158 residences planned for East Nashville mobile home park site Rochford Realty & Construction Co. expects condo prices to start at $170,000 and townhomes to sell for under $300,000 with duplexes also planned for 1801 Meridian St.

Getahn Ward | The Tennessean

A mobile home park location in East Nashville’s Highland Heights neighborhood could be transformed into a residential community with 108 condo flats, 44 townhomes and six duplexes.

Rochford Realty & Construction Co. is pursuing specific plan-residential zoning for the 8.44-acre Meridian Mobile Home Park site at 1801 Meridian St., which it has a contract to buy.

“We’re trying to create a community with a diversity of housing types — some of which will be workforce-priced housing and some higher-priced housing,” said Charles Evans, a partner in the Nashville-based development firm.

The smallest 575-square-foot condo flats are expected to be sold for around $170,000 each with the largest units to be up to 800 square feet in size, Evans said.

Townhomes averaging 1,600 square feet will be sold for under $300,000, while the for-sale duplex units will be priced slightly higher than the townhomes, he added..

On July 13, the Metro Planning Commission will consider the developer Rochford Realty & Construction’s rezoning request. Smith Gee Studio in the architect and land planning firm, while Ragan-Smith Associates is the civil engineer for the project.

Submitted plans show the condo flats in four three-story buildings, a mix of 2 1/2 and three-story townhome buildings and three-story duplexes along with 246 parking spaces.

The targeted site is where Meridian Street intersects with Edith Avenue and Edwin Street, a block away from East Trinity Lane. Addresses include 1707, 1711 and 1801 Meridian St., 315 Edith Ave. and 1808 and 1810 Lischey Ave.

If approval is obtained by this fall, Evans expects site development to start around year’s end and span six to eight months. Construction could start in late summer of next year with delivery of the residences expected around year’s end 2018.

Evans cites proximity to Interstate 65 and Ellington Parkway among appeals of the location. “You can get on I-65 and be in Germantown in five minutes,” he said.

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