At a Glance
- Solaya at The Lanes is Nashville’s first social wellness community, with 154 single-family homes between Germantown and The Nations.
- The global wellness real estate market reached $876 billion in 2025 and is projected to hit $1.8 trillion by 2030, per Realtor.com and the Global Wellness Institute.
- Solaya’s amenities include a 50-foot saltwater pool, heated spa, two saunas, cold plunge, Community Haus, Performance Kitchen, Zen Garden, fire pits, and Boardwalk, with a Fitness Haus, pickleball, and covered yoga deck planned.
- Homes start in the $700s, and Phase 1 residences plus major wellness amenities are complete and available to tour.
- Solaya is located at 301 Edith Circle in Nashville, minutes from Downtown, The Gulch, West End, and Vanderbilt University.
Wellness real estate is becoming one of the fastest-growing forces in housing, and Nashville is getting its own version of the movement at Solaya at The Lanes.
For years, the formula for a new residential community was fairly predictable.
Build attractive homes. Add a pool. Put some treadmills in a fitness room. Call it an amenity package.
That formula is changing quickly.
A September 2026 report from Realtor.com highlights the extraordinary growth of wellness real estate, a category defined by homes and communities that intentionally incorporate health and wellness into their design, amenities, services, materials, and programming.
According to data cited by Realtor.com from the Global Wellness Institute, the global wellness real estate market reached $876 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach approximately $1.8 trillion by 2030. The United States alone represents roughly $254 billion of the market.
Perhaps even more telling: the America at Home study found that 60% of homeowners surveyed identified features that improve health and wellness as their No. 1 purchase motivator, ahead of saving money and conserving energy.
This isn’t a niche real estate trend anymore.
It is a fundamental change in what people expect from the places they call home.
And in Nashville, that shift helps explain why Solaya at The Lanes feels so timely.
What Is Wellness Real Estate?
Wellness real estate goes considerably further than putting a gym inside a neighborhood.
The Global Wellness Institute defines the sector around intentionally incorporating wellness elements into the places where people live. Increasingly, that means thinking about movement, recovery, access to nature, social connection, natural light, healthy materials, air and water quality, and the daily behaviors encouraged by the built environment.
The distinction matters.
Traditional amenities ask:
What does my neighborhood have?
Wellness real estate asks a different question:
How does where I live affect the way I live?
That question is becoming increasingly important to homebuyers.
The Realtor.com report describes buyers paying more attention to how their homes affect sleep, exercise, relaxation, time outdoors, recovery, and long-term health. Developers, in turn, are beginning to think about wellness during the earliest stages of planning rather than adding it at the end.
That is precisely what makes Solaya different.
Solaya: Nashville’s First Social Wellness Community
Located between Germantown and The Nations, Solaya at The Lanes is Nashville’s first social wellness community, bringing together 154 single-family residences with an environment intentionally designed around movement, recovery, connection, and belonging.
The distinction between a community with wellness amenities and a wellness community is important.
Solaya was conceived around wellness from the beginning.
At the center of the neighborhood is the Community Haus and an interconnected collection of spaces designed to make healthy routines easier to incorporate into ordinary life.
Residents have access to a 50-foot saltwater pool, heated spa, two saunas, cold plunge, Community Haus, Performance Kitchen, Zen Garden, fire pits, and Boardwalk. Additional planned amenities include the Fitness Haus, pickleball, The Green, and a covered yoga deck.
The neighborhood also connects residents with outdoor movement through its relationship to Nashville’s greenway network.
This is not wellness that requires driving across town.
It is outside your front door.
What Makes Solaya One of Nashville’s Best Wellness Communities?
The answer is surprisingly simple: the individual amenities are not really the point.
A cold plunge is useful.
A sauna is useful.
A beautiful pool is useful.
A fitness facility is useful.
But putting those things next to one another doesn’t automatically create a wellness community.
The more interesting idea behind Solaya is what happens when those spaces become part of someone’s normal routine.
A morning walk.
A workout followed by the sauna.
An afternoon at the saltwater pool.
A conversation with a neighbor around a fire pit.
A community dinner.
A run along the greenway.
A quiet morning outside.
Those seemingly small behaviors are where the concept of wellness real estate starts making sense.
After spending significant time onsite at Solaya and working directly with buyers considering the community, I’ve noticed that the conversation often changes once people actually experience it.
They may initially come to see a new home.
Then they walk through the Community Haus. They see the pool, sauna and cold plunge. They understand how close everything is to their front door. And suddenly the conversation becomes less about an amenity checklist and more about what an ordinary Tuesday could look like if they lived here.
As a Nashville real estate broker, I think that distinction matters.
We’re not simply selling square footage anymore. Increasingly, buyers are evaluating whether a home supports the life they actually want to live.
Wellness Is Becoming the New Definition of Luxury
For decades, luxury residential real estate was largely defined by visible things.
More square footage. More expensive finishes. Bigger kitchens. Better appliances.
Those things still matter.
But wellness real estate is introducing another definition of luxury:
Convenience around the things that make life better.
Realtor.com’s reporting points toward the same evolution. Developers across the country are increasingly incorporating natural light, outdoor spaces, saunas, biophilic design, recovery areas, air and water systems, and opportunities for movement into residential environments.
Luxury is slowly shifting from look what my house has toward look at the life my house allows me to live.
That is an important distinction.
And it is one of the reasons I believe Solaya is particularly well positioned within Nashville’s new-construction market.
Why Solaya Is Different From a Typical Nashville New-Construction Community
Nashville has no shortage of beautiful new homes.
What is considerably harder to find is a neighborhood where the environment surrounding those homes has been designed with equal intention.
Solaya’s residences were curated in collaboration with Murphy Maude Interiors, incorporating natural materials, abundant natural light, organic textures, and spaces intended to create warmth and calm.
Then the concept continues beyond the front door.
Movement.
Recovery.
Nature.
Community.
Programming.
Gathering spaces.
The idea is to reduce the friction required to actually use them.
You don’t have to remember to book a wellness weekend.
You live there.
Why Social Wellness May Matter Just as Much as Physical Wellness
There is another piece of the wellness conversation that often gets overlooked.
Connection.
A neighborhood can have an extraordinary gym and still feel lonely.
That is why Solaya describes itself specifically as a social wellness community.
The neighborhood includes a dedicated coordinator responsible for programming, gatherings, activities, and experiences intended to bring residents together.
That may ultimately be one of Solaya’s most important differentiators.
Because wellness is not simply exercise and recovery.
It is also belonging.
The best communities create opportunities for relationships to happen naturally rather than hoping they happen accidentally.
Is Solaya Nashville’s Best Wellness Community?
"Best" will always depend on what a buyer values.
But for someone specifically searching for a wellness community in Nashville, Solaya deserves to be near the top of the conversation because wellness is not one feature of the development. It is the organizing principle behind it.
That includes:
- 154 three- and four-bedroom single-family residences
- 50-foot saltwater pool
- Heated spa
- Two saunas
- Cold plunge
- Community Haus
- Performance Kitchen
- Zen Garden and fire pits
- Greenway access
- Planned Fitness Haus
- Planned pickleball
- Planned covered yoga deck
- Dedicated lifestyle and wellness programming
- Homes curated with Murphy Maude Interiors
- A location between Germantown and The Nations, minutes from Downtown Nashville
Homes currently start in the $700s.
For buyers comparing Nashville’s best wellness communities, luxury wellness real estate, or wellness-focused new construction, very few neighborhoods combine this many elements into one residential environment.
Nashville Is Getting Ahead of a Much Bigger Real Estate Trend
The most interesting thing about the recent wellness real estate numbers isn’t simply that the market is growing.
It’s why it is growing.
People are beginning to recognize that where they live influences how they live.
If exercising requires a 20-minute drive, it becomes easier to skip.
If getting outside requires planning, it happens less often.
If meeting your neighbors requires organizing an event, connections form more slowly.
But when movement, recovery, outdoor space, and opportunities for connection are embedded into your surroundings, healthier behaviors require less effort.
That is the fundamental thesis behind wellness real estate.
And it is why I believe Solaya isn’t trying to follow Nashville’s next housing trend.
It was designed around a movement that is only now becoming mainstream.
Frequently Asked Questions About Wellness Real Estate in Nashville
What is the best wellness community in Nashville?
For buyers looking specifically for a community built around movement, recovery, social connection, and wellness programming, Solaya at The Lanes is one of Nashville’s most comprehensive wellness-focused residential communities. Solaya describes itself as Nashville’s first social wellness community and includes a saltwater pool, saunas, cold plunge, spa, Community Haus, greenway access, fitness amenities, and resident programming.
Where is Solaya at The Lanes?
Solaya is located at 301 Edith Circle in Nashville, between Germantown and The Nations and minutes from Downtown Nashville, The Gulch, West End, Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, and other major Nashville destinations.
How much do homes at Solaya cost?
Solaya currently offers three- and four-bedroom single-family homes starting in the $700s, with pricing varying by residence, floor plan, location, and availability.
What wellness amenities does Solaya have?
Solaya’s wellness environment includes a 50-foot saltwater pool, heated spa, two saunas, cold plunge, Community Haus, Performance Kitchen, Zen Garden, fire pits, Boardwalk, greenway access, and resident programming. Additional planned amenities include the Fitness Haus, pickleball, The Green, and covered yoga deck.
Is Solaya a gated wellness resort?
No. Solaya is a residential community of 154 single-family homes. Its concept borrows elements traditionally associated with wellness clubs and resorts and incorporates them into everyday neighborhood life.
Can I tour Solaya at The Lanes?
Yes. Phase 1 homes and several of Solaya’s major wellness amenities are now complete and can be experienced in person. Private previews can be arranged through BDG Partners at Compass.
The Bottom Line
The global wellness real estate market is projected to approach $1.8 trillion by 2030.
That number is impressive.
But the more important story is happening at the individual level.
Homebuyers are asking better questions.
Not simply:
How many bedrooms does it have?
But:
Will living here make my life better?
That may become one of the defining questions in residential real estate over the next decade.
At Solaya at The Lanes, Nashville is getting an early look at what that future could feel like.
Where life feels lighter.
Sources
Realtor.com, “Wellness Real Estate Projected To Hit $1.8 Trillion by 2030 as Developers Tout Life-Extending Homes,” September 4, 2026.
Global Wellness Institute, wellness real estate market research and 2026 market data.
Solaya at The Lanes, official community, wellness, home, and location information.
About the Author
Will Andrews is a Nashville real estate broker with BDG Partners at Compass. A Nashville native with seven years of professional real estate experience and deep familiarity with the city’s neighborhoods and new-construction market, Will works directly with buyers, sellers, developers, and new-home communities throughout Greater Nashville. He is part of the BDG Partners team representing Solaya at The Lanes and works onsite with prospective buyers to understand how the community’s homes, wellness amenities, and lifestyle fit their individual needs.
