M/I Homes Bringing Nearly 200 Units to Nashville’s Antioch

One of Nashville’s fastest-growing suburbs is poised for another housing infusion, as M/I Homes lines up a 182-unit development in Antioch.

The Columbus, Ohio-based builder filed plans with Metro for “Ridgeside Heights,” a project that would bring 83 townhomes and 99 single-family homes to a 42-acre assemblage along Cane Ridge and Old Franklin roads, according to submitted documents. The proposal is scheduled to go before the Metro Planning Commission on April 23, the Nashville Business Journal first reported.

M/I Homes, which entered the Nashville market in 2021, quickly scaled up its local presence, rolling out multiple communities across Middle Tennessee. Its pipeline includes projects in Nashville, Fairview and Murfreesboro, part of a broader push into high-growth Sun Belt metros where population gains are fueling housing demand, according to the publication.

The Antioch site has challenges. The developer does not yet control the land, which has been held for decades by local ownership — a group led by George and Shirley Johnston and Jennings Family Properties, which acquired the parcels between the late 1970s and mid-1980s for a combined $150,000, according to the outlet. Today, the property sits in the crosshairs of suburban expansion, as Antioch absorbs spillover demand from Nashville’s urban core.

Plans call for 406 parking spaces and a mix of housing types aimed at capturing a wide buyer pool, from entry-level purchasers to move-up households. The Nashville office of Thomas & Hutton is listed as the project engineer.

The filing adds to a steady drumbeat of residential proposals reshaping Antioch, a neighborhood about 12 miles southeast of Downtown Nashville, where developers are racing to meet demand for attainable housing. According to the outlet, recent plans include a 78-home subdivision by Century Communities, and a far larger 964-unit project from Tribute Construction, signaling confidence in the area’s long-term growth trajectory.

That momentum is tied to broader demographic shifts across the region. As home prices in central Nashville climb, buyers are increasingly pushed to outlying neighborhoods like Antioch, where land remains relatively more affordable and large-scale development is still feasible.

— Eric Weilbacher