A unique residential project aiming to set the bar for sustainable ITP living while preserving woods and farmland has reached half-sold status down the road from Emory University.
Tucked at the end of a wooded drive off Briarcliff Road in northeast Atlanta’s Briarcliff Woods community, the 8.7-acre Pendergrast Farm project is building a variety of housing and communal spaces with the goal of blending “farm-to-table living with urban convenience,” or what project reps have described as a “mini Serenbe, but intown.”
It’s hardly a ho-hum subdivision. But living there also doesn’t come cheap.
Construction of housing and amenities is continuing just east of the point where Interstate 85 meets Clairmont Road, north of Emory. The site is being marketed as “the last key remnant of farm and woodland on Briarcliff Road.”
The sales milestone means that 10 Pendergrast Farm homes have sold, with several either move-in ready now or nearing completion.
A communal plaza and examples of finished Pendergrast Farm housing. Courtesy of Pendergrast Farm
The community's saltwater pool was dug earlier this month. The goal is to open it this summer, according to project reps. Courtesy of Pendergrast Farm
Prices for available homes start at $1.27 million, which buys a five-bedroom, four-bathroom stacked home across three levels and 3,000 square feet, over a two-car garage.
Plans eventually call for 20 energy-efficient residences overlooking a 1-acre working farm, with a half-mile trail system, meadows, and other features tucked around the site. Homes will range between 1,600 and 3,000 square feet with garage options and courtyards.
According to developer Healthy House of Georgia, 70 percent of the DeKalb County site will be preserved, to include 5 and ½ acres of woods.
A full-time professional farmer will also live on site and help residents grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers while leading educational walks and kids’ activities, according to project officials.
Other Pendergrast Farm amenities will include a communal saltwater pool, central green, and a Common House where wine tastings, exercise classes, book clubs, and exercise classes are planned.
A nature trail and natural waterfall on the northeast Atlanta property. Courtesy of Pendergrast Farm
Example of interiors in finished Homesite 5 today. Courtesy of Pendergrast Farm
Each new home is solar-panel ready, wired for EV charging stations, and rated as using 50 percent less energy than comparable new housing built to current codes, according to project officials.
The onsite model home at Pendergrast Farm is open from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at 2174 James Alley.
Find more context, progress photos, and site plans in the gallery above.
Site plan for the 8.7-acre property with gardens, woodlands, meadows, and a trail system. Courtesy of Pendergrast Farm
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