Nashville developer Michael Hayes, CEO of C.B. Ragland, has his sights set on a property of more than 500 acres near the Narrows of the Harpeth in Kingston Springs to build a resort inspired by Blackberry Farm in East Tennessee.
Hayes – who made it clear that his team is “really early in our diligence process” – said the project they are thinking about developing will consist of 80 small, one bedroom cottages with 40 additional houses that are also part of the resort property.
“That number, I’d say both, hasn’t been determined yet. It’s too early in the process to say that it’s exactly 80, or it’s exactly 40,” Hayes told the Gazette. C.B. Ragland has not presented any official plans to the Cheatham County Commission, and has yet to even purchase the property near the Narrows that is currently home to Bells Reserve – an outdoor activities and event venue that opened in the summer of 2023…