About This Home:
Ths is a beautiful 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath home with separate family room and large finished basement for sale in the Echo Lake/Oak Grove area of unincorporated Dekalb county. This hilltop 3-level home offers a commanding view of the street and has just been professionally renovated and upgraded by ATL Renovations. On the main level, it features: an entry foyer with coat closet; a spacious living room with oversized windows; separate formal dining room; a renovated, gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, espresso cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and patio doors to the back patio; a sunny family room with gas fireplace and a second set of patio doors out to the back patio; and a pretty guest powder room. Upstairs, there are 4 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms, including 2 bedrooms suites. The master suite features a large master bedroom with long, custom walk-in closet and a private master bathroom with custom vanity and 2-person walk-in shower. The 2nd bedroom suite has 2 reach-in closets and a private full bath, while the additional bedrooms share the hall bath. The laundry closet is conveniently located off the upstairs landing. This home also has a wonderful finished basement featuring a large family room complete with with kitchenette; a spacious bedroom with both a large walk-in and reach-in closet; and a 4th full bathroom with vanity and walk-in shower. The driveway wraps around the back of the house for a rear-entry 2-car carport plus turn-around.
You'll love the 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 Oak Grove Shopping Center, Northlake Mall, Williamsburg Village Shopping Center, Shallowford Plaza, Toco Hills Shopping Center, Lenox Square Mall and Phipps Plaza, and North DeKalb Mall.
The centerpiece of the Echo Lake neighborhood is Echo Lake. It's a lovely spot for residents to walk, canoe, or fish. [See the lake.] This area is also home to a number of private swim and tennis clubs that residents may join. The Echo Ridge Recreation Club is located very nearby and features a 25 meter pool and 4 lighted tennis courts. 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 Dresden Park, Briarwood Park and Recreation Center, and the DeKalb Tennis Center at Mason Mill Park. [More about DeKalb County Parks.]
This street is zoned to attend award-winning Oak Grove Elementary (consistently ranked as one of the top elementary schools in the state), Henderson Middle (6th-8th grade with math and science magnet programs), and Lakeside High (a high-scoring school for grades 9-12). There are a number of private schools in the area as well.
