About This Home
This is a delightful 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo for sale at Highland Terrace in Atlanta's popular Virginia-Highland/Druid Hills neighborhood. Located on the top (2nd) floor of this charming 1940s Mediterranean-style building, this unit features: an oversized living room with coat closet and back door to private balcony; a spacious formal dining room with another storage closet; a updated and fully equipped kitchen; a very large bedroom with a big closet and plenty of space for a sitting area or office; and an updated bathroom. There is ample parking in the private lot behind the building.
This home is located at the boundary of the Virginia-Highland and Druid Hills neighborhoods just a few blocks from 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.
This building is just a few blocks from the shopping district at St. Charles and North Highland, which has cool shops, cafes, and pubs as well as a great hardware store and a CVS drug store. From this location, you are also close to the main Virginia-Highland business district, as well as shopping districts at 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 new 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 2010 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 near 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.
