East of Decatur, just beyond the Interstate 285 loop, a new community is coming to market aimed squarely at intown homebuyers without OTP phobias who appreciate walkability but don’t want to share walls with neighbors.

The project, Parkside at Clarkston, is described as a pocket neighborhood with “pure cottage influences from the 1920s” and prices for new construction (the high $400,000s and up) that have long vacated more centrally located ITP areas around Atlanta.

According to officials with Southwyck Homes—the same homebuilders behind Ormewood Park pocket neighborhood Vernon Ormewood—the Clarkston project will eventually see 36 homes/cottages placed across a 6-acre site at the northern edge of the DeKalb County city, which is well-known for its global cultural diversity.  

Courtesy of Southwyck Homes

Parkside at Clarkston's location in relation to the DeKalb city's downtown area and, at left, Interstate 285. Google Maps

The East Avenue project is not a typical subdivision, per developers, because many homes will be alley-fed with porches facing a central mews component in an effort to showcase facades. The houses are solar-ready with EV charging options, per Southwyck.

The first eight single-family offerings at Parkside at Clarkston have been listed in recent weeks, priced from $491,800 to $503,600. (Just one Clarkston home has a higher asking price—much higher—at the moment.)

The two-story dwellings range from 1,866 to 2,106 square feet, each with three bedrooms and two and ½ bathrooms, plus two-car garages.

Perks of the location include proximity to downtown Decatur (about five miles to the southwest) and walkability to a recently renovated greenspace called Milam Park, which features a zero-entry pool, dog park, five tennis courts, a playground, and other amenities.

Additional greenspaces nearby—thus, the “park” in the project name—include the Forty Acres Nature Preserve, Stoneview Park, and the Clarkston Community Garden, per homebuilders.

Courtesy of Southwyck Homes

Marketing materials point to other destinations from Emory University’s campus to downtown Tucker and Memorial Drive as reasons to call this part of the metro home.

All in all, dear city dwellers, does it sound like a compelling deal? 

Swing up to the gallery for a closer look. 

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