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The housing market has been in a very well-publicized slump for several years now, but there are still some very high priced homes listed for sale. I’ll take the Santa Barbara Ranch, the Lake Tahoe home, or to go a totally opposite way, the ONE57 Penthouse overlooking Central Park. Ah….such the life…..
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If you like airports and planes and such, then the PDK Annual Good Neighbor Day is just the place you need to be! It will be held Saturday, May 12th, 2012 from 12-5pm at the DeKalb Peachtree Airport in Chamblee!
This “little” private aircraft airport is actually the SECOND BUSIEST after the WORLD’s busiest….Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport! I’ve hung out at the end of the runway or at the Executive area, and I can tell you I’ve seen some pretty impressive planes take off from this airport. But now is your chance to get up close and personal with some vintage aircraft as well as even catch a helicopter ride ($40 per person) or a bi-plane ride!
The PDK Annual Good Neighbor Day features a long list of Exhibitors that you can check out, which include numerous DeKalb County Departments! Visitors may view booths and exhibits in the Epps Hangar, and buy food and soft drinks from Briarlake Baptist Church. Food will also be available in the on-site restaurant, The Downwind Restaurant and Lounge, located in the Administration Building. There will also be plenty of play activities for children provided by Jump ‘N Slide.
There is no admission fee to the PDK Annual Good Neighbor Day; parking is $5.00 per vehicle regardless of the number of occupants. All Good Neighbor Day access is through Airport Road via Clairmont Road.
I can honestly say I’ve never been to this event, but for sure will be checking it out this year!
One of the like totally cool things about blogs, social media and all is the ability it gives us to connect with each other! Not always on a personal, one-to-one basis, but we connect. We do get the opportunity to take these connections and move them off-line and make them personal.
I’ve had the pleasure of doing that with people I’ve met from Active Rain, Twitter and Facebook. Facebook has even helped me find long, lost friends!
But another thing we can do, is share things we might not otherwise be able to share. For example, take a tour of Midtown Atlanta Real Estate Atlanta from your Midtown Atlanta REALTOR! This is where I work and where I call home You Might note that some of the buildings in this video are under construction but are now finished. Interesting way to see them!
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When the City of Atlanta first started envisioning a streetcar renaissance, the centerpiece idea was the “Peachtree Streetcar.”
Study after study showed that the corridor that had the greatest potential for ridership, economic development and private funding was along Peachtree Street from downtown to Midtown and eventually towards Buckhead.
Those initial plans also called for an east-west line to connect Centennial Olympic Park with the King Center along the Auburn Avenue and Edgewood Avenue corridor.
Fortunately, the city was able to secure federal funding to develop the downtown east-west line.
But today, it seems as though a severe case of amnesia has hit the City of Atlanta when it comes to the other all-important leg — the Peachtree Streetcar.
For reasons that can not be easily explained, the Peachtree Streetcar has gone from being the top priority to hardly making the list.
At the same time, the development of streetcars along the Atlanta BeltLine — both on the Eastside (where there would be a half-mile extension to connect to the streetcar serving the King Center, and on the Westside — have emerged as the highest priority
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As much as I love My Midtown Mojo…we have to venture out and see what the rest of the world (a.k.a. Atlanta) has to offer. Truth be told…there are some pretty impressive condominium buildings throughout Atlanta. A striking one in every way is Sovereign Buckhead.
I attended a Broker Open House way back in September, 2009 but the building is still as amazing as ever.
Sovereign Buckhead sits atop an office building on Peachtree Road in Buckhead. Since the residences start on the 28th Floor, you can just imagine the vistas that every home offers. The are no 1 bedroom homes, only 2 and 3 bedroom homes, and they are certainly not your 1200 sq. ft. condo we often write about. Two bedroom floor plans range from a “small” 1,563 sq. ft to 3,203 sq. ft. YES, for a 2 bedroom…that big! The photo of me below is taken in the unusal corner of the largest 2 bedroom, but that floor plan is Sold out! (Never fear, still plenty of options available!)
One would expect some outstanding amenities in a building like Sovereign Buckhead…and that they are:
Only 82 residences, starting on the 28th floor
28th-floor Skyline Pool and Spa
5000-sq. ft. staffed executive fitness center
Complete concierge club services
Timeless architecture with traditional interiors
Floor-to-ceiling windows with outstanding views
Membership to the Buckhead Club
Home of Bistro N iko
Extensive art collection procured for homeowners
Sovereign Buckhead. Simply stated….WOW! Intown Atlanta Real Estate does not get much better than this!
Sometimes, living in a large city like Atlanta, can make one forget about things like being prepared for a natural disaster. So we have them in Atlanta, yes we do!
It has already been 5 years, but in 2008, a tornado went right through Downtown Atlanta, causing severe damage to numerous buildings, including the Westin Peachtree Plaza where numerous windows were blown out. Later, the hotel had to completely replace all of the windows in the 50 story building so they would match.
Are you prepared for such a disaster? If you live in suburban Atlanta, tornados DO happen! So can flooding of local creeks from heavy rains. I’d say we don’t have to worry about blizzards, but do you remember the Winter of 2011 and ice skating on Peachtree Street? Did you make it to the store and stock up before the streets were ice, and stayed that way for like FIVE days?
Whether you are single and live alone, or have a family, you need a plan to be ready for a natural disaster….Why not look at the FEMA site Ready.gov for tips and ideas on how to plan for a natural disaster. Having a plan now, could save your family in the future.
