A quiet stretch of hillside in Madison could soon look very different. A development team has filed plans to turn roughly 22 acres along the Skyline corridor into a 280-unit apartment community, a sizable new rental hub working under the name "Skyline Apartments." The proposal, at 927 Skyline Ridge Drive, calls for buildings up to five stories tall and a slate of on-site perks aimed at families and pet owners, and it is starting the city process with an administrative review by Metro planning staff.
Project details
According to documents submitted to Metro planners, the team is eyeing about 280 apartments across roughly 21.95 acres, with a maximum building height of five stories. Plans outline amenities including a swimming pool, fitness center, courtyard, playground, dog park and a structured parking garage. The filing lists the address as 927 Skyline Ridge Drive and names SV Design as architect and Kimley‑Horn as civil engineer. As reported by Nashville Post, the team is seeking administrative approval from Metro planning staff before taking the next step.
Who's behind it
The application identifies The Clear Blue Company as the developer. CBC is a Nashville-based firm founded in 2011 that promotes a growing portfolio of affordable and workforce housing. The company recently opened Highland East, a 238-unit affordable community at 301 Ben Allen Road, underscoring CBC’s expanding footprint in the city, according to REJournals and the developer’s public profile. CBC presents itself as a mission-driven operator focused on affordable and workforce product across the Southeast.
Property history and ownership
Metro records show the parcel is owned by Altitude at 41 LLC, which paid about $5.5 million for the land in 2018, a detail noted in reporting on the filing. The site has drawn redevelopment interest before: in 2021, another developer floated a plan for roughly 240 units on the property, a sign the location has been on multifamily radars for several years. Those ownership and sales details were summarized in the Nashville Post report on the current filing.
Where it would sit
The property sits near major local services, including the TriStar Skyline medical campus to the south, placing the proposed apartments inside an employment and health care hub for northeast Nashville. TriStar’s campus and other nearby employers give the site job access and transit links that developers often highlight when pitching multifamily projects. The parcel falls within Metro Council District 5, represented by Sean Parker, which sets the political backdrop for any community outreach or council conversations that could follow.
Next steps
Because the team is seeking administrative approval, Metro planning staff will review the submittal to determine whether it meets staff standards or needs additional hearings. Metro’s Planning Department outlines how administrative reviews, staff recommendations and public comment work during site plan and subdivision reviews, and those procedures will dictate how quickly this filing moves. If the proposal requires rezoning or other actions beyond staff authority, it would trigger a public hearing before the Planning Commission or Metro Council.
The Skyline Apartments plan is still early in the review cycle. Filings like this typically lead to follow-up documents, community outreach and technical checks before any permits are issued. We will be watching Metro records and future staff reports to see whether the application clears administrative review or heads into a broader public process.
