About This Home:
This stunningly spacious, newer (2005) 8 bedroom, 6.5 bath home offers exceptional value. Located in the delightful Garden Hills neighborhood of Buckhead, this house has 4 finished levels with multiple living spaces and 4 spectacular decks (which overlook nearby Frankie Allen Park). On the main level, this home has: a large, fireside living room; formal dining room; fabulous gourmet kitchen with adjoining breakfast room; guest powder room; huge deck; and a complete guest bedroom suite with private full bath. On the 2nd floor, there are 4 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms, including the luxurious master retreat with oversized bedroom, his and hers walk-in closets, large private deck, and spa-like master bathroom with jetted tub, separate shower, and his & hers vanities. There's another complete suite on this 2nd floor and the other 2 bedrooms on this level share a large Jack & Jill bathroom. Continuing up to the 3rd floor, there are 2 additional bedrooms (each with walk-in closet), a full hall bathroom, and a huge family/play/recreation room with yet another deck. Finally, the finished terrace level features a huge inlaw suite with living space, kitchenette, bedroom, walk-in closet, huge private deck, and full bath. The terrace level also has a drive-under 2-car garage. This home has a small, low-maintenance front yard and a generous backyard with a sloping lawn bordered by mature plantings.
Garden Hills is a charming neighborhood just north of Midtown and south of Buckhead. [More info.] The Lindbergh MARTA station is less than a mile away, as are the adjoining Lindbergh City Center and Lindbergh Plaza developments. This location has easy access to I-75/85, GA 400, and I-285, and is only minutes from the shops, restaurants and nightlife of Buckhead, Midtown's arts venues, and the Downtown business district. In addition to boutique shopping all along Peachtree Road, Miami Circle and West Paces Ferry Road, there are several excellent shopping centers nearby, including Peachtree Battle Shopping Center, The Peach shopping center, and Brookwood Square. Lenox Square Mall and Phipps Plaza are also just a couple of miles away.
This home overlooks Frankie Allen Park, which has sports fields, tennis courts, and a long meadow with picnic/grilling areas. There are two other parks in the neighborhood: Peachtree Hills Park (with lighted tennis courts, a softball field, a playground, and recreation center); and Sunny Brook Park and Recreation Center. Also located in Garden Hills are the Duck Pond (a lovely oasis in Peachtree Heights Park) and the Garden Hills swimming pool.
Other parks on this side of town include: Atlanta Memorial Park with the Bobby Jones Golf Course and Bitsy Grant Tennis Center and Chastain Park. Chastain Park is home to the North Fulton Golf Course (public) and the Chastain Park Amphitheatre, an outdoor entertainment venue that hosts some of Atlanta's finest concerts. The Chastain Horse Park occupies 13 acres of parkland and provides riding instruction and horse boarding as well as a therapeutic riding program for the disabled.
This home is in the Garden Hills Elementary, Sutton Middle, North Atlanta High School attendance zone of the City of Atlanta Public Schools. This area of the city is also home to many of the city's finest private schools, including: Atlanta International School (within walking distance!); The Epstein School, First Montessori School of Atlanta, The Galloway School, The Heiskell School, Holy Spirit Preparatory School, The Lovett School, Marist School, Pace Academy, Shreiner Academy, Trinity School, and the Westminster Schools.
