Headline Homes: September 2024

In September, the luxury real estate market in Nashville and its surrounding counties saw about 70 percent of the highest dollar sales involve Williamson County property. In this month’s list, the Puzder family makes another appearance, lawyers and doctors buy big, and a former Major League Baseball outfielder moves out.

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

1. Stanfield Road, Brentwood 37027

Buyers: Sean and Mary Beth Silvernagel

Sale price: $7.7 million

Seller: John Murray Blackshear

Seller’s agent: Blake Glaskox, LHI Homes International

Buyers’ agent: Trish Woolwine, Fridrich & Clark Realty

John Murray Blackshear, executive vice president and co-founder at Healthspring Inc., sold this home to physician Sean Silvernagel and wife Mary Beth Silvernagel for $7.7 million. The five-bedroom, six full bath and two half bath home offers 7 acres of privacy and security. Initially listed at $10.5 million via auction, the home includes a sundeck, guest house, outdoor fire pit, fitness room and tennis/pickleball court, sitting on a site with a nearly 2-acre stocked pond and several walking trails that allow a user to “immerse yourself in the local wildlife.”

2. Priest Road, Nashville, 37215

Buyer: Deanna Puzder, Gst 2020 Exempt Family Trust

Sale price: $7 million

Sellers: James H. Reed IV & Arnold Wallace Jackson

Sellers’ agent: Betty Finucane and Camille Crawford, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Jeff Checko, The Ashton Real Estate Group of RE/MAX Advantage

Andrew Puzder’s name wasn’t on the deed for the sale of this home, but the moniker of his wife Deanna was. However, Andrew Puzder, a Republican Party powerbroker and the former CEO of CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc. (the Franklin-based parent company of Hardee’s) did sell the couple’s shared home earlier this year. This Forest Hills home, which is “hidden in the heart” of the area, includes one-of-a-kind stone details as well as an atrium as the focal feature in the living space. The residence also offers 10 fireplaces throughout its three levels as well as a dedicated wine room. Outside, you’ll find a heated pool and lavish pool house.

3. Peytonsville Arno Road, College Grove 37046

Buyers: Mark Kubow and Natasha Kennedy

Sale price: $5,789,000

Seller: Lone Oak Trust

Seller’s agent: Courtney Cooper Jenrath, Fridrich & Clark Realty, and Mike Grayson, Compass REMAX

Buyers’ agent: Jack Miller, Onward Real Estate

Mark Kubow, CEO of Chicago-based energy company Middle River Power, and his wife Natasha Kennedy, who works as a business management consultant, purchased this 6-acre College Grove property from Lone Oak Trust. The home, which was custom-built in 2019, features hand-painted wallpaper, a front porch swing, and designer lighting and drapery. Outside, the residence offers a saltwater pool, outdoor spa, cabana and pool house with bathroom, kitchen and its own fireplace and dining space.

4. Westview Ave., Nashville 37205

Buyers: Allison and Daniel Lechleiter

Sale price: $4,850,000

Sellers: Jeffrey and Anna Powell

Sellers’ agent: Rhonda Brandon and Robin Thompson, Pilkerton Realtors

Buyers’ agent: Grace Oneal Clayton and Margaret (Marie) Young, Engel & Voelkers Nashville

Lawyer Daniel Lechleiter and wife Allison, a community volunteer and philanthropist, purchased this Belle Meade home — which sits on just under an acre-and-a-half — from investment banker Jeffrey Powell. The residence offers five bedrooms, a three-car garage, a swimming pool and a pool house.

5. Shady Place, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Charles E. Morton IV, Shady Trust

Sale price: $4,099,900

Seller: Trace Construction

Seller and buyer’s agent: Lisa Culp Taylor, Onward Real Estate

This new home in the Brenthaven community was built by Trace Construction. It features an open floor plan with about 6,800 square feet of living space. The living room was built with “soaring vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and a floor-to-ceiling ArcusStone fireplace, creating a dramatic focal point,” according to the listing. The main level includes two suites. The house sits on 1 acre — a wood-burning fireplace, pool and covered rear porch fill out the space.

6. Granny White Pike, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Stephanie Jane Ervin

Sale price: $3.8 million

Seller: Province Builders LLC

Seller’s agents: Aaron Goins, Corcoran Reverie, and Whitney Cash, Bradford Real Estate

Buyer’s agent: Patrick Parker, Benchmark Realty LLC

Province Builders constructed this 7,500-square-foot home for interior designer Stephanie Jane Ervin. It offers six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, with vaulted ceilings in the primary suite as well as an executive closet system as big as some bedrooms. There’s not only a conventional swimming pool located outside, but an infinity pool and a “private oasis.” There’s also a full screened-in porch, grill and dining area. “Welcome home to a world where luxury knows no bounds,” the listing boasts.

7. Hartwick Court, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Smokey Ranch Living Trust

Sale price: $3,710,083

Sellers: Benjamin Carle and Melissa Carle

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

Buyer’s agent: Unknown

Smokey Ranch Living Trust bought this five-bedroom, seven-bath home in Brentwood for $3.7 million and some change. Sitting on less than an acre and with 5,500 square feet, this residence is a bit smaller than your average Headline Home entry. FullStack Labs CEO Benjamin Carle and wife Melissa, who is the vice president of project management for PR firm NJI, sold the home.

8. Amesbury Lane, Franklin, 37069

Buyer: Katherine Roppolo 2004 Revocable Trust

Sale price: $3.6 million

Sellers: Rachel and Daniel Nava

Sellers’ agent: Rachel Nava, Crye-Leike, Inc.,

Buyer’s agent: Joy Smith, Compass RE

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Daniel Nava wife Rachel sold this home to a trust in September. Located in The Preserve at Echo Estates, the residence offers five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, while being located within close proximity to Cool Springs. The home also includes a Control4 audio and security system, designer lighting, new windows, insulated garage doors, heated marble floors in the primary bath, steam shower, fitness room, a study or media room with built-in bar and mini fridge, as well as a new tankless water heater and framed TV.

9. Belmont Boulevard, Nashville 37212

Buyers: Kevin O’Neill and Angela O’Neill

Sale price: $3,600,000

Seller: Earl Lee LLC

Seller’s agent: Dave Haverkamp, PARKS, and Kris Drewry Wylder, Corcoran Reverie

Buyers’ agent: Shawnee Bahler, Keller Williams Realty

This small lot originally held a 1920s vintage stone bungalow. Sitting on a quarter-acre, the home has been renovated and expanded to include four skylights, a vaulted two-story entry and commercial grade kitchen. All six bedrooms are en suite, with one secluded first-level primary suite that opens to the backyard. Out back there’s a small pool, spa, covered porch with motorized screens, fireplace, and pool bath with shower. The property also features a gated driveway in front with a custom stucco and iron wall enclosing the space.

10. Jones Parkway, Brentwood 37027

Buyers: Tara Smith Sarosiek and Konrad Sarosiek

Sale price: $3,575,000

Sellers: Austin Alexander and Alana Alexander

Sellers’ agent: Erin Krueger, Compass Tennessee, LLC

Buyers’ agent: Crystal Richardson, Pilkerton Realtors

This home was built as a custom “Mediterranean residence” in Brentwood. Located in one of the Williamson County bedroom’s “premier neighborhoods,” the home feature 10,500 square feet with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. The primary suite has a sitting room and marble bathroom. Along with this suite on the primary level, there’s a guest suite, library and office. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and a bonus room for recreation. A lower level also includes a guest room and plenty of space for growth.