Following several years of construction, a residential project billed as a relatively affordable path to homeownership northwest of downtown is slated for completion in coming months, having closed more than 160 homes. 

Plans call for the Stanley Martin Homes project, Westside Bend at Proctor Creek, to feature 216 townhomes and standalone houses arranged around a park and communal clubhouse on James Jackson Parkway, in northwest Atlanta neighborhood Monroe Heights.

Prices for the 47 remaining units start at $359,990. 

Including site work, construction has been underway at the formerly wooded property—situated just north of Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, and south of Whittier Mill Village—for more than five years. The new eight-building Populous Westside apartment project is located practically next door. 

According to Micci A. Naegele, a Stanley Martin neighborhood sales manager, Westside Bend is on pace to finish construction this fall, with just two more townhome buildings left to be built. 

The Blanche facades at the Westside Bend project. Photo by James Mauro/jmaurophoto. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes

The project's 1335 James Jackson Parkway location in relation to downtown Atlanta. Google Maps

The breakdown calls for 169 townhomes and 47 single-family houses overall—and 165 of those have closed to date. 

The lower-end pricing at $360,000 buys a two-bedroom, two and ½ bathroom townhome with 1,573 square feet. Thirty-three of those remain available, per Naegele.  

Elsewhere, prices between $440,000 to $480,000 buy standalone homes. Those have either three or four bedrooms and three and ½ bathrooms in between 2,129 and 2,455 square feet, with 14 remaining overall, Naegele said. 

(Another consideration: Townhome HOA fees require a one-time contribution of $2,000 and monthly outlay of $260, which covers all aspects of upkeep outside the homes, from exterior maintenance and streetlight power to landscaping. Single-family home HOA fees—$1,000 up front, and $210 monthly—cover the same, except for home exterior maintenance.)

Closings at Westside Bend began about three years ago. 

The community is positioned next to the winding banks of Proctor Creek but located due west of where the completed, three-mile Proctor Creek Greenway currently ends. (A fourth phase of the trail, totaling $4.5 million, was included on the Moving Atlanta Forward TSPLOST/bond package approved by voters in 2021.)  

Beyond the central park and nearby creek, communal amenities are expected to include a pool with cabanas (opening this summer), fire pit, and pocket-park greenspaces. Townhomes features quartz countertops, living-room fireplaces, lower-level flex spaces, and half-covered decks off the main living levels.

Sample interiors for a Blanche floorplan. Photo by James Mauro/jmaurophoto. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes

Overview of construction progress today. Stanley Martin Homes

The location is promoted as being convenient to everything from four interstates and Truist Park to the newish Westside Park, the city’s largest greenspace.  

Head to the gallery above for more context, floorplans, and images. Find a virtual tour of a model unit over here. 

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