About This Home:
This is a classic 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath brick bungalow for sale in Atlanta's popular Virginia-Highland neighborhood. This lovely home sits elevated from the street and features: a covered front entry; a large living room with wood-burning fireplace; a fabulous bonus sunroom with floor-to-ceiling arch-topped windows; a separate formal dining room; a large, contemporary kitchen with sunny breakfast area and 2 sets of French doors out to the large backyard with 2 patios and a screened gazebo; and a guest powder room. There are 2 large bedrooms as well as a beautifully renovated hall bathroom. The laundry closet is conveniently located off the back hallway. This home has abundant attic and basement storage space as well as a driveway for off-street parking.
Virginia-Highland is an exceptionally attractive and popular intown neighborhood. It boasts one of the city's most appealing intown business districts, great parks, charming architecture, and easy access to just about everything. The active Virginia-Highland Civic Association stays on top of issues affecting the community and maintains an excellent web site. This home is only steps away from Amsterdam Walk and just blocks from the Virginia-Highland business district, with its great shops, restaurants and nightspots. From this location, you are also close to the shopping districts at Midtown Promenade, Ford Factory Square, Midtown Place (across from City Hall East, and soon to be redeveloped as Ponce Park), Ansley Mall, and funky Little Five Points. Beyond L5P is the Edgewood Retail District with major national chains including Best Buy, Office Depot, Lowe's, and Target, as well as a Kroger grocery store and many other businesses. Of course, all of Midtown, Downtown, Decatur, and Buckhead is only a short drive away.
There are a number of excellent parks nearby as well, including Orme Park and John Howell Park. Both of these neighborhood parks are well-loved and well-used by neighborhood residents. And just across Monroe Drive you'll find Piedmont Park, Atlanta's largest park and home to many of the city's biggest concerts and festivals. This location is also very close to The PATH, a greenway urban trail for runners, cyclists, skateboarders, etc. Nearby Candler Park (with a public golf course and swimming pool) is also only a short drive.
This area is exceptionally convenient to Emory University and offers an easy commute to Downtown Atlanta, Midtown, or Decatur. From here you have easy access to I-75/85 via nearby Freedom Parkway, and GA 400 and I-20 are just a few exits north and south. This area is well served by MARTA bus routes and is only about 1 mile from the Inman Park/Reynoldstown or Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA rail stations.
