About This Home:
This is a fabulous and exceptionally spacious 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath loft at Freedom Lofts in Poncey-Highland. Built in 1920, the building was originally the headquarters for the National Linen Supply Corporation. It was converted to lofts in 2001 by Smith Dalia Architects, and the conversion received the 2002 AIA Georgia Award for Design Excellence. This 3-story unit features a wonderful loft living space with oversized windows and stained concrete floors. It has an open floorplan with the living and dining areas open to the sleek kitchen featuring Corian countertops, a stainless steel and glass tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances. A full-sized laundry room and a guest powder room are located off the main living space. The 2nd floor is the owner's retreat with a spacious and dramatic loft bedroom, a huge walk-in closet, and private full bathroom with vanity and tub/shower. The 3rd floor has a lower landing with additional storage space and stairs up to an upper landing -- perfect for a wet bar -- and the private rooftop balcony with amazing skyline views.
Freedom Lofts is located in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood, which is bordered by the neighborhoods of Virginia-Highland, Inman Park, Druid Hills, and Midtown. This is a vibrant part of town with lots of new development in addition to existing neighborhood business districts. The new Ponce Park multi-use development will convert City Hall East into a combination of retail and office space, plus new residential units. There are several existing neighborhood business districts in the vicinity, including Highland Row, Little Five Points, and all the great shops and restaurants along North Highland. Nearby Midtown Place (just a few blocks away on Ponce de Leon across from City Hall East) gives you easy access to Whole Foods, Home Depot, and Borders as well as a wide variety of other shops and restaurants. A short drive takes you to the Edgewood Retail District (just past Little 5 Points) where you'll find 500,000 sq. ft. of retail including major national chains such as Lowes, Target, Barnes & Noble, and Best Buy.
A large parcel of land near this building has been purchased by The Trust for Public Land to become one of the largest parks on the proposed beltline. [Beltline info.] Just down Ralph McGill you'll find an entrance to the existing Freedom Park and The PATH (intown's multi-use urban trail, which is popular with area runners, walkers, skaters, and others). Nearby Candler Park is home to a public executive length golf course, swimming pool, sports fields, and a new playground; and Goldsboro Park offers tennis and basketball courts.
Poncey-Highland is convenient to both the Edgewood-Candler Park and Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA rail stations, and is a very easy commute to anywhere downtown as well as Emory University. This location also provides easy access to I-75/85 (via Freedom Parkway), GA 400 and I-20.
