New details revealed about proposed $200 million Lake Norman mixed-use community
A South Carolina developer revealed new details Tuesday night about its proposed $200 million mixed-use community at a prime Lake Norman intersection.
The first revelation at a public hearing in Huntersville on its rezoning request was the price tag for Knox Crossing by Mount Pleasant developer WRS Inc. Real Estate Investments.
The second was the number of construction jobs for the development at Sam Furr Road and N.C. 115: 300.
And third was news that the developer is negotiating with three unnamed major grocers not currently in the area for a spot in the 44-acre development. Larger and more prominent than Aldi and Lidl, a representative of the developer said.
Knox Crossing also would include 324 apartments, 96 townhomes, 21 units affordable to teachers, firefighters and police, and 70,802 square feet of commercial space.
The development would have several parks, including a long, triangular neighborhood park connecting to the regional Carolina Thread Trail.
Knox Crossing would have pedestrian access to a future Charlotte Area Transit System station. And the developer would pay for the design and construction of the entrance to a planned pedestrian tunnel under busy Sam Furr Road.
“This is really a keystone, the center of multimodal connections throughout Huntersville,” Susan Irvin of the Cornelius-based Irvin Law Group told the Huntersville Board of Commissioners. Irvin Law Group represented the developer at the hearing.
Knox Crossing “will be a great destination for Red Line travelers,” Irvin said, referring to the planned commuter rail line from uptown Charlotte to Lake Norman towns.
The development also would include a gas station, retail shops, a dog park and a neighborhood park with a playground, according to the developer’s site plan.
Timetable for a decision
Four residents spoke at the hearing, all in favor of the project.
Michelle Edwards, the owner of a longtime dance studio, called Knox Crossing “thoughtful, responsible growth. This development will be a positive addition to the area.”
The Huntersville Planning Board is scheduled to consider making a recommendation on the rezoning at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Town Hall. The Planning Board is an advisory panel that makes recommendations to the Town Board, which has final say.
At 6 p.m. March 17, the Town Board is scheduled to vote on the request.
This story was originally published February 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM with the headline "New details revealed about proposed $200 million Lake Norman mixed-use community."