Intown Living
Summertime Energy Saving Tips
Monday, June 20, 2011
Record temperatures are causing Atlantans to put their air-conditioning systems, and our energy bills, into ‘over-drive’. Here are some tips to help bring down the cost associated with your energy bill:
* Set you thermostat at 78 degrees or higher. Every degree, up or down, costs approximately 3 percent.
* Invest in a programmable thermostat and use it wisely.
* Change you air filter every two or three months. A dirty, and in some homes I have seen, clogged, filter reduces airflow, which reduces cooling efficiency.
* Move furniture! Yes you read that correctly. I have been in homes where a sofas sit on top of and/or backed into, a register. And you wonder why it feels warm…
* Install a ceiling fan. Circulating air always feels cooler!
* Wash and dry clothes in the early morning or late evening hours when the temperatures have already fallen.
* Make sure you have proper insulation in the attic and your doors and windows are weather-stripped and caulked.
* Make sure your outside unit is not ‘choked’ by bushes, vines, etc. Proper, un-restricted airflow aids in your systems efficiency!
* Finally, take advantage of the offer by Georgia Power to have someone come out and do an Energy Audit. They will almost always find multiple ways to reduce your energy bill! 1-888-660-5890
- Scott Askew
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Who Owns That Creek
Friday, June 10, 2011
So you want to buy a house that has a beautiful creek babbling behind the back deck. You have marvelous plans to beautify the creek and perhaps build a small pond as well.
Question: Can you do anything to the creek?
Answer: Maybe.
The State actually owns the creek, the water, and is responsible for the quality of the water.
You would own the creek bed and banks that actually fall within your property line. (Some surveys show the property boundary to be the middle of a creek…so, in that situation, you would only ‘own’ that bank that was on your property.) As the owner of that portion of land wherein the creek flows, you are responsible for: making sure the bank(s) are not eroding; maintaining any existing natural habitats; and protecting stream ‘buffers’.
So, before you start digging a pond with the expectations that the creek will fill the pond, you must get State (and sometimes National), approval.
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Intown Neighborhood Review For Cabbagetown, Garden Hills, Midtown, and Scottdale!
Thursday, May 05, 2011
This is installment number seven 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!!
Cabbagetown
After the Battle of Atlanta the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill began operations in 1881 and Cabbagetown was built as the surrounding mill town. Until the mill closed in 1977, Cabbagetown was home to a tight-knit community of people. Afterwards, the neighborhood went into decline which didn’t end until Atlanta’s intown renaissance of the mid-1990s. The mill itself was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and re-developed into lofts in 1996.
Garden Hills
Garden Hills is a large ‘urban forest neighborhood’ between Peachtree and Piedmont Roads, bordered on the north by Pharr Road and on the south by East Wesley Road. For intown living, Garden Hills has it all: winding streets lined with old trees, an imposing mix of early 20th century homes, pocket parks, landscaped traffic islands and a neighborhood pool/recreation center – all convenient to Buckhead shopping, transportation, schools and churches.
Midtown
Midtown Atlanta is a district situated between the commercial and financial district of downtown to the south and the affluent residential and commercial district of Buckhead to the north. Midtown includes about one-third of the city’s high-rises and is bounded roughly by the future Beltline just east of Monroe Drive on the east, the 85/75 “Connector” to the north, Northside Drive on the west and North Avenue to the south.
Scottdale
Scottdale is known historically as the location of the Scottdale Cotton Mill. The Scottdale Cotton Mill development included the mill and surrounding housing occupied by mill workers. The mill shut down in 1982. The commercial district of Scottdale is on East Ponce de Leon, which bisects the community from the southwest to the northeast. The DeKalb Farmers Market is located on this road, but it remains primarily known for autobody shops and industrial buildings. Most of the available housing is located north and south of Ponce de Leon.
- Scott Askew
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Brookwood Hills, Glenwood Park, Mechanicsville, and Toco Hills
Friday, April 22, 2011
This is installment number five 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!!
Brookwood Hills
Buckhead’s only completely enclaved neighborhood, Brookwood Hills enjoys privacy most urban residents can only dream about. The community of 370 homes set on 40 rolling acres stretches back from the east side of Peachtree Road from I-85 to Brighton Road at Piedmont Hospital. It includes a six-acre park with swimming pool, clubhouse and tennis courts.
Glenwood Park
Glenwood Park is a new “green community” featuring a traditional mix of different housing types as well as retail stores, office space, civic buildings, people-friendly streets, parks, and recreational facilities. Located south of I-20 with Bill Kennedy Way as the eastern boundary, and Glenwood Avenue to the south. Glenwood Park accommodates cars, but it is designed for people. Sidewalk and street designs emphasize pedestrian comfort and safety.
Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta. The neighborhood sprang up in the late 1800s, adjacent to several railroad lines just south of the downtown business district. The name “Mechanicsville” comes from the “mechanics” that worked on the railway lines. The city of Atlanta has targeted the area for revitalization, and it is currently going through re-gentrification.
Toco Hills
Set in unincorporated DeKalb County, Toco Hills is the area surrounding the Toco Hills Shopping Center which is located at the intersection of North Druid Hills, LaVista and Clairmont Roads. A thriving neighborhood lush with green space and wildlife, it has a diversity of retail merchants, restaurants, professional offices, churches, public library, senior center, dog park, tennis center within close proximity.
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