Construction on The Long Farm under way

More than two years after plans were unveiled for The Long Farm—a TND being developed by Russell Mosely on the property that belonged to his grandfather, U.S. Sen. Russell Long—construction is under way on the first filing of the development, a neighborhood that will be known as the Highland District. A three-acre lake that will sit at the center of the district is expected to be finished by the end of next week, and infrastructure work will follow, with construction on the 65 homes in the filing scheduled for early fall. “It’s really coming along,” says Mosely, adding that more than half of the lots are pre-sold. The Highland District will be the first of several filings on The Long Farm, which, if completed as originally planned, will be the largest, full-scale TND in the Capital Region, with 237 acres of office, retail and residential. The development is bordered by Airline and Old Jefferson highways, Antioch Road and the old Briarwood Golf Club. Sen. Russell Long, son of the famed governor Huey Long, began acquiring the property in the early 1960s and lived there when he was visiting his home state. For the complete story of The Long Farm, click here. —Stephanie Riegel