The Cove at Old Hickory

The Cove at Old Hickory is a Dalamar Homes community in Hendersonville (37075), minutes from Old Hickory Lake and its marinas and parks. It is the higher-end, lake-adjacent option among Hendersonville's new-construction neighborhoods, with single-family homes from roughly 1,762 to 3,750 square feet priced about $613,000 to $880,000.

Two things set it apart: it's built by a custom builder rather than a national production company, and several of its plans are ranch homes with finished basements — a layout that's hard to find new in Middle Tennessee. Here's the builder, the plans, and the cost of ownership.

The builder: Dalamar Homes

Dalamar Homes was founded in 2006 by Dayla Martin and builds in Middle Tennessee from a Nashville office (130 Belle Forest Circle), with roots in Lexington, Kentucky. Unlike the production builders in most Hendersonville communities, Dalamar is a custom/semi-custom builder: the company started from the idea that the big new homes going up around Nashville weren't being designed around how people actually live.

In practice that means you select a floor plan and then customize the design with the Dalamar team, tracking the build through a customer portal and scheduled walkthroughs, and walking the finished home at a final orientation where the warranty process is reviewed. The reason to choose them here is personalization plus the basement ranch plans — single-level living with finished lower-level square footage you rarely get in new construction on this side of the metro.

The homes & floor plans

Plans are single-family, three to four-plus bedrooms, one to two stories, several with finished basements — viewable on Dalamar's community page. The lineup leans coastal in its naming and runs:

• Vero — 3 bed, 2.5 bath, about 2,540 sq ft. A right-sized plan for buyers who want quality over maximum square footage.
• Riviera — 4 bed, 3.5 bath, about 2,655 sq ft. The four-bedroom option with nearly a bath per bedroom.
• Pipa — a ranch (single-level) plan over 3,000 sq ft with a finished basement bonus room — the signature layout here for one-level living plus a lower-level retreat.
• Seascape — a 3-bed, 2-bath, 1.5-story plan, plus additional plans such as the Malibu; see the Dalamar page for the full set and current specs.

Listings have spanned a wide range — from about $612,900 for a roughly 1,762-square-foot home to about $815,900–$879,900 for a 3,750-square-foot home — so the community covers both buyers who want a manageable footprint and those who want 3,000-plus square feet. Homesites run roughly 0.21 to 0.4 acre.

Location & the lake

The draw is the setting: The Cove sits near Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, so the lake's public marinas, boat ramps, and shoreline parks are minutes away for boating, fishing, and weekends on the water — without the price of a true lakefront lot. The neighborhood itself is laid out for low-maintenance living with walking areas and parks nearby.

Commute & taxes

Off-peak drive times from The Cove:

• Downtown Nashville — about 20 miles, roughly 30 minutes via Vietnam Veterans Parkway (SR-386) / Briley Parkway
• Nashville International Airport (BNA) — about 18 miles, roughly 25 minutes via Briley Parkway
• Cool Springs / Franklin — about 38 miles, roughly 45 minutes via I-65

Property taxes combine the City of Hendersonville rate of $0.5883 per $100 of assessed value and the Sumner County rate of $1.42, for $2.0083 per $100. At Tennessee's 25% residential assessment, a $700,000 home runs about $3,515 a year.

How it compares

The Cove at Old Hickory plays at the top of Hendersonville's new-construction price range and trades amenity-heavy common areas for lake proximity and a custom-builder experience. If you want resort amenities — pools, courts, clubhouses — Mansker Farms and Durham Farms deliver more for the money. If you want a stocked-lake-and-trails setting at a lower price, The Retreat at Norman Farm is the comp. The Cove fits a buyer who specifically wants to be near Old Hickory Lake, values a customizable home from a smaller builder, and is drawn to a finished-basement ranch — a combination none of the production communities offer.

Pricing & availability

The Cove is actively selling through Dalamar Homes, with homes roughly $613,000 to $880,000 across plans from about 1,762 to 3,750 square feet on quarter-acre-ish lots. Because it's a smaller, custom-oriented community, available inventory and to-be-built opportunities shift frequently.