Brookhaven Homes For Sale In Atlanta Georgia

In the State of Georgia, Brookhaven homes for sale are in western DeKalb County, northeast of Atlanta in a large patch of unincorporated territory. The several neighborhoods are popular for their closeness to midtown and downtown Atlanta and low property taxes. The community is approachable from the east by Interstate 81 and from the north by Interstate 285. They even have their own page on Facebook where residents post ads promoting local businesses as well as notices about their lost pets.

John Evans, a European, was the first person to settle permanently in the town. Harris and Samuel Goodwin soon followed and planted roots in the 1830s. A university, the campus of which now appear on the National Register of Historic Places, was established in the town in 1835, which, in 1915, was moved to Peachtree Road.

The first homes in the area were built by the residents of Atlanta as summer homes early in the 20th Century. There is a nine-hole golf course that opened in 1912 that was designed by architect Herbert Barker. Thus Brookhaven developed as one of the nation's first golf course communities. At first, a lot of the area was incorporated with North Atlanta but was disincorporated in the 1960s, when the name of the town slowly evolved from North Atlanta to Brookhaven. Although part of the area's attraction is its low taxes as a result of its unincorporated status, a movement began in the early 21st Century to incorporate the community.

Among the neighborhoods that make up the community is Brookhaven Fields. This is a community of around seven hundred hoes situated next to the Brookhaven MARTA (Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit Authority) stop. It is a short drive down Peachtree Road to major shopping malls and only 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta.

There are six schools, two elementary, two middle and two high schools. In the 1950s, most of the houses were small bungalows but now many of them occupy 3000 or more square feet. Most of the new homes have full basements with fully functional media rooms and 10-foot ceilings.

Another neighborhood, Brookhaven Renaissance, provides an oasis of suburban life tucked inside the Atlanta city limits. A small, gated community of just 54 homes off Dresden Drive and about a mile away from the nearest MARTA station, the area was established in 1999. While some homes back onto wooded area, Renaissance is close to Ashford Park and shopping.

The homes in the Village contain European-style master bathrooms and gourmet kitchens. Residents enjoy low county taxes. The Village Association (BVA) have monthly meetings where they pursue their aims of protecting the interests of the residents, in particular the hamlet's natural beauty. They organize and administer funds for scholarships, trees and the environment. As many as 16 historic cemeteries house the final resting places of the area, which was formerly known as the Fire Place.

In the Heights, the homes command good prices (USD 600,000 to USD 1,000,000), despite the seemingly restrictive 50-foot widths of most of the lots. Most have media rooms, fabulous kitchens and wine cellars. This neighborhood contains 400 homes bordered by North Druid Hills Road and Peachtree Road.

Brookhaven Real Estate includes some of the most sought after communities in Atlanta.