Street Guide
Colony Plaza Drive
Colony Plaza Drive is part of the SouthPark commercial frontage that edges Barclay Downs.
Colony Plaza Drive runs roughly 130 metres (about 140 yards) through the SouthPark commercial section of Barclay Downs in Charlotte, North Carolina (ZIP 28211). Measured from the middle of the street, SouthPark Mall is 0.4 miles away — about a 7 minutes at a typical walking pace in a straight-line distance model — with Symphony Park 0.4 miles off and Uptown Charlotte roughly 8.1 miles north. By length it reads as a short cul-de-sac stub.
| Neighborhood | Barclay Downs, SouthPark, Charlotte, NC 28211 |
|---|---|
| Street section | SouthPark commercial |
| Approximate length | 130 metres (about 140 yards) |
| To SouthPark Mall | 0.4 miles straight-line · ~7 min walking estimate |
| To Symphony Park | 0.4 miles straight-line · ~8 min walking estimate |
| To Uptown Charlotte | 8.1 miles |
| Cross streets | Colony Road, Roxborough Parkway |
| Typical era of construction | Commercial / mixed-use |
Character
Colony Plaza Drive carries retail, office or mixed-use frontage rather than the neighborhood's residential grid. It is one of the corridors that makes Barclay Downs what it is: an established residential area immediately beside a major shopping and employment district.
What's here
Expect some combination of shopping, restaurants, offices, hotels and structured parking, with pedestrian infrastructure that improves noticeably closer to the mall and Symphony Park.
Living nearby
Residential streets that back onto or feed into Colony Plaza Drive trade some quiet for a great deal of convenience. Buyers sensitive to traffic noise should visit at a weekday evening peak and again on a December weekend before deciding.
Research notes for Colony Plaza Drive
Street length and straight-line distances on this page are calculated from OpenStreetMap geometry. Walking estimates use a typical pace and are not turn-by-turn route times. Parcel boundaries and addresses can be checked through Mecklenburg County GIS. School assignments must be verified for the exact address through Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Where Colony Plaza Drive connects
Colony Plaza Drive meets 2 other mapped streets in and around Barclay Downs. Following them is the fastest way to understand how this part of the grid is stitched together:
- Colony Road — SouthPark commercial
- Roxborough Parkway — SouthPark commercial
Closest restaurants to Colony Plaza Drive
Straight-line distance from the centre of Colony Plaza Drive to the nearest places to eat and drink in the SouthPark district:
- Mano Bella — 244 yards straight-line (~3 min walking estimate)
- Rooster's — 269 yards straight-line (~3 min walking estimate)
- YAFO Kitchen — 271 yards straight-line (~3 min walking estimate)
- Yama Asian Fusion — 290 yards straight-line (~3 min walking estimate)