Headline Homes: August 2023

In August, the top 10 most expensive homes sold in the area sold largely in Nashville, with Williamson County representing just four of the top homes this month. Mike Duffer, a single man and the CEO of Safe Step Walk In Tub, appears to have paid cash for a high-dollar home in Green Hills. And down in Arrington, a massive bit of acreage and a mid-sized home just minutes from Arrington Vineyards, sold to an LLC.

Below are August’s top 10 home sales in Nashville and the surrounding counties, ranked by sale price.

1. Old Natchez Trace, Franklin 37069

Buyer: 2441 Old Natchez Trace Revocable Trust

Sale price: $8.35 million

Seller: Williams James & Patti Rev Trust

Seller’s agent: Mike Jones, Jones Properties

Buyer’s agent: Kristee Dickson, PARKS

The main four-bedroom home on this property measures in at a little less than 6,000 square feet, but what it lacks in indoor space, it more than makes up for in acreage. The nearly 25 acres are gated and private, cordoned off by a stacked stone wall on historic Old Natchez Trace. This is only the second owner of this custom home, which was built in 1994. The home’s three-car garage includes a living quarters above. Outside there’s a stacked stone pool with a fully apportioned pool house as well as a three-stall horse barn, tack room, hay loft and covered wash stall.

2. Woodmont Blvd., Nashville 37215

Buyer: Michael Duffer

Sale price: $7,025,000

Seller: Duke & Duke, LLC

Seller’s agents: Rita Starling Puryear and Trudy Byrd, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agents: Lisa Peebles and Richard Courtney, Fridrich & Clark Realty

The No. 2 home for August is the flipside of No. 1: It’s a massive 10,000 square feet on just more than two acres. Mike Duffer, CEO at Safe Step Walk In Tub, paid in cash for this $7,025,000, six-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath private estate in Green Hills. The home was custom designed by architect Mitch Barnett. The second floor operates as a full apartment with its own kitchen and a private entrance. The lower level includes a wine cellar, stone fireplace, kitchen, workout room with steam shower and media room. And there are elevators to each floor. The pool house includes a full kitchen, full bath and guest quarters, and the tennis courts on the property include proper lighting for night play.

3. Bresslyn Road, Nashville 37205

Buyers: David and April DeBoer

Sale price: $6.7 million

Seller: Landon Development Group LLC

Seller’s agents: Franklin Pargh and Lana Pargh, Compass RE

Buyers’ agent: Fran Wolfe, Compass RE

Physician David DeBoer and wife, April, purchased this home, which was designed by MK Studio and built by Landon Development. In West Meade, it includes 9,435 square feet of living space. The primary suite features custom coffered wood beam ceilings. It also has six bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, a three-car garage, porte-cochere and an outdoor fireplace. Also outside is a pool with a “tanning ledge” and spa and an outdoor kitchen.

4. Hill Place Drive, Nashville 37205

Buyers: Jonathan & Jenifer Helm

Sale price: $6.1 million

Sellers: Robert P. Debastiani, Katherine A. Johnson and Gerald G. Patterson

Sellers’ agents: Lacey Newman and Jonathan Heard, Compass RE

Buyers’ agent: Missy Rodriguez Brower, Zeitlin Sotheby's International Realty

This West Meade home is in the Hill Place neighborhood. The 8,000-square-foot abode was recently fully renovated to feature “an opulent abundance of windows in addition to tall palatial ceilings flooding the home with natural light.” The kitchen includes two islands, a full bar, butler’s pantry and several new luxury finishes. Outside, there’s a “baja shelf” on the saltwater pool as well as a sports court and turf yard.

5. Sneed Road, Nashville 37215

Buyer: Sneed & Sneed Trust

Sale price: $5.8 million

Seller: Focus Builders LLC

Seller’s agent: Lindsay Argo, The Focus Group of TN, LLC

Buyer’s agent: Barbara Moutenot, PARKS

In Green Hills, this custom new build “offers a perfect blend of contemporary elegance and timeless charm, creating a truly unparalleled living experience.” In five bedrooms and six and three quarter bathrooms, the home features “a harmonious blend of slate, copper and stucco, exuding sophistication and quality craftsmanship.” It was purchased under the Sneed & Sneed Trust for $5.8 million.

6. Natchez Road, Franklin 37069

Buyer: Red Apple at Nashville LLC

Sale price: $4,463,250

Seller: Linsey Lewis Hasenbank

Seller’s agent: Kristee Dickson, PARKS

Buyer’s agent: Matt Herriman, PARKS

A drive down historic Old Natchez Trace leads you to eight “meticulously maintained” acres. This old white farmhouse is minutes from Leipers Fork and downtown Franklin and is 5,500 square feet inside with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. The acreage includes a fenced pasture, raised bed kitchen garden, a five-stall barn,  a creek-fed pond with a fountain and five separate covered porches.

7. Shys Hill Road, Nashville 37215

Buyer: Rose Fischer

Sale price: $4.25 million

Seller: The Ernst Group

Seller’s agents: Chad Hornick, RE/MAX Choice Properties, and Samantha Dover, simpli HOME

Buyer’s agent: Erin Krueger, Compass Tennessee, LLC

Rose Fischer purchased this home from The Ernst Group. It features an open layout with lots of natural light throughout the 7,100 square feet. It also has a Headline Homes favorite: space for a pool.

8. Edenwilde Drive, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Amy E. Fincher Rev Trust

Sale price: $4,126,227

Seller: Mike Ford Custom Builders

Seller’s agent: Mary A. Kocina, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Scott Knabe, Compass RE

This 7,300-square-foot Brentwood abode was built by prolific local custom builder Mike Ford Custom Builders. The cul-de-sac rooted lot backs up to the woods, and the build focused on drawing the indoor and outdoor together with a 500-square-foot covered back porch. The home includes five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, two half baths and two owner suites on the main level along with the kitchen and great room. An elevator will take new owners to additional bedrooms, a bonus room and exercise room. The main level also features a tucked-away study and formal dining area.

9. Murfreesboro Road, Arrington 37014

Buyer: Arrington Galleria LLC

Sale price: $4.1 million

Seller: Rose Mae Bennett Family Trust

Seller’s agents: Pam Klos and Mallory Waterman, Zeitlin Sotheby's International Realty

Buyer’s agent: Karim Shaik, Benchmark Realty, LLC

Arrington Galleria LLC, which is owned and operated by Venkatesham Ganjipally, purchased this massive bit of acreage and home for just more than $4 million. A 1970s partially furnished home came with the 41.27 acres, which also has a horse pond, large pond, three-car detached garage and four-car carport. It is less than a five minute drive to Arrington Vineyards.

10. Greeley Drive, Nashville 37205

Buyers: Jamie Duncan and JP Duncan III

Sale price: $4 million

Seller: Build Nashville Db2 LLC

Seller’s and buyers’ agent: Christie Bradley, The Wilson Group Real Estate Services

This custom 5,329-square-foot home was purchased by the owner of the company who built the home: Jamie Duncan of Build Nashville Db2 LLC picked up her company’s build for $4 million. It includes five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, three half bathrooms and comes with a pool.