Charlotte · University City
Stay minutes from the action. Jerry Richardson Stadium — the Charlotte 49ers’ on-campus home at UNC Charlotte — sits in University City, about a 15-minute drive north of every Trifecta apartment in Uptown, or a straight shot up the LYNX Blue Line with no car at all. Come in for a football Saturday, then head back to a real apartment with a full kitchen and your own parking instead of fighting the campus decks and the post-game traffic.
How close you'll be
Every Trifecta apartment sits in Uptown Charlotte — about a 15-minute drive south of the 49ers’ stadium at UNC Charlotte, or a car-free ride straight up the LYNX Blue Line. Stay close, skip the paid game-day decks and the crawl off campus, and make a weekend of the game.
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4th Ward · 14–17 min drive · 9.5 mi
Centric Gateway
4th Ward · Gateway District · 15–18 min drive · 10 mi
Circa Uptown
3rd Ward · 16–19 min drive · 10.5 mi
Savoy
2nd Ward · 17–20 min drive · 11 mi
Where you'll stay
Real photos and live availability from the buildings we own and operate. Sorted by how close you'll be to the stadium.
4th Ward · 9.5 mi
North end of Uptown in 4th Ward — the quickest run up I-77 to campus. The 9th Street Blue Line station is a block away, so you can skip the car entirely on game day.
Blue Line from 9th St → JW Clay, a ~10-min walk to the gate
4th Ward · Gateway District · 10 mi
On the Gateway side by the I-77 ramp — a clean shot north to campus, with the Blue Line and Gold Line both close for a car-free game day.
Blue Line north to JW Clay + a short walk, or the shuttle from Main
3rd Ward · 10.5 mi
In 3rd Ward by the ballpark — an easy ~15-minute drive up I-77, or hop the Blue Line from the nearby Uptown stations.
Blue Line from Uptown → JW Clay, a ~10-min walk to the stadium
2nd Ward · 11 mi
Across Uptown in 2nd Ward — about a 15–20 minute drive north, and 2-bedroom units suit a group game-day trip.
Blue Line from CTC/Arena → JW Clay + a short walk
Why book now
The year’s headline events — book your stay before the dates you want fill up.
The 2026 home opener at Jerry Richardson Stadium — kick off the football season in University City.
Family Weekend brings parents and alumni into town — one of the season’s prime overnight-stay dates.
Homecoming against AAC rival Memphis — typically the biggest crowd of the year. Book early.
A Friday-night conference game under the lights against Tulane.
The ECU rivalry — a regional draw that pulls fans in from across eastern North Carolina.
A Thanksgiving-weekend finale and Military Appreciation Day against Navy.
Coming in for one of these? The closer you book, the less you fight for parking and post-event traffic — and direct rates skip the OTA service fee.
Apartment vs hotel
Feed a group before the event and skip the overpriced venue concessions. Cookware, dishwasher, full-size fridge — all included.
A 2-bedroom sleeps six — one apartment instead of three hotel rooms, with a living room to actually hang out in.
Pack light for a multi-night run of shows or a season of home games. Washer and dryer in every unit.
For two nights or more, a furnished apartment usually beats a comparable downtown hotel — and direct booking drops the 15–20% OTA service fee entirely.
Event lots empty slowly and the drive home is long. Stay minutes away and the worst of your night is a short, familiar trip back to your own door — resident parking waiting, no hour-plus crawl out and no late highway haul.
We own and operate every apartment. Book direct and you reach the people who run the building, instantly confirmed.
Getting around
You have a genuinely car-free option here, which is rare for a stadium. From Uptown it's a quick ~10-mile drive up I-77, but UNC Charlotte itself recommends the LYNX Blue Line on game days: ride north, then either walk ~10 minutes from JW Clay Blvd or take the free shuttle from the UNC Charlotte–Main terminus to the gate — skipping the paid decks and the post-game traffic entirely.
The easy way in on game day — and what UNC Charlotte recommends over driving. Board the Blue Line at any Uptown station (9th St, 7th St, CTC/Arena, 3rd St) and ride ~25–35 minutes north: get off at JW Clay Blvd for a ~10-minute walk to the gate, or stay on to the UNC Charlotte–Main terminus and catch the free game-day shuttle to the stadium. Late trains get you home after a night game.
I-77 North to W.T. Harris Blvd (Exit 18) — about 10 miles / 15 minutes off-peak, longer on game day. Campus parking is all paid (digital permits in advance, ~$30 on the day, card only) and the decks empty slowly onto W.T. Harris and N. Tryon after the final whistle.
An Uber or Lyft from Uptown is about 10 miles — a clean option if you'd rather not park, and an easy pairing with the train for the ride home.
About 16 miles / a 25-minute drive — easy for a fly-in game weekend.
Make a weekend of it
Pair the game with University City and the ride back toward Uptown — campus gardens, outlet shopping, and NoDa’s breweries are all minutes away.
Free greenhouses and woodland gardens right on the UNC Charlotte campus, minutes from the stadium — an easy, quiet stop before kickoff.
Armored Cow and Petty Thieves breweries and the restaurants at The Shoppes at University Place are minutes from campus — pre-game fuel or a post-game pint.
One of the Southeast's largest outlet malls — 200-plus stores plus Bass Pro — about 20 minutes north up I-85. An easy non-game-day add.
Charlotte's mural-covered arts district sits between campus and Uptown, right on the Blue Line — breweries, galleries, and live music on the way home.
Good to know
All four Trifecta buildings are in Uptown Charlotte, about 10 miles — a 14–20 minute drive up I-77 to W.T. Harris Blvd — from the 49ers' stadium at UNC Charlotte. Game-day traffic runs longer, which is why many fans take the LYNX Blue Line instead and arrive car-free. Times are approximate.
Yes — and UNC Charlotte recommends it. Board the Blue Line at any Uptown station and ride about 25–35 minutes north. Get off at JW Clay Blvd for a ~10-minute walk to the gate, or stay on to the UNC Charlotte–Main terminus and take the free game-day shuttle to the stadium. No parking permit, no post-game traffic — and the late trains get you home after a night game.
Campus parking on game days is all paid — digital permits in advance, about $30 on the day (card only) — and the decks empty slowly onto W.T. Harris and N. Tryon afterward. Plenty of fans skip it with the Blue Line. If you do drive, staying 15 minutes away means a short trip back to your building’s own resident parking.
Six home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium: The Citadel (Sep 5), Louisiana on Family Weekend (Sep 26), Memphis for Homecoming (Oct 3), Tulane on a Friday night (Oct 30), the East Carolina rivalry (Nov 14), and Navy on Military Appreciation Day over Thanksgiving weekend (Nov 28). Kickoff times are set closer to game week.
Yes. A $60M-plus expansion broke ground in 2025 and is set to open for the 2027 season, adding an upper deck above the student section and lifting capacity from 15,314 to about 18,000. For the 2026 season it’s the original 15,314-seat horseshoe.
For two or more nights, usually — a full kitchen for the pre-game spread, room for the whole group, in-unit laundry, and a lower per-night cost than a comparable hotel, with no OTA service fee when you book direct. It’s a comfortable base for a football weekend in Charlotte.
Your stay
Furnished Charlotte apartments minutes from the stadium — full kitchens, free parking, direct rates with no service fee.