About This Home:
This 2 bedroom, 2 bath brick ranch for sale in Morningside offers an exceptional opportunity to create the home of your dreams in one of Atlanta's most sought after neighborhoods. This home typifies the old adage, "Location, Location, Location." Surrounded by homes valued 2 and 3 times higher and located just steps away from trendy shops, wonderful restaurants, and a delightful new neighborhood pub, this home could not have a better location. This estate-owned home is being sold "as is" with no disclosures. It was built circa 1947 and is liveable but very modest. However, it offers unlimited potential, whether you want to renovate or tear down. The house currently has: a large combination living/dining room with fireplace; fully equipped kitchen; a generous family room (which encompasses the original 3rd bedroom) that opens out to a spacious sunroom that, in turn, leads out to a large deck and the fenced backyard. There are 2 bedrooms -- the master with a private full bath -- plus a full hall bathroom. There are also permanent stairs leading up to the attic.
The Morningside neighborhood is about one mile from Emory University and is close to all the best intown shopping, dining, and cultural venues. There are a number of shopping districts within a short radius of the house, including the Virginia-Highland business district; Emory Village; Sage Hill Shopping Center; Ansley Mall; and the funky Little Five Points and Zonolite Road business districts. There are a number of excellent grocery stores in the area, including 2 Whole Foods markets and a Trader Joe's, as well as several popular weekly farmers markets, including the Morningside Market (just up the street) and one in nearby Piedmont Park.
There are multiple neighorhood parks in the area as well, including the Johnson Nature Preserve with 50 acres of woods and trails -- it's a beautiful woodland retreat tucked into the heart of this intown neighborhood. Other area parks include: Sunken Garden Park; Sussex Park; Lenox-Wildwood Park; the Morningside Nature Preserve; the Olmsted Linear Parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue; Freedom Park and The Path; Fernbank Forest and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Of course, nearby Piedmont Park is Atlanta's largest park and home to many of the city's biggest concerts and festivals. It has a large tennis center, a public swimming pool, softball and soccer fields, walking paths around Lake Clara Meer, and children's playgrounds. This home is also convenient to the private Druid Hills Golf Club, and the Ansley Golf Club as well as two public golf courses (Candler Park and Charlie Yates).
The Morningside/Lenox Park Association is a strong and effective neighborhood association that works to maintain the quality of life in this historic, residential neighborhood. This home is just a few blocks from the Druid Hills neighborhood, which is the historic residential neighborhood depicted in the movie "Driving Miss Daisy." Druid Hills also maintains a politically active neighborhood association. In addition to Emory University, this area is very convenient to Downtown Atlanta, Midtown, Buckhead, and Downtown Decatur. Both Emory and Georgia Tech are just a few minutes drive, and the area is well served by MARTA, both bus and rail, and you have easy access to I-75/85 and GA 400.
Children living in this neighborhood attend City of Atlanta public schools, including Morningside Elementary School, Inman Middle School, and Grady High School. Nearby private schools include: The Frazer Center (private infants - kindergarten); Waldorf School of Atlanta (private pk-8); The Paideia School (private pk-12); and The Ben Franklin Academy (private high school for ages 15-18).
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