About This Home:
This is a wonderful oversized custom 1 bedroom, 1 bath authentic loft for sale at NuGrape Lofts in Atlanta's Poncey-Highland neighborhood. This exceptionally spacious corner unit is currently configured as a 1 bedroom but has the square footage to accommodate a 2nd bedroom. It has high ceilings with steel I-beams; exposed brick walls; huge, factory-style windows; oak hardwood flooring; and lots of custom storage space. The main living area is open for a flexible layout with enough space for separate living, dining, and office spaces -- all of which are open to the designer kitchen with Silestone counters and stainless steel appliances. There's room to add an island/breakfast bar as well. The living area is separated from the defined bedroom by a custom room divider incorporating athletic-style lockers to create a very cool entertainment center. The bedroom side of the room divider provides additional storage as well. The bedroom also features a fabulous cantilevered custom fabricated door clad in aluminum sheeting. Off the bedroom, there's a large, walk-in closet customized with Elfa organizers. A very spacious, separate storage room (also customized with Elfa) houses the laundry and leads to a travertine-tiled jetted bath with classic pedestal sink and updated fixtures. From the main living area, patio doors with a huge multi-light transom open out to a private patio. In addition to this private patio, there's also a big rooftop terrace (shared in common by residents) with skyline views. NuGrape also has a pedestrian bridge from the side of the building to the old loading platform where the NuGrape factory originally shipped their product by train. The platform is now a big common patio and the abandoned train tracks are slated to become part of the new Beltline parkway that will connect the intown neighborhoods with an green ribbon of parkland and transit. NuGrape Lofts has a gated parking lot plus ample public parking available for guests.
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [More info.] It was originally constructed in 1937 and served as the headquarters for the National NuGrape Company, which distributed NuGrape soda, and it was converted to condos in 2003. NuGrape 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. Development on this project is scheduled to begin this summer. [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 (just a few blocks away on Ponce de Leon across from City Hall East) 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.
The land behind the building is part of a parcel being purchased by The Trust for Public Land to become one of the largest parks on the proposed beltline. [More info.] In addition to this space, there are several other wonderful recreation areas very nearby as well. At the end of the street there is an entrance to 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.
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.
