Park Preserve: Our next workforce housing community

Park Preserve
Park Preserve

Our next workforce housing community

Park Preserve will be Nashville Area Habitat’s third neighborhood, with construction scheduled to begin in fall 2010. By 2020, Park Preserve will be home to potentially 380 single-family homes for approximately 1,000 hardworking family members who are currently living in sub-standard housing.

Park Preserve is 200+ acres and located in northern Davidson County, purchased because of its proper zoning, affordable cost and access to public schools and transportation. Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity intends to build a neighborhood that is a source of pride for our community.

Park Preserve Timeline

  • May 2008
    Land purchase
  • July 2009–June 2010
    Phase I land development
  • September 2010
    Begin home construction
  • 2020
    Park Preserve completed

Park Preserve will serve the Nashville community by providing 380 critically-needed affordable homes and will be a viable, responsible and attractive housing development.

Like previous Nashville Area Habitat communities, Park Preserve will have a homeowners’ association, open space and community parks. Additionally, plans include community gardens and approximately 58 acres of primitive wilderness park with an extensive trail network connecting the 380 homes and 200+ acres of Park Preserve with existing neighborhoods.

All homes will be ENERGY STAR® certified and Nashville Area Habitat is considering alternative methods of heating, cooling and electrical power generation for the neighborhood.

Park Preserve will incorporate LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards to maximize existing topography, minimize impact, and use the best available technologies to create an energy-efficient, affordable community for hardworking families.

There are several natural and man-made streams on the property. Nashville Area Habitat plans include restoring these streams to enhance the community’s natural setting. Park Preserve’s design will incorporate the existing terrain of man-made wetlands, elevation changes, rocky areas and tree-covered hills in order to create a pleasant, cost-effective and environmentally-conscientious community development.

When Park Preserve is complete in 2020, Nashville Area Habitat volunteers will have built homes for approximately 1,000 deserving family members and the taxable value of the land will have grown from $2.2 million to approximately $50 million.