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An east Nashville house that’s remained almost perfectly untouched for the last 64 years. This is exactly the point of a historic overlay: keeping the character and history of certain areas alive as our city grows and matures. #nashvillethenandnow #thenandnow #bdgpartners #realestate #nashvillehistory
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In 1959, 12South was still shaped by its early 20th-century roots as a streetcar suburb, built for accessibility to downtown Nashville, not for tourism or retail traffic.
Originally developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s along the streetcar line, the area was defined by modest bungalows and small-scale commercial…
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Everyone thinks new builds ruin a neighborhood.
But in areas with historic overlays… that’s not really how it works.
These overlays are designed to keep new construction, renovations, and additions aligned with the existing character of the neighborhood.
So, instead of chaos, you get consistency.
If you’re buying o…
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Can you believe this was only 47 years ago?
Easter Sunday in Downtown Nashville, 1979.
This photo captures the Easter Day Parade moving through the heart of the city a tradition that brought thousands downtown during a very different era of Nashville.
A few things to notice:
The parade moved down brick-lined street…
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proximity: nearness in space, time, or relationship
This home is a perfect example of why that matters. Set in the middle of a growing pocket where things are coming together fast, you’re close to the places you actually go every day, without giving up that tucked away feeling when you’re home.
At 2202 Old Matthews R…
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Check out the wheels on the BDG team! Not all of our foot speed is elite, but the hustle to serve our clients will always be there. #bdgpartners #fullspeed #nashvillerealestate
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Nashville has changed so much in just the last 15 years that it’s difficult to imagine what the city must have felt like in the 1930s. You have to wonder what the same view could look like in 2036 as our city continues to grow and change… #nashvillehistory #nashvillethenandnow #bdgpartners
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Nashville needs about 90,000 more homes over the next decade.
One of the biggest factors determining what actually gets built in the city is zoning.
Zoning determines what can be built on a piece of land. Single family homes. Duplexes. Apartments. Mixed use buildings.
In Nashville, those rules appear as short zoning…
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Team meeting was a field trip to Top Golf. I know nothing about golf, but someone has to be the peanut gallery. Who did the best? #bdgpartners #builddevelopguide #themasters #pga
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Strong projects start with the right partnership.
For nearly a decade, @brandoncknox and @timosix_nashville have been building more than homes across Nashville.
What started with a single lot in East Nashville has grown into more than 60 homes together in neighborhoods like Germantown, Sylvan Park, and 12 South.
Along …
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“Tall and skinnies.”
In Nashville, those two words start arguments.
But the houses themselves aren’t the real story: the real story is the legal structure behind them.
Definition: A Horizontal Property Regime (HPR) is a legal property ownership structure that allows multiple homes to exist on a single parcel of land wh…
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Nashville has a way of drawing people in.
For the music. For the food. For the weddings and long weekends with friends.
And when people come… they tend to stay a while.
It’s part of the reason well-located short-term rentals continue to attract so much attention from investors.
BDG Partners currently has a private exc…
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An east Nashville house that’s remained almost perfectly untouched for the last 64 years. This is exactly the point of a historic overlay: keeping the character and history of certain areas alive as our city grows and matures. #nashvillethenandnow #thenandnow #bdgpartners #realestate #nashvillehistory
That made me chuckle 🤭
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In 1959, 12South was still shaped by its early 20th-century roots as a streetcar suburb, built for accessibility to downtown Nashville, not for tourism or retail traffic.
Originally developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s along the streetcar line, the area was defined by modest bungalows and small-scale commercial storefronts that served a primarily residential population with locally oriented businesses.
By the late 1950s, broader shifts were already impacting the neighborhood. Post–World War II suburban expansion was drawing residents outward, while increased automobile reliance reduced the importance of streetcar corridors. Many inner-ring neighborhoods in Nashville began to experience disinvestment during this period.
At the same time, Nashville itself was in transition. The city’s population was spreading beyond the urban core, and major infrastructure and roadway investments were reshaping development patterns. Just a few years later, in 1963, Nashville would become the first major U.S. city to consolidate with its county government.
This image captures 12South during that in-between period, after its initial growth and before reinvestment and redevelopment reshaped it into what it is today.
#nashvillehistory #12south #urbanhistory #thenandnow #bdgpartners
@grantlandhammond 😂 some things never change, I guess
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Everyone thinks new builds ruin a neighborhood.
But in areas with historic overlays… that’s not really how it works.
These overlays are designed to keep new construction, renovations, and additions aligned with the existing character of the neighborhood.
So, instead of chaos, you get consistency.
If you’re buying or renovating in Nashville, this is something you need to understand before making a move.
Follow for more breakdowns like the reel linked below on how zoning and development actually work.
#NashvilleRealEstate #HistoricHomes #Zoning #NashvilleHomes #RealEstateTips
@passiveonluukr there sure are! Stay tuned if you want to learn more about them
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Can you believe this was only 47 years ago?
Easter Sunday in Downtown Nashville, 1979.
This photo captures the Easter Day Parade moving through the heart of the city a tradition that brought thousands downtown during a very different era of Nashville.
A few things to notice:
The parade moved down brick-lined streets that were still part of Nashville’s original street grid. Much of downtown was dominated by locally owned shops, offices, and small businesses. The iconic department store era was still fading out, but many storefronts were active. Lower Broadway had not yet become a national tourism destination. Traffic patterns were lighter, and many streets felt more pedestrian-oriented during events like this. The skyline was defined by a handful of mid-rise buildings, not towers. Public gatherings like this were one of the primary ways the city activated downtown. Many of the buildings visible here have since been renovated, repurposed, or replaced. This was before the arena, before the major hotel boom, and before large-scale mixed-use development. Downtown was still primarily a weekday business district outside of events like this. The Cumberland Riverfront had not yet been reimagined into the public space it is today
For decades, Nashville has been evolving block by block.
The buildings may change, but the energy of this city people gathering, celebrating, and building something together has always been the constant.
What do you think Nashville will look like 20 years from now?
#NashvilleHistory #DowntownNashville #thenandnow #BDGPartners #BuildDevelopGuide
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proximity: nearness in space, time, or relationship
This home is a perfect example of why that matters. Set in the middle of a growing pocket where things are coming together fast, you’re close to the places you actually go every day, without giving up that tucked away feeling when you’re home.
At 2202 Old Matthews Rd, you get the best of both worlds. A well-positioned home in a location that’s only getting better.
#bdgpartners #builddevelopguide #nashvillerealestate #realestateinvesting
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Check out the wheels on the BDG team! Not all of our foot speed is elite, but the hustle to serve our clients will always be there. #bdgpartners #fullspeed #nashvillerealestate
Is @sgerardy in this video or was she so fast I missed it 💨💨
@jackie_stevens fast af!! 🔥
We also all learned @oj.petre has wheels!! 💨💨
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Nashville has changed so much in just the last 15 years that it’s difficult to imagine what the city must have felt like in the 1930s. You have to wonder what the same view could look like in 2036 as our city continues to grow and change… #nashvillehistory #nashvillethenandnow #bdgpartners
@passiveonluukr I guess some things never change 🤷♂️
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Nashville needs about 90,000 more homes over the next decade.
One of the biggest factors determining what actually gets built in the city is zoning.
Zoning determines what can be built on a piece of land. Single family homes. Duplexes. Apartments. Mixed use buildings.
In Nashville, those rules appear as short zoning codes like:
- RS
- R
- RM
- OR
- SP
Each of these zoning districts allows different types of housing and development.
But Nashville didn’t always have zoning.
The city adopted its first zoning ordinance in 1933 after rapid growth created conflicts between residential neighborhoods, businesses, and industrial uses.
Today zoning is once again at the center of the housing conversation as the city looks for ways to meet housing demand.
Understanding how the zoning code works is one of the keys to understanding how Nashville grows.
How do you think Nashville should balance housing growth and neighborhood character?
#nashvillerealestate
#nashvillezoning
#housingpolicy
#urbanplanning
#bdgpartners
When are we going to stop pretending like Growth Is Good.
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Find me some local politician who run on no new building and they have my vote.
@mattwingo that’s an interesting perspective
@sadman527 - well, not trying to be mean, but a lot of us originals are sick of all the transplants (including you) commercializing our way of life / home and wrecking it with postage stamp lots where good family farms used to be
@mattwingo very interested you chime in on things you know nothing about! I actually am very active in keeping farm ground throughout middle Tennessee. I have a cattle herd and occupy about 600 acres of farm ground. Please do research before you impose your thoughts and disgruntled opinions. I do bet you enjoy the value of your home currently more than you did 10 years ago. Thanks for your southern hospitality!
@sophie33014 16 years
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Team meeting was a field trip to Top Golf. I know nothing about golf, but someone has to be the peanut gallery. Who did the best? #bdgpartners #builddevelopguide #themasters #pga
@malloryepickford love you! 😘
@sgerardy with the best form 👌
@thezeta3 👀☺️
@valormediatn on vacation. All is well 😊
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Strong projects start with the right partnership.
For nearly a decade, @brandoncknox and @timosix_nashville have been building more than homes across Nashville.
What started with a single lot in East Nashville has grown into more than 60 homes together in neighborhoods like Germantown, Sylvan Park, and 12 South.
Along the way, they have built something just as important: trust, shared vision, and a commitment to doing things the right way.
When the partnership works, the projects do too.
#knoxopensdoors #bdgpartners #builddevelopguide #nashvillenewconstruction #nashvillerealestate
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“Tall and skinnies.”
In Nashville, those two words start arguments.
But the houses themselves aren’t the real story: the real story is the legal structure behind them.
Definition: A Horizontal Property Regime (HPR) is a legal property ownership structure that allows multiple homes to exist on a single parcel of land while each homeowner owns their individual dwelling.
Many of the homes people call “tall and skinny homes” are built using this structure.
While HPR development is common in Nashville, that system is illegal in many American cities.
The legal framework for how land can be used here dates back to the 1933 Nashville Zoning Act, which established the basic structure for zoning inside the city.
For many years, two-family homes had to be physically connected, something agents and builders often referred to as being “tethered together.”
Then in 2014, Metro Nashville updated its zoning rules and began allowing two detached homes on a single lot under certain conditions.
After that change, and as Nashville’s population boomed, the number of homes built using the HPR structure expanded rapidly.
Some residents argue these homes change the character or scale of older neighborhoods.
Others point out that without HPR development, Nashville may not have met the housing demand created by its rapid growth.
Love them or hate them, Horizontal Property Regimes have become one of the primary ways Nashville has added housing inside existing neighborhoods.
So what do you think?
Are tall and skinny homes a smart way for a growing city to add housing, or do they change neighborhoods too much?
#NashvilleRealEstate
#TallAndSkinnyHomes
#HorizontalPropertyRegime
#UrbanDevelopment #bdgpartners
🌴🌴🌴 You know I thought I knew it all the years of my both buying and selling real estate AND THEN Alongs DARIN WHO JUST KNOWS ENOUGH TO HANG ME OUT TO DRY 😮😮😮😮❗️. So many. Thank you’s” Darin Cunningham and Christina Cunningham for always taking care of me and my many real estate transactions that’s you’ve helped buy and sell my in investment. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸
@carlosolrac we miss you!!! 😘 thank you for the kind words.
@webjr55alive rezone
@sydneysellsnashville I agree but my council person wouldn’t approve. Staff approved.
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Nashville has a way of drawing people in.
For the music. For the food. For the weddings and long weekends with friends.
And when people come… they tend to stay a while.
It’s part of the reason well-located short-term rentals continue to attract so much attention from investors.
BDG Partners currently has a private exclusive designed with that kind of stay in mind.
If you’re looking at STR opportunities in Nashville, DM “BNB.”
#NashvilleRealEstate #RealEstateInvesting #BDGPartners





































