Piedmont Heights Atlanta GA - John Reinhardt Solid Source Realty

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Atlanta's Piedmont Heights neighborhood dates back to as early as 1912, according to Fulton County tax records. Nestled between Ansley Park and Morningside near Piedmont Park, this area was once considered to be on the outskirts of town; but bounded by Piedmont Road to the east, Monroe Drive to the south, Flagler Avenue to the west and Piedmont Circle to the north, Piedmont Heights is an ideal in-town location.

"I call us the crossroads of civilization, like Mesopotamia, says Susan Kanellos, longtime resident and Piedmont Heights Civic Association board member. "If you live in Virginia-Highland or Morningside, chances are you drive through our neighborhood. We've got a lot of the amenities of living in a big city, but it's also a pretty quiet neighborhood too."

The PHCA was formed in 1956, after I-85 was built alongside the neighborhood. A group of residents formed the organization to protect the vitality and beauty of their area from rampant rezoning and commercial development. Today the community has a lively mix of homes, apartments, restaurants, grocery stores, banks and retail, including Ansley Mall. With everything from efficiency apartments to single-family homes and condos to cluster houses, the area also has a healthy mix of incomes supporting it.

"Piedmont Heights is an ideal neighborhood because it has some of just about everything," says Elaine Murphy, another PHCA board member and resident since 1980. "A mixture of ages and kinds of families, a mixture of housing, access to shopping and transportation, churches and schools, good neighbors, and a strong neighborhood association."

It's also a very active community. This year, the PHCA started a neighborhood diners group; residents are working to revitalize Gotham Park, a project for which they received a matching grant from Park Pride; and, this month, the neighborhood will mark the 50th anniversary of its fire station with a celebration. The neighborhood of nearly 1,600 households is also very close to two important development projects in the city: the Northwoods expansion of Piedmont Park and the proposed Atlanta BeltLine which will enhance the area's already enviable transportation connectivity.

"[Piedmont Heights] residents get involved for the benefit of the neighborhood and volunteer time, talents, professional expertise, and 'heavy lifting' of all types," Murphy says. "I can't imagine myself living anywhere else."

For more information about Piedmont Heights, visit www.piedmontheights.org