The world’s tiniest Walmart opens in Atlanta
Walmart made retail history today by opening its smallest store ever. While a tiny Walmart—the store near Georgia Tech's campus is around 2,500 square feet—seems like an oxymoron, don’t let the size fool you.
House Envy: This Buckhead estate was updated by Yong Pak and Dan Carithers
The pedigree of this five-acre French Country estate includes renovations by architect Yong Pak and renowned decorator Dan Carithers.
Goodbye, Peachtree Road: Pop Icon Elton John’s Buckhead condo is available for $5M
One of the most successful solo musicians in history is leaving Atlanta, his home base since the early 1990s. As much as we hate to see him go, his art-filled, Architectural Digest-featured penthouse is now on the market for some lucky buyer. For just under $5 million, you could have the coveted views and 13,336 square feet to entertain in style like the “Tiny Dancer” singer.
House Envy: A look inside Tyler Perry’s sprawling former estate
Is it a resort or a residence? Hard to tell with amenities like an enormous infinity-edge pool with poolside bar, lighted tennis courts atop a multi-level garage, and 17 acres of gardens and riverfront property.
These Atlanta homes are made from old shipping containers
While traveling in Europe, Glen Donaldson saw houses crafted from old shipping containers and was intrigued. But back home in Atlanta—where rail lines carry more than a million boxcars a year—he couldn’t find anything similar. So Donaldson located an affordable lot in an area where zoning permitted modern houses, secured an architect, and designed his dream home.
House Envy: Survive a nuclear blast in this $17.5-million underground shelter
The only privately owned nuclear-proof bunker in the world is in Georgia, and it can be yours for $17.5 million.
You can buy a town for $2.45 million
Frank Mills’s home at 246 Main Street in the town of Toomsboro, forty miles east of Macon in Wilkinson County, is not for sale. This would not be particularly noteworthy if not for the fact that practically the entire town around this eighty-nine-year-old man is.
House Envy: Sterling Hall is like a smart home version of a European Castle
This Normandy-style estate combines grand architecture with resort-level amenities.
In North Georgia, a mini modern mountain home community like no other takes shape
At The Nest at Brannon Ridge Reserve, Paige Thornton and Kim Bucciero envisioned a tucked-away respite with design and home efficiency on par with almost anything in Atlanta.
House Envy: This Garden Hills gem was designed by the late Brian Bethea Smith
This luxurious 7,000 square-foot home built in 2008 has all the charm of a historic Tudor cottage.