Published March 24, 2026

A $200M Development Is Coming to Huntersville — Here’s What Knox Crossing Means

Written by Jay White

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Huntersville Development | Growth & Infrastructure

Huntersville is getting a major new addition — and if you live there (or are considering it), this is something you’ll want to understand.

A $200 million mixed-use development called Knox Crossing is officially moving forward, and it has the potential to completely reshape one of the town’s busiest corridors.

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What’s Planned for Knox Crossing?

This isn’t a small project — Knox Crossing spans 44 acres at the corner of Sam Furr Road and Old Statesville Road.

Here’s what’s coming:

420 total residential units
- 324 apartments
- 96 townhomes for sale
82,000 square feet of commercial space
A 45,000 square foot grocery store anchoring the development

This kind of scale instantly puts it in the category of projects that don’t just add to an area — they transform it.

Why This Development Matters

The grocery anchor is the key piece here.

When you introduce a grocery store of that size into a corridor, it naturally becomes a daily destination — which changes how people interact with that area entirely.

That typically leads to:

More retail following behind it
New restaurants and service businesses
Increased foot traffic and daily activity
A shift in how the surrounding area develops

That intersection is likely going to look and feel very different in the next few years.

Where Things Stand Right Now

The project has already cleared a major hurdle.

The Huntersville Planning Board approved the rezoning in a 6–3 vote
The final decision moved to the commissioners meeting on March 17th

As of now, we’re still waiting on the final outcome — but this is clearly a development with strong forward momentum.

The Bigger Conversation: Growth vs. Traffic

Huntersville has been one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the Charlotte metro for years.

Growth like this is expected — but it always brings a bigger question with it:

Can the infrastructure keep up?

Adding 420 homes plus a major retail anchor at one of the busiest intersections in town will inevitably impact: