Introducing … Mill Creek!
Mill Creek is a popular residential neighborhood located just off Avon Street Extended and past where the new Wegman’s is being built – many residents there are incredibly excited about the national grocery store setting up shop and being able to easily access Fifth Street via the new cross through.
This new construction has opened up driving possibilities for residents as they have had to either come into town on Rt. 20 North or drive back on Avon Street. Reaching Fifth Street – which is one main street over – had previously involved either hopping on Rt 64 off Rt. 20 North or by getting over to Fifth Street from Avon/Elliott Street and backtracking.
Convenient, quiet neighborhood
Less than 10 minutes from Downtown Charlottesville & UVA, Mill Creek is comprised of two neighborhoods: Mill Creek and Mill Creek South.
Mill Creek was the first phase to be built in the late 1980s – and Mill Creek South, comprised of around 210 houses, was designed and constructed by Craig Builders in 1993-1994,
Both Mill Creeks offer single family and attached manor homes in a contemporary open floor plan style that has been replicated in the Highlands neighborhood in Crozet.
Natural beauty abounds
Residents in Mill Creek have taken advantage of their quiet neighborhood and its natural beauty and some of the finest gardens in Charlottesville have sprung up over the years, making the traditional evening walk pleasant for neighbors and visitors alike. This is a dog walker’s paradise and many of the neighbors can be seen visiting as their dogs frolic together.
Mill Creek boasts some of the finest views in Charlottesville – Carter’s Mountain is the immediate neighbor and when there are fireworks the experience is simply stunning.
Visitors to Mill Creek start on a hill and drive down into the neighborhood and back up again. Mill Creek South also shares many similar views.
The Lake Reynovia subdivision lies between the two and they all share hiking trails that also encompass Foxcroft. Every year the neighborhoods host a get together and they often also hold community yard sales.
Both Mill Creeks have access to existing trails along Biscuit Run Creek, which will one day connect to an 1,195-acre State Park between Routes 20 and 631. The trails meander through heavily wooded countryside.
