Southpark Homes and Area Information

Southpark is a large affluent residential area six miles south of uptown Charlotte - a superb location. For homeowners, it's an easy 15 to 25 minute drive to uptown Charlotte for business, the arts, or major sports venues.

It's name is derived from the upscale SouthPark Mall, which is an anchor for the areas largest display of high end retail shopping. 

For those of you relocating to Charlotte, the south Charlotte real estate market has always been a strong dependable one. Charlotte’s residential growth started in center city, then moved on to Myers Park, next SouthPark and lastly, Ballantyne.

South Charlotte has been structured nicely with easy access to multiple types of transportation; mingling of parks, sidewalks and trails; a good mix of neighborhood stores and restaurants; basic and specialty health care services readily accessible, and good schools. The area grows pricier by the year.

As for Southpark, area homes for sale often have park like settings, with large lots, and a good mix of architecture, pricing and age. Southpark's residential real estate consists of new home construction, renovated houses, cottages of stone and cedar shake, along with split levels, full brick ranches, Cape Cods and classic two story colonial homes with wooden siding-with or without garages. It is also home to our most beautiful luxury homes built by Charlotte's finest custom builders.

Southpark has quite a few gated communities, upscale condo and townhome communities as well as golf course properties.

Homes for sale in Pellyn Wood, Summer Lake, Giverny, and Courance you will find small lakes offering water access and water views, while other exclusive gated communities (like Seven Eagles), homes overlook the course at Quail Hollow Country Club, or Carmel Estates where you can purchase a home on a golf course lot that overlooks the Carmel Country Club course.

Southpark Recreation

SouthPark recreational activities are as diverse as it's communities. Southpark area public parks typically have tennis courts, ball fields, picnic shelters and a playground.  Park Road Park has 72 acres plus an 11 acre lake with a pier; Carmel Road Park is a bit more intimate on just 10 acres, and Huntingtowne Farms Park has 23 acres, with direct access to Little Sugar Creek Greenway trails and a community garden. For general fitness, the extensive workout facility at the Harris YMCA has a bit of everything, including swimming and children camps.

Many homes have a pool, but the neighborhoods themselves may not. However, there are several swim and tennis club (members-only) options available in the area.

• SouthPark Swim and Tennis Club at Huntingtowne Farms
• Barclay Downs Swim & Racquet
• Beverly Woods East Swim Club
• Cameron Wood Swim and Racquet Club
• Charlotte Swim and Racquet Club
• Charlotte Indoor Tennis
• Fairmeadows Swim and Racquet Club
• Foxcroft Hills Swim & Racquet Club
• Foxcroft East Racquet and Swim Club
• Mountainbrook Swim and Racquet Club
• Olde Providence Racquet Club
• Sardis Swim and Racquet Club
• Starclaire Park Club

Southpark Business

Noted for its fine shopping and dining, Southpark is also home to over 40, 000 employees with it's business parks equating to approximately 2.5 million square feet of commercial space with an additional 5 million square feet of office space...and growing.

Southpark is home to Charlotte major stakeholders such as Nucor, National Gypsum, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and Piedmont Natural Gas. It is also home to Bank of America Mortgage, CSX and Maersk.

Besides major retail and commercial buildings, there are also a few mixed use developments, that make it easy to live, work and play all in one location. Piedmont Row Town Center, Morrison and The Residence at Southpark lead the way in this category.

Southpark Shopping and Dining

Southpark Mall is the Carolina's premier shopping destination with over 150+ stores, serving the communities of Charlotte, its surrounding counties as well as cities in North and South Carolina. Southpark has shopping stores ranging from jewelry to women's apparel to sporting goods and more. SouthPark Mall is the region's premiere venue for all your high-end shopping needs.

With stores such as Tiffany, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Crate & Barrel and many others, SouthPark Mall offers some the finest shopping in the Southeast.

Phillips Place at Southpark, Piedmont Row Town Center and The Specialty Shops at Southpark also offer exceptional shopping and dining venues - and are all located within the boundaries of Southpark.

Southpark has many choices available when it comes to fine dining, which include both great local and national restaurants. Restaurants of every type are ready to serve you. Dine at Cowfish Burger and Sushi for some casual fare; at Cafe Monte (a French Bistro at Phillips Place) for an intimate meal, or get a great steak at nationally acclaimed Del Frisco's Steakhouse.

SouthPark offers special events such as its “Pops in the Park”. This free summer concert series is put on by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and takes place at SouthPark’s outdoor stage. Southpark Mall kicks off the shopping season after Thanksgiving with its annual Tree Lighting ceremony-complete with Santa and songs.

• Southpark Homes in Charlotte NC 28209

  Southpark property located near the Southpark Mall is in the Charlotte zip code area of 28209. If you want your next home in the thick of fabulous shopping, restaurants and within 10 minutes of uptown Charlotte, this location should work very well for you.

• Southpark Homes for Sale in Charlotte NC 28210

  The real estate that you will find in this section of Southpark includes property located near the Quail Hollow Country Club - known for the Wells Fargo Tournament as well as it's first PGA tournament in the spring of 2017.

• Southpark Homes for Sale in Charlotte NC 28211

  Southpark homes for sale in the 28211 zip code will showcase many executive homes located from the back side of Southpark (Morrocroft Estates) and going towards Cotswold and the Myers Park sections towards uptown Charlotte, to include condos and town-houses.

• Southpark Homes for Sale in Charlotte NC 28226

  The homes for sale in Charlotte 28226, will be located between the Arboretum (near Providence and Ballantyne Commons (aka Hwy 51) and the Southpark Mall. This area gives you quite a large selection of neighborhoods to choose from as well as a good variety of housing styles.

Education

Southpark covers a large territory from Myers Park to Ballantyne Commons Boulevard. It has many school assignments. We have listed a good deal of them below for your convenience.

Southpark Elementary Schools

• Beverly Woods Elementary
• Dilworth Elementary
• Endhaven Elementary
• Huntingtowne Farms Elementary
• McAlpine Elementary
• Montclaire Elementary
• Olde Providence Elementary
• Pineville Elementary
• Selwyn Elementary School
• Sedgefield Elementary
• Sharon Elementary
• Smithfield Elementary

Southpark Middle Schools

• Alexander Graham Middle School
• Carmel Middle School
• Quail Hollow Middle School
• Sedgefield Middle

Southpark High Schools

• Myers Park High School
• Myers Park High School PTSA
• South Mecklenburg High School

Southpark Area Private Schools

• Charlotte Country Day
• Charlotte Latin
• Providence Day
• Charlotte Jewish Day School
• St. Ann Catholic School
• Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School
• St. Gabriel Catholic School

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Southpark Property Search and Neighborhoods

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Southpark Relocation and Moving Services

For those of you in need of a Realtor, gives us a call! Our team knows the ins and outs of the Charlotte real estate market - from Lake Norman to Lake Wylie. This includes the bordering areas and/or towns of Ballantyne, Concord, Cornelius, Davidson, Fort Mill, Huntersville, Indian Land, Indian Trail, Matthews, Marvin, Mooresville, Providence, Southpark, Tega Cay, Waxhaw, and Weddington.

Our office is #1 in the Keller Williams market place as well as Charlotte. We are full time professional Realtors ready to go to work for you, whether you are buying a home, or selling one.

For those of you relocating to the area, we welcome you and can help you get a quick leg up on your journey.

We have a nice tour that we provide to people that are thinking of relocating to the area. It’s relatively quick, very insightful and from all past reviews - a very worthwhile and efficient use of your time.

If there are specific homes for sale that peak your interest, we will incorporate those into the schedule. You can anticipate visiting five to eight homes within a two and a half hour period and blending in the area tour with the home tours.

Below, you will find a few of today's featured properties for sale.  Please contact our team if you are ready to start your home shopping process or if you are ready to place your home on the market. Until then, enjoy our site!

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