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Completed in December 2004, this beautiful home [see close-up photo] has an open, contemporary floorplan with 4 bedrooms, 4 full and 1 half bathrooms (master suite and guest powder room on main, two large bedroom suites upstairs, and an inlaw suite with private entry on the terrace level). The house sits on a large (approximately 2/3 acre [see the plat]) lot on a quiet residential street less than 3 blocks from Tucker's Main Street, Kelley Cofer Park (with pool, lake & playground), and Cofer Crossing shopping center. The home is only 2 miles from I-285 for great access to any part of the Metro Atlanta area. On the main level, this home features: a wonderful covered front porch with a lovely view; a large living room with fireplace; a sunny, open dining room with French door out to a spacious back deck (great for outdoor dining); a contemporary kitchen with central island/breakfast bar and pantry; a pretty guest powder room; and a master suite with oversized bedroom, customized walk-in closet, and luxurious private full bath with jetted tub, separate shower, and double vanity with built-in dressing table. [See the main level floorplan.] Upstairs, there are 2 additional, very spacious bedroom suites. One has a walk-in closet and the other a large reach-in closet. Both also have direct access to an adjoining full bath. Also upstairs, there's a spacious den/playroom (that also has access to one of the upstairs bathrooms) and a huge laundry room with utility sink and linen closet. [See the upstairs floorplan.] This house has great storage space with multiple storage areas built under the eaves in addition to pull-down steps to attic storage space. The daylight terrace level has been finished to create a suite of rooms, with private entry, that you can use as best suits your needs. [Current terrace level floorplan.] The finished area has 2 non-load-bearing walls that define a large room (with built-in bookcases and window bench) and 2 smaller rooms (one with private entry). There's also a 4th full bathroom. Currently used as a home office and guest suite, it would also make a great family/media room with home gym, or one room could be modified to create a kitchenette for a complete inlaw apartment with private entry. [See potential floorplan.] This home also has a drive-under 2-car garage plus a fabulous workshop with garage door and large window. The non-load-bearing wall separating this workshop from the current office space could be removed to create a 3rd garage bay if that better suits your needs. [See another potential floorplan.]
This home is located about 2 miles outside I-285 in Tucker. Tucker is a wonderful community with small town charm and a super-convenient, close-in location near I-285 with easy access to I-85. It provides a quick commute to the Emory University area (including CDC and the VA Hospital) as well as Decatur, Midtown, and Downtown. Tucker is a great place to live, and features an active civic association as well as a historical society and local arts guild. [Visit TuckerToday.com.] Tucker is not incorporated, so residents enjoy the small town atmosphere (like Decatur) while benefitting from lower unincorporated DeKalb county property taxes. This home is just 3 blocks from Tucker's charming Main Street, with a variety of shops, restaurants and businesses. [Tucker Business Association.] Improvements to the Main Street streetscape are in the works as is a proposal to revitalize the entire Downtown Tucker area through the Livable Centers Initiative of the Atlanta Regional Commission. Other major shopping areas in the vicinity are the Cofer Crossing Shopping Center (2 blocks away) anchored by Wal-Mart, Goody's, and Kroger, and featuring an excellent mix of national, regional and local retailers. There's also a new Walgreen's and Starbuck's across from Cofer Crossing. Approximately 1 mile away, you'll find Northlake Mall along with several ancillary shopping centers. Northlake is home to several major department stores as well as a wide variety of other shops.
This home is just around the corner from Kelley Cofer Park, which features: a public swimming pool, sports fields, playground, picnic area, lake (popular for fishing), and trails. There are also a number of private swim/tennis clubs in the area, including Winding Vista, which has 4 lighted tennis courts, a 6-lane heated swimming pool with water slide, a vollyball court, and a cookout area with gas grills. Other nearby parks and amenities include: the Tucker Recreation Center (10 acres with sports courts, recreation center, gymnastics program, community education programs, playground and picnic area), the Ruth Allen Arts Center, Henderson Park (soccer field, tennis courts, playground, picnic area, lake and trails), Heritage Golf Club, and Lucky Shoals Park (a 68 acre Gwinnett county park with sports fields, tennis courts, a paved walking trail, picnic areas and playground plus a recently opened community center with gymnasium) . Just a short drive away, you also have access to Stone Mountain Park, Smoke Rise Golf and Country Club (membership required), and Atlanta Silverbacks Park (home to Atlanta's professional soccer team).
This homes is located in the DeKalb Public School System attendance zone for (Midvale Elementary, Tucker Middle, and Tucker High School). Midvale was named a State School of Excellence in 2006, and is a newly authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme School. Tucker High School is an International Baccalaureate Diploma program, and also has a very large and successful football program. [IB Programme web site.] Tucker High School will also be moving to a new, state-of-the-art building in the near future. [More about construction.]
