Our Story
The Development
Brickyard Village
Brickyard Village is located just beyond the train tracks along downtown Kingsport’s Main Street. Our planned community will be built on 50 acres of the former General Shale plant and will consist of approximately 80 single-family homes, 140 townhomes, and 240 apartment units.
Our new development will build strong community connections with planned greenspaces, playground, walking trails, dog park, clubhouse, gym, and a community pool area. There is also planned space for both a coffee shop and restaurant in the community. The greenspaces will focus on the natural environment of our region with multiple pocket parks and a pond with water features. In addition, there are plans for portions of the community buildings to utilize solar energy.
A planned ADA-accessible pedestrian bridge will connect downtown Kingsport to the Brickyard Village community. This will extend over the CSX Railroad tracks, providing convenient access between the neighborhood and downtown.
Our neighborhood is adjacent to both Brickyard Park (a 43-acre sport facility, community park, Skatepark and Pump Track) and the new planned Cement Hill Park. Cement Hill will also include walking trails, public art displays, city overlooks, public parking lot, and public greenspace to accommodate concerts and community gatherings.
The History
1910
Kingsport Brick Company opened their doors along the railroad in the heart of downtown Kingsport.
1928
General Shale took over operations of the brick production facility.
2008
General Shale closes the doors of their Kingsport production facility after 80 years.
2017
Kingsport Economic Development board (KED) purchases the General Shale property.
2020
Plans begin to emerge from the KED board to build a new 50 residential community.
Nov 2021
Kingsport Economic Development board selects Edens to lead the new residential development.
Oct 2023
Groundbreaking held at the new Brickyard Village site.
August 2024
Site work development begins
The Partnership
Brickyard Village is a joint venture between Humabuilt Development and Edens Investments.
The Humabuilt team, located in Raleigh, NC, has a 25+ year history of successfully developing residential communities and commercial projects in Southern California, North Carolina and soon to be Tennessee. Its principal, Michael Foley, grew up building houses in California and is a former city planner and now resides in Durham, NC with his family.
Edens Investments is a Durham,NC based real estate development firm specializing in residential projects. Utilizing expertise in site acquisition, construction, engineering/planning and project management, Edens produces creative and high-quality developments of all sizes.
As one of the oldest real estate brokerages in Northeast Tennessee, we are proud to serve as your trusted real estate advisors for Brickyard Village and the Appalachian Highlands region.
