This is a beautiful new (2008) 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath home with detached 2-car garage for sale in the historic Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta. On the main level, this home features: a rocking chair front porch; spacious living room with gas fireplace open to the separate dining room, both with dramatic coffered ceilings; a large kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances; a separate laundry room; a lovely breakfast room open to a big family room with patio doors out to the back deck; a bedroom/office with French doors and reach-in closet; and a guest powder room. On the 2nd floor, you'll find 2 master suites, each with a large bedroom, walk-in closet, and private full bath with double, granite topped vanities. The front master suite also features patio doors to a private balcony. There are 2 additional bedrooms on this floor as well as a full hall bathroom with vanity and tub/shower. This home has a fully fenced backyard and a detached 2-car garage with storage above.

Kirkwood (established 1899) is one of Atlanta's oldest suburbs and is located between downtown Atlanta and downtown Decatur. In recent years, this neighborhood has experienced a dramatic resurgence. Many residents belong to the active Kirkwood Neighbors' Organization, which holds monthly meetings in a neighborhood church. Demand for homes in the area has skyrocketed in the past decade as young professionals return to Intown neighborhoods to reclaim the strong sense of community they lost in the suburbs. Fine Victorian homes are sprinkled in among the predominant Craftsman bungalows, and many of these lovely homes have been lovingly renovated to their former glory. Sensitive new construction is taking place on virtually every available piece of land.

New commercial development is taking place in the area as well. Kirkwood Station, along Hosea L. Williams Drive, is a new multi-use development including retail and restaurants. Some of the new businesses in the area include: Gathering Grounds (coffee shop); Kirkwood Feed and Seed (pet supplies and dog wash); Mission Motif (home furnishings & accessories); Kirkwood Aces Bar & Grill; Smarty Pants (children's consignment shop); and Gitche Yah Yah (flowers & gifts). The Kirkwood streetscape has also been recently revitalized with new sidewalks, street lights, and tree plantings. Another area being redeveloped is the site of the old Pullman Yard -- formerly a rail repair facility with historic buildings -- that will feature a conservation area with walking trail that will connect to the PATH and a proposed new mixed use development with elements similar to Glenwood Park and the King Plow Arts Center.

The Oakhurst Village business district is also nearby and offers a growing variety of restaurants and shops. Another major new development recently opened off Moreland Avenue (the Edgewood Retail District). It includes major retailers (Target; Lowe's; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Barnes & Noble; Office Depot; Kroger; Petco) plus many other businesses.

Area amenities include: The PATH (a multi-use urban trail that is enormously popular with local cyclists, runners, walkers, and in-line skaters); Coan Park (with recreation center; sports fields and courts; picnic pavillions; and a stage/amphitheatre); Bessie Branham Park (an excellent neighborhood park with tennis courts, a new playground, and a recreation center); the Charlie Yates Public Golf Course at East Lake; and the excellent East Lake Family YMCA. Residents of 30317 are eligible to send their children to the Charles R. Drew Charter School, an Edison Partnership school that focuses on reading and math, offers an extended day and extended school year, emphasizes technology, and promises a caring and committed staff of teachers. Kirkwood and the surrounding neighborhoods are served by the East Lake and Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA rail stations.

• 5 bedrooms, 3 full and 1 half bathrooms
  
• New (2008) NeoCraftsman 2-story home
  
• Walkway to covered rocking chair front porch with slate tile floor, beadboard ceiling and ceiling fans
  
• Front door with transom opens to bright entry hall with coat closet
  
• Large, formal living room with windows on 2 walls and a gas fireplace with travertine hearth and classic wood mantel
  
• Living room open to formal dining room with oversized windows, custom wainscoting, and sleek chandelier [see another view]
  
• Dramatic, framed coffered ceiling in living and dining rooms
  
• French doors from living room open to a large bedroom/office with reach-in closet
  
• Pretty guest powder room with granite-topped vanity
  
• 10' ceilings with crown and picture rail molding throughout
  
• Beautiful oak hardwoods with wide baseboards throughout (upstairs bedrooms with neutral berber carpet)
  
• Spacious designer kitchen with custom wood cabinets, granite countertops, and tumbled marble backsplash
  
• Central island with breakfast bar
  
• Stainless steel appliances included: GE gas cooktop (with built-in pot-filler faucet above) with Euro vent hood; GE dual wall oven with microwave
  
• Oversized, under-mounted sink with garbage disposal
  
• Recessed and under-cabinet lighting as well as pendant lighting above the island
  
• Large pantry
  
• Huge laundry room with sink and door to back deck
  
• Kitchen open to a large casual dining room with oversized windows
  
• Built-in, open shelving separates the casual dining room from the adjoining family room with windows on 2 walls, ceiling fan, and patio doors out to the back deck
  

• Beautiful, partially covered back deck overlooks the fully fenced backyard
  
• Hardwood staircase with wrought iron balustrade and oversized window leads from the breakfast room to the 2nd floor
  
• Master suite features a spacious master bedroom with trey ceiling, recessed lighting, ceiling fan, oversized windows with transoms on 2 walls, and patio doors with transom out to a private balcony with slate tile floor
  
• Huge walk-in master closet with custom shelving and pull-down steps to attic storage
  
• Luxurious private master bath features trey ceiling; travertine tile flooring; oversized double vanity with under-mounted sinks; jetted, corner tub with tumbled marble surround; separate shower with tumbled marble surround and tiled bench; private water closet; and linen closet
  
• 2nd bedroom suite features a spacious bedroom, oversized windows with skyline view, trey ceiling with recessed lighting and ceiling fan, large walk-in closet, and private full bath featuring an outer dressing room with double vanity, and an inner bathroom with tub/shower and toilet
  
• 2 additional bedrooms, each with reach-in closet [see bedroom 3 and bedroom 4]
  
• Full hall bathroom has travertine tile flooring; double vanity with granite counter and under-mounted sinks; tub/shower with tumbled marble surround and tiled bench; private water closet; and linen closet
  
• Driveway leads to a detached, 2-car garage with storage above
  
• Near new Pullman conservation area
  
• Nearby shopping and restaurants
  
• Close to several parks and recreation venues
  
• Convenient to Downtown, Midtown, City of Decatur and other intown neighborhoods
  
• Close to East Lake MARTA rail station
  
• Easy access to I-20, I-75/85, and I-285
  

• Where is this house? This house is located at 228 Warren Street, NE in the historic Kirkwood neighborhood of the City of Atlanta (DeKalb county 30317)
  
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• Local Government: DeKalb county - City of Atlanta - Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) O - City of Decatur (County Seat)
  
  
• Public Schools: Toomer Elementary School - Coan Middle School - Grady High School | for information on these schools, check out the Atlanta Public Schools web site
  
  Drew Charter School (a public k-8 charter school to which residents of 30317 may apply)
  
  
• Neighborhood Associations: Kirkwood Neighbors' Organization
  
  
• Transportation: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Association (MARTA); Hartsfield International Airport
  
  
• Area Amenities: Bessie Branham Park (with Recreation Center); DeKalb Memorial Park; Wesley Coan Park; East Lake Park; Charlie Yates Public Golf Course; East Lake YMCA; Atlanta-Fulton Public Library (Kirkwood Branch); Edgewood Retail District; Oakhurst Village; Downtown Decatur