House Envy: A Virginia-Highland couple updated their bungalow for their growing family
After renovation, this 1920 Virginia-Highland home, which is within walking distance of Piedmont Park, grew to twice its original footprint.
How much Atlanta’s median home values have increased
Since metro Atlanta’s recovery began in earnest in 2012, prices are up—in some places way up. Here, how the median home value has changed from December 2011 to December 2015.
It’s going to take more than $45 million* to help Vine City
When it comes to building stuff, Atlanta’s got a great history of public-private partnership. Civic leaders come up with an idea, City Hall irons out the political wrinkles, and then Coke, Delta, the Home Depot, and other hometown companies contribute funding. It’s how Atlanta won the Braves and the Olympics. On the other hand, our track record of taking care of people in the process of building things—large venues in particular—is lousy.
Vacation Home Community Snapshot: The Landings
Just 20 minutes from Savannah, the Landings on Skidaway Island is a gated private island that is home to 8,500 residents and more than 4,000 residences.
House Envy: This classic Craftsman in Buckhead’s Peachtree Heights East overlooks the Duck Pond
With its five bedrooms and fenced backyard, this renovated 1920s beauty is the perfect family home.
Report: Atlanta ranks No. 42 for city parks
Atlanta sometimes is called “the city in the trees,” and certainly as you fly into Hartsfield-Jackson this time of year, a green canopy appears to cover the city. But deplane and explore at ground level and you’ll soon realize things aren’t quite so verdant. For the third year in a row we have earned a low score on a national assessment of city parks. But—in large part due to the Atlanta BeltLine—Atlanta’s gaining green space and serving more residents.
Test Drive: Spending the weekend in a 135 square foot SCADpad
Some people flip through Architectural Digest or Dwell with dreams of classic mansions or custom homes filled with designer furnishings. My domestic fantasies run smaller: a daily scroll through Tiny House Blog and obsessive scrutiny of every small space featured on Apartment Therapy. Some people take pilgrimages to furniture showrooms in North Carolina. I like to wander through Ikea displays: “Living in 273 square feet!”
House Envy: Andrew Young reminisces on Herman J. Russell’s 1963 home
This 1963 home was a magnet for civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Maynard Jackson, Andrew Young, and others.
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 3 new metro Atlanta developments embrace the outdoors
Westside Atlanta’s 70-acre Quarry Yards, Forsyth County forthcoming mini-city Halcyon, Serenbe's health-and-wellness–focused “hamlet” called Mado—these metro Atlanta developments are focusing on the outdoors.
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