Help! Moving to Charlotte with Kindergarten Kid (Weddington, Pineville: 2013, apartments)

[sivakumarch51]

Hi,

I am moving to Charlotte by 23rd of June from Hyderabad. I am finding it difficult to choose the community as I've a school going Kid(Kindergarten). I am looking for an Indian Concentrated one, if any. I found one vacant apt available to move-in as soon as I arrive in US. But, colleagues say it is better to stay in South Charlotte.

Can anyone please help me find a better school, and a near by community? It will be good if commute time to uptown stays below 30min.

[chb119]

This might sound weird but..

Contact some grocery stores that specialize in all Indian food. If the majority of their customers are Indian they will know where their customers live, work, go to school. They would most likely be helpful in pointing you in the right direction.

Here is one in S. Charlotte:
Patel Brothers
10701 Centrum Pkwy, Pineville, NC 28134
(704) 540-2013

[newhomeb]

There are plenty of communities with indian population. You can look in Ballantyne, however the prices are extremely high. You might want to check in Weddington area..number one schools..and if you live close to Providence road, you can close to be all shopping and take the providence road or highway to uptown. Plus the prices are much lower than ballantyne and you will get a bigger lot and bigger house.
PM me if you need more info.

[Rbmallory]

Ballantyne for sure. We used to live in the Cheswyck Apartments and there were many, many Indian families. Zoned elementary is great.

There is at least one other complex near Cheswyck, as well as town homes along Ballantyne Commons Parkway. Very common to see Indian families out walking.

[InSouthPark]

Originally Posted by sivakumarch51

Hi,

I am moving to Charlotte by 23rd of June from Hyderabad. I am finding it difficult to choose the community as I've a school going Kid(Kindergarten). I am looking for an Indian Concentrated one, if any. I found one vacant apt available to move-in as soon as I arrive in US. But, colleagues say it is better to stay in South Charlotte.

Can anyone please help me find a better school, and a near by community? It will be good if commute time to uptown stays below 30min.

Strawberry Hill Apartments. Huge concentration of Indian's in that complex. It is located at Fairview and Providence Rd. 20min drive to uptown. Lansdowne Elementary isn't the best elementary school in the district but if you can get into the IB program there, that is the way to go. Sharon and Cotswold are better schools but are just outside of Strawberry Hills property lines.

[sivakumarch51]

Originally Posted by chb119

This might sound weird but..

Contact some grocery stores that specialize in all Indian food. If the majority of their customers are Indian they will know where their customers live, work, go to school. They would most likely be helpful in pointing you in the right direction.

Here is one in S. Charlotte:
Patel Brothers
10701 Centrum Pkwy, Pineville, NC 28134
(704) 540-2013

This was a good suggestion. I was thinking the same, but unfortunately, there were only few sites which aggregated such details of South/North located stores. Thanks for the info.

[sivakumarch51]

Originally Posted by Rbmallory

Ballantyne for sure. We used to live in the Cheswyck Apartments and there were many, many Indian families. Zoned elementary is great.

There is at least one other complex near Cheswyck, as well as town homes along Ballantyne Commons Parkway. Very common to see Indian families out walking.

Thanks for the suggestion. But, how does the apartment's maintenance rate out of 10?

[Rbmallory]

We had no problems at all with Cheswyck. The apartment was fine and the grounds and pools were perfectly maintained. The complex is gated and felt very safe. Lots of families/residents out and about. That was four years ago though. The location is really great. Easy access to everything you need.