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Windsor Parkway NE starts (or ends) at the Peachtree Golf Course and from there, meanders through expensive and exclusive neighborhoods with large homes. Many of them are set back from the road and hidden from view because of their landscaping, fences or other barriers. Some of them are older but very well maintained; others are newer and more modern. There is ample space and greenery separating the homes on this street and it is obvious that this is an upper class area. Most people living here need a car to get around and/or access services. It is close to public transportation, but you need a vehicle to drive to the train station. There is good shopping on the main roads and excellent schools and medical facilities nearby. Having an address on Windsor Parkway would be great, but I don't think the average person could afford it!

Living on Apple Valley Road is great if you need to use MARTA, the Atlanta mass transit system to get to work or school, since the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe stop is right there. It is not a particularly attractive street, since one side of the street is open to the fenced in MARTA parking lot. However, there's a small park at the beginning of the street and there are some modest apartment homes and single family structures on both sides of the street as you get away from the train stop. At some point, the road enters an industrial park area and there are warehouses and/or backs of stores and businesses lining both sides of the road, and it eventually dead ends into a storage facility. If you are able to buy or rent one of the apartments or homes at the beginning of this street, it would be a good location to live if you plan on commuting by train. Otherwise, there are better streets to consider. The one plus about this one is its proximity to the mass transit system.

Living on Brookhaven Drive Norh East is both good and bad for the same reason: it is close to MARTA, the mass transit line for Atlanta. If you work downtown, then this is a great place to live because it is convenient to the train. However, because it is convenient to MARTA, it is also a busy, bustling place that always has lots of traffic. This is good because there is lots of shopping, but bad because it is always congested. You have to make a choice. Ironically, there are some very expensive and large homes on Brookhaven Drive that are close to Peachtree Industrial Road and the MARTA station, so those homeowners don't seem to mind the location. This street actually curves around and comes back onto Peachtree, where there are some multi-story apartments. Brookhaven also branches off into W. Brookhaven and E. Brookhaven -- it can be a bit confusing until you get to know your way around.

This street starts at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and ends up in the community of Dunwoody, outside of Atlanta proper. It hugs the Peachtree Golf Club and passes some pretty expensive homes that are that way because of their proximity to the course. Parts of this road are very commercialized, with supermarkets, drug stores, home improvement and fast-food businesses. There are also parks and recreation areas, so it has a lot to offer, including low-rise multi-family apartments. Although this is a busy street, it is a good area because of the services and because of its proximity to public transportation and Interstates. And because Atlanta is growing outward to the suburbs, this is going to be a desirable place to be within the next five to ten years.

If you're a student going to Oglethorpe University or the Brookhaven area campus of George State University, then Hermance Drive is the perfect place to find a home or apartment. Running adjacent to Oglethorpe's main campus, Hermance Drive offers a number of apartment complexes that are perfect for students or faculty members. If you go a little farther up Hermance, you will find some larger townhomes and single-family houses, which are in adjoining neighborhoods. The street has some traffic, since it is a way to get into some of the newer communities that are being constructed, but it is well maintained and accessible to shopping and transportation. Atlanta's MARTA system has a Brookhaven station that is close by and can get you downtown in less than 30 minutes.

You can't describe Johnson Ferry Road in just a few sentences, since it is a long street that begins at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, which is quite commercial, and meanders along for miles and miles, changing personalities as it goes from community to community. It is a heavily traveled street because it is a short-cut from the Peachtree Industrial to the Interstate, so you have to deal with a lot of traffic. There is a mix of small multi-family apartments on the stretch close to Peachtree, but as you get farther away, there are much larger single-family homes in some fairly new developments that are extremely pricey. They are beautiful, but you would have to consider that this is busy street and do you really want cars whizzing by all the time. Despite its commotion, this is a good area and if you can afford the prices, it is a convenient location to downtown Atlanta. You are close to shopping and restaurants, so all of the needed services are nearby.

Ragley Hall Road North East meanders through a lovely wooded neighborhood and homeowners on one side of the street are fortunate enough to have property that backs up to Silver Lake. This street has single family homes, most of them are ranch style with attached garages, although some of the homes are two-story. Each home has at least a half-acre of property and homes are set back from the road. This is good for privacy, but that means there's a lot of lawn to mow. People are friendly and everyone knows everyone else. Still, your privacy is respected if you want to be left alone. There is a neighborhood watch and almost every family participates, even though crime is very low or even non-existent. This is a great street to live on if you can find a home for sale. Another plus is that you are less than a mile from the Peachtree Golf Course.

Humility Lane goes from Ashford Dunwoody Road, which borders the world-famous Peachtree Golf Course, into the community bordering Silver Lake. Humility Lane is a small road that has a moderate amount of traffic since it is a cut through into the neighborhood. Homes here are very nice and set back from the road. They are mostly surrounded by large trees and are well maintained by their owners. Most of the residents are middle-aged and have children that are either teenagers or young adults. The homes here are between 24 and 40 years old, but there are some lots in the neighborhood where new development is springing up. Humility Lane is a pretty street and there is good access to services, as long as you have a car.

This is a lovely neighborhood that is within walking distance of Silver Lake. The homes on Hearst Drive, NE are upper middle class and are well maintained. People who live on Hearst Drive have lived in the neighborhood for years and are proud property owners. Also on Hearst Drive is Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church. It has an active congregation and a church school, so if you are Catholic and want a parochial education for your child, it is right in your neighborhood. This is a quiet and very nice place to live. You do need a car to do your shopping, but that doesn't seem to bother anyone living here. It's a small price to pay for the peace and quiet.

Saybrook Drive North East is just a few turns off of Peachtree Road, one of Atlanta's main drags, yet you would never know it was so close to a busy street. Saybrook Road is filled with private homes on fairly large lots. Most homes are set back from the road, so you feel like you are living in country seclusion. It's an older neighborhood and there is a lot of privacy because of all the trees. One of the pitfalls of the neighborhood, however, is that some homeowners who have ranch homes are selling out to developers, who are building massive mini-mansions, which don't go with the neighborhood. That's just very sad.