Reasons - Crieve Hall

Part of the reason we believed this blog could work is that we have three writers from completely different areas of the city (Green Hills, East Nashville, and Crieve Hall).  fAd_writer hails from the region known as Crieve Hall. It is located south of the city. We will be giving reason why these areas are great in a recurring series called "Reasons".

-faD_writer


10 reasons to live in Crieve Hall

I love Crieve Hall, and here’s why:

• Location! Location! Location
• Downtown 11 minutes, Airport 16 minutes, Brentwood 8 minutes

(*All times exact, courtesy Google Maps of course)

• Housing Cost:  Certainly not the cheapest real estate in Nashville, but houses average between $50K and $100K less than houses on the other side (west) of I-65. These houses are in the same location to the destinations in Reason #1.

• Large Yards/Mature Trees: I loathe this feature in the fall when it comes time to rake leaves, but overall I do enjoy living in an established area planted over 50 years ago.  Shade, nature, beauty, squirrels….

• Target: In less than 10 minutes you can be up off your couch, have taken a quick drive and have your hands on a toilet brush designed by Michael Graves…swish!

Convenience not named "Wal-Mart"

• Radnor Lake: If you’ve not been, shame on you.



Radnor Lake



• Ellington Agricultural Center: Great nearby open park space with many hiking trails where the deer and antelope roam…well, maybe not antelope but I have seen deer.

• Ball in the Hall: Crieve Hall rocks the youth baseball league. Baseball and hot dogs on a fall night after raking the leaves…take that Bellevue!




Live through your children by making them play organized sports


• No Trinity Lane Exit: I’ve lived in Nashville just shy of 7 years, and every day except one I’ve heard the words on the radio “there is a wreck on I-65 southbound at Trinity Lane.” It’s remarkable. I truly believe that all Nashville traffic announcers have some sort of inside joke to see how long they can keep this gag going; I just can’t figure out why they’re doing it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a north-Nashville hater, but I wouldn’t live up there for this reason alone. Also, this reason doesn’t necessarily mean you should live in Crieve Hall. However, I assure you I won’t be writing about why NOT to live in north Nashville, and I had to question this publicly.

According to percentages: there's a 90% chance that BMW will be in an accident within the next 5 seconds

• Cool Neighbors: Crieve Hall is in an interesting transition right now. A lot of young families (late 20’s, early 30’s) are moving into the neighborhood, which means there are a lot of dogs and babies being walked around our streets.  I know of 5 architects, a graphic designer, 2 interior designers, a doctor, a nurse, two songwriters, a landscape architect and a woodworker that live within 5 blocks.

• Renovations/Additions: With the unstable housing market, people are less likely to move, but are instead putting their money into their homes. Dumpsters are popping up all over Crieve Hall where people are adding on or renovating their homes. The ranch style homes are perfect for additions and renovations both. I’m confident that as people continue to renovate and add on, the overall value of the neighborhood will increase.

-fAd_writer