Homes for Sale in Brookhaven

City of Brookhaven

Incorporated: December 17, 2012
Located in DeKalb County, approximately 10 miles Northeast of Atlanta

In 2012, Brookhaven became DeKalb County’s 11th and largest city. Located in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta, in western DeKalb County, Brookhaven covers 12 square miles and is bounded by the Fulton County line to the west, I-85 to the south, Clairmont Road and the city of Chamblee at Chamblee Dunwoody Road to the east, and the city of Dunwoody at I-285 to the north.

Neighborhoods

Although it is a newly incorporated city, Brookhaven is one of Atlanta’s largest — and wealthiest — suburbs. It’s rich in heritage and culture as well, offering a number of restaurants and arts and entertainment venues among its various neighborhoods.

In the center of historic Brookhaven is Capital City Country Club, which makes Brookhaven the first community in Georgia, and probably the Southeast, that was built around a golf course. Efforts to retain the old-growth trees that graced the Brookhaven area, particularly pines, set a precedent that was followed by many of Atlanta’s post-World War II housing developments.

Residential neighborhoods in Brookhaven include Ashford Park and Drew Valley. North Brookhaven is home to Blackburn Park, Murphey Candler Park (the largest park in DeKalb County, with 135 acres), and the Nancy Creek Trail, a scenic greenway built by the PATH Foundation.

To help residents and visitors appreciate the city and its beautiful parks, the City of Brookhaven holds an annual spring Cherry Blossom Festival as well as other community festivals and music and cultural events throughout the year.

Brookhaven is home to outstanding public and private schools from K-12, as well as two college campuses: Oglethorpe University, a private liberal arts college, and Georgia State University’s Brookhaven satellite campus. For a complete list of schools, click here.

Points of Interest

There are great choices in Brookhaven for shopping and dining. The popular shops and restaurants along Dresden Drive, like Haven Restaurant and Bar, are definite crowd pleasers.

Town Brookhaven is a state-of-the-art mixed-use development, conveniently situated on Peachtree Road. Nearly 460,000 square feet of retail stores, restaurants and boutiques combine with 950 luxury residential apartments to create an innovative, well-landscaped, pedestrian-friendly urban village.

Many of the buildings on Oglethorpe University’s 100-acre campus were built in a Gothic revival architectural style, earning it a place on the National Register of Historic Places. Brookhaven residents — and members of the Atlanta art community — can attend lectures, concert series and theater productions offered throughout the year at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA). Visit www.museum.oglethorpe.edu for more information.

Business

Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce is the premier advocate for the hundreds of businesses in Brookhaven, including the headquarters offices of Autotrader.com, Intercontinental Hotel Group and Compass Group, as well as local restaurants, hotels, retail stores and well-attended seasonal events. The city continues to push for business development, making Brookhaven a center for jobs and economic growth. If you are looking to commute to Atlanta, the Brookhaven MARTA Station, centrally located in the heart of the city, is a convenient option.