Target is aiming for Antioch. The retailer has filed plans for a new store inside Century Farms, the massive mixed-use development on Nashville’s southeast side, potentially saving nearby residents a highway trek every time they need paper towels and school supplies.
Nashville Business Journal reports that Target submitted its filing on Feb. 11, 2026, for a spot within the $1 billion Century Farms project. The paperwork identifies a retail pad inside the development and joins a steady stream of recent applications tied to the project’s ongoing build-out.
Century Farms Is Filling Up
Century Farms has turned into a magnet for national retail and restaurant chains, with Tanger Outlets serving as a major anchor and a growing list of quick-service brands filling in around it. In-N-Out lists an Antioch address at 4242 Century Farms Terrace, and Whataburger shows a location at 2110 Century Farms Parkway inside the development.
Coverage of the project and developer notices describes Century Farms as a roughly 300-acre, $1 billion undertaking that has added hotels, medical offices, and more than a thousand residential units to Antioch. That sheer scale is a big part of what is pulling national tenants into the corridor.
Why Antioch Is Attractive To Retailers
The Century Farms site sits at the Bell Road and I-24 interchange, a high-visibility regional crossroads that gets plenty of eyes from both commuters and weekend shoppers. Commercial listings for pad sites and retail lots repeatedly play up that visibility.
Developers and brokers point to outlet traffic, new office jobs, and the outlet center’s weekend crowds as a combination that delivers both neighborhood customers and pass-through visitors. Commercial property listings and pad advertisements for nearby lots highlight traffic counts and co-tenancy with other national brands; see a representative LoopNet listing for nearby pad marketing.
Next Steps And Timeline
The plans now move into a review pipeline overseen by the Metro Planning Department, which publishes development and permit applications online for public review. If Target’s proposal clears technical review and zoning checks, building permits would follow, then an official construction schedule from the developer or the retailer.
Given Century Farms’ phased buildout, any opening date for the Target store is likely still several months away while permits, site work, and construction details are worked out.
For Antioch residents, the filing is another clear signal that the neighborhood’s long-running redevelopment has accelerated into a full cluster of national retail and hospitality projects. We will be watching the Metro docket and local permitting closely to see when this Target plan moves from paperwork to an actual timeline.
