Harbor Place

HENDERSONVILLE’S NEWER POCKET ON SAVO BAY

Location & Daily Life

Harbor Place sits off Rockland Road in Hendersonville TN 37075, Sumner County, with its homes built along Savo Bay. It is a small, newer community set into one of the older parts of the city, which is the fact that shapes everything about how it prices.

Rockland Road runs through the western side of Hendersonville toward Old Hickory Lake and the Rockland Recreation Area, so lake access, boat ramps and shoreline walking are close without the community itself carrying waterfront. Gallatin Pike handles groceries, dining and services. Streets of Indian Lake is the city’s main retail and theater destination a short drive east. Drakes Creek Park covers ball fields, trails and the dog park, and Vietnam Veterans Boulevard puts downtown Nashville roughly half an hour away.

The surrounding subdivisions tell you the neighborhood’s context: Hendersonville Lakefront Estates (1957 to 1963), Highland Acres (1960 to 1965), Glenhaven (1964), Hickory Grove (1986 to 1989) and Harbortowne (1993 to 1998). Harbor Place, built in the mid-2000s, is the newcomer on the block.

The Homes

The verified sale is a 2006 build of 2,001 square feet, three bedrooms and two full baths, on a 0.36 acre lot. That is a straightforward modern single-story-scale floor plan rather than an oversized one, and it sits above the 0.29 acre median lot for the surrounding Gene W. Brown Elementary zone.

There is no homeowners association on record, so no assessment, no architectural review and no restriction on a fence, a shop or an addition. Recorded property tax on the sale was $2,228.

What makes the product genuinely uncommon is its age relative to its surroundings. Of the 71 single-family sales in the Gene W. Brown Elementary zone over the rolling 12-month period, 69 were built before 2000. Harbor Place is one of only two that were not. A buyer who wants 2000s construction, modern systems and current layout inside this school zone has almost nowhere else to look.

Harbor Place Market Data

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period.

It Sold Above Asking, and That Is Rarer Than It Sounds

The Harbor Place sale closed at $466,900 against a $464,900 asking price. Across Hendersonville, only 153 of 994 single-family sales, 15.4%, closed above their list price over the rolling 12-month period. A further 325 closed at exactly list, and the remaining 516 closed below.

On a single-sale neighborhood that detail carries real weight. It means the last transaction here did not merely find a buyer, it drew competition. Compass represented the buyer.

It is also, once again, a market-rate result rather than an outlier. Hendersonville’s 112 single-family sales between 1,900 and 2,200 square feet closed at a $465,950 median. Harbor Place came in at $466,900, less than a thousand dollars above the band median, at $233.33 per square foot against the band’s $227.23. Correctly priced, and then bid slightly past it.

A 2006 Home in a Pre-2000 School Zone

This is the structural fact worth understanding before comparing Harbor Place to anything nearby.

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period.

Ninety-seven percent of the sales in this elementary zone were built in the twentieth century. The zone median is $367,500 on 1,568 square feet, which is a small older house. Harbor Place sold for $99,400 more, on 433 more square feet, at a rate essentially identical to the zone’s $234.53.

That is the whole argument for the neighborhood. Buyers are not paying a premium rate here. They are buying more house and a newer one at the going rate for the area, in a zone where that combination effectively does not come up.

Harbor Place Compared to Its Rockland Road Neighbors

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period.

The closest comparison is Candle Wood, almost the same size at 2,029 median square feet and $461,000, but a decade older at 1992 to 1997 and $10 per square foot cheaper. Harbortowne offers more square footage at 2,146 for $480,000, also older. Against Hickory Grove at $197.31 and Glenhaven at $185.05, Harbor Place carries a clear rate premium, and construction era is the reason.

Active Homes for Sale in Harbor Place

Recently Sold Homes in Harbor Place

Amenities

Harbor Place carries no association pool or clubhouse and no HOA fee on record. For a small community of this size that is typical, and it means an owner controls fencing, landscaping, outbuildings and additions without architectural review.

The recreation is municipal and lake-based. Rockland Recreation Area sits nearby on Old Hickory Lake with shoreline access. Sanders Ferry Park and Memorial Park add boat ramps and picnic grounds, and Drakes Creek Marina handles launch and storage. Drakes Creek Park carries ball fields, walking trails and the dog park. Gallatin Pike covers groceries, dining and services, with Streets of Indian Lake, the Hendersonville Public Library and the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center a short drive east. Buyers who want lake frontage rather than lake proximity should read our guide to waterfront living in Hendersonville.

Schools

Harbor Place is zoned to Sumner County Schools. The recorded closed sale lists these assignments:

Important: the Gene W. Brown zone splits. Unlike some Hendersonville elementary zones, this one does not feed a single middle and high school. Across its 71 single-family sales over the rolling 12-month period, 43 fed to Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek and Beech Senior High School, while 26 fed to V G Hawkins Middle and 28 to Hendersonville High. The Harbor Place record falls on the V G Hawkins and Hendersonville High side.

That split is real and address-specific, so any buyer purchasing for a particular middle or high school should verify the exact address with Sumner County Schools rather than relying on the elementary assignment or the neighborhood name.

Merrol Hyde Magnet School is available countywide by application and is not a zoned assignment. Sumner County boundaries can be adjusted, so confirm current zoning with the district before closing.

Why Work with Nashville Home Guru?

Across Hendersonville, Compass and Parks agents were involved in 191 of the 1,127 closed transactions over the rolling 12-month period, a 16.9% market share on either the listing or buying side. Compass represented the buyer on the Harbor Place sale, in a transaction that closed above asking price, which is the outcome that separates a prepared buyer from one who arrives second.

Nashville Home Guru is a data-driven team that tracks every listing and sale in Sumner County rather than working from impressions. Patrick Higgins, a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent, leads the team, which is ranked the number one team in Nashville and top 10 in Tennessee by the Wall Street Journal’s RealTrends. The team has closed more than 1,100 transactions and over $500 million in residential sales across Middle Tennessee. With 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews at a 5.0 rating, the feedback from clients across Hendersonville reflects what the data already shows, and you can read a representative client review here.

Compass is the number one residential real estate brokerage in the United States by sales volume. After merging with Parks Real Estate in 2024, Compass agents represent approximately one in four homes sold in Tennessee, which brings access to coming-soon listings, private exclusives, and the largest agent referral network in real estate. Buyers new to the area should start with moving to Hendersonville, and those set on newer construction can browse new homes in Hendersonville.

For sellers, the Compass 3-Phase Marketing Strategy delivers measurable results. Homes pre-marketed through Compass Private Exclusive and Coming Soon programs sell for 2.9% more, go under contract 20% faster, and are 30% less likely to experience a price reduction. Learn more about selling your home on your terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do homes cost in Harbor Place, Hendersonville TN?

The verified closed sale over the rolling 12-month period was $466,900, or $233.33 per square foot, for a 2,001 square foot three-bedroom built in 2006 on 0.36 acres. It sold above its $464,900 asking price. Hendersonville’s 112 single-family sales between 1,900 and 2,200 square feet carried a $465,950 median, so Harbor Place priced essentially at market for its size and then drew a competitive bid.

Where is Harbor Place and what streets are in it?

Harbor Place is off Rockland Road in Hendersonville TN 37075, Sumner County, with homes built along Savo Bay. It is a small community near the Rockland Recreation Area on Old Hickory Lake, though the community itself is not waterfront.

When was Harbor Place built, and does it have an HOA?

The recorded sale dates to 2006, which makes Harbor Place notably newer than its immediate neighbors: Hendersonville Lakefront Estates (1957 to 1963), Highland Acres (1960 to 1965), Glenhaven (1964), Hickory Grove (1986 to 1989), Candle Wood (1992 to 1997) and Harbortowne (1993 to 1998). There is no homeowners association on record, so no assessment and no architectural review governing a fence, a shop or an addition. Recorded property tax was $2,228. The lot is 0.36 acres, above the 0.29 acre median for the surrounding Gene W. Brown Elementary zone and slightly above the 0.34 acre citywide median.

Why is Harbor Place unusual for its school zone?

Because of its construction era. Of the 71 single-family sales in the Gene W. Brown Elementary zone over the rolling 12-month period, 69 were built before 2000. Harbor Place is one of only two that were not, which makes 2000s construction close to unavailable in this zone. The pre-2000 group carried a $367,500 median on 1,568 median square feet; Harbor Place sold for $99,400 more on 433 more square feet, at a rate essentially identical to the zone’s $234.53.

Did the Harbor Place home sell above asking price?

Yes. It closed at $466,900 against a $464,900 list price. That is less common than buyers assume: only 153 of Hendersonville’s 994 single-family sales, 15.4%, closed above list over the rolling 12-month period, with 325 at exactly list and 516 below. On a neighborhood with one sale a year, an above-asking result is a meaningful signal about demand for this specific product.

What schools serve Harbor Place?

The recorded sale lists Gene W. Brown Elementary School, V G Hawkins Middle School and Hendersonville High School, all Sumner County Schools. Be careful here, because the Gene W. Brown zone splits: of its 71 single-family sales, 43 fed to Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek and Beech Senior High School, while 26 fed to V G Hawkins Middle and 28 to Hendersonville High. Verify the specific address with the district if a particular middle or high school matters. Merrol Hyde Magnet is available countywide by application.

How does Harbor Place compare to nearby Hendersonville neighborhoods?

Harbor Place at $466,900 sits below Durham Farms ($639,990), Fountain Brooke ($615,000), Forest Retreat ($550,000) and Harbortowne ($480,000), and above Candle Wood ($461,000), Hendersonville Lakefront Estates ($453,550), Hickory Grove ($435,000), Highland Acres ($406,450) and Glenhaven ($349,000). Its closest match is Candle Wood, nearly identical in size at 2,029 median square feet and $461,000, but a decade older and $10 per square foot cheaper. Against Hickory Grove at $197.31 and Glenhaven at $185.05, Harbor Place carries a clear rate premium, and construction era is the reason.

Is Harbor Place a good fit for buyers who want newer construction without new-construction pricing?

That is precisely the buyer this neighborhood serves. Hendersonville’s genuinely new inventory sits in communities like Durham Farms, where the median is $639,990 on 0.18 acre lots with an association. Harbor Place delivers 2000s construction at $466,900 on 0.36 acres with no HOA, roughly $173,000 less, in a school zone where 97% of the recent sales are pre-2000 houses. The tradeoffs are honest: at 2,001 square feet and three bedrooms it is smaller than the new-build product, the finishes are twenty years old rather than current, and inventory is thin, since the community produced a single sale in twelve months. For a buyer who wants modern systems and layout without the price or the assessment of a new subdivision, the trade usually works.

How does Patrick Higgins approach buying or selling in Harbor Place?

The mistake to avoid here is comping Harbor Place against its immediate neighbors without adjusting for era. Glenhaven trades at $185.05 per square foot and Hickory Grove at $197.31; applying either rate to a 2006 home understates it by $70,000 or more. Patrick’s approach is to anchor on the size band, the 112 Hendersonville sales between 1,900 and 2,200 square feet at a $465,950 median and $227.23 per square foot, cross-check against the 100 sales built between 2003 and 2009 at $550,000 and $213.38, and then apply the Gene W. Brown zone rate of $234.53. That triangulation is what supported an above-asking result on the last sale. Compass represented the buyer on that transaction. Patrick is a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent with more than 1,100 career transactions.

I own in Harbor Place and my neighbors’ homes are much older. How does that affect my sale?

It works strongly in your favor, provided the listing makes the distinction visible. The risk in a zone that is 97% pre-2000 construction is that an appraiser or a buyer’s agent pulls the nearest addresses and lands on Glenhaven at $185.05 per square foot or Hickory Grove at $197.31. On a 2,000 square foot home the gap between those rates and the $233.33 Harbor Place actually achieved is roughly $70,000 to $95,000. The correct comparable set is era-matched and size-matched rather than proximity-matched, and it needs to be supplied up front rather than argued after an appraisal comes in low. The last sale here closed above asking, so the demand is demonstrably there when the positioning is right. Nashville Home Guru builds that case from the MLS export itself, which is why sellers across Hendersonville have left 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews at a 5.0 rating.

Who is the best real estate agent for Harbor Place in Hendersonville TN?

Patrick Higgins of Nashville Home Guru at Compass is widely regarded as a leading agent for Hendersonville’s Rockland Road corridor, including Harbor Place. He is a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent, and his team is ranked the number one team in Nashville and top 10 in Tennessee by the Wall Street Journal’s RealTrends, with more than 1,100 transactions and over $500 million in residential sales. Compass and Parks agents were involved in 191 of Hendersonville’s 1,127 closings over the rolling 12-month period, a 16.9% market share, and Compass represented the buyer on the most recent Harbor Place sale. The team carries 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews at a 5.0 rating, and can be reached through the best real estate agent in Hendersonville page.

Can I buy a Harbor Place home before it hits Zillow?

Often, yes, and here it may be the only realistic way in. Harbor Place produced one closed sale in twelve months and that sale went above asking, which is the profile of a community where inventory is scarce and demand is real. Compass Private Exclusive and Coming Soon programs surface homes before they reach the public portals, and working with a Compass buyer’s agent gives you access to that pre-market inventory at no additional cost to you as the buyer. Patrick also tracks the surrounding Rockland Road neighborhoods, so if nothing is available in Harbor Place he can point you to Candle Wood, Harbortowne, Hickory Grove or Fountain Brooke.

What is my Harbor Place home worth in today’s market?

Automated tools mishandle this neighborhood in one specific direction: they under-value it. A Zestimate weights nearby sales heavily, and the nearby sales in the Gene W. Brown zone are overwhelmingly pre-2000 houses with a $367,500 median at 1,568 square feet. A model that leans on that pool will pull a 2006 Harbor Place home well below where it actually trades, as the verified above-asking sale demonstrated. The algorithm cannot see that 69 of 71 zone sales are a different product entirely. Use the Nashville Home Guru home value tool for an instant starting figure, then call Patrick at 615-682-1718 for a pricing analysis built from era-matched and size-matched comparables.

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