Sandy Springs, Georgia: Between River and Perimeter

Sandy Springs ranks among the largest cities in Georgia, yet it lives quietly. It incorporated in 2005 and has since created a true downtown at City Springs, with a performing arts center, a city green, restaurants and a calendar of events. The leafy, settled neighborhoods that first drew residents decades ago remain intact. Britney leads our Sandy Springs work, and much of it involves helping clients choose among very different parts of one city.

Location is the city’s great strength. On one side lie the national recreation areas of the Chattahoochee River, whose parks, trails and put-ins run through the neighborhoods. On the other is the Perimeter, with major hospitals such as Northside and Emory Saint Joseph’s and a long list of corporate headquarters. For professionals whose offices are in Buckhead or along the Perimeter, the commute is hard to improve on, and that convenience supports values across the city.

The housing is varied. There are mid-century ranches on big wooded lots, renovated traditionals near the edge of the perimeter, and luxury townhomes and condos close to City Springs. At the top of the market, riverfront pockets feel like a mountain retreat only ten minutes from a MARTA station. Buyers drawn to that setting sometimes go on to consider the mountains themselves, and Karen covers that ground for our team, from Lake Lanier to Blue Ridge.