Buckhead Homes

Buckhead offers a wide variety of home choices from luxurious estate homes with lush green lawns and rolling hills to sleek, modern high-rise condomiuniums and townhomes. The location can’t be beat!  Buckhead is also an entertainment and shopping mecca, including Lenox Square Mall and Phipps Plaza.

Buckhead is a community, comprising several neighborhoods, forming roughly the northern one-fifth of Atlanta and is just inside the perimeter.  Buckhead is one of Atlanta’s most important business districts, and includes Atlanta’s wealthiest neighborhoods.

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Explore Buckhead Neighborhoods

There are many wonderful neighborhoods to choose from in Buckhead. Here is a sample:

Shopping and Dining in Buckhead

Buckhead is the ultimate shopping area, with two major malls and lots of little boutiques, antiques shops, and galleries. If you’re serious about shopping, this is the place to start. Even though the area has an upscale reputation, don’t let that stop you. There’s lots of variety, and the competition can mean excellent bargains. With over 1400 retail shops in the area, Buckhead offers something for everyone.

The hot spot for the best of Buckhead is at the corner of Peachtree and Lenox roads, where you find two major malls — Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square — face off against each other. Phipps Plaza is the premier upscale shopping center and is home to more than 100 specialty stores including Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Jimmy Choo, Tiffany’s and Juicy Couture. You also find Nordstrom, Belk and Saks Fifth Avenue. After a day of shopping, see a movie at teh AMC 14-screen theatre or grab a meal at The Tavern at Phipps, Twist, or The American Cafe.  Lenox Square is anchored by Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and Macy’s, and features nearly 250 specialty stores like Anthropologie, BCBG, Bobby Jones, Burberry, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein, Cartier, David Yurman, Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade, and Ralph Lauren. If shopping makes you hungry, eat at one of the many restaurants such as Prime and California Pizza Kitchen or eat at the food court. If your time is limited, pick one of these malls and spend the morning or afternoon there. Both malls offer valet parking for a fee.

If you have more time and are interested in art, antiques, or decorative accessories, head straight to Bennett Street, where you’ll find a healthy concentration of stores in a 2-block strip. There are also many options in Buckhead West Village, near the intersection of Peachtree and West Paces Ferry roads. Shops also line the rest of Peachtree Road as well as smaller side streets. Serious interior decorators will want to make the trip to Miami Circle.

Buckhead dining  options are endless. It is home to some of the best restaurants and is the go-to place when dining out. To dine at one of the many restaurants it is important to plan ahead and make a reservation, especially on the weekend.


Annual Events in Buckhead

  • Peachtree Road Race – An Atlanta tradition! Held each July 4th, runners line up on Peachtree, in front of Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza.
  • A Taste of Buckhead - April/May  Business Buckhead Business Association, 3077 Peachtree Rd., NE, 30305
  • Lighting of Macy’s Great Tree – A tradition started in 1948, the lighting of the enormous 75-foot tree at Macy’s in Buckhead awakens the holiday spirit in Atlantans like no other event. On Thanksgiving night, thousands come to sing carols with mass choirs and wait for the great tree, with its seven-foot star, to light up the winter sky
  • Buckhead Restaurant Week – Enjoy Buckhead’s restaurants as they showcase their outstanding cuisine. Restaurants provide a limited  three course meal menu for a set cost to allow a sampling of the restaurants cuisine.
  • Fourth of July at Lenox Square – Visit Lenox Square for fun and free things to do on the 4th of July in Atlanta. There will be inflatables at the Kids Zone and live entertainment. There will be thousands of fireworks bursting in air for approximately 20 minutes, accompanied by a patriotic musical soundtrack.It’s the largest fireworks display in the Southeast!

Parks & Recreation

  • Atlanta Memorial, Northside Drive at Woodward Way, 199 acres, 23 tennis courts (Bitsy Grant Tennis Center, 2125 Northside Drive, (404) 609-7193, 2 club houses, 18-hole golf course (Bobby Jones Golf Course, 384 Woodward Way, (404) 355-1009)
  • Chastain Memorial, 234 W.Wieuca Road, 320 acres, 9 tennis courts, 2 baseball fields, pool (404) 255-0863, 18-hole golf course (404) 255-0723, gymnasium with basketball court, weight facility and 5 ball fields (404) 851-1273, Chastain Arts and Crafts Center, 135 W. Wieuca Road, (404) 252-2927, Chastain Pool, Chastain Park, 235 W. Wieuca Road, (404) 255-0863,
  • Chastain Horse Park, 4371 Powers Ferry Road, (404) 257-1470, PATH Foundation park trail: 3.3-mile circuit for jogging, bicycling, walking. New state-of-the-art playground for children on West Wieuca Road across from the baseball field. Rated one of Atlanta’s Best Places for a Romantic Picnic by Atlanta magazine readers in 2000
  • Chastain Park Amphitheatre built in 1938. In 1945, it was named for Troy G. Chastain, a Fulton County commissioner who led the development of Atlanta’s park system. The city of Atlanta took over ownership of the amphitheater in 1952, and since 1973, the Atlanta Symphony has been holding its popular summer concert series there. It also is the venue for other shows from April to October. The amphitheater is at 4469 Stella Dr., or Powers Ferry Rd. at West Wieuca Rd., telephone 404-233-2227.
  • More information on parks in Buckhead

Transportation

  • BucRide – “The buc” is a community shuttle service designed to provide FAST, FREE and FREQUENT connections between area hotels, restaurants, offices
  • MARTA – Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority provides rapid rail and bus service within Buckhead and Greater Atlanta.

Schools

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Extras

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