South Murfreesboro might be getting a serious new neighbor, with Lowe’s moving to plant a second big-box home improvement store along Shelbyville Pike.
The company has filed to annex and rezone roughly 16.8 acres on the city’s far south side, kicking off a public review that is already catching the attention of neighbors and city officials who have watched one large proposal after another pop up in the area.
What Lowe’s Wants To Build
The proposal, logged as Zoning Application 2026-410, lists Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC as the applicant and covers about 16.78 acres on the east side of Shelbyville Pike, just south of Joe B. Jackson Parkway at the southern end of Christie Knob Way (Tax Map 136, Parcel 26.00). The land is currently zoned RM in unincorporated Rutherford County and sits at the commercial-residential edge of a corridor that has been rapidly filling in.
Nearby uses include a Pep Boys service center and the Tiger Hill townhomes, according to staff comments from the City of Murfreesboro. Lowe’s is asking the city to annex the property and rezone it to a Planned Commercial District, which would formally open the door for a new big-box store if approved…