Last Dairy Farm in Mecklenburg County Sells for $24.6M, Making Way for Luxury Homes

A $24.6 million deal in August saw Shea Homes buy Westmoreland Dairy Farm in Huntersville. The sale marks the final chapter for dairy work in Mecklenburg County. Soon, high-end houses will stand where cows once grazed on the 200-acre site.

County files show three separate transactions closed on Aug. 26. The new owners plan to build million-dollar homes, said Foundry Commercial, the firm behind the sale.

The land sits at 13434 Westmoreland Road by Sam Furr Road. When the farm will stop work remains unclear: calls to Foundry went straight to voicemail, while the farm's online posts stayed quiet.

Since 1913, this land told the story of one family's work. First came cotton plants, then dairy cows took over in the 1950s. By 2011, the fields switched again: this time to corn, wheat, and hay, with some beef cattle in the mix.

"With rising farm costs and a loss of property due to development, operations weren't sustainable," Thomas Westmoreland Jr. said per The Charlotte Observer.

Speaking to Spectrum News, Chris Westmoreland shared how 500 acres had already gone to builders. The rest faced mounting strain as Huntersville boomed from a small town of 5,000 in 1995 to a bustling 67,000 residents by 2024.

This wasn't the first try at changing the farm. Back in 2023, plans surfaced for an $800 million beach club called Lagoona Bay. The pitch included a resort, water features, and space for 600 new homes.

That idea hit a wall of local pushback. Neighbors and town planners fought hard, worried about cars clogging roads and too much building. The board warned it would turn Sam Furr Road from quiet country lanes into a packed street. Those plans died soon after.

Across North Carolina, farms keep falling to builders' bids. Just months ago, Wallace Farm — a Huntersville landmark since 1863 — went to Denali, an Arkansas company that turns waste into soil. The old ways fade as new brick and mortar rise.