About This Home:
This is a beautiful and unique 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with drive-under 2-car garage for sale in the Briarlake Woods neighborhood of unincorporated Dekalb County. This custom passive solar home is located inside the perimeter, yet offers the atmosphere and seclusion of a mountain retreat with fantastic indoor and outdoor entertaining spaces. The house provides exceptional natural light and wooded views that give the feeling of living in a treehouse. On the main level, this multi-level home features: an entry foyer with coat closet; an amazing, 2-story living room with windows on 3 walls and a wall of built-in shelving, media center, and gas log (or wood-burning) fireplace; separate dining area open to the living room and kitchen; a contemporary kitchen with pantry cabinets; a separate den or home office with windows on 3 walls and a sliding door to the back deck and backyard; and a full-sized laundry room. The master suite is located up a half-flight of steps and includes a spacious master bedroom with his & hers closets and a private master bathroom. Another half-flight of steps leads to the 2nd story, which features a wonderful loft office space overlooking the family room as well as a bedroom, full bathroom, and staircase up to the 3rd loft bedroom. This home sits on a large (.87 acres), wooded lot and has a driveway to a drive-under 2-car garage. There is also abundant basement storage.
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).
