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title: "Cool Springs (Franklin), Nashville — Class A submarket"
description: "Suburban corporate HQ campus."
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lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
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> Cool Springs (Franklin) is a established-tier Class A submarket of Nashville with average asking rent around $32/sqft/yr.

## TL;DR

- Suburban corporate HQ campus.
- Established tier — ~$32/sqft/yr.
- Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

# Cool Springs (Franklin), Nashville — Class A submarket

*Suburban corporate HQ campus.* · Tier: established · Avg rent: $32/sqft/yr

## TL;DR

- Suburban corporate HQ campus.
- Established tier — ~$32/sqft/yr.
- Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

## Overview

Cool Springs in Franklin (Williamson County) anchors Nashville's deepest suburban corporate HQ market — Nissan North America, Mars Petcare, Community Health Systems.

## Tenant profile

Corporate HQs, healthcare, automotive, consumer products.

## Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

## Transit

I-65 corridor; car-dependent.

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

## Amenities

CoolSprings Galleria, McEwen Northside.

## Comparable buildings

- **Nissan HQ** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nissan%20HQ%2C%20Cool%20Springs%20(Franklin)%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Cool%20Springs%20(Franklin)%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJN4ZRiVp-ZIgROc2NSc2-evY)
- **CityPark Phase II** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=CityPark%20Phase%20II%2C%20Cool%20Springs%20(Franklin)%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Cool%20Springs%20(Franklin)%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJnbelPXp5ZIgRvjR6z0iNoFI)
- **Franklin Park** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Franklin%20Park%2C%20Cool%20Springs%20(Franklin)%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Cool%20Springs%20(Franklin)%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJX7sF3VZ5ZIgRYAVOdLFTznY)

## Where Cool Springs (Franklin) sits in Nashville

Cool Springs (Franklin) is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Nashville, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around $32/sqft/yr. Compared with the broader Nashville Class A stock, Cool Springs (Franklin) typically attracts Corporate HQs, healthcare, automotive, consumer products and competes most directly with the city's other established submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation).

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Cool Springs (Franklin): [Downtown](/cities/nashville/downtown), [The Gulch](/cities/nashville/the-gulch), [Midtown / Music Row](/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row), [West End / Vanderbilt](/cities/nashville/west-end-vanderbilt). The full Nashville submarket atlas is at [/cities/nashville](/cities/nashville).

## Topic deep-dives for Cool Springs (Franklin)

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Cool Springs (Franklin), the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

- [Cool Springs (Franklin) — ](/cities/nashville/cool-springs/rents-and-availability)
- [Cool Springs (Franklin) — ](/cities/nashville/cool-springs/tenant-profile)
- [Cool Springs (Franklin) — ](/cities/nashville/cool-springs/transit-and-commute)
- [Cool Springs (Franklin) — ](/cities/nashville/cool-springs/amenity-and-lifestyle)
- [Cool Springs (Franklin) — ](/cities/nashville/cool-springs/trophy-and-comparables)
- [Cool Springs (Franklin) — ](/cities/nashville/cool-springs/fit-out-and-spec)

## Related glossary

Terminology specific to Nashville Class A leasing and to the established tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier).

## Editorial provenance

Reviewed by [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards).

### Primary sources for this page

- [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE
- [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL
- [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield
- [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills
- [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers

[Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections)

## Related topics

- [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal.
- [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce.
- [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease.
- [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies.
- [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex.
- [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/nashville/cool-springs), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.
