About This Home:
This is a very dramatic 2 bedroom, 2 bath authentic loft at the fabulous Highland School Lofts in Poncey-Highland. The red brick building was an active public school from 1911 to 1972 and served as an office building until it was converted to lofts in 2003. The exterior of the building was completely restored and many of the interior elements were preserved in creating 30 unique condo homes. The project received an award for Excellence in Rehabilitation from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and will benefit from a property tax abatement until 2014 (2006 taxes approx. $1030). This very cool, 2-level, top-floor unit features a spectacular loft living space with 18' ceilings with exposed rafters and beams, wood floors throughout, enormous windows, and great details including one of the school's original chalkboards. The kitchen and baths are sleek and stylish and the large, upper-level loft master suite features a walk-in closet and a private bath with a luxurious, European-style wet room with tub and open shower. This unit comes with 2 assigned parking spaces, and you'll fall in love the amazing park-like grounds and grill area at the back of the building.
Highland School Lofts is located in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood, which is bordered by the neighborhoods of Virginia-Highland, Inman Park, Druid Hills, and Midtown. This is a vibrant part of town with lots of new development in addition to existing neighborhood business districts. The new Ponce Park multi-use development will convert City Hall East into 182,610 sq. ft. of retail space, 154,380 sq. ft. of office space, and over 1,100 new residential units. [Get more info.] There are several existing neighborhood business districts in the vicinity, including Highland Row, Little Five Points, and all the great shops and restaurants along North Highland. Nearby Midtown Place gives you easy access to Whole Foods, Home Depot, and Borders as well as a wide variety of other shops and restaurants. A short drive takes you to the new Edgewood Retail District (just past Little 5 Points) where you'll find 500,000 sq. ft. of retail including major national chains such as Lowes, Target, Barnes & Noble, and Best Buy.
There are several wonderful recreation areas very nearby as well. Just a few blocks away you can access Freedom Park and The PATH (intown's multi-use urban trail, which is popular with area runners, walkers, skaters, and others). Nearby Candler Park is home to a public executive length golf course, swimming pool, sports fields, and a new playground; and Goldsboro Park offers tennis and basketball courts. Of course, Piedmont Park, Atlanta's largest park and home to many of the city's most popular festivals and special events, is also nearby.
Poncey-Highland is convenient to both the Edgewood-Candler Park and Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA rail stations, and is a very easy commute to anywhere downtown as well as Emory University. This location also provides easy access to I-75/85 (via Freedom Parkway), GA 400 and I-20.
