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The Village at Avondale in Avondale Estates, GA - The Village at Avondale is a wonderful neighborhood right off of Rockbridge Rd in Avondale Estates in Dekalb County, GA.  Homes currently on the market range in price from $359,900 to $426,900.

Homes at The Village at Avondale average days on market is just 48 days which is less than the average of 78 days for homes in Avondale Estates.  The days on market is for homes sold since June 2009. The streets in this intimate community include Burdett Court and Wilfawn Way.

The Village at Avondale was built 2001 to 2004. What I really love about the community is that none of homes are the same. They all have different exteriors and different interior floor plans. Some have Charleston Style porches, some are Colonial, some are Traditional. All are really pretty. I went through all 5 of the homes for sale the other day with my buyer. They all have great floor plans with attached 2 car garages. Dogwood Homes, a certified professional home builder built this community. In general homes on the left side of the street are basement plans and on the right are on a slab.

Avondale Estates has a charter school coming fall 2010.  Check it out at www.themuseumschool.org. It's a public school and every child in the 30002 zip code will have an equal opportunity to attend based on space available.  Children in this community currently attend Avondale Elementary, Avondale Middle, (less than ¾ of a mile away) and Avondale High School. Robert Shaw Theme School is less than a ¼ mile away.

The Village at Avondale is convenient to Dekalb Medical Center and Emory University. It's just a little over a mile to the Dekalb Farmers Market, a fabulous international grocery store.  It's just a mile and a half to James Joyce Irish Pub and just a little over 2 miles to the Brick Store Pub on the Square in downtown Decatur, GA.  North Dekalb Mall is just over 2 miles away.

For Fitness, Curves is located at the Kroger Shopping Center just a mile and a half away. Dekalb Medical Center (just 2 miles away) has a great Wellness Center with indoor pool, fitness classes, weights and cardio equipment.

To get to the Village at Avondale from Decatur go east on North Decatur Rd towards Avondale, Turn right on Northern Ave. Turn right on Rockbridge Rd. Make your first right onto Wilfawn Way and the Village at Avondale.

If you are thinking of buying or selling real estate in or around Dekalb County, GA contact local expert and Realtor Jen Bowman, Broker Associate & e-PRO with Success Realty  at  404-456-5024.

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Lake Claire is an in town neighborhood within the city limits of Atlanta, GA in DeKalb County on the northeast side. Neighboring communities include Candler Park to the west, Druid Hills to the north, Decatur to the east and Kirkwood to the South. Currently there are 26 homes on the market ranging in price from $189,900 for a 2 bedroom/1 bath home built in 1925 to $999,000 for a renovated 5 bedroom/3 bath home built in 1915.  There are about 1200 homes in the Lake Claire community made up of 37 streets.

You won’t find a lake in Lake Claire; the name comes from a combination of the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Claire Ave. While most of the homes in Lake Claire are older, there are some newer construction homes peppered in. The homes are Craftsman Style, Bungalows, old Victorians with huge front porches and even some modern ones mixed in.

Lake Claire neighborhood schools include Mary Lin Elementary, Inman Middle and Grady High School.

Recreation in Lake Claire includes the community salt water pool.  The initiation fee to join the Lake Claire Pool is $2,500. Annual dues are $300 for individuals and $450 for families. Membership is limited to about 400 families.  The City of Atlanta seems to have parks everywhere, including Lake Claire. Lake Claire Park has tennis courts, playing fields, playground and picnic area.

See Slide Show of Lake Claire.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in Lake Claire or around Atlanta GA contact local expert and Realtor Jen Bowman, Broker Associate & e-PRO with Success Realty at 404-456-5024. 

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The 37 streets included in Lake Claire neighborhood are Adolphus Street, Almeta Avenue, Arizona Avenue, Azalea Lane, Casson Street, Claire Drive, Clifton Road, Connecticut Avenue, DeKalb Avenue, DeKalb Place, Delaware Avenue, Dogwood Circle, Gordon Avenue, Hampton Terrace, Hardendorf Avenue, Harold Avenue, Harriet Avenue, Holly Springs Terrace, Howard Circle, Indiana Avenue, Ivy Court, Ivy Place, Lake Claire Court, Lakeshore Drive, Leonardo Avenue, Marlbrook Drive, Mathews Avenue, McLendon Avenue, Muriel Avenue, Nelms Avenue, New York Avenue, Oxford Place,

Palifox Drive, Ridgecrest Road, Ridgewood Road, Southerland Terrace and Tuxedo Avenue

This picture was taken by someone in the Ridgeland Park neighborhood in Decatur, GA. It's from my old house the year my husband and I got married.  We celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary this month.  It was a lot of fun to do.  I found the wedding dress on ebay and the groom is wearing a tux I found at thrift store.   I wish I could find a picture of the guy we had falling from our roof the following year.  By the way, not a real guy, a scarecrow kind of guy. :)  That was fun too. I hope you enjoy all the great things that October brings as much as I do.

Happy Halloween!

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home contact Jen Bowman, Realtor with Success Realty serving the real estate needs of Decatur and Atlanta, GA.  404-456-5024 www.JenBowman.com.

Glenwood Park is an entire community built around green building principles. Each residence adheres to the Earthcraft House construction standard developed by the Southface Energy Institute and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association.

Hotober Fest (haa-toe-ber-Fest) : a one day event promoting the Preservation of our precious Earth, Appreciation of Craft Beers and Celebration of Live Music.  It is Saturday October 4th, 2008 from noon to 7 p.m.

Hotoberfest is an environmental fundraiser with craft beers and will feature some of the areas favorite bands and local DJs. celebration of live music, featuring Beer Tasting in an OctoberFest-style Beer Garten with over 100 Craft Beers from around the world. A portion of the ticket will be donated to local, environmentally focused organizations

An advanced web-ticket price of $30 ($35 at the gate), gets you in to the Beer Tasting.

A limited number of VIP Green Tickets are available ($50 in advance, $55 at the gate). VIP Green tickets allow access to specialty beers that are not included in the Beer Garten, as well as "all access" admission to the VIP Green Ticket Tent for the entire event.

• Samples of Beers that are NOT available in the general beer tasting area
• Complimentary hors d'oeuvres
• Complimentary t-shirt

This one day festival will be held on the grounds of Glenwood Park neighborhood, located at exit 59B off I-20E, between the Boulevard and Moreland Avenue exits, two miles from downtown Atlanta.

For more information: go to the Hotoberfest website.

Food and beverages will be available to everyone and the Live Music is Free!

Transportation and Parking

Please support efforts toward sustainability and try to be conscious of our neighborhoods, try to: Car Pool Bicycle Take MARTA, Route #9 ($5 walk-up admission discount with Bus Transfer ticket dated 10/04/08)

Follow signs to Parking Lots located at:

• Maynard Jackson High School (Southside High) at 801 Glenwood Ave.
• LaFarge Concrete Plant Parking at 864 Glenwood Ave.
• Electric Supply located at Glenwood Ave. & Bill Kennedy Way
• Beulah Heights Bible College on 892 Berne Street

There is NO PARKING on the old sections of Faith Ave. & Sanders Ave. or in the commercial district parking lot of Glenwood Park. Violators will be towed at the owners expense.

Info courtesy of Jen Bowman, Realtor serving Decatur and Intown Atlanta, Success Realty, JenBowman.com  404-456-5024

Did you know that the City of Decatur, GA has created 6 Informative Walking Tours?  They range from easy 1 mile to what they call challenging 4 mile.  I did the "challenging" 4 mile with my Dad who is in his mid 60's the other day.  The temperature was in the upper 80's so it was kind of hot out.  It is pretty level walking and we managed it just fine.  But, just for fun we stopped for dinner in between at Tesoro the new Mexican restaurant next to Twains at the end of Church St. in Decatur. 

We did Tour #3 which they call Sycamore and More.  I actually learned something about Decatur, although I've lived here 12 years.  The first 2 story house ever built in Decatur was in 1830. It's listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It's callled the High House, an appropriate name if you think about it being a 2 story house. It's on the corner of N. Candler and Sycamore Streets near the Library.

The tour starts at the Bandstand at the Square in Decatur. It takes you past the Presbyterian Church, which is not on the tour,  but is interesting anyway.  When you go by it, you'll notice 3 concrete posts sticking up out of the ground on the corner of Church and Sycamore Streets. Those were old hitching posts for horses back in the day.  It takes you by the Decatur Rec Center on Sycamore.  You'll pass the High House which I mentioned above.  Then you'll go by the Methodist Chapel on the corner of Sycamore and Commerce Drive.  It's built from Stone Mountain granite, and occupies the same property as the original log church, founded in 1826.  You'll go down Historic Sycamore Street which was once a stagecoach route, characterized by it's fine houses, some of the largest in Decatur. You'll loop back up and go down Glendale Ave into the Glenwood Estates Neighborhood which was established in 1925.  The homes feature large lots and natural landscaping. You'll loop back up and onto Ponce de Leon Ave passing Glenwood Elementary School. The last stop will bring you back to the Old Courthouse on the Square.  The Old Courthouse still has the granite walls and great columns of the original structure built in 1898. Currently it is the Welcome Center and home of Dekalb Historical Society.

As I do the other walking tours, I'll post them with my comments.  You can get the tours downloaded from Decatur's website DecaturGA.com or from the Decatur Rec Center, Downtown Development Authority Office or local shops like One Step at a Time in Oakhurst.

Check with your local area and see if walking tours are available.  It's a fun way to see a city from a different perspective, even your own city.  I found a neat website called MapMyWalk.com so you can actually make your own walking tours wherever you are.

Jen Bowman, Realtor, e-PRO
Success Realty
404-456-5024
www.JenBowman.com