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Community Corner

House Hunt - Downtown

Homes in the Dudley Park, Oconee River Greenway, Downtown area pack great value in small spaces.

207 Hillside St.

This is a charming two-story home located very close to Downtown Athens and UGA on a quiet residential street. The neighborhood is full of enormous old oak trees that provide a thick canopy and is about two blocks from the and Dudley Park, and only four blocks from Downtown Athens. Built in 2004, it has 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, rocking chair front porch, fenced back yard with a deck and fire pit, stainless steel appliances and hardwood floors.

149 Oakridge Ave.

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This street runs parallel to Hillside St. and has the same natural setting. There is a little more privacy on this street, however, as only one side of the street has homes. This particular home has a grand staircase leading from the street to the front porch, but that isn’t the only grandeur of this urban cottage. It has a large kitchen for a home of this size (1,193 square feet), 9-foot ceilings, a fireplace with a red brick hearth, and the hardwood floors have been beautifully refinished.Β 

320 Lake St.

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If you wander from Hillside/Oakridge and cross North Avenue, you will be amazed at all the new urban lofts and student housing, but go a little further and the woodsy charm of North Athens returns. This brand new two-story spec home off of Ruth St. is large for the area (1,655 square feet), and has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It was efficiently designed, achieving a HERS rating of 75. Not only does the neighborhood share over 3 acres of common greenspace, but it is only 1 block from the Oconee River and , and close to the Athens bypass/Loop 10. This is a very high-quality home built by J.W. York and offered at a low price.

289 Beulah Ave.

Although this historic 1890s home is in the Boulevard neighborhood, it deserves to be featured for its fabulous charm and relatively low price. Located just west of the previous homes listed, it is the last house on a dead-end street (think privacy!), adjacent to the historic Tracy Street warehouse arts district and close to Downtown. It has a sprawling front porch, bay window, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, center hallway, large kitchen, sunroom, studio space and laundry room. A must see!

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