Real Estate

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.

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.

This renovated 8,674-square-foot house is one of the jewels of the historic Haynes Manor neighborhood.

This elegant West Paces Ferry estate was made for entertaining on a grand scale.

This luxurious 7,000 square-foot home built in 2008 has all the charm of a historic Tudor cottage.

This Normandy-style estate combines grand architecture with resort-level amenities.

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.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this gem was respectfully updated by noted architect Norman Askins.

The beleaguered but beloved red brick mansion on Peachtree Road at Lindbergh Drive has finally found a savior. This summer, NewTown Partners, an Atlanta-based economic development consulting firm specializing in historic preservation, will move the home to 78 Peachtree Circle, an empty lot in Ansley Park, where it will become the private home of company founders Christopher Jones and Roger Smith.

Golfer Davis Love, III, is selling his five-acre estate and horse barn on St. Simons Island.