University City, as the northeast portion of Mecklenburg County is also called, has seen incredible growth in the last 15 years. And as would be expected,  many new neighborhoods have followed with new shopping centers and office buildings. The area is bisected by North Tryon Street and continues north to I-77, south past UNCC to The Plaza and northeast into Cabarrus County. The University City area, which encompasses real estate Areas 1 and 2.

Northeast Charlotte is home to Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the largest sports facility in the Southeast and every May holds the NASCAR Coca Cola 500.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is located here with approximately 20,000 students. The University Research Park features many of Charlotte's largest employers such as Wachovia's Customer Information Center which is a 2.1 million square foot facility, one of the nation's largest single-tenant office buildings.

Concord Mills, off I-85, is the state’s second-largest shopping center and is one of the state’s top tourist attractions, drawing 15.3 million visitors and thousands of tour buses annually. Shopping destinations include an outdoor store featuring indoor trout streams and a 20-foot rock-climbing wall.

Nearby is Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, an outdoor arena on U.S. 29 that hosts summer performances by rock, pop and country artists.

Northlake Mall,  at I-77 and Reames Road opened in 2005 and includes the local major department store, Belk, among others.  Charlotte Sports Center, located just off Harris Boulevard on Hankins Road, near I-77, is a 75,000-square-foot athletic center that offers indoor basketball, volleyball, inline hockey, soccer, flag football and a fitness center. No membership is required.