Ga Tech- NJ to Ga need help with area! (Atlanta: condo, houses)

[SnDnj]

Hello,
Im looking to find any information on the Atl and surrounding areas. Im interested in going to grad school at GA tech and would like to buy a house somewhere in the area. Somewhere nice (of course) and still just a short distance from the campus. If anyone has any information that you think I would find useful could you please let me know.

Thanks!

[steveklein]

Originally Posted by SnDnj

Hello,
Im looking to find any information on the Atl and surrounding areas. Im interested in going to grad school at GA tech and would like to buy a house somewhere in the area. Somewhere nice (of course) and still just a short distance from the campus. If anyone has any information that you think I would find useful could you please let me know.

Thanks!

there aren't too many single family houses that are close (under 20 minutes) from Tech's campus that are what I would call affordable and in nice areas.

if single or married without kids, definitely look into the condo market. there is an abundance of these (enough that demand can't meet supply, so a buyer's market no question). there are tons in midtown, downtown, buckhead, atlantic station, paces ferry road, you name it... 1 bedrooms start from probably the 120s-130s in some of the older ones. from there it goes up depending on amenities, construction year, square footage, and of course... location.

[spacelord75]

Originally Posted by SnDnj

Hello,
Im looking to find any information on the Atl and surrounding areas. Im interested in going to grad school at GA tech and would like to buy a house somewhere in the area. Somewhere nice (of course) and still just a short distance from the campus. If anyone has any information that you think I would find useful could you please let me know.

Thanks!

If you're going to Tech you might consider living on the westside perimeter in Mableton/Smyrna. I live there and work at Coke, which is right across the street from your campus and it takes me 20-30 minutes to get there. There is a decent and growing going out scene in Smyrna/Vinings, and Mableton is one of the "next hotspot" communities on the rise. Given it's close proximity to everything, it should just continue to go up in value there, and you can still find some fairly cheap housing.

[Looking for a Change]

Originally Posted by spacelord75

If you're going to Tech you might consider living on the westside perimeter in Mableton/Smyrna. I live there and work at Coke, which is right across the street from your campus and it takes me 20-30 minutes to get there. There is a decent and growing going out scene in Smyrna/Vinings, and Mableton is one of the "next hotspot" communities on the rise. Given it's close proximity to everything, it should just continue to go up in value there, and you can still find some fairly cheap housing.

I am not familiar with the area, but I am interested in finding out more about Mableton since it was referred to as one of the "next hotspot(s)".

What can you tell me?

Thanks.

[spacelord75]

Originally Posted by Looking for a Change

I am not familiar with the area, but I am interested in finding out more about Mableton since it was referred to as one of the "next hotspot(s)".

What can you tell me?

Thanks.

The area I am referring to is probably a few miles from the official center of the area (it's not an official city) of Mableton. Look on a map and find Bankhead Hwy/Veterans Memorial Hwy and see where it crosses over the Chattahoochee River on the westside of Atlanta - there are a lot of developments springing up around there (some very expensive, some not so much). This area is poised to explode in growth, especially now that the main "turn off" is scheduled to be demolished (that being Bankhead Courts housing development on the Atlanta side of the river). Additionally, if you look a little further north on that map from this area, you see Atlanta Rd., which is currently blowing up with development - the biggest being West Village, which will have quite a few restuarants, pubs, and bars. Then if you take Atlanta Rd. north of I-285, you hit Smyrna Market Village, which is restaurants and bars also. The reason I pump up Mableton is that it is still semi-affordable, and many of these things will be arriving there shortly - for example, a large mixed use (ie, shops, restaurants, and homes) dev't is being built at the intersection of Veterans/Bankhead and Oakdale Rd. (where it turns into Discovery Blvd on a map). Due to this area being a natural corridor into town, I would expect solid appreciation over the next 5-10 years.

[Looking for a Change]

That is great to know. Thanks for the response.

[big_atlantan]

Mableton area especially if you try to reach from GaTech is a very bad location. If you drive on Bankhead Hwy you will see what I mean. You can not stop to buy a coke on your way home. The roads change names thanks to their bad reputation but reality remains the same. With so many good options for relocators, I dont think Mableton area will appreciate in my lifetime ( I am 27). I never feel safe even while driving during the day.

I go to Gatech and know the area well, do yourself a favor and look for something in Midtown/Buckhead area.

[darkone]

Originally Posted by big_atlantan

Mableton area especially if you try to reach from GaTech is a very bad location. If you drive on Bankhead Hwy you will see what I mean. You can not stop to buy a coke on your way home. The roads change names thanks to their bad reputation but reality remains the same. With so many good options for relocators, I dont think Mableton area will appreciate in my lifetime ( I am 27). I never feel safe even while driving during the day.

I go to Gatech and know the area well, do yourself a favor and look for something in Midtown/Buckhead area.

I'm also affiliated with Gatech currently. You'll have to look maybe up I-75 in E. Cobb, or perhaps off of Howell Mill Road or the NW Atlanta area for your needs. But watch out for the expenses in those areas. If you drive on Bankhead, you will not want to do it again, believe all of us. I would advise you to come see the area first. Avoid W. Atlanta and S. Atlanta, btw.

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Also keep in mind that Bankhead Highway, at least the section near and crossing I-285 (passing right through the still there and still notorious Bankhead Courts housing project just OTP) has been renamed "Hollowell Parkway" or Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy. It is rough.

[gt6974a]

Bankhead is actually Veterans now up in Mableton, just cross the river and get on the Cobb side, seriously!

I use to live right near the publix off of Pebblebrook Rd, after I graduated from Tech. My buddy took my room(another buddy's house) and he drives in everyday to work on his PhD.

Great area, up and coming, but expensive new neighborhoods.

Although, if I had kids, there's no way in Hell I'd send them to public schools in that area. Some of the worst in Cobb County.

just check out greatschool . net