The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek

The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek at a glance

The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek is a 55+ active-adult community in Smyrna, in Rutherford County on the southeast side of metro Nashville. It is built by Epcon Communities — and it is Epcon's first 55+ community in the Nashville area — along Rocky Fork Almaville Road, with the model and sales center on Rocky Fork Almaville Road in Smyrna, TN 37167. The plan calls for 92 single-family homes. Construction began in 2025, and the community is actively selling as of June 2026, with builder pricing starting at $560,900 depending on plan, size, and selections.

What it is, specifically: an age-restricted (55+) neighborhood of low-maintenance ranch homes — single-story and two-story designs — built around private interior courtyards, with the homeowners association covering exterior maintenance. The homes run from about 1,520 to 2,932 finished square feet with two to four bedrooms, on a range of homesites. The buyer this community is built for is someone looking to right-size into a lock-and-leave, single-level home with a private outdoor space and shared amenities — and because everyone here is in the same 55-and-better stage, the community is designed around that lifestyle. Many of our buyers for a community like this are relocating from out of state or moving from a larger home elsewhere in Middle Tennessee, so we orient you to the area as much as to the floor plan.

Who builds in The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek

The single builder here is Epcon Communities. Epcon is a national builder that specializes in low-maintenance, ranch-style and courtyard home designs, and it has built 55+ and active-adult communities around the country. The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek is notable as Epcon's first community in the Nashville area, so this is the local introduction of a builder with a long track record in exactly this kind of single-level, courtyard product.

Because there is one builder, the buying process is straightforward: a single plan library, one design and selections process, and one warranty and pricing structure to understand. We represent buyers in new construction at little or no cost to you, and because we tour communities like this constantly, we help you compare Epcon's plans against the other new-construction options in Rutherford and the surrounding counties, read the current incentives, and navigate the build from contract to closing.

Homes & floor plans

The homes are single-family, low-maintenance ranch designs — Epcon offers both single-story and two-story plans here. The defining feature is the private interior courtyard: an outdoor space built into the home's footprint, which gives you a private, usable patio without the upkeep of a large open yard. Floor plans are open-concept and designed to bring in natural light. Sizes run from roughly 1,520 to 2,932 square feet with two to four bedrooms, which spans a compact single-level plan up to a larger layout with room for guests, a home office, or a flex room.

Two practical notes for relocating buyers. First, the homeowners association covers exterior maintenance — that is the core of the 'low-maintenance' positioning and a big part of why buyers choose a community like this; we will confirm exactly what the HOA covers and the current dues for you in writing. Second, the available plans, elevations, and homesites move as the community sells through its 92 homes, so the right move is to look at Epcon's official floor-plan and availability pages for The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek and then have us pull the live list of what is actually buildable and available the week you are ready.

Amenities & community life

The amenity package is built around shared, active-lifestyle spaces. Plans for the community include a clubhouse, a fitness center, a saltwater pool, a pickleball court, a bocce ball court, a fire pit, a pocket park, walking trails, gathering areas, and gardening plots.

• Clubhouse and gathering areas
• Fitness center
• Saltwater pool
• Pickleball court
• Bocce ball court
• Fire pit
• Pocket park and walking trails
• Community gardening plots

Day to day, that mix supports the kind of low-maintenance, social, active living a 55+ community is built for: a place to swim and stay fit, courts for pickleball and bocce, trails and a pocket park for walking, garden plots for those who like to grow something, and gathering spaces and a fire pit for the community to come together. Because the HOA handles exterior maintenance, the time you would otherwise spend on a yard goes toward the amenities instead. Amenity construction and openings phase in as a new community builds out, so we will confirm what is open and what is still under construction at the time you tour.

Location, access & schools

The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek sits along Rocky Fork Almaville Road near Gooding Boulevard in Smyrna, in the southeast part of the Nashville metro in Rutherford County. The Smyrna/Almaville area puts you near I-24, the main corridor between Nashville and Murfreesboro, so you have reach in both directions — toward downtown Nashville and Nashville International Airport (BNA) to the northwest, and toward Murfreesboro and the rest of Rutherford County to the southeast — along with the everyday shopping, dining, and services that have grown up around Smyrna and the I-24 corridor. We will map specific drive times to the places that matter to you — work, the airport, family, a place of worship — on your visit.

The community is zoned to Rutherford County Schools: Stewarts Creek Elementary School, Stewarts Creek Middle School, and Stewarts Creek High School. School zoning can change, so confirm current attendance zones with the district before you rely on them.

What to verify before you buy

New-construction details move week to week, and a 55+ community in active build-out moves faster than most. Before you write an offer, here is what we confirm with you directly, in writing, from current sources:

• Current pricing for the specific plan and homesite you want — the figures here start at $560,900 and reflect builder numbers as of June 2026; we pull live numbers for you.
• Which phase and homesites are open, and what is actually available and buildable the week you are ready.
• Current incentives — rate buydown programs (a 2.99% first-year rate has been offered) and free-upgrade allowances (an offer of up to $25,000 in upgrades has been available) change frequently, so we confirm what is live and how it applies to your contract.
• Exactly what the HOA covers and the current dues, plus any age-restriction and resale rules that come with a 55+ community.
• The specific homesite, its size and orientation, and what the courtyard and yard look like on that lot.
• The current floor-plan library, elevations, and standard-versus-upgrade selections, confirmed against Epcon's official plans.

We do not guess at any of this — we confirm it against the builder's current numbers before you sign.

Working with The Will Johnson Team

We represent buyers in new construction at little or no cost to you, and because we tour communities like The Courtyards at Stewarts Creek constantly, we help you compare it against the other 55+ and new-construction options across Rutherford and the surrounding counties, read the current incentives, and navigate the build from contract to closing. If you are relocating, we orient you to the whole area, not just the floor plan. Call The Will Johnson Team at 615-265-1000 and we will pull live pricing and availability and set up your visit.