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Ok, yea in that case perhaps along Ponce de Leon in Dekalb County, I would agree. Wasn't thinking in that direction, though (technically a separate county). That might be my favorite area of Atlanta, and it was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead.
Also, Ansley is the neighborhood north of the park, but it's pretty small and there are tons of neighborhoods in many many cities that are similar. The difference is that you can walk from your house in Ansley to a 50 floor office building in Midtown, whereas Rye is not in a "close-in" location like that and imo its houses are on larger lots and have different architectural styles. Ansley houses sit on quarter and half acre lots and there are tons of bungalows and more southern style porchfront homes mixed with about 50 other styles. Riverside, IL was the inspiration for Ansley Park (and Riverside was the first garden suburb, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead).
Ok, yea in that case perhaps along Ponce de Leon in Dekalb County, I would agree. Wasn't thinking in that direction, though (technically a separate county). That might be my favorite area of Atlanta, and it was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead.
Also, Ansley is the neighborhood north of the park, but it's pretty small and there are tons of neighborhoods in many many cities that are similar. The difference is that you can walk from your house in Ansley to a 50 floor office building in Midtown, whereas Rye is not in a "close-in" location like that and imo its houses are on larger lots and have different architectural styles. Ansley houses sit on quarter and half acre lots and there are tons of bungalows and more southern style porchfront homes mixed with about 50 other styles. Riverside, IL was the inspiration for Ansley Park (and Riverside was the first garden suburb, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead).
Ansley Park is also unique in that it is an Historic district and basically stops the business growth of Midtown in it's tracks in that direction. But for those that can afford to live there... It is a nice suburban neighborhood in walking distance of Midtown Atlanta.
On one street the houses backyards backup to wall of various buildings that are off of Peachtree St. north of Midtown.
If such a thing existed in Midtown Manhattan... I don't even want to begin to think of what those homes would sell for.
I'll take Buckhead. Greenwich would get the majority of the votes but if I were making Buckhead money then I'm good. If you're making money, it really wouldn't matter one way or another. I'd take Buckhead and would just fly to NY, fly to the top beach areas, fly if I want to go skiing. You get the point.
But you would have to plan. If you just wanted to see the latest play, form Greenwich you just hope on the plane. Also once you load up the Volvo wagon ( no extra bag charges) you can be skiing in a few hours. Can't do that in GA
No-one who is truly familiar (or marginally knowledgeable) about both Buckhead and Greenwich is going to be on the fence. They are entirely different locations and people will quickly have a strong preference.
Greenwich is definitely the more elite place to be. No point arguing it, but Buckhead is far more realistic and attracts a broader demographic.
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