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Brandon Tomlin is a Land Acquisition and Entitlements professional born and raised in Middle Tennessee. He earned his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University and is a licensed attorney with a J.D. from Belmont University College of Law. Brandon combines legal expertise with practical experience in acquiring land and taking projects through the entitlement process to advance development opportunities across Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky.

Education

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• Belmont University (Nashville, TN)Juris Doctor Degree
• Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)Bachelor’s Degree

The first homes are on the way in a 1,000-unit community just outside Raleigh.

Suncrest Real Estate’s Brio development in Knightdale is becoming a reality as site work has started. The first phase will be 588 homes built by Pulte Homes and DRB Homes.

Brio is south of Buffaloe Road between Old Milburnie Road and Old Crews Road.

Mark McAuley, director of land development for Suncrest, said the two homebuilders have completed about 40% of the site work. The first homes will be available this fall. Full buildout of the 588 homes will take between two to three years.

Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM) is building 267 townhouses and single-family homes. Prices for the townhomes will start in the high $400,000s while the single-family homes will start in the high $300,000s.

Pulte’s homes will be on 91 acres between Old Milburnie Road and Old Crews Road. It paid $13 million for the property.

DRB Homes will build 288 single-family homes and townhomes on 94 acres. The homebuilder has not released listing prices yet. DRB’s homes will be slightly further south with a small portion on the west side of Old Crews Road, but the majority of it falls to the east of Old Crews Road.

Amenities for the first 588 homes include a swimming pool, splash zone, two dog parks, swing pavilion, community garden, fire pit, fitness trail, fitness center and event lawn.

In all Brio will cover 380 acres and have 1,088 homes. Future phases will include 500 age-restricted homes, 100 age-restricted multifamily units and about 4 acres of commercial space.

The homebuilder for the age-restricted homes hasn’t been announced, but construction should start in spring 2026, McAuley said. The age-restricted portion will be north of DRB’s homes.

Amenities for the age-restricted products include a swimming pool, pickleball courts, lawns and fire pits.

The community also has a large amount of open space. About 30% of it is open including both active recreational amenities and preserved open space. Suncrest wanted to focus and preserve active, outdoor living with this community.

TriGate Capital is a development partner on Brio while JPM South is the construction manager.

Suncrest has been working on Brio since 2020 when it began assembling the land. McAuley said the company has worked closely with the Town of Knightdale.

“From the start it was about creating a community that feels active and connected and full of energy,” he said.

“There was a lot of back and forth throughout the process with Knightdale and making sure that we created products that they like — connectivity, open space — a community that blends modern and traditional architectural style. It was a lot of coordination by Knightdale on what they thought would work well here, and creating design standards as part of the master plan that we created to ensure homes flow throughout the neighborhood.”

Suncrest has once again acquired hundreds of acres in Gastonia with plans for a large residential project.

In late December, the Arizona-based developer acquired around 230 aces off Camp Rotary Road for nearly $6.9 million, according to Gaston County real estate records. Suncrest partnered with TriGate Capital to buy the site. It plans to develop a project there named Arcadia.

Arcadia will include 427 home lots. Suncrest expects to begin developing the lots this spring and will deliver them to homebuilders by mid-2027.

The Arcadia site neighbors Crowders Mountain State Park. Suncrest moved in 2024 to rezone the site at 201 Barn View Road. The site is the former home of Linwood Farms.

“We placed particular emphasis on preserving the farm’s original 40-acre barn site, which will remain accessible to residents via Arcadia’s neighborhood trail system, and the primary amenity center will offer tremendous views of Crowders Mountain,” said Mark McAuley, Suncrest’s director of development in the Carolinas.

Suncrest declined to disclose which homebuilders it is working with on the Arcadia project.

The developer has been very active in the Charlotte region in recent years, particularly in Gaston County. Since Suncrest’s arrival here in 2019, it has developed more than 2,000 residential lots in Gaston County.

Suncrest’s portfolio includes Derry, a 360-acre community in Gastonia that is approved for the development of 877 single-family residences. The developer’s debut project in the Charlotte region was Nolen Farm, another large community in Gaston County. It has led other projects in Kannapolis, Charlotte and Indian Land.

Arcadia marks Suncrest’s 4th Gastonia community, exceeding 2,000 homesites in the Charlotte MSA.

GASTONIA, N.C. (1-23-2026)  Suncrest and strategic partner TriGate Capital announced the acquisition of 240 acres in Gastonia, North Carolina, underscoring continued confidence in housing demand across the Charlotte metro area. The property is approved for 427 detached single-family lots and will be developed as Arcadia, a master-planned community in the foothills of Crowders Mountain.

Located along Chapel Grove Road on the property known locally as Linwood Farm, Arcadia is designed to balance growth with stewardship of the land’s natural features and historic character. Over the past two years, Suncrest worked with the City of Gastonia, Timmons Group, and Two Rivers Utilities to advance a community plan that preserves key elements of the site while expanding housing options in a high-growth corridor.

“Arcadia reflects our commitment to responsible development that respects both community character and market needs,” said Mark McAuley, Director of Development (Carolinas) for Suncrest. “We placed particular emphasis on preserving the farm’s original 40-acre barn site, which will remain accessible to residents via Arcadia’s neighborhood trail system, and the primary amenity center will offer tremendous views of Crowders Mountain.”

Suncrest expects to mobilize this spring 2026, with lot delivery to homebuilders targeted for mid-2027. The acquisition represents Suncrest’s fourth investment in Gaston County, bringing the company’s total lot position in the county to more than 2,000 residential lots

In-N-Out Burger has announced it will open its first Middle Tennessee restaurants in Lebanon and Nashville’s Antioch neighborhood on Dec. 10, and Murfreesboro on Dec. 12.

The company, headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, is moving forward on multiple restaurants across Middle Tennessee in addition to a new eastern territory operations center headquarters in Franklin that is now under construction.

The first three Tennessee In-N-Out Burger locations are:

• Lebanon: 915 S. Hartmann Drive, just north of Interstate 40.
• Antioch, Nashville: 4130 William Turner Parkway.
• Murfreesboro: 2508 Medical Center Parkway.

In-N-Out also expects to open a restaurant under construction in Franklin, at 1951 Double Double Drive, in early 2026. Other locations in Tennessee are in various stages of development.

Gov. Bill Lee is planning to attend the grand opening at the Lebanon location, according to his office.

In-N-Out Burger hours, hiring

All In-N-Out Burger restaurants are open from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m.-1:30 a.m., Friday and Saturday.

Each restaurant will have one drive-thru lane, indoor seating for 74 customers and a covered patio with outdoor seating for about 30 people.

Each restaurant will employ about 75 workers with additional hiring expected in the coming months, according to the In-N-Out’s corporate office. Starting wage for In-N-Out is $17.50 per hour.

General managers for these Tennessee In-N-Out locations are: Jordan McDermott in Lebanon; Chase Daniels in Antioch; and Shawn Cosper in Murfreesboro.

Opening day In-N-Out traffic, security

Lebanon Police Department officials have met with In-N-Out representatives.

“They did thoroughly explain their traffic and staging plan with our administration so we can have resources prepared,” Lebanon Police Department spokesperson Zachery Patton said. “In-N-Out Burger is paying for a number of officers (to) assist with any traffic and security issues that may arise opening day.”

In-N-Out has also met with Murfreesboro police, department spokesperson Larry Flowers said.

More Tennessee In-N-Out’s coming

The burger chain is also moving forward on locations in Hendersonville and Madison, and In-N-Out has purchased property in Hermitage.

In-N-Out had submitted plans to build a restaurant in Mt. Juliet and had a design waiver approved for a site on the northeast corner of Golden Bear Gateway and Old Beckwith Road. In-N-Out is no longer moving forward on that location, but Mt. Juliet officials are working on identifying another location in the city for In-N-Out, they said.

Smyrna’s planning commission voted down a site plan for In-N-Out on Industrial Boulevard with concerns the plan did not meet building design standards. Whether In-N-Out would revise their plan was uncertain.

In-N-Out also filed a permit on Aug. 1, with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development to build a restaurant at 5341 Poplar Ave. in East Memphis, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported.

Encompass Health Corp. the nation’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and Vanderbilt Health, one of the largest and most prominent academic health systems in the Southeast, today announced plans to build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Barton Village, a mixed-use master planned community in Lebanon, Tennessee.
“We look forward to expanding our partnership with Vanderbilt to bring high-quality inpatient
rehabilitation care to patients in Wilson, Smith, Trousdale and Macon counties,” said Mat Gooch,
president of Encompass Health’s Northeast region. “This hospital will complement the existing acute
care services in the area such as those provided by Vanderbilt, providing hospital-level care and
comprehensive rehabilitation services close to home.”
The hospital will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including strokes and
other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic
conditions. In addition to 24-hour nursing care, the hospital will offer physical, occupational and speech
therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life. Care will be provided by highly specialized
nurses, therapists and physicians.
The hospital will feature all private patient rooms, a spacious therapy gym with advanced rehabilitation
technologies, an activities of daily living suite, in-house dialysis suite, dining room, pharmacy and
therapy courtyard.
The hospital, expected to open in 2028, will be part of Encompass Health’s national network of
rehabilitation hospitals and its second joint venture location with Vanderbilt Health, in addition to
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital in Nashville.
“As the number of patients we treat continues to rise, including those who need recovery from severe
trauma, organ transplantation, stroke and other conditions, additional beds are required to help meet this
goal. Collaborating with Encompass Health on this new facility allows us to serve the needs of these
individuals in a state-of-the-art setting staffed by world-class physicians, nurses, therapists and staff,”
said Jane Freedman, MD, Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer for Vanderbilt University
Medical Center.