My son is looking at buying a house in Grove Park.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by Check_Marc

Cool little house just remodeled with a huge back yard. OK street. It's just inside of Grove Park about one block off of Bankhead Highway. How much has this area changed? I realize that how much will it change is nothing but speculation.

Marc

A helpful link/map...

http://www.atlantaga.gov/client_resources/government/planning/npu%20system/maps/npu_j.pdf (broken link)

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by youngMichaelJackson

I would stay away from streets like Cedar Ave, Hood Ave (not playing that's the real name), North and South Grand Ave, but streets like Ayeshire St, Twilley Cr., and Baker Ridge Rd are fairly quiet given there close proximity to some pretty rough areas. The section of Baker Ridge that is near Collier Heights is actually on the National Historic Registry.

A lot of these streets seem to be in the Center Hill neighborhood--and Center Hill borders up against Collier Heights (with Center Hill being located between Grove Park and Collier Heights).

[cwlawrence]

What about the streets that border/are near the future Westside Park (North of Donald Lee Hollowell/Hollywood)? How are those areas in terms of crime/community?

[BringBackCobain]

Originally Posted by cwlawrence

What about the streets that border/are near the future Westside Park (North of Donald Lee Hollowell/Hollywood)? How are those areas in terms of crime/community?

Knight Park/Howell Station on the eastern side of the park is really good. It's a small neighborhood, so it didnt take long for it to fully gentrify. My brother's friend lived there and never had any problems. It's like a safe version of Home Park.

[TimelessClassic]

Originally Posted by Check_Marc

I really appreciate your input!!! Yea Alta dead ends into the lake/pond. Seems to be a relatively quite street. And the police station is a big consideration. We have some other houses around that area to look at this week end. Do you mind if I ask you about those? When we get moved in I'll buy you a beer or two!

Marc

I've heard property values are still declining quite a bit in Grove Park and Bankhead.

[arjay57]

There are lots of excellent houses around Grove Park, however, the prices speak for themselves. There's a reason you can buy a house for $30K that would cost several times that elsewhere, and usually it's not because astute buyers simply overlooked it.