The city of Atlanta’s parks departments is working to create a new park on Lenox Road on 2.54 acres at 3162 Lenox Road in Buckhead. The City Council recently approved legislation allowing for the purchase of the land, which is in an area with one of Atlanta’s lowest park inventories. City officials estimate that the purchase price, closing costs, environmental due diligence costs, and site cleanup costs will total $1.17 million. The city is purchasing the property from The Conservation Fund, a national non-profit organization.
The property, which is located within walking distance of thousands of residences in the Pine Hills neighborhood and the densely populated Lenox Road corridor, is treed with mature stands of bamboo and has a creek running through it. An existing residential structure will be demolished and debris will be removed before the planning process begins in earnest.
“This is a huge step forward in our effort to have everyone in Buckhead live or work within a ten minute walk to a park,” said aid Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook, who sponsored the legislation.
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