The Highland Creek subdivision in Charlotte North Carolina is one of the largest in the state. It is home to approximately 13,000 residents.
The community features an 18-hole golf course, five community swimming pools, parks, playgrounds and walking trails. It spans over two counties: Mecklenburg County and Cabarrus County. Highland Creek also straddles two cities:Charlotte North Carolina and Concord North Carolina.
A good descriptor for the community is "resort-style" living. This lifestyle begins with the golf course.
The development was built around an 18 hole championship golf course located at 7101 Highland Creek Parkway Charlotte, NC 28269. The Highland Creek Golf Club is a public course and accepts members. The clubhouse includes a proshop, and a restaurant, "The Player's Grille."
In addition to the 18-hole Highland Creek Golf Club, the master planned subdivision includes the following amenities:
Five swimming pools:
- Prosperity Park Pool
- Christenbury Pool
- Clarke Creek Pool
- The Sports Club - 2 pools including water slides and a shallow "kiddie" pool
Highland Creek has six tennis courts:
- Prosperity Park Tennis Courts(4)
- Clarke Creek Tennis Courts(2)
The Sports Club has a Fitness Center and community gathering area that's used for such occasions as receptions, martial arts instruction and massages. The Sports Club Fitness Center now has five new Life Fitness treadmills, three ellipticals and two new rowing ergometers. There are several basketball and volleyball courts in the neighborhood and a park that's used for outdoor movies in the spring and summer.
Highland Creek employs a private security firm to patrol the subdivision.
According to its website, Highland Creek Elementary School houses 1,154 students in grades K-5 with a before and after school program to provide care for the Highland Creek community. The facility which includes 51.7 acres (209,000 m2) provides students with 39 classrooms, six learning cottages, a state of the art media center and computer lab, with an art room with a kiln and a music room.
Mallard Creek High School, located at 3825 Johnston Oehler Rd. Charlotte, serves the Highland Creek area. The school opened in the 2007-2008 school year. It houses about 2000 students. Built with a budget of nearly 60 million dollars, the school has state-of-the-art educational and athletic amenities.
In Summer, 2009, Ridge Road Middle School opened to hundreds of students. The school is adjacent to the elementary school. The two-story school has 54 classrooms and spans 130,156 square feet.
Highland Creek is in a section of Charlotte called the "University Area." The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is about 10 miles (16 km) from the subdivision. Many university employees live in Highland Creek. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) campus is the fourth largest campus in the Carolina system with over 21,500 students.
Highland Creek lies between two major interstate highways, I-85 and I-77. The community is located just west of Concord Regional Airport, with a 7,400-foot (2,300 m) runway. It is also convenient to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, with service by many major domestic and international airlines.
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