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Developers propose five-story multifamily project at I‑65 and Goose Creek Bypass in Franklin
Summary
A development team presented plans for a five‑story, 4.6‑acre multifamily project at the I‑65 and Goose Creek Bypass corner in Franklin, citing an approved Envision Franklin special consideration limiting multifamily to six stories and noting a traffic study under city review.
Developers and their design team on Tuesday presented a plan for a five‑story multifamily complex on about 4.6 acres at the corner of Interstate 65 and Goose Creek Bypass in Franklin.
The developers said the site sits in the City of Franklin’s regional commerce design concept under Envision Franklin and that a late‑2024 special consideration keeps multifamily at this property to a maximum of six stories; the project team is proposing five stories. "We're actually only proposing 5 stories, not 6," said Jeff Rosiak, with Gamble Design Collaborative, the project's planners and landscape architects.
The development is proposed immediately south of a self‑storage facility currently under construction. Project designers said the building placement and massing would provide visual screening for that facility and for on‑site parking, while creating community open space and pedestrian connections to nearby Berry Farms.
John Hopkins, an architect on the project, described the parking structure as a "tabletop deck," meaning it will have lower and upper levels reached from different grades without internal ramps. "It's just gonna look like it's not even gonna look like a parking deck," Hopkins said, adding the deck will be largely screened by the building.
Designers showed early elevations and said building materials will draw from nearby Berry Farms — primarily brick and hardy siding in earth tones, with balconies used to break up facades. On‑site amenities described by the team include a fitness center, coworking spaces, communal areas, a dog park and a pool.
The team said a traffic study has been started and submitted to the city and is under review. They also said they expect to submit the development plan in June with the potential to appear before the Planning Commission as soon as July, subject to the city's review process.
The presentation noted site constraints including the I‑65 interchange to the east, Goose Creek Bypass to the south, a floodway and floodplain to the west, and the under‑construction self‑storage facility to the north. The team said the site's lack of a through connection to Goose Creek Bypass influenced the earlier request for the special consideration to allow multifamily at a reduced height rather than the full 12‑story allowance in the regional commerce concept.
No formal votes or city actions were taken during the neighborhood meeting. The recording will be posted on the City of Franklin website under neighborhood meetings for public review.
