Buckhead Atlanta — Atlanta’s Luxury Address
Buckhead is known for its stately mansions, luxury high rises, ritzy restaurants and….shopping.
Buckhead roughly covers the interior of the “V” formed by Interstate 85 on the east and Interstate 75 on the west. Buckhead is bordered by Cumberland and Vinings in Cobb County to the northwest, the city of Sandy Springs to the north, Brookhaven and North Druid Hills in DeKalb County to the east, Midtown Atlanta to the south, and West Midtown to the west. From the map below, you can see the primary Buckhead Zip Code is 30305. But you will find homes listed in 30327, 30324 and 30309 that may say Buckhead.

The History of Buckhead
The History of how Buckhead was formed is interesting in contrast to how developed the area is today! In 1838, Henry Irby purchased around 200 acres surrounding the present intersection of Peachtree, Roswell, and West Paces Ferry roads from Daniel Johnson for $650. Irby subsequently established a general store and tavern at the northwest corner of the intersection. The name “Buckhead” comes from a story that Irby killed a large buck deer and placed the head in a prominent location. By the late 1800s, Buckhead had become a rural vacation spot for wealthy Atlantans. Keep in mind, Downtown Atlanta was a LONG way away by horse and buggy.
The Before picture on the left, and the photo showing the construction of Ten Terminus on the right, at the corner of Peachtree and Piedmont Roads!

A Buckhead Estate Makes Way for The Largest Shopping Center in the Southeast
In 1956, an estate known as Joyeuse was chosen as the site for a major shopping center to be known as Lenox Square. The mall was designed by Joe Amisano, an architect who designed many of Atlanta’s modernist buildings. When Lenox Square opened in 1959, it was one of the first malls in the country, and the largest shopping center in the south. Office development soon followed with the construction of Tower Place in 1974.
The Buckhead Village and the Change of Atlanta Nightlife
I think another part of more recent Buckhead history that has helped shape the area was the creation of, and then the removal of the night time entertainment district called the Buckhead Village. To reverse a downturn in Buckhead Village during the 1980s, minimum parking spot requirements for bars were lifted, which quickly led to it becoming the most dense concentration of bars and clubs in the city. Beginning in 2000, residents sought to eliminate the crime situation by taking measures to reduce the community’s nightlife and re-establish a more residential character. The Buckhead Coalition’s president and former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell, along with councilwoman Mary Norwood were instrumental in persuading the Atlanta City Council to pass a local ordinance to close bars at 2:30 AM rather than 4 AM, and liquor licenses were made more difficult to obtain. Eventually, most of the Buckhead Village nightlife district was acquired for the “Buckhead Atlanta” multi-use project, and many of the former bars and clubs were torn down in 2007.

Buckhead, Atlanta’s Prominent Address
Today, Buckhead is best known for mansions (The Govenor’s Mansion is located on West Paces Ferry Road) luxury condominium buildings like Terminus, Sovereign, St Regis, Waldorf Astoria, Ritz Carlton Residences and more recent additions (2024-25) include The Dillon The Charles and Graydon Condominiums. Buckhead is also “shopping central” with Lenox Mall and Phipps Plaza (actually sister malls now owned by the same company, Simon Malls) located on opposite corners of Peachtree at Lenox Road. Buckhead has the highest concentration of upscale boutiques. The proposed Streets of Buckhead (where all the night clubs use to be) was to bring even more high end retail to the area. But the real estate market took its toll on that project, and it has sat vacant for several years, construction cranes and all. A new developer has purchased the project, and plans have been greatly scaled back to be more of an urban village feel.
Other Points of Interest or Places in Buckhead are:
- Piedmont Hospital and the private, catastrophic care hospital Shepherd Center
- Luxury hotels –The Ritz Carlton (Changed to The Whitley – A Luxury Collection Hotel in 2017), Westin Buckhead, Grand Hyatt (Once the Hotel Nikko Atlanta), Intercontinental and J.W. Marriott
- Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business Executive Education Center
- Local private schools include the Atlanta International School, the Atlanta Speech School, Christ the King School, the Atlanta Girls School, The Galloway School, The Heiskell School, Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Trinity School, The Lovett School, Pace Academy, and The Westminster Schools.

Buckhead Atlanta Homes for Sale
306 Pinecrest Road NE Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 7 Baths 6,500 SqFt 0.512 Acres
2828 Peachtree Road NW P 3300 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 3,266 SqFt 0.064 Acres
2386 Bohler Road NW Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,716 SqFt 0.9 Acres
2479 Peachtree Road NE 1714 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,062 SqFt 0.024 Acres
3541 Roswell Road NE 20 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,910 SqFt 0.044 Acres
200 Mystic Court Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 4 Baths 2,832 SqFt 0.17 Acres
5147 Roswell Road 9 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 1 Baths 1,051 SqFt 0.024 Acres
839 Cardova Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,526 SqFt 0.36 Acres
5170 Chemin De Vie NE Sandy Springs, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,602 SqFt 0.036 Acres
3201 Lenox Road NE 23 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,249 SqFt 0.029 Acres
5680 Whitner Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 2,528 SqFt 2 Acres
2870 Pharr Court South NW 2507 Atlanta, Georgia
1 Beds 1 Baths 807 SqFt 0.019 Acres
700 Park Regency Place NE 805 Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 2,495 SqFt 0.057 Acres
201 Dovecrest Drive Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 6 Baths 6,934 SqFt 0.116 Acres
26303 Plantation Drive NE 303 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,720 SqFt 0.04 Acres
2601 Canterbury Trail Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 5 Baths 4,695 SqFt 0.08 Acres
3286 Northside Parkway NW PH2 Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 3,983 SqFt 0.091 Acres
70 Finch Forest Trail Atlanta, Georgia
8 Beds 10 Baths 13,092 SqFt 2 Acres
3445 Stratford Road 3102 Atlanta, Georgia
1 Beds 1 Baths 0.02 Acres
405 Forest Valley Road Sandy Springs, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,731 SqFt 0.521 Acres
3338 Peachtree Road NE 1506 Atlanta, Georgia
1 Beds 1 Baths 997 SqFt 0.023 Acres
2700 Pine Tree Road NE 2201 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,337 SqFt 0.031 Acres
2 Arpege Way NW Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,252 SqFt 0.029 Acres
2883 Andrews Drive NW Atlanta, Georgia
6 Beds 11 Baths 8,023 SqFt 1.166 Acres
204 Rumson Road NE Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 5 Baths 4,385 SqFt 0.289 Acres
4225 Wieuca Road NE Atlanta, Georgia
6 Beds 7 Baths 6,441 SqFt 1 Acres
4222 Rickenbacker Drive NE 9 Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 5 Baths 4,100 SqFt 0.039 Acres
240 Nacoochee Drive NW Atlanta, Georgia
6 Beds 9 Baths 6,587 SqFt 1.114 Acres
711 Cosmopolitan Drive NE 625 Atlanta, Georgia
1 Beds 1 Baths 671 SqFt 0.015 Acres
2965 Pharr Court NW 714 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 980 SqFt 0.022 Acres
181 Eureka Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 1,649 SqFt 0.257 Acres
1261 Lavista Road NE M-4 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,354 SqFt 6 Acres
178 Barone Place NW Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,273 SqFt 0.029 Acres
67 Delmont Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,470 SqFt 0.05 Acres
4248 River Green Drive NW 310 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,308 SqFt 0.03 Acres
961 Lindbergh Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,521 SqFt 0.294 Acres
3042 Argonne Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 4 Baths 3,300 SqFt 0.499 Acres
80 Maryeanna Drive Sandy Springs, Georgia
3 Beds 4 Baths 2,842 SqFt 1.03 Acres
5105 Jett Forest Trail Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 5 Baths 4,519 SqFt 0.92 Acres
3212 Arden Road NW Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 4 Baths 6,115 SqFt 0.932 Acres
325 E Paces Ferry Road NE 703 Atlanta, Georgia
1 Beds 1 Baths 979 SqFt 0.023 Acres
3925 Sheldon Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia
6 Beds 7 Baths 6,843 SqFt 0.461 Acres
70 Old Ivy Road NE 57 Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,488 SqFt 0.034 Acres
3338 Peachtree Road 2005 Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,876 SqFt 0.043 Acres
3475 Oak Valley Road NE 1930 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,391 SqFt 0.032 Acres
241 Nacoochee Drive NW Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 4 Baths 3,826 SqFt 0.849 Acres
23307 Plantation Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,224 SqFt 0.028 Acres
310 Ivy Brooke Court Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 6 Baths 5,247 SqFt 1.69 Acres
258 Pineland Road NW Atlanta, Georgia
6 Beds 9 Baths 10,469 SqFt 0.79 Acres
1183 Woods Circle NE Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 4 Baths 4,434 SqFt 0.626 Acres