Asbury will be an inviting community born from gracious hospitality. Like the close-knit family who called this land home for generations, Asbury will be thoughtfully designed to foster connection, to the land, to one another, and to the moments that matter most.

Just minutes from Downtown Franklin, Tennessee, Asbury will bring together a carefully considered collection of homes, gathering spaces, specialty shops, places to work, a boutique inn, and extensive open space within a setting designed to encourage a slower, more intentional pace of life. Here, winding trails, protected landscapes, and welcoming public spaces will create opportunities to explore, gather, and build lasting relationships.

Whether for an afternoon, a weekend, or a lifetime, Asbury will be a home for friends you’ve yet to meet.

To create a conscientiously designed neighborhood rooted in hospitality, nature, unhurried joy, and room to roam.

Asbury will be shaped by a simple idea: that true luxury is found in time, connection, and a deep sense of belonging. More than 200 acres of preserved open space, miles of trails, thoughtfully designed gathering places, and a variety of homes will come together to create a community that feels both timeless and distinctly Franklin.

Inspired by the enduring character of historic towns and villages, Asbury will offer opportunities to live, work, gather, and explore in ways that feel natural and connected. Whether enjoying a morning walk, meeting friends for dinner, working close to home, or spending an afternoon outdoors, residents will experience a community designed around joyful living and everyday interactions.

This is the vision for Asbury: a place that honors the land’s legacy while creating new traditions for generations to come. A place where connection is cultivated, memories are made, and people feel at home from the moment they arrive.

Boyle Investment Company has been a cornerstone of Middle Tennessee’s real estate landscape for over two decades. Since opening its Nashville office in 2001, Boyle has steadily grown its portfolio to nearly 4 million square feet of office and retail space and upscale residential development, with another 5 million square feet in development and planning. This growth is rooted in a philosophy that prioritizes long-term value creation, thoughtful design, and deep community integration.

In addition to its commercial success, Boyle has been in residential development as a company since its first development, Belvedere Blvd. in Memphis, TN in 1907. In Middle Tennessee alone, the company has delivered 1,818 residential units and has another 3,311 entitled residential units. This expanding residential portfolio reflects Boyle’s commitment to creating vibrant, livable communities that complement its mixed-use developments and enhance the overall quality of life in the region.

As a family-owned firm with nearly a century of experience, Boyle operates with a long-term mindset that informs every decision—from site selection to tenant relationships. The company’s conservative management style ensures financial stability, allowing it to invest in projects that stand the test of time regardless of market conditions.

Boyle’s mission is to build community. This is evident in its commitment to building Williamson County mixed-use developments like Berry Farms, McEwen Northside, and Meridian Cool Springs which blend walkability, livability, and workability into cohesive, enduring environments. This makes Boyle, a locally owned and operated company, one of the largest developers and property taxpayers in the county. Internally, Boyle fosters a culture of stewardship and integrity, empowering team members to take ownership of their work and build meaningful relationships with tenants, partners, and municipalities alike. Boyle’s values—integrity, humility, foresight, and genuine care—are not just aspirational; they are embedded in the company’s actions, culture, and built environments.

The topography of southern Williamson County is as diverse as anywhere in Middle Tennessee, with dramatic elevation changes marking the leading edge of the Highland Rim. Tucked in below Winstead Hill at the end of Franklin’s city limits is the 311-acre Harlin farm. Forested hills ring an enclave that Ezekiel Polk — paternal grandfather of United States President James K. Polk — first acquired by land grant in the 1820s.

Through two centuries, the grassy basin bisected by Polk Creek with the long western views has been home to a number of notable families; a cemetery on the northern edge of the farm includes Campbells, Critzes and Haffners, but for nearly 70 years, the Harlin family has occupied this hidden valley.

Tom Harlin bought the farm with the objective to establish a dairy in the 1960s. In the apparel industry by trade, Tom was also a partner with his brother Bill in the legendary Harlinsdale Farm. But Tom saw great potential in the Holstein breed, starting with 30 cows and ultimately managing more than 400 head that produced milk on three shifts. Tanker truck loads of milk came in and out of Hillview Lane, headed for Purity Dairy in Nashville or a regional co-op in Florida, which would then refill the tanks with orange juice. It took far more than 300 acres to sustain the operation — before Mack Hatcher Bypass cut through and stubbed into Hillview Lane, alfalfa hay and corn silage were grown everywhere below Winstead Hill. The Harlins leased and farmed hundreds of acres where Polk Place and Dallas Downs subdivisions now stand, where Target, Kroger and Chick-Fil-a operate, and as far north as the old Werthan farm on Columbia Avenue, where Taco Bell and self storage now exist. The Harlins’ dairy ceased operation 20 years ago, another piece of Williamson County’s agricultural legacy left to the history books.

Now the Harlin family has chosen Boyle Investment Company to shape the next generation of their land into a pastoral neighborhood that showcases the potential of Franklin’s new Village Green design guideline adopted by Envision Franklin in 2024. Village Green was developed in direct response to feedback provided by citizens across the community — let’s balance preservation with progress (per the City’s mission statement), require more open space, create limited mixed-use that mitigates vehicular traffic, and offer a diversity of housing and amenities that reflects the “Missing Middle” that Franklin residents have so long asked for.

In terms of housing product, there will be a mixture of town and country offerings. The town element will focus on the creation of a walkable hamlet with a blend of single-family homes reminiscent of Downtown Franklin and an array of attached residential offerings, from stately brownstones to well-appointed condominium flats with elevator access. The hamlet will be surrounded by much larger lots that balance the neighboring farms and estates, offering a relaxed country feel of two to eight-acre lots.