Moving to Mallard Creek area? Help... (Charlotte, Highlands: rental, university, gated community)
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I read the posts and I am looking for apartments near this area. I will be working at Reedy Creek Nature Preserve. My wife doesn't want to live at an apartment full of college kids but I don't really care. I am looking at Colonial Grand at Legacy Park.
The price seems really fair but I have no reference of the area. I lived for 6 years on Lake Wylie before moving to Cleveland OH. I will be back to Charlotte in less than a month and hopefully this is a good choice.
Do you really think the Harris/Tryon area is that bad? You write off a lot of nice places and The Shoppes, lake when you say West of 85. My rule was stay north of the 29/49/85 split and west of University City Blvd.
We live at Bexley Greenway and love it...We do hear a little noise upstairs but i think its only to be expected living in an apartment. Everything else here is great so far...
Do you really think the Harris/Tryon area is that bad? You write off a lot of nice places and The Shoppes, lake when you say West of 85. My rule was stay north of the 29/49/85 split and west of University City Blvd.
This is my opinion and some people would agree that the nicer area of University City is WEST of I-85 and NORTH of Harris Blvd. No one said that Harris & Tryon is bad...but lets say it is not as nice as some other areas of University City.
The "newer" areas of UC are West of 85 on Harris, I suppose that is true, but when I lived at JW Clay and Tryon, I always hated going west on WT Harris because the traffic was just horrendous. I also found the area around University Shoppes, Bloom grocery store, Flying Saucer to be more pedestrian friendly and just in general easier to get around -- by foot and by car. That might not be as important to some people, but it was to me, so that's my 2 cents.
I just have to say my two cents regarding the post about the schools. NEVER -- have my kids had 45 students in one class, more like 25-30. The Honors and AP classes have even less than that 18-25. We've lived here in the Mallard Creek area off Prosperity Church for 10 years. No, the schools are not as great as what we left in Virginia, but if you instill good values in your kids they should thrive wherever they are. My rising senior spent 2 years at Vance, no problems at all, wonderful teachers and adminstration. He is now at Mallard Creek HS, again no issues, my other one is a rising 10th grader. Horrible middle school, Alexander, don't like it at all and Mallard Creek Elementary has gotten rid of the trailers that were out front, that's a good thing.
Now back to areas, you would probably be better off purchasing a townhome or condo, there are some at the end of Prosperity Church and others along the way. The area is wonderful, we love it, and would highly recommend it. The majority of the posts are positive about the area, and if you watch news 14 you'll see shootings, burgleries, car-jackings, etc... in the north, south, east and west sides of Charlotte, no area is immune to it. Good Luck
Last edited by aquastone; 07-27-2008 at 05:27 PM..
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i dont think north of charlotte is safe ...there are robberies and gunshots hrd everyday.....watch ch 14 and you will know what im talking about.
This is a very general statement that excludes at least 25% of all of Charlotte. I now you said this was your opinion, but come on. Your statement makes it sound like the wild west. There are plenty of nice areas in North Charlotte. Granted, I agree that you'll likely want to stay north of Harris Blvd., but please don't give such generalized information to those not familiar with the area.
I am living temporarily in Bexley Greenway and aside from an excessive increase in rent the community is very well kept and very quiet. I would recommend it.
I've relocated to Kentucky for a new job and have a very nice, freshly painted townhouse for rent off of Mallard Creek. The rent is $789 for a very large two bedroom with a private back yard. Let me know if you're interested at all. Even if you aren't, you may want to consider renting through a private owner/property management company. You can get more space for less money.
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