Local Attractions

• A new home at the Estates at Soen offers your family a lifestyle that takes full advantage of Charlotte's status as one of the nations most desirable cities. While it provides small town Southern charm, it is only 18 miles from uptown Charlotte and a short drive to wonderful shopping and dining.
  
  Schools
  
  Families living within the Estates at Soen have access to award-winning Union County schools. Local schools have a bus route through the Estates at Soen for drop-off and pick-up.
  
  Many of Charlotte's finest private schools are in the city's southern suburbs convenient to the Estates at Soen, including Charlotte Christian, Charlotte Country Day, Charlotte Latin, Providence Day, and more. Private tours of these schools can be arranged upon request.
  
  Shopping and Entertainment
  
  With Starbucks, Brixx Pizza, 131 Main, Sugar Magnolia, and other restaurants beside a family friendly park, Blakeney is the perfect gathering area just miles from the Estates at Soen. Stores such as White House Black Market, Victoria's Secret, Ann Taylor and Banana Republic attest to the desirability of this shopping destination, which also features a convenient CVS, Target and Harris Teeter.
  
  Two theater-anchored centers are just minutes from the Estates at Soen: At Ballantyne Village you'll always find what you're looking for. Exceptional dining, fantastic spa and salon service, great entertainment, cigars, movies, jewelry, gifts, clothing, desserts and so much more. Among the tree-lined boulevards and bubbling fountains at StoneCrest you'll find some of the best known names in apparel, interior furnishings, consumer products, dining and entertainment. This premier shopping destination makes it easy to find everything you need for the entire family. StoneCrest has it all... from a collection of the finest eateries in town to the best in casual and dressy clothing for adults. Get your haircut, get a bite to eat, catch a hot new movie and shop to your heart's content. Grab your family and friends and gather around the Fountain at StoneCrest for a season of the areas best entertainment around.
  
  Around 20 minutes away, the Southpark area offering some of the most distinctive shopping in the Southeast. Southpark Mall has stores such as Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus, Tiffany, Luis Vuiton, Coach, Kate Spade, Brooks Brothers, Burberry, Apple, Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel, as well as restaurants as Maggiano's, Cheesecake Factory, and McCormick & Schmick's. Nearby, Phillip Place has unique offerings such as Restoration Hardware, Smith & Hawken, The Palm and P.F. Chang's.
  
  Charlotte attractions draw visitors from all over the Carolinas. Sports venues like Bank of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers) and Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte Bobcats), recreational options like Carowinds and U.S. National Whitewater Center, and much more are all conveniently within about a half-hour drive via interstate.