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View on Mountain Way towards GA 400 bridge (5050 N Ivy on right side of road)

View from N Ivy looking west towards Mountain Way

View from northbound GA 400 (trees straight ahead are at rear of 5050 & 5060 N Ivy Rd)

View from southbound GA 400 (trees are at rear of 5050 & 5060 N Ivy Rd)

View looking north from N Ivy Rd

Steep driveway

 

This property is for sale - "Acreage"

Height of GA 400 bridge suggests steepness of lots at 5050 N Ivy (out of view)

Height of GA 400 bridge suggests steepness of lots at 5050 N Ivy (on right)

House hidden in trees

  

 

 

5050 N Ivy Rd NE

 

City of Atlanta Community Greenspace Program

Property Identification Form

Thank you for your interest in the Community Greenspace Program. We are interested in learning about properties that your neighborhood wants to see protected.

The purpose of this form is to help the Bureau of Planning develop a record of parcels that may be suitable for greenspace protection. Please note that this is not a grant application. Submitting in this form is no guarantee that property you identify will be acquired. The decision to allocate funds to acquire properties rests with the City Council, with recommendations from NPUs, City staff, and the public. For more information about the Program, visit our website at www.atlantaga.gov/dept/dpdnc/current.htm.

Instructions

1. Provide as much information as you can about the property on the form below. Attach any other information that may be helpful in evaluating the property.

2. IMPORTANT: Please attach a map highlighting the site.

3. Return this form by fax or mail to:

Janeane Giarrusso (404) 330-6965                 Bureau of Planning

OR Susan Rutherford (404) 330-6787                 City Hall South Building

Fax: (404) 658-7491                                         68 Mitchell Street, SW, Suite 3350

Atlanta, GA 30335

Contact Information

Your Name:       Gordon Certain                                              Daytime Phone:   404-231-1192 or 404-219-2818           

Address:    5110 N. Ivy Rd. NE                                                   City/State:    GA                             ZIP   30342        .           

Email: gcertain@nbca.org                                                                          Fax:   404-231-1574                                      .    

Affiliation (if applicable):    President, North Buckhead Civic Association                                                              .

Location and Features

Property Address or cross streets: One house plus two additional empty lots at 5050 N Ivy Rd NE

Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU):   B    Council District:     7     County:   X  Fulton   ____Dekalb

Approximate Size (acres or square feet): perhaps 3 acres   Parcel Number (if known) ___________________________

What land features are located on the property?    X   Forest ____ Floodplain  ____Wetland  ____Creek  ____Historic

____Archaeological  _X__Other (describe)   Extreme elevation changes: ~20% grade

What is the character of the neighborhood or surrounding development? (Check all that apply):     X Single-family    residential ___Multi-family residential  ___Commercial   ___Industrial  ___Other  __________________________________

Is the property within walking distance of your home?   X  Yes _____No.

If yes, what is the walking time and/or distance? Approx 600’ from my house_____________________________   

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Location and Features (cont'd)

Please comment briefly on why you feel it is important to permanently protect this property from development.

This property is adjacent to GA 400 and immediately across Mountain Way from Little Nancy Creek.  By

the maps I have looked at, it appears this site rises about 100’ over a distance of about 500’.  It is heavily

wooded and provides the neighborhood with a good sound buffer from the busy traffic on GA 400.  It

would be an environmental disaster to water quality, sound buffering and scenic beauty if this site were

developed.

It is not necessary to buy the entire site.  I suggest buying the difficult-to-develop back portion of 5050 N Ivy

(separating the house as an independent property) plus buying the 2 adjacent lots.  (This is also related to

5060 N Ivy, where the steep, back portion of the lot would enlarge this greenspace property.)

This property is currently listed as “home + acreage” by Northside Realty!

Ownership

Property Owner (if known): C. Nick Comati                                                         Telephone: 404/261-5923

Does the owner support protecting this property as greenspace? ___Yes   ___No  _X_Unknown

 Developer (if known): ________________________________________________  Telephone: __________________________

 Is the property currently under pressure from development? _X_Yes  ___No  ___Unknown    (See section above.)

Desired Use

What types of activities, if any, would you/the neighborhood like to see occur on this property? Check all that apply.

Passive Use                                                                                 Active Use

___walking trail                                                                          ___ball field for organized sports leagues

___benches                                                                                 ___recreation center

___undeveloped playing field                                                    ___public plaza

___stream buffer                                                                        ___other educational use

 X  other Undeveloped greenspace and GA 400 Noise Buffer

 

Community Support

Please list any community organizations, public officials, land trusts, foundations, or others who support acquisition of this property by the City of Atlanta.

North Buckhead Civic Association – North Buckhead is one of the City’s largest neighborhoods,

comprising an estimated 2% of the City’s land area.                                                                                           .

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Has your community raised any funds to help purchase the property? ___Yes  X No
Would your community consider raising funds to help purchase the property?  X Yes ___No  (We’ll try)

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