Builder profile
David Weekley Homes
A Houston-founded builder that dates itself to 1976 and whose own Nashville page lists communities in Columbia, Gallatin, Lebanon and Smyrna.
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas
- Founded
- 1976
- Typical price tier
- Move-up
- Signature
- LifeDesign℠
David Weekley Homes dates its own founding to 1976, when David Weekley started the company in Houston with his brother Dick. Its own site organizes its product into named lines rather than one catalogue — Imagination, Central Living and Encore each sit under the David Weekley name — which is worth knowing before you shop, because the line a community belongs to tells you more about plan size and lot type than the brand alone does.
In Middle Tennessee the builder's own Nashville page listed Columbia, Gallatin, Lebanon and Smyrna on the day we read it, and named The Preserve at Five Oaks in Lebanon, The Glades at Cedar Hills, The Enclave at Dove Lake and The Reserve at Palmers Crossing. That page published no starting price for any of them, so there is no figure for us to carry: ask us for the live price sheet on the plan and homesite you are considering.
Two things the builder's own pages did not publish, and which therefore are not claimed here: a warranty program name, and any term schedule for it. Ask for the written limited warranty document for your plan before you sign.
What buying from David Weekley Homes is like
Selections run through the builder's own design process, and the purchase runs on the builder's own contract. Get the included-features list for your exact plan in writing and compare it against the options sheet before you sign, not after. Ask which items are standard for the current phase versus a promotion that ends, and order your own pre-drywall and final-walkthrough inspections.
Which communities does David Weekley Homes build in?
Every new-construction community on this site that names David Weekley Homes, by county — 10 in total, 7 of them recorded as selling in our own data. Status moves faster than any page does, so call us at 615-265-1000 and we will confirm what is actually releasing homesites this week.
On 2026-09-23 we read David Weekley Homes's own Middle Tennessee community list and compared it with every community above. 6 of them were not on it, and they aremarked below. We keep the page either way — that is our record of where this builder has built — but we will not present a community as something you can buy into today when the builder's own list has moved on from it. A community leaving a line-up is normally a phase closing out.
Sumner County
Williamson County
Maury County
Rutherford County
Can I bring my own agent to a David Weekley Homes community?
The sales counselor you meet at a David Weekley Homes model works for David Weekley Homes. That is the role, and a good one knows those plans, those homesites and that build schedule inside out. What the role does not include is representing you on price, on which options are worth buying, on the lot premium, or on the terms of the builder's own contract. That is what a buyer's agent does, and in Tennessee you are generally free to bring your own to a builder community at little or no cost to you.
Timing is the part people get wrong. Most builders ask who your agent is on your very first visit, and sorting it out afterwards is an awkward conversation nobody needs. Call us at 615-265-1000 before you walk into the model and your representation is in place from the first appointment — which is also when it is worth the most, because that is when the plan, the homesite and the options are still open.
Because this builder sells under several named product lines, the same brand can mean very different plan sizes and lot types from one community to the next. That is exactly the comparison a buyer's agent is for. Call 615-265-1000 before your first visit and we will line up what is actually available across its Middle Tennessee communities and read the agreement with you.
What David Weekley Homes publishes about itself, and where we read it
Every line on this page about David Weekley Homes came off David Weekley Homes’ own website. Here is each one with the page it came from and the day we read it, so you can check it yourself — and so you can see when a figure is old enough to be worth re-checking. Builder pricing, availability and programs change without notice.
| What the builder's own site says | Source | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| The builder's own company-story page dates its founding and names its founders.“Founded in 1976 by David Weekley and his brother Dick in Houston, Texas.” | davidweekleyhomes.com | 2026-09-23 |
| That page names three product lines sold under the David Weekley name: Imagination by David Weekley Homes, Central Living by David Weekley Homes, and Encore by David Weekley Homes. | davidweekleyhomes.com | 2026-09-23 |
| Its own Nashville page listed four Middle Tennessee cities on the day we read it — Columbia, Gallatin, Lebanon and Smyrna — and named The Preserve at Five Oaks (Lebanon), The Glades at Cedar Hills, The Enclave at Dove Lake and The Reserve at Palmers Crossing. | davidweekleyhomes.com | 2026-09-23 |
| Two program names appear on that Nashville page:“LifeDesign℠ … EnergySaver™ Homes” | davidweekleyhomes.com | 2026-09-23 |
| No starting price and no warranty program name were published on either page we read. | davidweekleyhomes.com | 2026-09-23 |
Sources read through 2026-09-23. Where a figure appears above it is the builder's own published wording on that date and nothing more — not an appraisal, not a forecast, and not a promise of what any home will cost today. The Will Johnson Team is not affiliated with David Weekley Homes.
We represent buyers in new construction at little or no cost to you, and because we tour these communities constantly we help you compare David Weekley Homes against other builders, read the incentives, and navigate the build to closing. Builder programs, plans, and pricing change — confirm current terms on any specific home before you write an offer. The Will Johnson Team is not affiliated with David Weekley Homes; this guide is our independent, buyer-side read.