LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The City of La Vergne is once again on the verge of rapid expansion. 11,000 homes are set to go up within a 3-mile radius of Waldron Road.

The Twinning Stations development is one of the projects. It will feature a wide mix of housing types, from single-family homes to condos, townhomes, and Class A apartments.

The residential portion of the project includes:

• 16 single-family homes with masonry facades and two-car garages
• 36 townhomes, half with masonry exteriors and a mix of alley-loaded and front-entry garages
• 336 multifamily units in three- to four-story buildings
• An additional 242 apartment-style units in the commercial and mixed-use section

“You’re looking at entertainment, dining, shopping, groceries, all of that in one area that currently is a giant void for economic activity,” said La Vergne Mayor Jason Cole.

“They will start at $900,000 and go up from there,” said Mayor Cole. “The apartments will be Class A, and the townhomes as well will be pretty expensive.”

For homebuyers seeking something more affordable, the mayor pointed to options like the Arbor Ridge subdivision, where homes start in the $400,000 range.

New resident Kim Markos, who recently moved into Arbor Ridge, says she loves her new neighborhood—but worries about how the community will handle the influx of people.

“I just don’t want to get overcrowded like Murfreesboro,” Markos said. “I want us to have a great community, but not be overbuilt to where it takes such a long time to get from one end to the other.”

To avoid those kinds of growing pains, city officials say infrastructure upgrades are already in motion.

“The city’s responding—widening Waldron Road and building connector roads,” Mayor Cole said.

And when it comes to education, the mayor adds that schools are not currently at capacity, and a new school is in the early planning stages to support future growth.

For city leaders, the economic benefits are just as important as the homes.

“We want to reverse that and bring those sales tax dollars here to La Vergne and to Rutherford County,” Cole said, referring to the billions of dollars in retail spending that currently leave the city each year.

Construction is underway now, but the full buildout of the entire project could take up to six years. Even so, officials say it represents a massive step forward in La Vergne’s mission to create a self-sustaining, well-balanced community.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version misstated that all 11,000 homes were part of Twinning Stations. In fact, Twinning Stations is one of several developments contributing to that total.

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