About This Home:
This is an exceptionally spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home 2-car garage and finished basement for sale in the Amberwood subdivision of unincorporated Dekalb county. This home sits elevated from the street on a beautiful, tree-lined residential street. On the main level, it features: a long, covered front porch; a tiled entry foyer; a spacious formal living room open to the separate formal dining room; a large, eat-in kitchen with white cabinets, a pantry closet, and a sunny breakfast area; a fabulous family room with built-in shelving, wood-burning fireplace, and sliding doors to a delightful sunroom and huge back patio; and a full-sized laundry room with storage cabinets, built-in home office, and door to backyard. There are 3 spacious bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms, including a beautiful master suite with a large bedroom, 2 closets, and a private master bath with vanity and tub/shower. On the basement level, there is a large den -- or great media room, studio, fitness room -- with a storage closet, door to the side yard, and door to abundant basement storage space, including a finished room plumbed for an additional half bath. This home also has a long driveway to an attached 2-car garage for off-street parking.
You'll love this quiet neighborhood in the Oak Grove area of DeKalb county. This is an excellent part of town -- close to Emory, CDC, VA hospital, DeKalb Medical Center, Northlake and Buckhead, with easy access to I-85, I-285, and GA 400 -- and because it's in unincorporated DeKalb county, you'll pay lower property taxes! There is convenient shopping at the many nearby malls and shopping centers, including Vista Grove Shopping Center, Northlake Mall, Williamsburg Village Shopping Center, Shallowford Plaza (with new Publix!), Toco Hills Shopping Center, Lenox Square Mall and Phipps Plaza, Loehmanns Plaza, and North DeKalb Mall.
This area is also home to a number of private swim and tennis clubs that residents may join. Twin Lakes Swim & Tennis Community Center is nearby and includes: 6 tennis courts (4 lighted), deck, pool including a low dive and a slide, children's pool including a mushroom fountain, children's playground, concession stand, ping pong table, picnic areas, volleyball court, a shade awning, and gas grills. The Briarcliff Woods Beach Club is also located nearby. Within a 3 mile radius, there are also several public parks operated by DeKalb County, including the DeKalb Tennis Center at Mason Mill Park. [More about DeKalb County Parks.]
Children in this neighborhood attend DeKalb County Schools [web site], including: Briarlake Elementary (2002 Georgia School of Excellence and 2003 Parent Involvement School of Excellence by the National PTA), Henderson Middle (6th-8th grade with high interest math and science magnet programs), and Lakeside High (a high-scoring school for grades 9-12). The area is also convenient to Kittredge Elementary, a public magnet school for high achievers in grades 4-6. There are a number of private schools in the area as well, including: Arbor Montessori (with primary, elementary, and middle school programs for kids age 3-14), and the Cliff Valley School (a private preschool and elementary school for kids age 2 to 5th grade).
