Once upon a time, a recent college graduate new to Charlotte began the dreaded apartment hunt. With every unit she toured and every selling point pitched her way, her jaw dropped closer and closer to the ground, until she eventually had to force it shut. Poolside drink service? Libraries? Electric car charging stations?
The girl didn’t need any of it, but she wanted all of it.
It was me. The girl was me. Everyone warned me that my first apartment was going to be a dingy little thing and that I would most likely give up my lease in a year.
Charlotte’s apartments proved everyone wrong. With the abundance of new properties popping up all over the city, each has to make sure they’re different and have a way to draw people in. The easiest way to do that? Offer people things they didn’t know they needed.
If you’re in the market for a new place and want to treat yourself, look no further, because I’ve searched high and low to find the most insane perks of signing a lease in Charlotte.
- 2-story fitness center – Loft One35
- 50th Floor SKY Lounge – The VUE
- 6th floor 120′ x 60′ activity field – Skyhouse
- Bike workshop – Presley Uptown
- Cable, Internet, and Valet Trash Included – 1225 South Church
- Car rinsing station – Fountains South End
- Club Room with billiards, foosball, and poker tables – 1225 South Church
- Clothing care center – Post South End
- Complimentary on-site yoga classes – Silos South End
- Complimentary Saturday brunch – Silos South End
- Courtesy bicycles – Post South End
- Demonstration kitchen – Fountains South End
- Discounted YMCA memberships – Crest Gateway
- Dog wash station – District Flats
- Dog spa – Fountains South End
- Dry cleaning pick up and delivery service on-site – The Mint
- Dual electronic gaming stations with Wii and Xbox 360 – 1225 South Church
- Electric car charging stations – Park and Kingston
- Elevated pool with Aqua Lounge – Presley Uptown
- Entertainment theater with surround sound and plush seating – District Flats
- Fitness center complete with yoga and spin room – District Flats
- Fitness on demand – Presley Uptown
- Fitness studio with a living “green” rooftop – Post South End
- Gourmet catered resident events – 1225 South Church
- Golf experience – The VUE
- Guest suites – Post South End
- Hammock garden – The Village at Commonwealth
- Invigorating spa – Mosaic South End
- Junior Olympic Pool – The VUE
- Library with Internet stations – Catalyst
- Media room with projector screen televisions – Catalyst
- Men and women’s spas – The Village at Commonwealth
- On-site CrossFit, barre, and spin – Crescent Dilworth
- On-site massage studio – Silos South End
- Outdoor theater – Fountains South End
- Poolside drink service from Helles and Dunkel – Post South End
- Poker room – Alpha Mill Apartments
- Resident lounge with billiards, entertaining kitchen, complimentary Starbucks, Xbox 360, movie lounge, and a fireplace – Post South End
- Rooftop salt water pool – Camden Cotton Mills
- Rotating gallery wall – Mercury NoDa
- Saltwater pool with cabanas and a bar – Element Uptown
- Salt water pool with a tanning shelf, color changing lights, and bubblers – Yards at NoDa
- Sauna and steam room – The Village at Commonwealth
- Tanning beds – Mosaic South End
- Tech lounge with Mac stations, wireless printing, and Starbucks – Crescent Dilworth
- Rooftop regulation tennis and bocce ball courts with skyline views – Skyhouse
- Transit lobby with an interactive fountain and seating to relax while you wait for the Light Rail – 1100 South
- Two-level designer clubhouse with cocktail lounge – District Flats
- Valet waste service & recycling – District Flats
- Video library – Mosaic South End
- Virtual Fitness Classes – Fountains South End
- Wine Lockers – Fountains South End
- Xbox game lounge with 3-D TV – Camden Cotton Mills
- Yoga, pilates, and cross-training room with Apple TV – Skyhouse
- Zen garden with a tranquil fountain – 1100 South
