Around Buckhead

Where is Buckhead Atlanta

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011 in Around Buckhead | 0 comments

Where is Buckhead Atlanta? The Buckhead community is located in the northern part of Atlanta. Midtown is located to the south of Buckhead, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody to the north of the community, Morningside to the east and Vinings to the west of Buckhead. The homes in Buckhead are some of the most sought-after in the State of Georgia. The combination of high demand for Buckhead luxury homes, coupled with no greenfield space (capping supply), makes Buckhead’s average home selling price of $900,000 the highest in the State of Georgia. Due to the increasing commercial composition of...

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Macy’s Pink Pig at Lenox Mall 2011

Posted by on Oct 31, 2011 in Around Buckhead, Atlanta Activities | 0 comments

Priscilla the Pink Pig will be carrying laughing children (and some parents) at the Buckhead Macy’s from October 29, 2011 to January 7, 2012. It’s a children’s ride at train ride at the Mall.  You’ll probably want to go fairly soon, because the lines can get really long from Thanksgiving to Christmas.  After completing the ride, the kids receive a sticker that says “I rode the Pink Pig” (which is a tradition in of itself).  Click here to find out more about the Pink Pig ride. The Macy’s Priscilla the Pink Pig ride has been and Atlanta Christmas...

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Macy’s Christmas Tree Lighting at Lenox Square

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in Around Buckhead, Atlanta Activities | 0 comments

Christmas in Atlanta 2011 is rapidly approaching, which is scarier than Halloween.  The Lighting of Macy’s Christmas Tree will be on Thanksgiving evening on November 24th.  It takes place at Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead. This Atlanta tradition has its roots at the old, downtown Rich’s department store, going back to 1948.  It’s gone through many reincarnations since then – Federated’s buyout of Rich’s and a brief stop at Underground Atlanta before heading to Buckhead.  Christmas in downtown Atlanta moved north, along with much of the economic...

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Paces Apartments Bought by Houston Real Estate Company

Posted by on Sep 24, 2011 in Around Buckhead, Atlanta Activities | 0 comments

As stated in the Buckhead View, the Paces apartment site was sold for $39.3 million.  It’s a huge tract of land (30 + acres), on East Andrews, stretching from West Paces to Roswell roads. It was sold by Sun Trust Bank and the John W. Grant Co. Trustees to a Houston developer. The Cherokee Town Club is the former Grant estate. I’ve heard this property has been on the block for a while. It’s in a prime Buckhead location right next door to Peachtree Presbyterian Church. I’m very curious as to what will be developed there. I wonder how many floors will be built, I...

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Major Changes at the Streets of Buckhead

Posted by on Jan 2, 2011 in Around Buckhead | 0 comments

According to the AJC, it looks like a new developer has taken control of the Streets of Buckhead. OliverMcMillan, a San Diego firm known for mixed-used developments, is being brought in by financial backers to replace well-known Atlanta developer Ben Carter, who started the project in 2006 but was unable to keep it going amid the real estate bust. I’ve blogged about the Streets of Buckhead many times before. It’s a key development project in the heart of Buckhead. Ben Carter broke all kinds of pricing records when he bought out the Buckhead Village as one big tear-down. All of...

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Tuxedo Park

Posted by on Feb 11, 2010 in Around Buckhead, Atlanta Neighborhoods | 0 comments

Tuxedo Park is one Buckhead’s most prestigious neighborhoods. The homes are some of the most magnificent in Atlanta. Many are designed by some of the most renowned architects, such as Philip Shutze and Neel Reid, and more recently Bill Baker and William Harrison. The neighborhood is generally bounded by Valley Road on the east, Blackland Road on the north, Northside Drive on the west and West Paces Ferry Road on the south. It’s the Georgian, Tudor, Italianate and Greek revival estates; built by historical pillars and titans of Atlanta, that make this neigborhood a favorite of...

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