University City

  University City is know as the Northeastern part of charlotte surrounding The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) campus. Attractions include Lowes Motor Speedway, Concord Mills Mall, Verizon Wireless Ampatheater and Northlake Mall. Ikea recently announced plans for an Ikea to be built which will be the first IKEA built in the Carolinas. University City is home to the University Research Park one of the largest research parks in the state. University City also contains large companies such as TIAA-CREF. Another popular spot is University Place. A small manmade lake surrounded by restaurants, shopping, pubs and live music in the summer.

University City is also home to a 75,000 sq/ft athletic center, one of the largest indoor recreational facilities in the country.  The area also boasts a 727 acre nature preserve popular with nature lovers. About 135,000. people reside in the University City area with 21,000 being students of the University. It is also know as area 1.