A national homebuilder has bought more than 180 acres for $30 million in a growing town next to Raleigh.

Stanley Martin Homes is the latest homebuilder to join Brio, the master-plan community in Knightdale. The company, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, paid $30.6 million for 184 acres south of Buffaloe Road between Old Crews and Lucas roads, according to Wake County deed records.

Stanley Martin will build 508 single-family homes in the age-restricted portion of Brio.

Suncrest and TriGate Capital are the developers of Brio, which will have 1,063 single-family homes built by Pulte Group, DRB Homes and Stanley Martin Homes across 380 acres.

Mark McAuley, director of land development for Suncrest, previously told Triangle Business Journal that construction on the age-restricted homes should start this spring. A representative for Stanley Martin said homes sales will open in 2028.

No list price is available for the age-restricted homes yet, but the company said the homes will be single-level living and range from 1,500 square feet to 2,800 square feet.

The age-restricted portion of Brio will also have 100 multifamily units and 4 acres of commercial space. There will be a clubhouse, swimming pool, pickleball courts, lawns and fire pits.

The land purchased by Stanley Martin is an unaddressed parcel on Buffaloe Road assessed at $7.3 million.

Altogether, the three homebuilders have paid $54 million for the land where single-family homes will be built in Brio, per Wake County property records. McAuley said the developers will continue to build out the infrastructure for the community while the homebuilders each work on their respective projects.

Knightdale’s growth has spurred more home construction to meet the demand. Pulte Homes bought 91 lots to build homes within Turnbridge Equities’ Mailman Post development.

Robuck Homes is building 100 single-family homes and townhomes while the Allen Park residential community will have 624 homes.