Developer seeks approvals for massive residential project in region

GASTONIA, N.C. — A residential developer that focuses on master-planned projects appears to be targeting a large site in Gaston County for another one.

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On March 3, the Gastonia Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for annexation and assignment of zoning requests for a nearly 326-acre site on Howe Dairy Road. The request is being made by Suncrest Real Estate & Land, which is proposing a project at the site that would include up to 877 residential units, city documents state.

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Arizona-based Suncrest is proposing both attached and detached homes at the site south of Gastonia.

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