August 2014 Sales Stats

2:50 pm | Tuesday, Sep 16th
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The median sales price for a single-family home was $380,000 in August of 2014, a decrease of 2.5% over August 2013, and a 12% increase over 2012.

The number of single family residential closings increased by 8.1% in August 2014 compared to August 2013.  There was a 20.7% increase over August 2012.  Condo closings in August 2014 were down 24% over August 2013, with median price relatively unchanged.

Franklin tops the charts in the number of single family closings this month, while Brentwood has the highest average price.
Franklin had 5% more closings and 2.5% decrease in median price over August of last year.  For more stats, visit the WCAR.

Wine Down Main Street 14

2:06 pm | Tuesday, Sep 16th
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Tickets are now available for Wine Down Main Street 14. Tickets are available online at www.WineDownMainStreet.com.  Tickets will also be available for purchase in the shops along Main Street in September.

Wine Down Main Street 14 will be held Saturday November 1, 2014 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm.  General Admission tickets are $75 in advance until October 17, 2014 and will go up to $85 per person at 12:00am on October 18, 2014.  Tickets include all wine, beer and food tastings.  A complete wine list will be available online at www.WineDownMainStreet.com.  All proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee (www.BGCMT.org). Since 2001, Wine Down Main Street has raised more than $ 1,367,872 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee.

Battle of Franklin Collectibles

1:50 pm | Tuesday, Sep 16th
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In making the announcement, Lotz House Executive Director J.T. Thompson said, “We’ve had a lot of requests from visitors to purchase items to commemorate the Sesquicentennial and we’ve created an incredible series of items using the 150th Battle of Franklin logo created by the Williamson County CVB.  Today we presented Mayor Ken Moore and the Aldermen with a commemorative coffee mug and t-shirt to gear up for the upcoming anniversary.”

In addition to the t-shirts and coffee mugs, the series of commemorative items include pewter belt buckles and paper weights, ball caps, Christmas ornaments, coins, ribbons and tins of mints.

The Lotz House, which has been on the National Historic Register since 1976, is located in the heart of downtown historic Franklin, Tennessee at “epicenter” of the Battle of Franklin which was a pivotal battle in the Civil War on November 30, 1864.

The house is open Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. or by appointment.  Admission charged.  The Lotz House is located at 1111 Columbia Avenue.  For more information, call 615-790-7190 or visit the website is www.lotzhouse.com.

Way to go Franklin!

1:47 pm | Tuesday, Sep 16th
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In the past month, America’s Favorite Main Street has received titles like “charming” and “quirky” from major national publications USA Today AND Travel + Leisure! That’s some good stuff.
“Franklin’s historic downtown draws city dwellers searching for Southern hospitality and small town charm.” – USA Today
  • First, USA Today featured Franklin in its “Charming Small Towns of the South” gallery, praising our town’s Southern hospitality, historic attractions and authentic comfort food! View the full gallery here.
  • Travel + Leisure also recently recognized downtown Franklin in an article on “America’s Quirkiest Towns,” featuring cities across the country full of colorful characters and unique businesses. The article cited Dickens of a Christmas, Puckett’s Gro. & Restaurant and Landmark Booksellers as selling points, and we also hear it ran in Huffington Post and TIME! See the story here.
  • The New Zealand Herald published a piece in its paper last weekend following one writer’s Nashville adventures… and she spent a lot of time in downtown Franklin! Read the story here to find out what she thought about her Franklin on Foot Segway tour, our Franklin 150 history, and her GRAY’S on Main dining experience.

Heritage Ball Bidding Goes Mobile

1:42 pm | Tuesday, Sep 16th
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All bidding for our silent auction will take place on your mobile phone (and/or your home computer)… allowing for a simple and completely paperless bidding system! We will post online part of the items for auction today for early viewing and bidding, so be sure to check back often for the final auction. For ball attendees, this feature will eliminate overcrowding around auction items and make the event run more efficiently from registration to checkout.

 

You can easily track your desired item(s) from your mobile device and spend more time socializing with your friends. All you need to do is register your device with our mobile bidding app. A bidding concierge station will be available for Heritage Ball guests who need assistance registering their device or placing bids the night of the ball from 6 pm until the auction concludes at 9 pm.

 

To register for mobile bidding and to view the first selection of silent online items, key in the following into your web browser.  When you enter the page, click on “Register” to complete your registration before bidding:

heritageballauction.com

 

Your home computer or phone may be used interchangeably. Check back daily as more items will be posted! We hope you enjoy reviewing all the wonderful items people have generously donated.

 

All proceeds from the Heritage Ball benefit the work of the Heritage Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the architectural, geographic and cultural heritage of Franklin and Williamson County and to promote the ongoing economic revitalization of downtown Franklin in the context of historic preservation.

 

For more information on the Ball, call Torrey Barnhill at 615-591-8500, ext. 20.

HAPPY BIDDING!!!

 

 

Connect Franklin

1:35 pm | Tuesday, Sep 16th
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The City of Franklin is experiencing tremendous growth. Currently ranked as the 14th fastest growing American city, the City of Franklin has seen a 3.9% population increase in the last year.  This growth brings numerous opportunities and challenges to the City’s transportation system. Recognizing the role that transportation plays in building and maintaining a strong community, the City of Franklin is seeking to take a comprehensive look at the community’s transportation corridors.
The City of Franklin is well positioned to begin the next phase of planning for their transportation systems. However, this plan must be different than previous efforts. While the City currently has recent studies and planning documents that address the community’s roadways, greenways, trails and pedestrian networks, much has changed in the four years since those plans were completed. The Connect Franklin: Comprehensive Transportation Plan will need to respond to the changes in growth while also taking a comprehensive look at the City’s transportation network to provide a new “blue print” for the City of Franklin.
As the City’s first Comprehensive Transportation Plan, this document identifies transportation strategies and projects for the City to implement based on the policy and goal statements set forth in the City’s Land Use Comprehensive Plan. The result is a comprehensive, detailed transportation master plan that meets the specific needs of the City by making operational improvements, creating a community-wide bicycle and pedestrian network, increasing network connectivity, and preserving the current investment in transportation infrastructure.

In the coming months, we will be exploring different components of the transportation network:

CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY: How can the transportation network in Franklin be improved to better connect neighborhoods to places people work and places they want to go? How can the roadways provide both a functional transportation role as well as a recreational role?  How can the sidewalks, trails and greenways become a part of the daily lives of our residents?

PUBLIC ACCESS AND SERVICE: This plan needs to address additional transportation infrastructure development in under-served areas of the City.  Where should future roadways be developed and how can they be connected to populated areas to broaden access to the system?

INTEGRATION WITH OTHER INITIATIVES: Several significant initiatives are underway or have recently been completed in the community that will impact Franklin for generations.  How does this plan coordinate with the ongoing development of bike facilities, pedestrian plan, transit route planning and implementation, and the City’s other ongoing initiatives? How can the transportation system be effectively integrated to provide facilities for all users?  How can existing and future neighborhoods be better connected and function as a unified system?  How does roadway, pedestrian and bicycle facilities interface with public transit and future improvements to the community’s transit infrastructure?

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: This plan needs to focus on how transportation infrastructure is impacted by the population change Franklin has been seeing. Where will new residential developments be located? How do these areas connect to existing neighborhoods and roadways? Are there new employment or commercial centers that need to be accommodated? Are there ways to ease or prevent traffic congestion in new or existing neighborhoods?

IMPLEMENTABLE STEPS: This plan needs to have a focus on implementable steps—what can be built?  How much will it cost?  What benefit does it bring to the community?  How can it be constructed and maintained within available funding?  And what is the priority of building new greenways when compared with other City efforts?

COLLABORATION OF CITY AGENCIES: The attitude towards the development of transportation infrastructure has changed.  Today, more agencies are involved with the development and operation of roadways, sidewalks, bicycle facilities and transit systems.  How is the Comprehensive Transportation Plan fit coordinated with other agencies? How can other agencies benefit from the development of a Comprehensive Transportation Plan?

This effort needs to produce the next generation of transportation master planning for the City of Franklin. We are eager to get your thoughts on the direction of the transportation system.

Gentry’s Farm

4:12 am | Tuesday, Sep 16th
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Gentry’s Farm has become a family tradition for many families in the Middle Tennessee area and we would love for you to visit us this Fall. For nearly two-decades we have been opening up our family farm to the public on the weekends in the Fall to celebrate all the harvest season has to offer. We would love for you to join us this season. We offer a large pre-picked pumpkin selection as well as a pick-your-own pumpkin patch (while they last!), this is separate from our well-known activity area. There is no charge and free parking to enter the retail area as well as pumpkin patch. We are most known for our activity area that has a wide range of farm fun activities- there is a general admission fee that includes everything once in the activity area. To see more about our activity area pricing as well as a complete list of activities- see below.

Weekend Season: September 27 – October 26
SATURDAYS 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

SUNDAYS 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM

No reservation needed. Last admission time is 4:15 PM. No admission will be allowed after 4:15 PM. Please allow 1-2 hours to enjoy all the farm has to offer.

MONDAY MORNINGS 9:00 AM – NOON

We will be open Monday mornings. No reservation needed. Last admission time on Mondays at 11:15 AM. No admission will be allowed after 11:15 AM. Please allow 1-2 hours to enjoy all the farm has to offer.

CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TUESDAY – FRIDAY. SCHEDULED SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY.

ACTIVITY AREA

2014 CORN FIELD MAZE: THE CARTER HOUSE

The Carter House was caught in the middle of the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 and this Fall marks the 150th year since that fateful day.

ADMISSION: $7 PER PERON (AGES 2 – 65)

FREE PARKING. SORRY, NO DISCOUNTS OR GROUP RATES ON ADMISSION FEES.

FOUR ACRE CORNFIELD MAZE – MINI MAZE – HAYRIDES – NATURE TRAIL – WOODEN TRACTOR PLAYGROUND- GRAIN TROUGH BARN – HANDS-ON BARN – TIRE SWINGS – INSIDE MAZE – LOG CABIN – CHICKENS, SHEEP, COWS AND MORE!

Great outing for young families. Allow 15-20 minutes for corn maze. No food is allowed in activity area but we do have a concession stand that provides snacks and drinks run by Fourth Avenue Church of Christ youth group and all proceeds go to the Youth Mission Trip Fund. We do have a picnic area that you are more than welcome to use- it is located near the retail area. Our picnic area closes promptly at our posted closing times.

ALSO REMEMBER, WE TAKE CASH AND LOCAL CHECKS ONLY. NO PETS ARE ALLOWED. NO SMOKING.

September Scene

2:14 pm | Monday, Sep 15th
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Walton Closes On 252 Acres in Fairview, Tennessee

7:52 pm | Wednesday, Aug 27th
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“Trails of Brownlyn,” a planned unit development (PUD) in Fairview, Tennessee was purchased for $4.4 million by Walton Tennessee, LLC, an affiliate of Walton Development and Management (www.waltondm.com) (WDM), a land management and development company based in Roswell, Georgia.

Walton Tennessee, LLC purchased the 252-acre tract from John Rutledge. Ted Boozer of Franklin Real Estate Group, Inc. represented Rutledge, and Southeast Venture brokers Greg Coleman and Ashley Bishop represented the buyer in the sale.

The “Trails of Brownlyn” PUD is approved for 725 residential units.

“Trails of Brownlyn has a lot to offer in terms of access to Nashville and the surrounding areas. This property is situated within Williamson County, which has some of the best public schools in Tennessee, and it is perfectly located to cater towards growing families,” said Paul Beidel, WDM president, Southeast region.

“Fairview has long been an area of interest for land investment given its location in Williamson County, proximity to Nashville and overall quality of life,” said Coleman. “With the investment in recent years by some national retailers such as Publix and Wal-Mart, it makes sense that a quality PUD be offered to current and future homeowners in Fairview.”

Earlier this spring, WDM made its first acquisition in the Nashville area, purchasing four parcels that make up “Carothers Crossing,” a traditional neighborhood development in Nolensville. Combined, the four parcels comprise 545 acres of land located just east of Nolensville and west of the Interstate 24 Old Hickory Boulevard exit.

“We are excited Walton is investing again in Middle Tennessee and in Fairview. We have received a lot of interest from home builders about this project,” said Bishop. “This property has a lot of potential because of its picturesque surroundings, short commute to Nashville and its proximity to top-rated Williamson County schools.”

About Southeast Venture
Founded in 1981, Southeast Venture is a diversified commercial real estate and design services company guided by a mission of “Building Value by Valuing Relationships.” The firm provides and coordinates the delivery of brokerage, development, architectural and interior design and property management. This unique, comprehensive approach to commercial real estate offers a cost effective and efficient way of meeting its clients’ commercial real estate needs. For more information, visit SoutheastVenture.com, or find Southeast Venture on Twitter @SEVentureCRE.

Tiny Tots Soccer

7:46 pm | Wednesday, Aug 27th
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The Athletics Division of the Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registration for two Tiny Tots soccer clinics (ages 3 to 6) to be held on Wednesdays, September 10-October 15 at the Indoor Arena at Crockett Park, 1485 Volunteer Pkwy. in Brentwood.  Ages 3 and 4 will meet from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and ages 5 and 6 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The clinic fee is $35 for the six-week session. Pick up a registration form at the soccer arena, the Indoor Sports Complex, 920 Heritage Way in Brentwood or download from www.wcprathletics.org and follow mailing instructions.  For more information, contact Dustin at (615) 377-6530, ext. 3 or DustinA@williamson-tn.org. Register by September 3.

 

Williamson County Parks and Recreation is a public organization, here to benefit the community.  Anyone may register for and participate in the department’s programs, teams, classes and events. For more information about the facilities and programs of the Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department, visit www.wcparksandrec.com, or call (615) 790-5719, ext. 2010. You may also receive department information by “liking” Williamson County Parks and Recreation on Facebook.

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