About This Home:
This is a lovely 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath renovated 1950s brick ranch for sale on a quiet residential street in the City of Avondale Estates. You'll love the deep lot with a big, fully fenced backyard. The house also has a daylight basement with a drive-under garage. On the main level, this home features: a large, sunny living room; separate formal dining room; and beautifully renovated kitchen open to a lovely family room with French doors out to a large back deck. There are 2 large bedrooms on the main level, separated by a Jack and Jill half bathroom, and there's also a full hall bathroom. The upstairs has been finished to create a wonderful master retreat with vaulted master bedroom, big walk-in closet, bonus sitting room/office, and a private full bathroom with outer dressing room with double vanity and inner bathroom with tub/shower and toilet. The basement has a partially finished bonus room with windows on 2 walls and a large unfinished room (great workshop or storage) in addition to the drive-under garage. The backyard is delightful and features both a large deck and a brick patio with a built-in barbeque. There's also a sturdy wood play structure. The backyard is mostly level and has enough room to play soccer!
This home is located in the City of Avondale Estates, which is a small municipality approximately 1 mile east of the City of Decatur in DeKalb county (7 miles east of Downtown Atlanta). Avondale Estates is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is significant as the only documented example of an early 20th century planned new community in the southeastern United States. Developed in the 1920s, Avondale Estates was intended to incorporate residential, commercial and recreational components. The oldest parts of Avondale Estates were designed to resemble an English village and are predominated by Tudor architecture.
Children in this neighborhood are currently districted to the Avondale school cluster (elementary, middle and high schools), but as of the 2011-2012 school year, will be districted to Avondale Elementary, Shamrock Middle School and Druid Hills High School. There's also a wonderful new charter school in Avondale which area children may attend. The Museum School offers a curriculum based on exploration and discovery, giving students a strong sense of autonomy, interdependence, motivation and a joy for learning
There are a number of recreational amenities in and near Avondale Estates, including beautiful Lake Avondale Park, which is within walking distance and is the site of numerous special events. [Events calendar.] Nearby Avondale Park features a swimming pool, tennis courts, and playground, and Midway Park is a 22-acre recreation area maintained by DeKalb County with multi-use fields, tennis courts, a swimming pool, recreation center, playground, picnic area and trails.
Avondale Estates has a charming business district centered at the intersection of Clarendon Road and Avondale Road. [Avondale businesses.] The nearby DeKalb Farmers Market is also a fantastic area amenity. It's a great place to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and exotic delicacies from around the world. Avondale Estates is on the MARTA rail line with easy access to the Avondale, Kensington, and Decatur stations. Downtown Atlanta is just about 6 miles away.
Toward Decatur, you'll find the hip new East Decatur Station (at East College and New Street). It has a variety of businesses and restaurants (including Figo Pasta and Duck's Cosmic Kitchen) as well as PushPush Theater. Less than 1 mile away is the heart of the City of Decatur. Decatur is a wonderfully livable small town just about 6 miles east of Downtown Atlanta. A wide range of great shops and restaurants radiate out from the Decatur courthouse square and the city features special events throughout the year, including blue sky concerts on the square, holiday events, and even a summer beach party. This area is very convenient to Agnes Scott College and Emory University.
