Saturday, November 11, 2006

Is this a safe area in Atlanta, Georgia? -

I am moving to Atlanta and I want to make sure I move to a safe area. Here are the apartment buildings I am considering. Please tell me if any or all of them are safe picks. Thanks!*The Bennington, Peachtree Rd*05 Buckhead, also Peachtree Rd*The Rocca, Northside Parkway*Park Towers ll Apartment Homes, Hammond Dr*Solace on Peachtree*The Manor at Buckhead, Piedmont Rd*Post Riverside, Northside Parkway (the one I am leaning more towards)*2115 Piedmont, Piedmont Rd*The Waterford on Piedmont, Piedmont Ave*Post Alexander, Alexander RdThese are the areas I m considering. There are hotel apartment buildings but they are all in these general areas.

All of these are very nice upscale residences in great neighborhoods. Northside Pkwy and Hammond Dr is what I would consider suburban, not intown living. Anything on Peachtree or Peidmont will be right in town either in Midtown, Buckhead or Downtown. Buckhead is trendy expensive and where all the best shopping is. Midtown is nightlife, culture, eclectic and Downtown is the business district. I would scratch 2115 Piedmont off the list. (too many strip joints in the neighborhood). I won t say living in downtown is unsafe but there are areas of the city that suffer from high crime and they aren t always the low income areas of town. Come for a visit, take your time, look around, explore the neighborhoods and talk to a lot of people before making your decision, welcome to ATL.

The Old 4th Ward area is Midtown in what I would call a transitional neighborhood. In other words, until recently it was low income, industrial and dilapidated. With rising property values the developers have moved in and now it s considered an eclectic, trendy and diverse neighborhood. Report Abuse

You will be in a rather rich neighborhood in the ones you have listed.Bunch of nice cars and spoiled 20 year olds............