The neighborhood I chose to evaluate is Buckhead Forest which is located on the split of Roswell Road and Peachtree Road, directly in the center of Buckhead, Georgia. Buckhead is a city, not as large as Atlanta but developing into one, that is in “uptown” Atlanta. Buckhead Forest is filled with many cottage-like houses. Each house has its own characteristics so that not any two houses are alike. Many new townhomes and single-family homes are being built in this neighborhood as well. Due to its centrality, Buckhead Forest has easy accessibility to many social facilities, like Buckhead Church or Lenox Mall. It is also right by the Marta Bus and Buckhead Shuttle stops. This nature-filled neighborhood has trees in every direction and even has a park.
From my observations, I would highly consider Buckhead Forest a traditional neighborhood. Buckhead Forest fits into every part of my criteria of what constitutes a good neighborhood. I listed convenient location for people to walk to many places, interesting architecture and layout of homes so that people can interact with their neighbors, public/communal space where people can come to socialize, and just a good, comforting atmosphere for families to feel safe. Buckhead Forest fits into all of these characteristics. Though it is in the heart of Buckhead, the neighborhood has not been affected by the commercial development in the city.
There weren’t much of my criteria that I had to revise besides how this neighborhood is located in between such major roads and also right by GA-400, there may be a lot of noise from transportation entities. The community of Buckhead is very wealthy and luxurious so the houses in this neighborhood are also pretty pricey. Other than these revisions, I would still consider Buckhead Forest a very traditional neighborhood with an urban feel to it. It is the ideal neighborhood to live in.
Posted by: Sarah Chang
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