491 East Wesley Road NE • Atlanta, GA 30305
Tasteful renovation of Garden Hills classic
Elegant covered entry
Home sweet home!
Separate entry foyer
Fireside living room
Gas-log fireplace - easy maintenance
Living room - Alternative view
Custom wet-bar with sink and wine fridge
Set of French doors leading to covered rear porch
Formal dining room
Huge family room includes French door to rear covered porch
Beautiful oak hardwood floors throughout main and upper level
Custom built-in bookcases
Great layout for furniture arrangement
Kitchen was gutted to the core and totally redone
Beautiful custom cherry cabinetry
New tile flooring and backsplash plus under counter lighting
Sunroom or breakfast room making it an eat-in kitchen
Renovated full bathroom on main level off central hallway
Bedroom #1 on main level
Walk-in closet for bedroom #2
Bedroom #2 on main level
Bedroom #2 - alternative view
Bathroom for bedroom #2 on main level
Upper level master bedroom (#4) with ample space for a sitting room
Master bathroom soaking bubble bath and walk-in shower with bench
Master bathroom double vanity with Quartz top
Master bedroom reach-in closet plus walk-in closet
Master walk-in closet
Upstairs hallway with storage - note new stair rails
Upstairs Bedroom (#3) with private bathroom
Private bathroom for Bedroom #3
Walk-in closet for bedroom #3
Terrace level rec room. There is a powder room on this level.
Laundry room includes a utility sink and lots of additional storage on this level
New covered porch for entertaining includes fans & built-in speakers
Easy maintenance Trexx decking
All gutters have been replaced (Copper in front) and covered gutter system in rear
Patio off deck
View from deck
Rear of home
Alternative view
Rear entrance from parking to Terrace level
Parking to rear plus under-deck garden storage area
Back yard can be closed off with these gates for children or pets
New stone walkways
Alternative view of back yard
New stone patio - professional landscaping
New walkway to front entrance
Front yard landscaping
Driveway parking for multiple cars
Spring
More spring
Once again
Beautiful!
Garden Hills Neighborhood pool and recreation center
FEATURE: Stainless steel appliances including gas stove
FEATURE: Custom cabinetry includes pullout drawers in base cabinets and more
Driveway to rear plus additional parking to side of driveway
Garden Hills Classic - view from street
Main Level Layout - Perspective #2
Main Level Layout - Perspective #4
Main Level layout
Main Level Layout - Perspective #3
Upper Level Layout - Perspective #3
Upper Level Layout - Perspective #2
Upper Level Layout - Perspective #1
Upper Level Layout - Perspective #4
Terrace Level Layout - Perspective #3
Terrace Level Layout - Perspective #4
Terrace Level Layout - Perspective #2
Terrace Level Layout - Perspective #1
New granite walls & landscape borders
Garden Hills Classic
Price: $864,000
Property Type: Single Family Home
Neighborhood: Garden Hills - Buckhead
Style: Traditional
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4.5
Floorplan SurveyInteractive Floor Plan
From the moment upon entering this Garden Hills house, you will know you are home. This wonderful home has been truly loved and cared for and has a heart and soul, which is hard to find. Garden Hills is an established and highly sought after neighborhood in south Buckhead. This home is within walking distance to the Garden Hills neighborhood pool and recreation center and also the Atlanta International School.
Tastefully renovated and meticulously maintained. The storybook charm of exterior belies the true size and layout of the interior. Presenting approximately 3,300 square feet on three levels of finished living space, comprising of four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, an additional half-bath, beautiful kitchen, breakfast room, dining room, family room, fireside living room and terrace level recreation room.
Highlights of the main level are as follows: Two bedrooms and two renovated full bathrooms. A wonderful working kitchen with stainless steel appliances, lots of granite countertop workspace, custom cherry cabinetry with pullout drawers and multi-dimensional, compartmentalized pantry cabinet. A wet bar area off the dining room was added in 2014 with matching cherry cabinetry, new wine fridge, sink and lighting . The original sun porch off the kitchen is used as a breakfast room making it an eat-in kitchen.
The extra-large family room with French door to covered deck includes custom built-in cabinetry with bookcases above. Completing this floor is a formal dining room with a set of French doors to the covered deck, a formal living fireside living room, and a separate entry foyer.
Upstairs are two spacious bedrooms and either can be used as a master suite. However, the larger of the two has ample room for a sitting room area, a large daylight walk-in closet plus another reach –in closet, a gorgeous, renovated bathroom with quartz double vanity, additional storage, a walk-in shower with bench and an oversized, deep bubbler-soaking tub.
The second bedroom includes a walk-in closet and private, renovated bathroom. Matching oak hardwood floors have been added throughout the upper level. This level has fully insulated walls and ceilings as well as additional storage space located off the upper hallway and master bedroom.
The terrace level consists of a large recreation room with built-in cabinetry, French doors to the back yard, a half-bath, a laundry room with LG front-loading washer and dryer (2013), a separate utility sink and additional storage space.
Outside we have a professionally landscaped front and back yard to include an irrigation system with rain sensor. Ample parking includes turnaround in rear and direct access to the terrace level. A new covered Trexx (low maintenance) deck was installed in 2010. This new outdoor entertaining area includes a partially covered along with outdoor lighting, ceiling fans, ceiling speakers. At that same time, a new stone patio and walkways and low-voltage garden lighting were added. In 2017 a granite paver driveway approach with stone sidewalk, retainer wall and landscape paver edging were installed.
Additional highlights: New thermal pane, double hung windows and thermal pane exterior doors replaced the original doors and windows. The previous stair rail was removed and a replaced with new oak and wrought iron. A new, thirty-year architectural roof was installed in 2006. New gutters (copper in front) and covered system in rear in 2009. The second level rear siding was replaced with Hardy-plank in 2009.
New systems were added in 2014. Carrier infinity gas furnace and a 4-ton air conditioner for the main and lower levels. A Carrier infinity heat pump and 3-ton air conditioner for upper level, Wi-Fi-enabled thermostats, 70-gallon gas hot water heater.
It is hard to put a value on a well maintained home especially if it is your first home. However, if you are a seasoned homeowner then you will truly appreciate the attention to detail evident at 491 East Wesley.