crossings at Hidden Creek, a Preliminary Master Development Plan for The Crossings at Hidden Creek, Phases 1 and 2, on five parcels, totaling 120.50 +/- acres, and containing 228 single-family detached residential lots, 224 multi-family (townhome) units, 144 stacked flats, and five commercial parcels, located north of Highway 386 and east of Big Station Camp Boulevard. 

* East Broadway Retail Development, a Preliminary Master Development Plan on at 1.93 +/- acre lot located north of East Broadway and east of Municipal Park Drive.

* Foxland Harbor Marina, a marina on 3.86 +/- acres, located south of Nashville Pike and east of Douglas Bend Road. 

* Hunt Club Retail, a Preliminary Master Development Plan for the Hunt Club Retail Development on a 6.77 +/- acres, located south of Nashville Pike and West of Hunt Club Boulevard.

* Kirkpatrick Property, a Preliminary Master Development Plan for Kirkpatrick Gallatin, containing 286 single-family detached residential lots, located south of Nichols Lane and west of Woods Ferry Road.

* The Meadows, a 384.6 +/- acre mixed use development, zoned R8 (PRD)-Medium Density Residential (Planned Residential Development) District, located west of Dobbins Pike, north of Gibbs Lane and west of the CSX Railroad. 

* Nichols West, a Preliminary Master Development Plan for 139 single-family detached residential lots, located south of Nichols Lane and east of Lock 4 Road.

* North Lake Automotive, a Preliminary Master Development Plan for Northlake Automotive on 0.53 +/- acres, located north of West Main Street and east of West Broadway.

* Rogers Group Office Development, a Preliminary Master Development Plan rezoning 0.93 +/- acres, located north of Nashville Pike and west of Pilot View.  

* Southwest Venture Airport Rd. Industrial, rezoning 104.87 +/- acres from R-15 – Medium Density Residential to IR – Industrial Restrictive, located south of East Broadway and east of Airport Rd. 

* Station Commons, a commercial development on 31.57 +/- acres, located at 190 Big Station Camp Boulevard. 

* Sunset Farm, a 355-unit residential development on 45.51 acres, located south of West Albert Gallatin and east of Scott Drive. 

* Twin Ponds Subdivision, rezoning 131.64 +/- acres to the R-10 PRD – Medium Density Residential Planned Residential Development District with a Preliminary Master Development Plan for Twin Ponds Subdivision, containing 297 single-family detached residential lots, located south of Long Hollow Pike and west of St. Blaise Road.

Recent Approvals (Final)

*These projects are approved as required by the Planning Commission and are pending construction.

* 750 Airport Road, Ph 1, an industrial warehousing development, on 15.62 +/- acres, located at 750 Airport Road. 

* 1024 Hartsville Pike, a 10-unit townhome development on 2.47 +/- acres, located north of Hartville Pike and Cairo Road. 

*Argento Three86, a 286-unit apartment complex on 30.77 acres, located south of Long Hollow Pike and east of Greenlea Boulevard. 

* Avery Trace, a 293-units residential development on 110.00 acres, located at 1159 East Main Street. 

* The Banks (Some phases have Final Approval), a Preliminary Master Development Plan for a 675-unit residential development on 295 +/- acres, located east of Lock 4 Road and north of Peach Valley Road. 

* Caldwell Place, a Final Master Development Plan for 120 fee-simple townhomes, on 17.87 acres, located east of Cages Bend Road and south of Nashville Pike. 

* Caldwell Place Multi-family, a 364-unit apartment complex on 25.2 +/- acres, located at 109 Miss B Boulevard. 

* Candlewood Suites, a 91-room hotel, on 3.51 +/- acres, located at the intersection of Tulip Poplar Drive and Village Green Crossing. 

* Chandler Marketplace Apartments, a 266-unit apartment complex, on a total of 25.69 +/- acres, located north of Harris Lane, East of Greenlea Boulevard, and south of Vietnam Veterans. 

* Chandler Marketplace Home2 Suites, a hotel, on a total of 2.33 +/- acres, located north of Harris Lane, East of Greenlea Boulevard, and south of Vietnam Veterans. 

* Double Star (Staybridge Suites) Hotel, a four-story, 71,876 square foot hotel, on a 3.76 +/- acre lot, located south of Nashville Pike and east of Brown’s Lane.

* First Bank at Windsong, a financial institution on 1.44 +/- acres, located at 220 MaHarris Drive. 

* Fox Creek (formerly Station Camp Creek), a 140 single-family lot development on 57.5 +/- acres zoned R-8 PRD District, located north of Long Hollow Pike and east of Big Station Camp Boulevard. 

* Foxland Harbor, Phase 2.1, Revery Waterside, a 64-unit condominium development on 4.53 +/- acres, located north of Foxland Boulevard and east of Douglas Bend Road. 

* Freddy’s, a fast-food restaurant, located in the Walmart parking lot on Nashville Pike. 

* Holland Property, a 52 lot, single-family residential development on 14.67 +/- acres zoned R- 8 PRD District, located west of Center Street and north of Demoss Street. 

* KCS Companies, LLC (Royal Rover), a pet training and daycare facility, on 1.16 +/- acres, zoned MU-Mixed Use District, located at 1024 Freedom Church Road.

* Kennesaw Farms Lot 5, a multi-tenant building on 2.45 +/- acres, located north of Nashville Pike and west of Kennesaw Boulevard. 

* Laurelwood Park Townhomes, a 98-unit townhome development with four single-family homes, located at Timberwood Drive and Drivers Lane.

* Liberty Branch Condos, a 134-unit condominium development on 10.10 +/- acres, located north of Harris Lane and east of GreenLea Boulevard.

* Mallard Industrial Park, an industrial development on 52.28 +/- acres, located south of Long Hollow Pike and west of Highway 109. 

* McCain’s Station Self-Storage, a self-storage facility on a 11.41 +/- acre portion of a parcel, located north of Highway 386 and east of Big Station Camp Boulevard. 

*The Meadows, Phase 1a, a 20-unit single-family development (for this phase) on 19.6 +/- acres, located west of Dobbins Pike and north of Gibbs Lane. 

* Memory Lane Office Complex, an office complex, on a 1.09 +/- acre lot, located west of Memory Lane and south of Nashville Pike. 

* Nexus TN Multi-family, Phase 1, a 300-unit multi-family apartment complex, on 17.86 +/- acres, located east of Highway 109 and north of Highway 25. 

* Nexus Planned Buisness Park – Phase 1, a business park on 45.14 +/- acres, located east of Highway 109 and north of West Albert Gallatin Avenue. 

* Nexus Tennessee Townhomes, a Final Master Development Plan for 170 townhome lots on 30.22 +/- acres, located north of west Albert Gallatin Avenue and east of Highway 109.  

* Nusoma Capital, an assisted living and community education facility at The Commons at Gallatin on 4.626 +/- acres, located at the end of Commons Drive. 

* Red River Villas, a conditional use permit and site plan for 17 multi-family units on 4.52 acres, located south of Red River Road and east of Trousdale Avenue. 

* Renovation Church, a Place of Worship on 1.65 +/- acres, located between Woods Ferry Road and Highway 109. 

* The Revere at Hidden Creek (Commercial Lots), a rezoning with Preliminary Master Development Plan for three commercial lots on 6.17 +/- acres, located east of Big Station Camp Boulevard and south of Springdale Lane. 

* St. Blaise Townhomes, a 41-unit townhome development, on 3.44 +/- acres, located west of Saint Blaise Road at Merramill Drive. 

* Savannah Marketplace, a Final Master Development Plan for a Starbucks on a 1.11 +/- accrue lot, located south of Nashville Pike and west of Gorden Crossing.

* Triple B Apartments, a 20-unit apartment complex on 1.74 +/- acres, located on North Water Avenue.  

* Vintage Baker’s Crossing, a 252-unit multi-family complex on 26.13 +/- acres, located north of Nashville Pike and west of Tulip Poplar Drive. 

* Westside Markets of Greensboro Village (Target), a multi-tenant retail development, totaling 56.47 +/- acres, located east of GreenLea Boulevard and north of Nashville Pike.

Under Construction

*These projects (either entirely or portions of) have completed the approval process and are currently in various stages of construction.

* Aintree, Phase 2, a 121-unit condominium on 16.33 +/- acres, located west of Douglas Bend Road and south of Foxland Boulevard. 

* Bella Vista, a 29 lot single-family residential development on 13.76 +/- acres, located south of East Broadway near Martin Lane. 

* Bledsoe Springs, a Final Master Development Plan for 129 single-family lots, located north of Hartsville Pike and east of Airport Road. 

* Commons at Greenlea (Greensboro North), a residential development on 43.25 +/- acres, located north of Saint Blaise Road and west of Greenlea Boulevard. 

* Cumberland Landing, a residential development for 101 single-family lots and three (3) commercial outparcels, located south of Hartsville Pike and north of Cairo Road. 

* Gallatin Gap, a 372 unit apartment complex and 3 commercial outparcels on 35.01 +/- acres, located north of Nashville Pike and west of Harris Lane.

* Gallatin Housing Authority Duplex Additions, a residential development on an 8.64 +/- acre parcel for additional duplexes, located on Red River Road. 

* Gallatin Industrial Data Center (Facebook), a 982,500 square foot data center and associated infrastructure, on 805.81 +/- acres, located south of Roundtree Drive, west of Bright’s Lane, and north of Hartsville Pike. 

* Kennesaw Farms, Lot 1, a multi-tenant building on 1.76 +/- acres, located north of Nashville Pike and east of Kennesaw Boulevard. 

* Kensington Downs (Various residential phases have final approval), a residential development on 71.63 +/- acres for 200 single-family homes and 86 townhome units and two (2) commercial outparcels, located west of Greenlea Boulevard and north of Freedom Church Road. 

* The Knoll at Fairvue, a residential development on 34.0 +/- acres for 211 attached townhome units, located south of Nashville Pike and East of Grassland Chase Drive and Browns Lane.

* Langford Farms, a 262 single-family home development on 80.243 +/- acres, located west of Old Douglas Lane, east of Highway 109, and north of Hidden Trail.

* McCain’s Station, a mixed-use development on 130.78 +/- acres for 112 single-family detached residential lots, 195 multi-family (townhome) units, 377 townhomes/flat units, and six (6) commercial lots/outparcels, located north of Highway 386 and east of Big Station Camp Boulevard. 

* Nexus Tennessee (Various residential phases have final approval), a mixed-use development with 1350 single-family residential lots and 1,100,000 square feet commercial/office and 900 multi-family units on 654 +/- acres, located north of Red River Road and east of Highway 109. 

* Nichols Place (Multiple Phases), a townhome development, located south of Nichols Place and east of the proposed Clear Lake Meadows Boulevard Extension.

* Northfield Church (Multiple Phases, Some with final approval), a church remodel and expansion including accessory facilities, on 17.82 +/- acres zoned MRO-Multiple Residential and Office, located north of Nashville Pike and west of Pilot View. 

* Oxford Station (part of Oxford Square), a residential development on 15.86 +/- acres for 110 townhome units and 42 single-family homes, located southwest of the intersection of Long Hollow Pike and Vietnam Veterans Boulevard and west of Offitt Drive. 

* Oxford Station, Phase 4, a 51 multi-family residential unit development on 10.7 +/- acres zoned MRO-Multiple Residential and Office, located south of Vietnam Veterans Boulevard and west of Offitt Drive.

* The Paddock at Kennesaw Farms (Various residential phases have final approval), a mixed-use development on 205.27 +/- acres for 632 single-family detached residential lots, 56 single-family attached residential lots, 682 multi-family units, four (4) commercial lots, located east of Big Station Camp Boulevard, north of Nashville Pike and south of the CSX Railroad.

* Project Bowtie, a manufacturing/warehouse facility, on a 64.25 +/- acre parcel, located south and east of Airport Road and north of Coles Ferry Road. 

* Red River Road Townhomes, an 83 dwelling multi-family unit development (condos), located northwest of the intersection of Red River Road and Long Hollow Pike.

* Savannah Marketplace, Phase 2, a multi-tenant retail/office development on 8.94 +/- acres, located south of Nashville Pike and east of Gordon Crossing. 

* Teal Drive Development, an industrial development on 13.61 +/- acres, located west of Belvedere Drive and south of Long Hollow Pike. 

* Tomkins Farm, an 87 single-family home residential development with multiple phases, located at Old Scottsville Pike. 

* Twin Eagles, Phase 15, a 170 lot single-family residential development on 59.10 +/- acres, located west of Highway 109 and north of Highway 25. 

* Villas on the Green, a residential development on 13.06 +/- acres for 68 attached townhome units, located north of Fairvue Plantation and south of Kennesaw Farms. 

* Vinewood Townhomes, a 50 townhome development on 7.24 +/- acres, located behind Lowe’s Shopping Center and east of Browns Lane. 

* Volunteer Traditions, a multi-tenant retail building, on 1.16 +/- acres, located north of Greenlea Boulevard and east of Greensboro Drive.

* Walnut Crest Townhomes, a for 150 multi-family townhome units on 32.9 +/- acres zoned MRO-Multiple Residential and Office District, located northeast of the intersection of Long Hollow Pike and SR-109. 

* Westfield, a mixed-use development on 132.525 +/- acres for 112 single-family homes, 130 single-family attached homes, 18 townhome units, 284 multi-family apartment units with an amenity center, and one (1) commercial lot, located east of Big Station Camp Boulevard, North of Lakeland Road and South of SR-386. 

* Windsong, a mixed-use development on 126.36 +/- acres for 44 single-family detached residential lots, 161 multi-family (cottage home) residential lots, 95 multi-family (townhome) units, 284 multi-family (apartment) units, eight (8) commercial outparcels, and Publix grocery store with retail, located north of Highway 109 and west of South Water Avenue. 

* Windsong Self-Storage, an interior storage facility on 2.39 +/- acres, located north of Highway 109 and west of South Water Avenue. 

* Winston Place, a 109 lot single-family residential development on 19.84 +/- acres, located east of Highway 109 and south of Red River Road. 

* Woods Crossing, a 99 single-family lot residential development on 36.598 +/- acres for 99 single-family lots, located east of Woods Ferry Road and south of Nichols Lane.