857 Durant Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

Our home was featured on the Midtown Tour of Homes in 2013, and is fully redone. Notable: * Off-street parking in 2 car driveway (3 if you park well!) * Additional parking in front of house (space for visitors to park without needing Midtown tags!). Far enough from park to avoid most park impacts and restaurant overflow issues, but close enough to easily walk to Piedmont Park, numerous restaurants, Belt Line, Trader Joes, movie theatre, etc. * Full size, fenced back-yard. A true actual backyard intown - rare! Currently with grassy area as well as a full size playset and small strawberry garden. Also a large deck, connected to an ADA accessible ramp. Decorative stamped/colored concrete drive and sidewalks. * Maple hardwood floors thruout (light & airy feel!) with decorative wood inlays at entrance, dining room, stair landing, upstairs hall, and office. * Entrance foyer and living room - soaring 20 ft ceilings, custom decorative wrought iron stairway, bridge across living room connecting office to main part of house. * Office upstairs - with 2 built-in desks with built-in cabinets, file drawers, printer stands and french door balcony overlooking front yard. Connected to main house area via bridge with wrought iron rails going across living room. * 3 bedrooms upstairs. 9 ft ceilings. One BR is very large with large closet, 6 windows, facing backyard (sunny & tree view). This BR was converted by combining 2 other bedrooms. One BR is large with highly decorative crown molding and exposed brick in one corner. Remaining upstairs BR is also large. All 3 bedrooms have built-in closets. * 2 full baths upstairs. Both with heated marble floors. One has tub. The other has a whirlpool tub as well as a large shower with whirlpool foot bath in the shower, plus Blue Bahaii granite counter. * Main floor level has living room, full size dining room with decorative Greek columns (easily fits dining room table for 12), a 4th bedroom (currently with built-in cabinets), a full size bath (with shower), a kitchen redone in 2013 with new granite counter and copper backsplash, a family den area off the kitchen, and a bonus sunroom at the front of the house. The sunroom is unheated space, with 3 large french doors which open to the front yard (and an additional deck off the sunroom for morning coffee). Currently used as a children's mat/play area, could also be opened up to the outside as an indoor/outdoor space. * Kitchen and living room both have fireplaces (gas, with built-in fronts and switches). Living room fireplace has gorgeous details - hand built mantle, specialty granite facing, etc. * Security system with auto-call to police, fire, etc. * Attic with pull down stair. * Basement with poured concrete floor and granite walls, great for tools, workshop, etc. * 3000 SF not counting the sunroom, decks, basement, and attic. This home was previously a duplex, but was converted to a home and completely redone, with NO awkward "doors to nowhere" or similar conversion issues. $3,970/month. Available July 1, 2014. Credit & background check required. Tenant pays utilities (gas, electric, water/sewer, etc.). Owner will pay taxes, including the annual trash tax, and maintenance. Cats OK with deposit. No dogs. This home would be ideal if you are relocating to Atlanta and want time to look for a house, or if you live in Atlanta and are planning to re-construct your own home and need someplace large to stay during construction. School district: Springdale Park Elementary (SPARK). Inman Middle. Grady High School. Some people and web-sites are not yet aware of SPARK. SPARK is a new school that opened 5 years ago and pulled from the Morningside and Mary Lin areas when created. The children of Virginia Highlands, Poncey Highlands, and Midtown are zoned to SPARK. Last year, SPARK was one of the highest performing schools in the entire APS system (and within Georgia). SPARK is a LEED certified public school with an organic roof-top garden, and is in the midst of being