Most people know SouthPark for the mall. What they miss is that a block off the main roads it turns residential fast, established streets, mature trees and a mix of housing that ranges from condominiums to substantial homes.
The feel
Convenient in a way that is hard to overstate. Shopping, dining and services are all within a few minutes, and Phillips Place gives the area a walkable pocket of its own.
The trade-off is traffic on the main corridors at peak times. Residents learn the back routes quickly.
What you'll find
Genuine variety, low-maintenance condominiums and townhomes, mid-century homes on established streets, and larger properties toward the neighborhood's edges.
This mix makes SouthPark one of the easier areas to move within as your needs change.
Who it suits
Buyers who want to be close to everything, and downsizers who want to keep the address and lose the yard.
How it came to be
SouthPark Mall opened on 12 February 1970 at Sharon and Fairview Roads, developed jointly by the Belk and Ivey families, who owned the two department stores that anchored it.
It was built on pastureland roughly five miles from Uptown, and at the time people thought it was folly, a million square feet of shopping in the middle of a field. The neighborhood grew up around it rather than the other way round.
At a glance
- EstablishedMall opened 1970
- CharacterEstablished, convenient
- HousingCondos to large homes
- NearSouthPark Mall, Phillips Place
- Trade-offPeak-hour traffic
What we are seeing
SouthPark is the easiest part of Charlotte to move within, and that shows up in who buys here, downsizers keeping the address and losing the yard, and families wanting to be minutes from everything. Ask us about the specific street before you commit; the difference between a quiet block and a main corridor is larger here than the map suggests.