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Developer proposes 348-unit Station South transit village anchored by proposed 'Red Line' stop
Summary
Peak Development presented Station South, a 348-unit transit-oriented project centered on a proposed Red Line rail station; staff recommended approval of the zoning framework while flagging design and phasing details to finalize.
Developer Peak Development presented plans for “Station South,” a transit-oriented village centered on a proposed Red Line station on Highway 115, featuring 348 residential units, ground-floor retail and a parking deck designed to integrate with a future rail platform.
Town planning staff told the board the project aligns with Huntersville’s 2040 plan goals for concentrating density around transit and adding pedestrian connectivity. Staff asked the applicant for additional detail on second-floor occupiable space in two commercial buildings, architectural refinement for façade and ground-floor activation, and a clearer phasing schedule that ties construction of the parking deck and final village elements to Red Line funding.
The developer, Michael Cox of Peak Development, and legal and design team members said the site plan is intentionally arranged around a large central public lawn and pavilion, with mixed-use buildings and pedestrian paths linking the Red Line platform, a wider Carolina Thread Trail segment, and interior open spaces. The plan includes 278 multifamily units, 64 townhomes and six vertically integrated mixed-use townhomes adjacent to the proposed parking deck; four attainable units are committed for 15 years, two at 80% AMI and two at an unspecified level between 80%–100% AMI.
Developers detailed two build options tied to the November vote on the Red Line funding: Option A assumes the station and parkade are funded and would place the parking deck over the rail station; Option B would shift that footprint to surface and building uses if the rail funding is not approved. Staff sought clearer triggers and commitments describing when phase 2 (the full TOD village and parking deck) would proceed if the Red Line funding is approved.
Public-comment supporters included landowner June Overcash and representatives from an adjacent church, who said the project would bring walkable retail and new customers to nearby businesses. Board members pressed the applicant on building heights, facade variation and finalizing the attainable housing details.
No formal board vote on the rezoning was recorded at the meeting; staff said the application remains under review and will return with updates to architecture, FAR improvements, and a phasing schedule that clarifies the connection to Red Line funding.
