Neighborhoods and districts Brookhaven, Georgia

a street-sign topper of murphey candler park, residential neighborhood located in north brookhaven



town brookhaven mixed-use development



at&t mobility headquarters (and other at&t departments) in lenox park



historic brookhaven: historic brookhaven historic residential neighborhood area derives name. has homes surrounding capital city country club, many designed number of well-known atlanta architects of pre-war period. neighborhood boundaries defined, , stretches peachtree dunwoody road on west, windsor parkway north, mabry drive east, , peachtree road south. majority of neighborhood technically lies within extreme northeastern section of city of atlanta.
brookhaven village: brookhaven village name given urban town center has emerged on dresden drive, east of brookhaven marta station, anchored village place , village park place mixed-use developments. village bordered residential neighborhoods of ashford park north , drew valley south, both offering single family homes within walking distance of village. village home commercial establishments, residences, , offices.
lynwood park: lynwood park historically african-american neighborhood of wood , cinderblock homes in small area north of windsor parkway , east of sandy springs. in last decade, residents seeking new home in close-in location have built crafstman-style homes, contributing overall improvement of area s infrastructure. community home large park, lynwood park, features basketball courts, tennis courts, swimming pool, recreation center, playground , picnic area.
peachtree road: peachtree road connects brookhaven buckhead , chamblee. of brookhaven s commercial developments situated along peachtree, including town brookhaven, 600,000-square-foot (56,000 m) mixed-use district located @ peachtree road , town boulevard, adjacent oglethorpe university. in addition major commercial tenants, there more 1500 residential units , 150,000 square feet (14,000 m) of office space in town brookhaven.
north brookhaven: north brookhaven refers area bounded i-285 north, fulton county line west, chamblee east, , windsor parkway south. more specifically, term describes area makes majority of district 1 of city of brookhaven. 1924 1965, area incorporated city of north atlanta, included of north brookhaven areas south peachtree road. largely suburban in character, area home various residential subdivisions; 2 large parks, blackburn park , murphey candler park, , nancy creek path trail; historic peachtree golf club, founded bobby jones , designed robert trent jones; , top rated public , private schools, including marist school, our lady of assumption catholic school, st. martin s episcopal school, montgomery elementary school, , kittredge magnet school. area boasts 2 major lakes: silver lake (surrounded brittany, cambridge park, , hampton hall neighborhoods) , murphey candler lake. restaurant , retail district, located @ intersection of ashford dunwoody , johnson ferry roads, forms commercial heart of north brookhaven, occupying area once known old cross keys, 1 of earliest antebellum settlements in dekalb county. located in north brookhaven perimeter summit, commercial area represents 1 third of perimter center. north brookhaven, due proximity perimeter center, has been subjected encroachment, resulting in razing of lake hearn subdivision in 1989, proposed extension of glenridge connector in 1999, , construction of power station in 2007.
buford highway: buford highway corridor forms southern portion of brookhaven. corridor characterized high-density housing large international population, comprising hispanic immigrants. due international character , ethnic restaurants , businesses catering variety of groups, including hispanic, chinese, vietnamese, , korean, buford highway has become testament atlanta s growing multiethnic makeup.
east buckhead: term used in atlanta area westernmost part of city of brookhaven, georgia. includes areas bordering buckhead on east including parts of buford highway corridor closest dekalb county/fulton county line, lenox park (dekalb county, georgia) , area in between.




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