About This Home:
This is a classic 1930s brick Tudor 3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow with detached garage for sale in Atlanta's wonderful Lake Claire neighborhood near Candler Park, Emory University, and the City of Decatur. This large home features: an oversized living room with fireplace and French doors to a side porch and a delightful, tiled sunroom; wide archway from living room to elegant formal dining room; separate breakfast room with original built-in butler's pantry; sunny kitchen with retro 1950s cabinetry and sink; separate mudroom with laundry closet and back door to back patio shaded by arbor overlooking a level backyard bordered by granite wall. There are 3 big bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. The master bedroom has a private full bath with clawfoot tub and classic pedestal sink. The large secondary bedrooms share the renovated hall bath and there are permanent stairs to the expandable attic. This home has a gated driveway that leads back to an oversized 1 car garage (rebuilt in the late 1990s) with generous storage or workshop space. The hilltop lot has been lushly landscaped in front and back.
Lake Claire is a wonderful neighborhood with a true sense of community -- neighbors organize frequent events, and there's a neighborhood garden club and book club. This location is very convenient to several neighborhood business districts, including Candler Park, Little Five Points, Emory Village, Virginia-Highland, and Downtown Decatur.
This home is just a few short blocks from the beautiful Lake Claire Pool. This new (2007) state-of-the-art Junior Olympic size salt water pool is a private membership facility that will be limited to approximately 400 family and individual members. The seller is offering to pay the $2,500 initiation fee to the buyer of this home with an acceptable offer. There are several parks nearby, including the Lake Claire Community Land Trust, which is privately owned by several families who have graciously opened it up for the use of the neighborhood. You'll just have to see the Land Trust to appreciate it -- it is home to gardeners, nature-lovers, tree-climbers, and a great place for neighborhood kids to play. Public parks in the area include: Lake Claire Park (with a sports field, tennis court, playground, and picnic pavillion); Candler Park (with an public executive length Golf Course, a swimming pool, sports fields, tennis courts, and a brand new playground); Goldsboro Park (with tennis and basketball courts); Freedom Park; and the PATH (intown's wonderful multi-use urban trail, which is used by runners, walkers, skaters, and others).
Lake Claire and adjacent Candler Park are thriving intown neighborhoods with many creative and socially-active residents. These neighborhoods border on the adjoining neighborhoods of Decatur, Druid Hills, and Virginia-Highland. Lake Claire is convenient to both the Eastlake and Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA rail stations, making for an easy commute to Downtown Atlanta or Downtown Decatur. This area is also very near Emory University and the CDC.
