Pulte brings Audubon Lake to life in Indian Land

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A beautiful bronze heron sculpture surrounded by the white columns marks the neighborhood entrance.

With Ballantyne and South Charlotte’s booming growth, home communities in Indian Land, just a few miles outside of Ballantyne, are becoming popular destinations for people commuting to the south side of Charlotte or even the Uptown area.

Lower Lancaster County tax rates and a more rural setting make communities like Pulte’s Audubon Lake attractive places to call home.

Just 5 miles to Ballantyne and South Charlotte, Audubon Lake is situated between the Sugar Creek and Barberville Road, a mile north of Fort Mill Highway (160). It is a quick 3 miles from Johnston Road (521), which takes you right to the heart of Ballantyne and I-485. I-77 is accessible via I-485 or 6 miles west on 160 from Audubon Lake. An Uptown commute via interstates is actually only 35 minutes without traffic.

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This Pulte home sold in 2015 in Audubon Lake.

There are a few resale homes on the market in Audubon Lake, but the majority is new construction. Homes sizes range from nearly 2,300 square feet to more than 2,800 square feet.

Eight homes are currently on the market, six of which are under contract as of March 12.

The average sales price for the last 12 months is $315,089 and $109 per square foot.

Sales averaged 2.4 homes per month during the last 12 months, which is approximately 29 homes sold during the last year. The highest sold price was $409,295 and lowest was $263,427.

Using the average per-month sales rate for the last year, Audubon Lake’s current inventory is 3.3 months. Indian Land’s total inventory averages 5.4 months.

The neighborhood is zoned for Lancaster County’s Harrisburg Elementary School and Indian Land middle and high schools.

For those desiring more square footage and slightly higher price point, Pulte is building out The Estates at Audubon Lake adjacent to the north of Audubon Lake. Homes in the latest development start in the $300,000s and range in size from 3,200 square feet to more than 4,400 square feet.

Theater, shops under way in Indian Land

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Aerial view of intersection of highways 521 & 160 near location of planned development.

Indian Land is expanding by leaps and bounds, and the latest development is a movie theater and retail development by MPV Properties that broke ground Feb. 10, according to a company press release.

A 14-screen Stone Theatres cinema and nearly 55,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space is the first phase of the planned RedStone development.

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Drawing of planned theater from MPV Properties web site.

The 53,000-square-foot cinema will seat 2,800 patrons.

The second phase of the 40-acre development is still in the planning stages, but will make the development a “major retail hub,” according to the developer. In total, RedStone will have 310,000 square feet of retail space.

RedStone is located in northern Lancaster County at the intersection of Highway 521 and Highway 160.

According to Census figures, Indian Land’s growth was responsible for putting Lancaster County on the list of the fastest-growing South Carolina counties in 2014. The county added 2,630 residents from 2013 to 2014 and most of that expansion came from Indian Land.

Between 2010 and 2014, Lancaster County population jumped 8.5% to 83,160.

So it’s no wonder development, both residential and commercial, is booming. The recession slowed things down slightly, but it has certainly picked up again in Indian Land.

There are many great homes to consider in Indian Land. It’s convenient to Charlotte, Rock Hill and Lake Wylie.