Intown Atlanta Real Estate News
Featured Intown Atlanta neighborhoods: Candler Park, Grant Park, Oakhurst & Reynoldstown!
Friday, May 13, 2011
This is our final installment, (of EIGHT), where we feature unique intown Atlanta neighborhoods; Some well known and some ‘less famous secrets’!
If you want to see properties that are currently ‘For Sale’ in the following (or other) neighborhoods, go to our website, 14west.com. The click on the Property Search button; then click on ‘Featured Neighborhoods’, where you will get a brief ‘thumbnail’ of the community AND, when you click on the name of the neighborhood, you’ll instantly see homes that are currently ‘For Sale’ in the community! Enjoy!!
Candler Park
Candler Park is located about 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta and just south of Ponce de Leon Avenue. Development of Candler began in 1890, and today boasts of a thriving, family-friendly neighborhood surrounding a golf course and park with a focus on walk ability and livability. Charming architecture is common-place with Craftsman Bungalows, Victorian, and other traditional home-styles prevalent.
Grant Park
While many relate ‘Grant Park’ to the Park surrounding the Atlanta Zoo and the Cyclorama (a 360 degree portrait of the Battle of Atlanta), the community is actually a neighborhood named for L. P. Grant, a civil engineer for the Georgia Railroad who has been often referred to as the ‘Father of Atlanta’. Architecturally distinctive homes, many built between 1870 and 1900, line the streets. (Some of which are thought to have ghosts!)
Oakhurst
Originally developed in 1905, Oakhurst was annexed into Decatur in 1916. Many original, Craftsman bungalows dot the community landscape, and a number of homes were actually built between 1905 and 1912 by two pioneering women who graduated from nearby Agnes Scott College! A small commercial area features a variety of restaurants as well as retail and office space.
Reynoldstown
Reynoldstown is located between the Cabbagetown and Edgewood neighborhoods south of the CSX rail line. The community prospered until the 1950’s, when the railroad industry began to decline. Today the area is going through gentrification and attracting young professionals. There are many different home styles including an entire block of ‘double-shotgun’ houses on Chester Avenue. Many of the streets are “one way” due to their narrowness. Reynoldstown is a Historic District.
- Scott Askew
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Intown Atlanta Neighborhood SPOTLIGHT - Buckhead, Oakhurst, Piedmont Heights, Vine City
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
This is installment number SIX where we feature unique intown Atlanta neighborhoods; Some well known and some ‘less famous secrets’!
If you go to our Property Search button, then click on ‘Featured Neighborhoods’, you will get a brief ‘thumbnail’ of the community AND, when you click on the name of the neighborhood, you’ll instantly see homes that are currently ‘For Sale’ in the community! Enjoy!!
Buckhead
Buckhead has a reputation as Atlanta’s most affluent and elegant district. It is not a ‘neighborhood’, but a community made up of a number of neighborhoods. As a community, Buckhead traces its origin to Henry Irby’s general store and tavern, which was founded in 1837, and was located at what is now the northwest corner of West Paces Ferry Road and Roswell Road. The name ‘Buckhead’ comes from a large buck’s head mounted over the tavern bar.
Oakhurst
Originally developed in 1905, Oakhurst was annexed into Decatur in 1916. Many original, Craftsman bungalows dot the community landscape, and a number of homes were actually built between 1905 and 1912 by two pioneering women who graduated from nearby Agnes Scott College! A small commercial area features a variety of restaurants as well as retail and office space.
Piedmont Heights
Almost 1,600 households make up the Piedmont Heights neighborhood located just north of downtown and which is bounded by Piedmont Road, Monroe Drive, Flagler Avenue, and Piedmont Circle. Originally developed in the 1910s, Piedmont Heights is home to the second oldest house in Atlanta, built about 1860. But a majority of the homes were built in the 1940s and 50s.
Vine City
Bounded on the north and south by Simpson (recently renamed to Joseph E. Boone) and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and on the east and west by Northside Drive and Sunset, Vine City is an area within waling distance of the ‘Georgia Dome’ that is going through gentrification.
- Scott Askew
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Four + Year, Intown Atlanta Average Sales Price Comparison For Homes Sold
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Single Family Average Sales Price per FMLS Stats
AREA 2007 2008 2009 2010 1st Qtr., ‘11
21 914,514 921,688 800,411 760,987 809,275
22 140,300 72,078 91,970 106,274 95,047
23 550,671 506,841 451,212 474,223 481,407
24 285,889 263,352 225,739 246,546 214,402
51 443,742 419,974 366,000 361,719 306,713
52 306,621 269,487 219,668 236,523 205,143
131 548,787 538,465 431,827 431,129 381,016
132 907,396 893,885 798,738 795,345 719,252
Condominium Average Sales Price per FMLS
AREA 2007 2008 2009 2010 1st Qtr., ‘11
21 261,013 252,915 231,271 246,340 236,690
22 227,660 213,188 150,619 137,305 109,774
23 243,938 217,133 196,985 171,958 159,544
24 225,246 208,427 185,485 171,509 144,240
51 254,523 243,176 211,742 187,273 209,016
52 193,159 191,782 164,480 176,475 164,676
121 215,062 206,972 197,469 171,460 146,129
131 154,791 135,739 132,558 128,309 125,042
132 210,526 2 48,437 234,421 214,743 174,156
- Scott Askew
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Featured Neighborhoods - Ashford Park, East Lake, Lenox Park / Morningside, and Winnona Park
Monday, April 11, 2011
This is installment number three where we feature unique intown Atlanta neighborhoods; Some well known and some ‘less famous secrets’!
If you go to our Property Search button, then click on ‘Featured Neighborhoods’, you will get a brief ‘thumbnail’ of the community AND, when you click on the name of the neighborhood, you’ll instantly see homes that are currently ‘For Sale’ in the community! Enjoy!!
Ashford Park
Adjacent to the better known Brookhaven neighborhood, Ashford Park was developed in the 1950s to house military personnel who worked at the base that is now home to Peachtree-Dekalb Airport, and is very convenient to Lenox Square Mall and Buckhead. The area is known for affordable homes, many of which are being converted into large estates.
East Lake
In 1891, two creeks and a five spring watershed were dammed to form East Lake. Today, the area surrounding East Lake, approximately 5 miles east of the center of downtown Atlanta is called…East Lake! Homes range from comfortable bungalows to magnificent estates. The nearby village of East Lake features eclectic shops, restaurants and entertainment venues.
Lenox Park/Morningside
One of the things that makes Lenox Park such an attractive place to live is the old growth trees and the 12 parks in the area. In fact, Lenox Park is close to the newly created Wildwood Urban Nature Preserve. All home styles, sizes and price ranges can be found in this family and pedestrian-friendly community with home styles ranging from Mediterranean, to Colonial, to Modern.
Winnona Park
Roughly bordered by East College Avenue to the north, South Columbia Drive to the east, Kirk Road to the south, and South Candler as the western boundary, Winnona Park is located in the southeastern portion of the City of Decatur. Even though the community is found in the Registry of Historic Places, there are no restrictions or review procedures for renovating the existing homes which were originally built between 1910 and the 1950s.
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