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Lower-density subdivision with 5-acre lots planned in Sale Creek

Staff photo by Abby White / River Stone Construction co-owner Jason Farmer speaks during the tour. On Sept. 11, 2025, River Stone Construction executives gave a tour of their 200-acre property in Sale Creek. Staff photo by Abby White / River Stone Construction co-owner Jason Farmer speaks during the tour. On Sept. 11, 2025, River Stone Construction executives gave a tour of their 200-acre property in Sale Creek.

By Ellen Gerst September 11, 2025 6 min read

On around 200 wooded acres in Sale Creek, a developer could technically build up to 400 homes.

More realistically, developer River Stone Construction could have fit 150 to 180 houses, co-owner Dustin Wong said at the property on McCallie Ferry Road, or 200 if the company was really squeezing.

But instead, developers are planning to build 40 homes there, all on 5-acre lots.

“It’s a good opportunity to offer people something different,” Jason Farmer, co-owner of River Stone, said in an interview.