Buckhead, Georgia
The Beverly Hills of the East
It has been called "The Beverly Hills of the East." Buckhead is, indeed, an exceptional place. It is a community that shines with vitality and vision. Buckhead is one of the country's largest urban mixed-use development areas, combining major offices, retail outlets, hotels, restaurants, entertainment spots and high-rise residential units within its commercial core. And closely surrounding its bustling business center, beneath a community-wide tree canopy, are serene and stable neighborhoods. Buckhead is a city by every definition except incorporation. Everything is here, and everyone is welcome. It's a great place to visit, to play, to work, to live. It's such a major part of Atlanta that if you don't know Buckhead, you don't know Atlanta!
Tourism
It's hard to believe you can be in the beauty, the comfort and the excitement of a place like Buckhead, and yet be only a few miles from central Downtown Atlanta and 'limited access, multi-lane' convenience to its international airport. Here you have open spaces, exciting entertainment and diversified dining; you can spend a day in the History Museum, tour beautiful residential areas and "shop 'til you drop." You will feel safe and welcome. Look around and you'll find many visitors from other parts of Atlanta who come here to dine, travelers from other cities in Georgia who are here to shop, and people from around the country and around the world here on business. Can you believe four luxury hotels in one suburban area?
Relocation
Some of the top Realtors in the country - both residential and commercial - have their offices right here in Buckhead. This is not by chance, as the growth and quality of growth for this community frequently receives national attention. The business core of Buckhead provides amenities that make the surrounding residential areas Atlanta's most convenient place to live. In many instances, residents who work in Buckhead's offices and stores can walk or ride bikes to their jobs. Take a look at the prestigious schools, stately houses of worship and active civic organizations, and you'll immediately see the bonding that makes for a healthy community. Buckhead has something for everyone, which explains why it's often described as "a state of mind."
Economic Growth
The facts speak for themselves: Atlanta's largest percentages of population and employment growth have occurred here year after year. Buckhead had about a ten percent increase in its commercial space in recent years, when much of the country was talking recession. In fact, in 1992, Atlanta's Commissioner of Planning predicted Buckhead's business core will triple its1992 size by the year 2007! The reason: We now have access to the Interstate Highway system (and the rest of the world) through the extension of Georgia Highway 400. Buckhead is also a haven for entrepreneurs. Inc. Magazine identified Buckhead as the community with "the greatest concentration of small companies anywhere in the U.S." The latest national report, "Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2001" by Lend Lease Real Estate Investment and Pricewaterhouse Coopers, describes Buckhead as one of the "nation's best sub cities". Come on in, the opportunity is fine.
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