AREA INFORMATION

AREA INFORMATION

Ideally located
Residents of the Sanctuary enjoy close proximity to everything from grand luxuries to small conveniences. Uptown Charlotte is just a 20-minute drive from the Sanctuary. The community is less than three miles from I-485, six miles from I-77 and nine miles from I-85.

Schools
School-aged children living at the Sanctuary may attend classes at Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools or a wide selection of excellent private schools.

Shopping and Convenience

Grocery stores, drug stores, dry cleaners, banks, video stores and a wealth of restaurants are less than a 10-minute drive from the Sanctuary, including Lowes Foods and Super Wal-Mart, Blockbuster Video, Caribou Coffee, Starbuck’s Coffee and more.
The nearby Ballantyne area offers shopping, dining and recreational venues in the Ballantyne Commons shopping center, as well as StoneCrest at Piper Glen, with Alcoves home furnishings and accessories; finee and Chico’s women’s boutiques; DeWoolfson Down, a linens emporium; Voci Spa; and Regal 22 Cinemas. There’s also a Harris Teeter and a Target. A special "Children's Village" features such shops as Pet Essentials, EB Game World and Vision Dance Studio.
SouthPark is one of North Carolina's largest malls, offering several department stores, including Nordstrom’s, Kate Spade, Tiffany’s, Banana Republic, Pottery Barn, COACH, Sur la Table, to name a few. Carolina Place Mall in Pineville features more than 100 stores including Belk, Dillards, J.C. Penney, Hecht's and Sears.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Recently recognized as one of the most liveable cities in the world for its commitment to arts and cultural development, Charlotte offers a multitude of cultural opportunities and venues for residents, including:

North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
McColl Center for Visual Art
Mint Museum of Art and Mint Museum of Craft + Design
Discovery Place Science Museum
Afro-American Cultural Center
Levine Museum of the New South
Charlotte Museum of History

And, opening in late 2005, the IMAGINon complex in uptown Charlotte will be the first of its kind in the country, combining the facilities of a children’s library with the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.

Charlotte-area sports:

The NFL’s Carolina Panthers, 2003 NFC Champs
The NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats
NASCAR action at Lowe’s Motor Speedway
AAA Baseball’s Charlotte Knights (farm team for the Chicago White Sox)
East Coast Hockey League’s Charlotte Checkers
Arena Football League's Carolina Cobras
NCAA athletics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Queens University, Davidson College and Johnson C. Smith University

Recreation

Five-minutes from the Sanctuary, the town of Ayrsley offers the Steele Creek Family YMCA, and a recently expanded Morrison Family YMCA is the largest of its kind in the Charlotte area with the most state-of-the-art equipment available in the Ballantyne area, offering a wide selection of youth and adult sports, including soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming and more.
Outdoor lovers can enjoy hiking in nearby Crowders Mountain State Park or South Mountains State Park or a day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina.
Those who enjoy a day on the lake have a wide selection of choices including Lake Wylie and Lake Norman.
Paramount's Carowinds amusement park, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater and Independence Arena offer great entertainment options.

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