Suncrest has once again acquired hundreds of acres in Gastonia with plans for a large residential project.

In late December, the Arizona-based developer acquired around 230 aces off Camp Rotary Road for nearly $6.9 million, according to Gaston County real estate records. Suncrest partnered with TriGate Capital to buy the site. It plans to develop a project there named Arcadia.

Arcadia will include 427 home lots. Suncrest expects to begin developing the lots this spring and will deliver them to homebuilders by mid-2027.

The Arcadia site neighbors Crowders Mountain State Park. Suncrest moved in 2024 to rezone the site at 201 Barn View Road. The site is the former home of Linwood Farms.

“We placed particular emphasis on preserving the farm’s original 40-acre barn site, which will remain accessible to residents via Arcadia’s neighborhood trail system, and the primary amenity center will offer tremendous views of Crowders Mountain,” said Mark McAuley, Suncrest’s director of development in the Carolinas.

Suncrest declined to disclose which homebuilders it is working with on the Arcadia project.

The developer has been very active in the Charlotte region in recent years, particularly in Gaston County. Since Suncrest’s arrival here in 2019, it has developed more than 2,000 residential lots in Gaston County.

Suncrest’s portfolio includes Derry, a 360-acre community in Gastonia that is approved for the development of 877 single-family residences. The developer’s debut project in the Charlotte region was Nolen Farm, another large community in Gaston County. It has led other projects in Kannapolis, Charlotte and Indian Land.