Headline Homes: August 2024

While the founder of firearm accessory company Magpul purchased the highest-priced home in August at $10.7 million, a pair from Seattle surpassed that by buying two of the 10 homes on the list and coming out more than $11 million on their purchases. Katia Capprelli, the owner of Stratus Racing and a former race car driver, and Oracle Cloud executive Clayton Matthew Magouyrk purchased one home in Green Hills and one other located about 20 minutes west of that. The homes themselves on the list this month feature acreage aplenty, custom finishes and the kind of square footage you know nobody could ever clean on her or his own. (Not that these folks will ever have to.)

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

1. Franklin Pike, Nashville 37204

Buyers: Jamie and Richard Mark Fitzpatrick

Sale price: $10.7 million

Seller: Kathryn Skye Sawrey Cornelius, trustee of the Plettenburg Trust

Seller’s agent: Sarah Michaud, Compass RE

Buyers’ agent: Erin Krueger, Compass Tennessee, LLC

Founder of high-tech polymer and composite firearms accessory company Magpul Richard Mark Fitzpatrick and wife, Jamie, purchased this six-bedroom, several bathroom home in Franklin. The residence also comes with 2.5 acres of outdoor space. Magpul moved its headquarters from Colorado to Texas about 10 years ago in response to Colorado’s gun-control legislation. Should we expect the founder to bring the business with him to Williamson County?

2. Robin Hill Road, Nashville 37205

Buyer: 235 Robin Hill Road Trust

Sale price: $8.5 million

Seller: Mac LLC

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

Buyer’s agent: Megan Garrett, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Sitting on nearly three acres, this six-bedroom, 10-bathroom home was custom built by Landon Development. The 12,157 square feet inside includes a grand entrance with white oak flooring throughout the main level. The exterior features cedar shingles and copper gutters, and the backyard includes a pool, spa, outdoor fireplace and full outdoor kitchen. Inside, there’s also a two-lane bowling alley, gym and movie theater, complete with its own snack bar. Add the five-car garage, and you get an $8.5 million home.

3. Harding Place, Nashville 37215

Buyers: Katia Capprelli and Clayton Matthew Magouyrk

Sale price: $6.2 million

Seller: Harding Place Investments LLC

Seller’s agent: Chris Harwell and Sharon Kinser, Tarkington & Harwell Company

Buyers’ agent: Mary Brown, PARKS

Owner of Stratus Racing and former race car driver Katia Capprelli and Oracle Cloud executive Clayton Matthew Magouyrk purchased this home as well as another in town on this list. This Green Hills abode came with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, all in 8,553 square feet. The half-acre lot offers a pool, back deck putting green, outdoor fireplace, private motor court and three-car garage. In addition to the bedrooms, there’s a full guest suite set away from the main house, which the listing says would be “perfect for live-in grandparents, nanny, custom home gym, or designated office.” Dream big.

4. Sewanee Road, Nashville 37220

Buyer: Counts Holdings LLC

Sale price: $5.25 million

Seller: Stone Oak Builders LLC

Seller’s agent: Richard Bryan, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Stephen Delahoussaye, House Haven Realty

A holding company purchased this home from the builders for $5.25 million. The newly constructed home in Oak Hill sits on one acre. The entry to the home includes custom herringbone pattern wood flooring, while the main floor of the home offers an owner’s suite outfitted with a coffee bar, 10-foot ceilings and two walk-in closets. The living area opens into a massive patio with a kitchen. The home has two pantries as well, one in the main kitchen and a second “butler’s pantry” that features a Zephyr wine refrigerator, Monogram refrigerator/freezer and Scotsman ice maker. 

5. Hunters Trail, Nashville 37209  

Buyers: Katia Capprelli and Clayton Matthew Magouyrk

Sale price: $4.99 million

Seller: Domus Development Group LLC

Seller’s agent: Pete Jones and Amy Clithero Gill, PARKS

Buyers’ agent: Mary Brown, PARKS

This is the second home Capprelli and Magouyrk purchased in August. This one is “close enough to Nashville for a downtown skyline view over the pool, and far enough away for seductive privacy, this envy-inducing ridge top jewel leaves nothing to be desired.” (Except maybe a whole other house across town.) This house sits on five acres of “soul-enriching views.” And on the inside, every space is “bathed in natural beauty and subtle drama,” according to the listing.

6. Van Leer Drive, Nashville 37220

Buyer: Casa Del Mar Trust

Sale price: $4,975,000

Sellers: Travis and Aftin Swearingen

Sellers’ agent: Alexander Brandau IV, Keller Williams Realty

Buyer’s agent: Julie Riven Dretler, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Trial lawyer Travis Swearingen and his wife, Aftin, who is a health care director at HCA, sold this nearly $5 million home to a Casa Del Mar Trust. The Oak Hill home was built on just more than an acre in 2021. The yard has a hidden dog fence, irrigation system and ground basketball goal. The home has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a media room, a recreation room and a three-car garage.

7. Carl Road, Franklin 37064

Buyers: Steven Pittel and Roxanne Isaacson

Sale price: $4.8 million

Sellers: Holly Christine and Jeffrey William Hayes

Sellers’ and buyers’ agent: Kimberly Biddle and Tristan Kinsley, Compass RE

Influencer Holly Christine Hayes and husband sold this home in Leiper’s Fork just a couple short years after moving in. With more than 15 acres, the luxury farm estate comes with two fenced pastures, an equestrian barn and fresh water sources for the animals. The home, which was featured in Southern Living magazine, was renovated last year — the basement was built out in a dance and yoga studio, movie theater room and guest quarters with full bathroom as well as a sound-proofed recording studio. 

8. Old Hillsboro Road, Franklin 37064

Buyer: Michelle Campbell

Sale price: $4,185,000

Sellers: Durand and Tina McIntosh

Sellers’ agent: Kayla Jarmon, Luxury Homes of Tennessee and Joe Jennings, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty

Buyer’s agent: Wendy Chancellor, PARKS

Jeweler Durand McIntosh and his wife, Tina, sold this four-bedroom, four-bathroom home for just over $4 million. This home also comes with acreage, like many on this month’s list, with five acres to stretch out in. “This is a haven where high-end luxury doesn’t just look stunning, it feels like home,” the listing says. In this case, that means bespoke woodwork throughout, a screened-in deck with a wood-burning fireplace, a heated saltwater pool, a lighted sports court, a four-stall stable and a horse arena. 

9. Joslin Court, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Christolas Trust

Sale price: $4,121,710

Seller: Mike Ford Custom Builders LLC

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

Buyer’s agent: Caitlin Martin, Weichert Realtors - The Andrews Group

We thought we’d go a month without seeing a Mike Ford Custom home, but this one saved us. A trust purchased this custom-built home with 12-foot ceilings, wood beam details, a wine room and a butler’s pantry. Mike Ford also hooked this one up with an elevator, a sun deck, an exercise room, and finished storage space over the garage. A private study in the rear of the home overlooks the tree-lined backyard. 

10. Panorama Valley Lane, Franklin 37064

Buyer: Paul and Shannin Pickle, Pickle Revocable Trust

Sale price: $4,025,000

Seller: Gregory Penza

Seller and buyer’s agent: Alex Helton, Helton Real Estate Group 

Paul Pickle, who was abruptly fired as CEO of Semtech in June, and his wife, Shannin, purchased this home from ULC ULC Robotics President Gregory Penza. The home is located in the Sloan Valley Farms area, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms and almost seven acres of outdoor space. The main floor includes the owner’s suite and large windows for natural lighting. Upstairs, each of the remaining bedrooms has its own bathroom.

This article was first published by our sister publication the Nashville Post.