3630 West End Ave.
This month in the area’s top home sales, the former Welch College library was sold as a single-family home, an Indian movie star and former legislator moved to a sweet abode in Brentwood, Gov. Bill Haslam’s niece and her husband picked up the most expensive home on the list, and former Predators player Cal O’Reilly and his wife, Canadian ice dancer and sports broadcaster Terra Findlay, bought a home in the area. In a somewhat rare occurrence, Davidson County pulled nine of the 10 highest-dollar homes.
Below are April’s top 10 home sales in Nashville and surrounding counties, ranked by sale price.
1. 617 Westview Ave., Nashville, 37205
Buyers: David F. Arnholt and Cynthia Haslam Arnholt
Sale price: $3.2 million
Sellers: Thomas F. Cox and Nan Burrus Cox
Sellers and buyers’ agent: Steve G. Fridrich, Fridrich & Clark Realty
Purchased by David F. and Cynthia Arnholt, this Belle Meade abode boasts more than 11,000 square feet of living space sitting on just more than two acres. Cynthia Haslam Arnholt is the niece of Gov. Bill Haslam and daughter of Jimmy Haslam III, CEO of Knoxville-based Pilot Corp. The home has six bedrooms in the main house and two in a guesthouse. It sold before hitting the market. Seller Nan Burrus Cox is a former Swan Ball chair, and her husband Thomas Cox is the CEO of MyHealthDirect Inc., a Nashville health care company.
2. 1751 Charity Drive, Brentwood, 37027
Buyer: Nepoleon Duraisamy
Sale price: $2,020,000
Seller: Clint W. Watkins
Seller’s agent: Don Martin, Martin Properties
Buyer’s agent: Unknown
This nearly 12,000-square-foot home was purchased by Nepoleon Duraisamy, a South Indian movie star who has played a king, a cop, a pilot and various other roles. Duraisamy is also a former Indian legislator and the current CEO of Middle Tennessee tech company Jeevan Technologies Inc. The Brentwood home, which includes a full indoor basketball court, theater and pool, also features seven bedrooms and six bathrooms. It was sold by Clint W. Watkins, a Brentwood lawyer.
3. 600 Belle Park Circle, Nashville, 37205
Buyer: Frances Ratcliffe Smith
Sale price: $1,885,000
Sellers: Derek W. and Stephanie P. Edwards
Sellers and buyer’s agent: Jenny Perkins, Fridrich & Clark Realty
This Charleston-style home borders 3,000 acres of the Warner Parks and has golf-course views from a rooftop deck. The home includes five porches and more than 8,000 square feet, sitting on less than a quarter of an acre. It was sold by Stephanie P. Edwards, the founder of Edwards Adoption & Family Law Office, and her husband Derek, a partner at Nashville law firm Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis.
4. 23 Bancroft Place, Nashville, 37215
Buyer: Jacqueline Marker
Sale price: $1,845,000
Sellers: David Alan and Deborah C. Ward
Sellers’ agent: Laura Baugh, Worth Properties LLC
Buyer’s agent: Lawrence M. Lipman, The Lipman Group Sotheby’s International Realty
On more than two acres, this brick-and-stone home on a private wooded lot in the Bancroft community includes a screened porch overlooking a pool. It features close to 9,500 square feet with five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
1815 Cedar Lane
5. 1616 Chickering Road, Nashville, 37215
Buyer: R. Gregory Brophy
Sale price: $1,823,600
Seller: Glen Allen Civitts
Seller and buyer’s agent: Betty Finucane, Fridrich & Clark Realty
This 1959 home overlooks Percy Warner Park and features something unusual on this list — all the living space is on a single level. With just more than 5,000 square feet of indoor living space, it also features an outdoor kitchen in a “fantastic location surrounded by nature” on more than six acres. It was sold by Glen Allen Civitts, a corporate attorney for law firm Bone McAllester Norton.
6. 4533 Alcott Drive, Nashville, 37215
Buyer: John H. Roe Jr.
Sale price: $1.75 million
Sellers: Thomas W. Cook III and Caroline B. Cook
Sellers’ agent: Caroline Cook, Worth Properties LLC
Buyer’s agent: Unknown
Purchased by John H. Roe Jr., founding member of the law firm Sherrard Roe Voigt Harbison, this Forest Hills home features “high-quality details” that “prevail throughout this beautiful home on quiet street.” The two-story home sits on a little less than an acre and has almost 6,000 square feet of living space.
7. 3630 West End Ave., Nashville, 37205
Buyer: Jack May
Sale price: $1.75 million
Seller: Welch College
Seller’s agent: Ellen Christianson, Christianson, Patterson, Courtney & Associates
Buyer’s agent: Katie Wayne, Clearbrook Realty, LLC
Sold by Welch College, this former Baptist college library was bought to be turned into a single-family home. As of now, the to-be home is listed as having no bedrooms, but it features more than 8,000 square feet of space. It was purchased by Jack May, a Nashville investor and developer most known for owning the Market Street Apartments on Second Avenue South. The rest of the college’s West End campus was sold earlier this year to Vanderbilt University Medical Center CEO Jeff Balser.
8. 130 Alton Road, Nashville, 37205
Buyers: Theodore L. Merhoff II and Karen Sotsky Merhoff
Sale price: $1.68 million
Seller: Michelle Charlot Desloge, trustee
Seller’s agent: Lawrence M. Lipman, The Lipman Group Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyers’ agent: Beth Molteni, Fridrich & Clark Realty
This home in the Highlands of Belle Meade includes “superb details with all the finest upgrades,” including plantation shutters, a six-burner gas range and hardwood floors throughout. It was purchased by Theodore L. Merhoff II, the chief strategy officer at Nashville-based health care company Shearwater Health, and his wife Karen.
9. 1815 Cedar Lane, Nashville, 37212
Buyer: John D. York
Sale price: $1.65 million
Seller: John P. and Lisa H. Seckman
Sellers’ agent: Cathy Johnson, Crye-Leike Inc. Realtors
Buyer’s agent: Vivian Brandon, Pilkerton Realtors
This home, purchased by John D. York, a professor and the chair of the department of biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, was custom-designed by architect William C. Johnson. It includes a covered veranda with a wood-burning fireplace, five bedrooms and six bathrooms. It was sold by John P. Seckman, the president of Shoebox Private Trust Company, and his wife Lisa.
10. 113 West Tyne Drive, Nashville, 37205
Buyers: Cal O’Reilly and Terra E. Findlay
Sale price: $1.65 million
Sellers: Jason and Erica Bockman
Sellers’ agent: Beth Hooker, Village Real Estate Services and Jason Bockman, Twin Team Properties
Buyers’ agent: Jameson Roper, Caden Roper Real Estate LLC, and Jason Bockman, Twin Team Properties
This newly built home in the Highlands of Belle Meade was purchased by former Predators player Cal O’Reilly and his wife Terra Findlay, a Canadian ice dancer and sportscaster. O’Reilly is currently on loan from the Buffalo Sabres to American Hockey League team the Toronto Marlies. Could this mean O’Reilly is on his way back to the Predators? Or maybe he just loves it here. The home was sold by real estate agent Jason Bockman and his wife Erica.
