About This Home:
This is an exceptionally spacious 4 or 5 bedroom, 5 bath renovated 1929 brick Tudor bungalow for sale in Atlanta's popular Virginia-Highland neighborhood. Rosedale Road actually straddles the City of Atlanta limits, and because this house is located just outside the limits in unincorporated DeKalb county, you'll pay lower property taxes than your neighbors inside the city limits. The main house comprises 3 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms. There's also a newly refurbished 1 bedroom, 1 bath basement apartment as well as a recently renovated detached carriage house with full bath. The 2-story main house features: a large living room with fireplace and French door to a bonus sunroom; formal dining room; updated kitchen with French door out to a screened back porch overlooking the lushly landscaped backyard with waterfall; 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms on the main level; and a fabulous owner's retreat upstairs with an oversized bedroom, large bonus sitting room with wet bar and built-in entertainment center, his and hers walk-in closets, a private full bath with double vanity, and a full-sized laundry room. The main house has a newly refurbished 1 bedroom, 1 bath terrace-level apartment with private entry. In addition, there's a wonderful recently renovated carriage house with full bath. It makes a delightful guest cottage, a perfect base for a home-based business, or a charming artist's studio.
This home is located in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood near its boundary with the adjoining Druid Hills neighborhood, close to Emory University. Virginia-Highland is an exceptionally attractive and popular intown neighborhood. The neighborhood is known for its popular business district teeming with charming shops, popular eateries, and vibrant nightlife. The active Virginia-Highland Civic Association stays on top of issues affecting the community and maintains an excellent web site. The Druid Hills neighborhood was developed at the turn of the 20th century and later served as the backdrop for the movie Driving Miss Daisy. Frederick Law Olmsted (the father of American landscape architecture) laid out the neighborhood around a series of linear parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue. The neighborhood has attracted Atlanta's affluent families since the beginning of the 20th century, and features some of the city's best residential architecture along its beautiful, park-like streets.
From this location, you are only blocks away from the main Virginia-Highland business district, and is convenient to the shopping districts at Emory Village, Sage Hill, Zonolite Road, Amsterdam Walk and Midtown Promenade. Both Ford Factory Square and Midtown Place (across from City Hall East) are located on nearby Ponce de Leon Avenue and funky Little Five Points is just down Briarcliff (which becomes Moreland Avenue after it crosses Ponce). Beyond L5P is the huge Edgewood Retail District with major national chains including Best Buy, Office Depot, Lowe's, and Target, as well as a Kroger grocery store and many other businesses. Of course, all of Midtown, Downtown, Decatur, and Buckhead is just a short drive away.
In addition to existing business districts, there are major new developments in the works for the area. Nearby City Hall East is slated for redevelopment in 2009 as Ponce Park -- a $375 million multi-use mall and condo development that will feature a fabulous new park to replace existing parking lots. This location is also on the proposed Beltline, which will connect 45 intown neighborhoods with parks, transit and trails for commuters, bicyclists and pedestrians. [Detail map.]
There are a number of excellent existing parks nearby as well, including John Howell Park and Orme Park. Both of these neighborhood parks are well-loved and well-used by neighborhood residents. And just down Virginia Avenue you'll find Piedmont Park, Atlanta's largest park and home to many of the city's biggest concerts and festivals. This location is also very close to The Path (the closest entrance is down Briarcliff at Freedom Parkway). The Path is a greenway urban trail for runners, cyclists, skateboarders, etc. Nearby Candler Park (with a public golf course and swimming pool) is also only a short drive.
This area is exceptionally convenient to Emory University and offers an easy commute to Downtown Atlanta, Midtown, or Decatur. From here you have easy access to I-75/85 via nearby Freedom Parkway, and GA 400 and I-20 are just a few exits north and south. This area is well served by MARTA bus routes and is only about 1 mile from the Inman Park/Reynoldstown or Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA rail stations.
