15 Feb Midtown: The Heart of the New South
The Midtown neighborhood is at the heart of downtown Atlanta and offers the sophisticated cosmopolitan atmosphere of a city that is a global hub of the arts, sport, business, and commerce, but still maintains the Southern hospitality for which Georgia is known. While the skyline is full of high rise penthouses with “to die for” views, the Midtown neighborhood is also home to the Midtown Historic District where the author of Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell’s, antebellum home is located. As the result of the 1980’s redevelopment Midtown underwent, the neighborhood seamlessly and stylishly blends the best of the New and Old South.
For those with a passion for the arts, the Midtown neighborhood offers the best of the visual and performing arts at the High Museum, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Fox Theatre. Additionally, Midtown is the home of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the John Marshall Law School. For those with a love of green space and outdoor recreation, Piedmont Park offers sport fields, dog parks, tennis courts, fishing, swimming pools, and walking trails. Additionally, Piedmont Park hosts the Saturday local farmer’s market in the Midtown neighborhood. MARTA offers transportation throughout Atlanta, including to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where you can catch a flight to anywhere in the world.
The average-listing price for homes in the Midtown neighborhood is $312,315, while the average sales price is $184,000, as many investors are finding great value among the foreclosures in Midtown. While the 2008 housing market collapse significantly affected the home prices in some areas of the Midtown neighborhood, home prices overall show an upward trend. Listings available include small cottages suitable for investment property, to historic renovated bungalows, to multimillion-dollar penthouses and custom-built estate homes. Midtown offers the best of what the New South and the Old South have to offer.
From the Midtown area you can also enjoy these surrounding neighborhoods: