Home buyers from around Atlanta toured southwest Atlanta homes as a part of Committed to Communities
The BeltLine Team and EpiCity would like to thank all of the potential home buyers, neighbors, and guests that came by to tour southwest Atlanta open homes and BeltLine neighborhoods this past Saturday! With every Committed to Communities event that we do, we come closer and closer to our goal of increasing homeownership through affordable buying opportunities, to getting rid of vacant eyesores in the neighborhood, and attracting more commercial amenities. Most of these renovated homes are also eligible for downpayment assistance from the City of Atlanta.
Representatives Aaron and Taylor from the Atlanta SHINE program attended Committed to Communities to tell people about energy efficient rebates for remodeling your home.
We had home buyers come from a variety of neighborhoods, such as Sandy Springs, Midtown, and East Atlanta. They started out at 1383 Graham Street in Capitol View where they picked up maps of almost a dozen open houses and then toured through the Sylvan Hills, Adair Park, West End, and Westview neighborhoods in addition to Capitol View and Capitol View Manor.
John Mangham of EpiCity talks with a potential home buyer in southwest Atlanta
You can read more about Committed to Communities on our website. In 2012, we will have six open house events in southwest Atlanta in the following neighborhoods: West End, Westview, Adair Park, Sylvan Hills, Capitol View, and Capitol View Manor. So stay tuned!
Homebuyers and neighbors stopped by for a hot dog lunch at Committed to Communities
The Atlanta BeltLine neighborhood of Old Fourth Ward featured in New York Times
Just a quick blog post today! If you missed it, I recommend checking out this article about the Old Fourth Ward in the New York Times. Old Fourth Ward is one of the 45 BeltLine neighborhoods and a historically black neighborhood home to the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s a beautiful neighborhood of historic homes that has waxed and waned in popularity over the years and lately has been on the upswing again. Check out the slideshow and the highlights from the New York Times’ travel section! The opening photo is of Historic Fourth Ward Park – a jewel in the BeltLine neighborhood of Old Fourth Ward – located along the Atanta BeltLine’s eastside trail.
Learn more about Old Fourth Ward and search for homes for sale on The BeltLine Team’s website!
Committed to Communities welcomed Atlanta police officers and neighbors for open house event
Wow – our Committed to Communities event this past Saturday turned into a regular neighborhood party! We had potential home buyers, future homeowners, and current neighbors all come out to walk our open homes in Adair Park and Westview – historic neighborhoods in southwest Atlanta. With our front porch view of the Atlanta BeltLine corridor from 1052 Allene Avenue, the stage was set for us to introduce new folks to the BeltLine project and to point out exactly where the corridor is for those who already know about it. You could even see the orange backside and big porch of 830 Brookline Street that overlooks the corridor.
Neighbors gathered at 1052 Allene Avenue for a BBQ and open house event. The BeltLine corridor runs in front of the long red brick building in this photo.
Our goal with Committed to Communities is to showcase the neighborhoods along the Atlanta BeltLine in order to increase homeownership, decrease vacancies, and as a result, lessen crime.
1052 Allene Avenue is a completely renovated bungalow that not only faces a future BeltLine greenspace, but is also right around the corner from Adair Park II with fields and playground.
Super support came from Stephanie with the Atlanta Police Foundation and the law enforcement officers that came by the event to check out the incentives offered by The BeltLine Team and EpiCity.
Derrick Duckworth of The BeltLine Team talks with one of Atlanta's finest - a police officer interested in moving into the neighborhood.
Another busy lady at the event was Nicole Zeliff of America Home Key. Nicole talked to several people about mortgage options for the Atlanta market and showed homes to Atlanta police officers. She also had information about Atlanta downpayment assistance programs.
Nicole Zeliff of America Home Key talks mortgages and loan options with visitors to the open houses
In addition to Committed to Communities, Adair Park was also conducting a clean-up at the Brookline triangle almost across from the BeltLine Bike Shop. The BeltLine Bike Shop was open with a water station set up for the Atlanta BeltLine Bike Ride that flew by around noon. Stay tuned for more blogs to come on those events! With more gatherings and positive scenes like this in the neighborhood, I know we can keep our upward pace!! Thanks to everyone who came out and helped with the event!
Somebody is going to fall in love this open floor plan, hardwood floors, big kitchen, and FOUR adjoining fireplaces!
BeltLine Best Buy: 830 Brookline Street with a back porch overlooking the BeltLine
I bet you didn’t think you could find such an incredible deal for a house that sits directly on the Atlanta BeltLine, but it’s here in 830 Brookline Street in southwest Atlanta! This 3 bed, 2 bath home has been completely renovated and has beautiful hardwood floors with a darker finish and a new kitchen with granite counter tops and new cabinets.
This former duplex has been converted to a single family home with a covered front porch and private driveway.
Eligible for up to $40,000 in downpayment assistance!… This home is covered by the Atlanta Housing Authority’s downpayment assistance program for up to $20,000 as well as the Atlanta Development Authority’s ODAP and AAHOP programs. Combined, you could be eligible for $40,000 or more in downpayment assistance!
The open floor plan centers around four fireplaces in the middle of house.
Relax on your big back deck and step out of the back yard and onto the Atlanta BeltLine corridor! 830 Brookline Street is two blocks from Adair Park I with greenspace and playground.
Have you ever wanted a new kitchen with the charm of an older home? You'll get the best of both worlds here!
830 Brookline Street in Adair Park will be open for our fourth Committed to Communities event on May 7th where we will have Stephanie from the Atlanta Police Foundation on-hand to talk about very special, limited-time-only home buying incentives for Atlanta police officers!
You can RSVP for our Committed to Communities event here, search for all homes for sale in Adair Park, and view the list of homes that will be held open for our May 7th event!
Atlanta neighborhood clean-up this Saturday, April 30th, in Westview!
For our neighbors who live in Westview in southwest Atlanta, you might have met Ayana Gabriel. She’s extremely involved in the neighborhood and specifically with helping plan special events, such as the Westview Tour of Homes, the Summer Solstice Cookout, events with Kipp Strive, and more. Below is an email I got from her today about a clean-up coming up this Saturday in Westview that I wanted to share with you:
In case you missed it, May 7 is going to be a huge day for the neighborhood! In Westview, we will be partnering with Adair Park to host our first ever “Open House.” Think of it as a Tour of Homes for houses for sale. This is an opportunity for potential home owner’s to take a look at some of the great homes in our neighborhood. Beginning on May 6, West End will be holding their annual West Fest. This event includes an outdoor concert, market festival, and Tour of Homes.
See below for more information on the May 7 event, but that’s not why I’m writing now. Of course, just as your mother taught you, we should clean-up before we have visitors. So this Saturday, April 30, from 9 – 12 pm we will have a clean-up of a few streets in the neighborhood that will have homes open for viewing. We need neighbors ready to pick up light and heavy trash. We also need anyone with a pick-up truck who can drive around that day. We will meet in front of KIPP STRIVE located at 1444 Lucile Avenue at 9 am.
We will be targeting the Lucile corridor, Rogers Ave (1600 block), Altoona Place (400 block), Inman (400 block) and East Ontario (400 block).
Special Thanks to C.T. Martin’s office who has donated a dumpster for the day.
You can reach me directly at agabriel1908@yahoo.com if you have any questions or need more information. Otherwise, hope to see you Saturday!
– Ayana
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