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This home for sale in Howell Station near the Atlanta BeltLine is charming from the front and gets even better inside! With 10 foot ceilings, heart of pine floors, large windows, brick accents, stainless steel appliances and a lot big enough for divide or build a garage, this house is a gem. And I love the intimacy of the neighborhood! Howell Station is a small neighborhood just northwest of downtown, next to the booming Marietta Street Artery.

Check out this home for sale at 1182 Niles Avenue (zip code 30318), a map of Howell Park, and other homes for sale in Howell Station along the Atlanta BeltLine here!

In case you missed it, Art on the BeltLine debuted this summer with Atlanta’s biggest public art exhibition! And it’s not too late to check out local artists’ work. This Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd, the Atlanta BeltLine is hosting a series of closing events on both the east and west sides of town. Here’s the rundown:

Saturday, October 2nd on the east side trail featuring a Lantern Parade and concert at our Somerset stage:

• 5:00-7:00 p.m.: Tailgating on the BeltLine between Kirkwood and Fulton Terrace (park on the street – we might have a parking lot or two – and walk on to the BeltLine) (click here for map)
• 6:00 p.m.: Brooks Dance Company performance at Fulton Terrace
• 7:00-8:30 p.m.: Lantern Parade from Wylie Street to the Somerset stage
• 8:45-11 p.m.: the following bands will be playing at the Somerset stage (click here for map)
  Tayo & Mitchell
  Muleskinner MacQueen
  The Back Pockets

(We encourage you to bring a lantern to the parade! See examples at www.gratefulgluttons.com.)

Sunday, October 3rd on the west side trail featuring a marching jazz band and concert in Gordon White Park:

• 1:00 p.m.: Sabor Brass Band steps off from Howell Park and marches down Ralph David Abernathy to Gordon White Park (click here for map to start point)
• 1:45-6:00 p.m.: Concert in Gordon White Park with the following artists (click here for map):
  Gritz and Jelly Butter
  The Story Messengers
  Leaf
  Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground featuring Julie Dexter

Bring the whole family, bring a picnic, bring chairs, and enjoy the perfect fall weather as we celebrate a wonderful inaugural year for Art on the BeltLine! Information is also available on our website, art.beltline.org.

You don’t find homes for sale in Grant Park like this very often! You’ve got to see this 4 bedroom, 2 bath brick craftsman bungalow only two blocks from Grant Park and the pool and five blocks from the Atlanta BeltLine! With oak floors, brick fireplace, built-in bookcases, formal dining room, arched doorways, and classic details, this is what we call a “BeltLine no brainer.” Oh, and did I mention the two-car garage and private back yard?

Ready to see this home? Just email me at derrick@thebeltlineteam.com or call me at 404.389.4932 and we can go take a look.It’s 696 Berne Street if you want to drive by.

Search all homes for sale in Grant Park along the Atlanta BeltLine right now!

At our Committed to Communities event a few weeks ago, Tim O’Mara of the BeltLine Bike Shop walked across the street from his home facing Adair Park I to join the BBQ – and to join his dozen or so kids riding bikes around the park and hanging out. Tim has many more kids than that – 97 as of a few weeks ago. His goal is 100.

When Tim and his wife moved to Adair Park, they saw kids fighting in the park across the street, saw trash in the neighborhoods streets, and felt compelled to do something positive about it. So Tim created the BeltLine Bike Shop where, in exchange for 5 full bags of trash, kids can get a refurbished bike (of course, the trash must come from public spaces in the community, not just household trash). Should something break on the bike, they can bring back one bag of trash for a repair or, better yet, learn how to make the repair themselves from one of the kids that Tim has trained to help out around the shop. Ingenious. And the results have been better than Tim ever expected.

Who knew that so many kids wanted bikes? As Tim started “giving” bikes away, the demand increased. And so did the pride in keeping the streets clean and in getting outside and being active. Tim has shown kids that if they do positive work, they can have positive results and encourages them to discover other ways they can help out friends and neighbors in the area.

Since its inception, the BeltLine Bike Shop has given away 97 bikes – and you can see Tim’s “kids” all over the neighborhood. Throughout the BBQ in Adair Park I, you could see the respect the kids had for “Mr. Tim.” He quietly encouraged them to be respectful of others, to pick up after themselves, to park their bikes in appropriate places (and not just drop them under people’s feet at the first sign of a hot dog).I spent a few minutes talking to Tim and walked away impressed and inspired by his progress. I also asked him where all the bikes came from? He said all of the bikes are donated, so if you have any old bikes lying around the house that your kids have outgrown or no longer ride, contact Tim and pass along the gift of a bike to another child!

Tim crossing the street to where his “kids” are eating lunch in the gazebo in Adair Park I.

Thanks to everyone who came out to check out once-vacant homes that have been remodeled, to hang out with neighbors at the community BBQ, and to show support for Adair Park, Capitol View, Capitol View Manor, Pittsburgh, and Sylvan Hills. Check out the photos on facebook!

We’re already looking forward to our next Committed To Communities event, where the ultimate goal is to encourage stabilization of our neighborhoods through home ownership. Who do you know that’s looking for a home that hasn’t yet discovered the beauty of Southwest Atlanta? Or the future conveniences of the Atlanta BeltLine? Bring them out and show off our neighborhood next time!

As we get rid of vacant homes in Atlanta and attract more commercial nodes to our area, we all benefit. We had some gorgeous homes on display, too, and I spent the afternoon showing off even more property to a young couple extremely interested in moving into the area. That’s exactly what Committed to Communities is about – promoting home ownership!

Thanks again and we’ll keep everyone posted on the next event on our webpage www.CommittedToCommunities.com!

Stop by and visit this wonderful intown retreat – a 3 bed, 1 bath bungalow in Adair Park at 640 Brookline Street – walking distance to the Atlanta BeltLine and Adair Parks I and II! Open this Saturday, August 14th from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. followed by a community BBQ in Adair Park. Bring your friends and family!

See more photos of Southwest Atlanta open houses on The BeltLine Team’s facebook page!

Picture yourself in this adorable 3 bed, 2 bath home being renovated into an EarthCraft home! So close to downtown, the up-and-coming Pittsburgh neighborhood is the perfect opportunity to get in an historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Visit our BeltLine Best Buys page for more photos and information! This home at 1028 Smith Street will also be open as a part of our Committed to Communities Southwest Atlanta open house event.

The next home up for sale and included in our Committed to Communities open house and community BBQ event is 1385 Hartford Avenue in Capitol View. A 3 bedroom, 1 bath charming bungalow with new kitchen cabinets, granite, stainless appliances, original stained door and window moldings in this bungalow, and detached single garage. For only $109,900, this like-new home can be yours (courtesy of our partners at EpiCity)!

Another one of our Committed to Communities homes that will be held open this Saturday, August 14, 2010, at 1362 Fairbanks Avenue in Capitol View! This 3 bed, 2.5 bath home already has a brand new kitchen, stainless appliances, granite, and spacious rooms – all great for entertaining! As of today, this home is offered by our partners at EpiCity for a bargain $124,900.