About This Home:
This is a fabulous newer 3+ bedroom, 2.5 bath home for sale in the Walnut Grove subdivision of Tucker (unincorporated DeKalb county). Built in 2006 by Cooper Homes [builder website - standard features - .pdf floorplan], this home has charming NeoCraftsman styling with all the amenities you want from modern construction. On the main level, this home features: a full rocking chair front porch; large living room open to the kitchen and breakfast room; a separate formal dining room; and a study/music room (that could be converted into a guest bedroom); plus a guest powder room. There's a large mud room off the kitchen with a door out to the attached 2-car garage, and there's also a wonderful walled porch off the breakfast area. Upstairs, you'll find a spectacular master retreat featuring an oversized master bedroom with sitting area and private balcony, his and hers walk-in closets, and a vaulted master bathroom with jetted tub, separate shower and his and hers vanities. There are 2 additional bedrooms and a full hall bathroom upstairs, plus a vaulted bonus room with fireplace that makes a great media or playroom, or could easily be converted into a large 4th bedroom. This home has lots of wonderful extras, such as a 6-zone whole house audio system, central vacuum, and more.
This home is located just 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 TuckerGa.com] Tucker is not incorporated, so residents enjoy the small town atmosphere (like nearby Decatur) while benefitting from lower unincorporated DeKalb county property taxes. This home is convenient to Tucker's charming Main Street, with a variety of shops, restaurants and businesses. [Tucker Business Association.] Just about 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. Another major shopping area in the vicinity is the Cofer Crossing Shopping Center anchored by Wal-Mart, Goody's, and Kroger, and featuring an excellent mix of national, regional and local retailers.
This home is convenient to a number of nearby recreation facilities including: Henderson Park (a large park with sports fields, tennis courts, and playgrounds plus a lake with wooded trails and an organic community garden) and Kelley Cofer Park (with a public swimming pool, sports fields, playground, picnic area, lake 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. Tucker also has an active youth soccer program. 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, Heritage Golf Links, 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 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 (Brockett Elementary, Tucker Middle, and Tucker High School). Brockett is a site for a community-based instructional program for high achievers. This program is offered to qualified fourth and fifth grade students, and is designed to provide a comprehensive, highly enriched academic program that will allow students to develop to their fullest potential. Brockett also offers instruction in German to all students from grade one through five. Early exposure to foreign language instruction develops skills in a second language at a young age, enhances an understanding of the English language, promotes higher level thinking, and fosters an appreciation of cultural diversity. Tucker Middle School is a candidate for the International Baccalaureate program and 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 moved into a new, state-of-the-art building in 2008.
