Field Guide · East Nashville

Cleveland Park

Original cottages and a decade of new construction on the north side of East Nashville, around the park that gives it its name — the closest new-build neighborhood to downtown.

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Overview

What it’s like to live here

Cleveland Park sits on the north side of East Nashville, in 37207, between Dickerson Pike and Ellington Parkway, north of Main Street and the Cleveland Street corridor that names it. The park itself — Cleveland Park, with its community center and ball fields — anchors the middle of the neighborhood. Its original homes are small early-1900s cottages and bungalows; over the last decade it has become one of the most heavily rebuilt neighborhoods in the city, with new detached homes and “tall-and-skinny” pairs on a large share of its blocks.

That mix is the point for most buyers here: new construction a few minutes from downtown at prices below Lockeland Springs and Five Points, on streets that still have the older cottages and a neighborhood feel. Dickerson Pike, long an auto-oriented corridor, has been changing too, with new restaurants, coffee and apartments along it. For another view of this part of East Nashville, compare the McFerrin Park guide.

Downtown is close — Spring Street and the Jefferson Street bridge, or Main Street and the Woodland Street bridge, put the center of the city about two miles away. Ellington Parkway runs along the eastern edge for the fastest route north to Briley Parkway and the airport side of town.

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What’s here

Homes, streets and getting around

Housing types

Early-1900s cottages and bungalows; a large share of new construction since the mid-2010s — detached homes and tall-and-skinny pairs; townhomes near Dickerson Pike and Main Street.

Streets and landmarks

Cleveland Park and its community center; Cleveland Street; Dickerson Pike to the west, Ellington Parkway to the east, Main Street to the south; McFerrin Park just north.

Getting around

About two miles to downtown by Spring Street or Main Street (5–10 minutes); Ellington Parkway north; WeGo on Dickerson Pike and Main Street.

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On the record

My work in Cleveland Park

Closed sales here

2020 341 Douglas AvenuePennock · buyer

1 closed sale from my transaction file, 2020–2020. All past sales →

The closings above are mine — buyer side and listing side — from my transaction file. The rest of my East Nashville work is a few streets away; the hub lists all of it.

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Questions

What people ask about Cleveland Park

Is Cleveland Park mostly new construction?

A large share of it is, built since the mid-2010s on the lots of the original cottages, alongside the originals that remain and have been renovated. New homes here are usually priced below comparable new construction closer to Five Points.

What should I check on a new home in Cleveland Park?

The builder’s other work, the warranty, the lot’s drainage and grading, and — on a tall-and-skinny pair — the recorded documents for what is shared with the neighbor (driveway, wall, common area) and who maintains it. I read those before you write an offer.

How far is Cleveland Park from downtown Nashville?

About two miles. Spring Street to the Jefferson Street bridge, or Main Street to the Woodland Street bridge, is a five-to-ten-minute drive outside rush hour.

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Looking at Cleveland Park?

Thirty minutes on the phone and I can tell you which streets your budget reaches, what to look for in the homes there, and what I would do.

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