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Taking Advantage of Trends in Home Construction

March 30, 2015 Uncategorized

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When investing in a custom or semi-custom home, it’s one thing to take advantage of new trends in home design and construction, and quite another to infuse your design with trendy elements. As a premier builder of custom homes in Atlanta, Highlight Homes advises our homebuyers to incorporate the most timeless among the latest trends, while keeping those “chic” components to interior design alone.

While trends in home design are often the result of innovation in home building – such as green construction and the incorporation of technology throughout the home, up-to-date and stylish aspects can be expressed effectively in ways that are a little easier to change. It’s simple to follow the latest trends in home décor through things like paint colors, light fixtures, wall art, accent pieces, rugs, throw pillows and more. As for staying on top of trends in home construction, here are just a few that we highly recommend from Realtor® Magazine’s “21 Hot Housing Trends for 2015”:

Open floorplans – this trend in home design and construction appears to be here to stay, and we’re thrilled. Open floorplans is one trend that we have embraced wholeheartedly at Highlight Homes as we love the sense of spaciousness and seamless flow between one living space and the next.
Off-the-shelf plans – purchasing plans from a house plan company is a less expensive alternative to hiring an architect to design an original home on your behalf. With part of the money you save, you can work with a builder like Highlight Homes to tweak those plans and incorporate elements that are uniquely your own.
Multiple master suites – Another growing trend, dual master suites are an excellent option for homes that include multiple generations such as aging parents/grandparents or grown children. They also make excellent guest quarters for homeowners who love to entertain and welcome guests for extended stays. Highlight Homes has incorporated a second master suite into a number of our luxury renovations and semi-custom homes.
Storage space – Innovative use of space to combat the need for more storage is a smart trend for most families. Built-in bookcases with cabinets at the base and window seats with hidden storage are often overlooked options that are easy to incorporate in nearly any room of the house.
White kitchens – Every time we create a white kitchen – whether in a custom home or as part of a luxury renovation – it’s always a crowd-pleaser (one of our white kitchens even made the cover of AJC’s Home Finder). We were not surprised to learn this one made Realtor Magazine’s list. White kitchens are crisp, clean, exude luxury and give the impression of spaciousness.
Outdoor living spaces – Another popular choice among Highlight Homes’ clients, the trend toward the extension of living spaces to the outdoors continues to grow, according to Realtor Magazine. From pools with cabanas to covered porches equipped with weatherproof flat screen TVs and stacked stone outdoor fireplaces, there are countless ways to make an outdoor living space fit the collective needs and personalities of your family members.

To incorporate any of these trends – or start a few of your own – in a new custom home or whole home luxury renovation, contact the talented team at Highlight Homes today. We can be reached by calling 678-873-9234. To learn more about Highlight Homes – including a chance to view other custom homes and luxury renovations in our online portfolio – please visit us at www.highlighthomesga.com.

Incomparable Beauty on Inman Drive in Atlanta

March 10, 2015 highlight-homes-news

Premier custom home builder – Highlight Homes – is delighted to have begun construction on another stunning semi-custom home in the highly sought after Brookhaven neighborhood of Atlanta. By contracting with the builder in the earliest stages of construction, one lucky home buyer will have an opportunity to enjoy a custom construction experience and handpick virtually all of the elements that will make this amazing three-story 4,846 square foot home uniquely their own. Located at 3236 Inman Drive, the picturesque home site is set back on a winding tree-lined drive and overlooks a protected bird sanctuary – allowing for maximum natural beauty and privacy.

Situated on one of the city’s most scenic streets, surrounded by multi-million dollar homes – this new construction home features the incredible 4 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom Aspen Manor floorplan. This elegant plan showcases a distinctive exterior with stone entrance and 3-car garage with carriage doors. Once inside, guests are greeted by a soaring 2-story foyer. A terrific home for the family who loves to entertain, there is an abundance of living spaces to do just that. The expansive Grand Room – which features a coffered ceiling, stacked stone fireplace and wall of windows – opens onto a sprawling veranda with outdoor hearth overlooking the private yard. The enormous gourmet kitchen is flanked on either side by a formal dining room and bright and airy breakfast room. The main level also offers a small wine cellar for would-be wine aficionados. Just upstairs, the large master suite with fireplace, spa-inspired bath, his and her walk-in closets, sitting room, porch and adjoining master retreat encompasses more than half of the entire second story. Two spacious secondary bedrooms with Jack-and-Jill bath and a laundry room make up the rest. On the third level, a fourth bedroom with walk-in closet and full bath borders a generously proportioned flex space that can serve as a playroom, rec room or media room. This floor also features a wonderful outdoor living space that is comprised of a covered porch and rooftop terrace.

This incredible home – currently priced at $1,390,000 – is poised near Peachtree Golf Club and Town Brookhaven. Just a little over one mile away from the home, Town Brookhaven is a vibrant live-work-play development that features such popular retailers as Costco and Marshalls, as well as a collection of specialty boutiques like Dress Up and Boogaloos, a Cinebistro, and a slew of great restaurants that run the gamut from Flying Bisquit Café and Lucky’s Burger & Brew to Noche and Smash Kitchen & Bar. Children living here will have an opportunity to attend Montgomery Elementary, Chamblee Middle and Chamblee Charter High Schools or the highly revered private Marist School. To learn more about this incredible property, we invite you to contact Highlight Homes’ Principal – Tony Pourhassan – at 678-873-9234. For more information about Highlight Homes – including a chance to view other custom homes and luxury renovations in their online portfolio – please visit www.highlighthomesga.com.

Put the Hues and Tones in Your Hearth and Home

February 17, 2015 Uncategorized

PANTONE®’s Color of the Year Plus Color Trends for Spring 2015

Building a custom – or even a semi-custom – home can be a little overwhelming for any home buyer. There are so many elements that go into not only making a house a home, but also into making it uniquely your own. Between selecting essentials like countertops, cabinets, lighting, appliances, flooring, banisters, trim, and more, it’s easy to run out of steam near the finish line and go with a “safe” neutral with regard to the color of your walls. However, the right color can make or break a room – creating atmosphere and setting a mood for all who enter. Entire industries have been built upon the use of color – from fashion to home décor – so Highlight Homes encourages our clients to reserve enough energy and imagination to select the ideal “hues and tone” for their hearth and home.

PANTONE® – the global color authority and provider of professional color standards for the design industries – has announced it Color of the Year for 2015. Marsala (PANTONE 18-1438) is a warm, stylish and earthy wine red that “is universally appealing and translates easily to fashion, beauty, industrial design, home furnishings and interiors” according to Pantone Color Institute® Executive Director, Leatrice Eiseman. “Dramatic and at the same time grounding, the rich and full-bodied red-brown Marsala brings color warmth into home interiors.”

Additional colors that are trending for Spring 2015 include PANTONE® 14-4313 Aquamarine, 16-4725 Scuba Blue, 14-5714 Lucite® Green, 19-4052 Classic Blue, 14-1213 Toasted Almond, 16-1720 Strawberry Ice, 15-1247 Tangerine, 13-0720 Custard, and 14-4102 Glacier Gray.

Not entirely comfortable making your own color and design selections? No problem! We’re more than happy to introduce you to our resident interior designer. For more information about Highlight Homes, please visit us online at www.highlighthomesga.com, call us at 678-873-9234 or fill out our convenient online contact form and someone will be in touch shortly.

Stonefront Sophistication and Southern Hospitality in Brookhaven

February 9, 2015 highlight-homes-news

Atlanta custom home builder – Highlight Homes – recently completed construction on another stunning new home in Brookhaven. Exuding sophistication, style and an undeniable air of Southern Hospitality, the semi-custom home – located at 1431 Hearst Drive in Brookhaven – is loaded with distinctive features and awe-inspiring architectural touches… inside and out. From the moment you first see the home – with its custom brick round-about on the drive, exquisitely curved roof line over the carriage house-inspired garages, and beautifully paired stone and brick façade – you’ll know you’re in for something truly special just beyond those elegant front double doors.

Incredibly priced at just $1,859,000 and weighing in at 5300 sprawling square feet, the home features six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, three fireplaces, an unfinished daylight basement, and three car garage. Ideally suited for the family who loves to entertain, the main level boasts an open floorplan with large gourmet kitchen that features crisp white cabinetry paired with white marble countertops and stainless steel top-of-the-line Thermador® appliances. The kitchen opens onto a truly stunning family room with a soaring wood-lined cathedral ceiling. French doors beckon guests outdoors to the covered porch overlooking a delightfully wooded private backyard. The lovely master-on-main, which features a large sitting room with access to the covered porch, also overlooks the backyard and boasts hardwood floors and a gorgeous spa-inspired master bath. The main floor also showcases stunning formal dining and living rooms, private study, breakfast room, butler’s pantry, mudroom and large laundry room.

The upper level of the home proves equally impressive with four secondary bedrooms – one of which is a sprawling princess suite, four full bathrooms, and a loft in the attic space above one of the bedrooms (making it the ideal space for a teen suite!). There are also a couple of flexible living spaces that could serve as a gym, media room, study, craft room and more – whatever might best fit your family’s individual needs and collective personality.

Nestled between Silver Lake and Peachtree Golf Club, the home offers close proximity to shopping and dining at the new and positively chic Town Brookhaven live, work, play development and Peachtree Road for an easy commute into Downtown Atlanta. School age children living here will have an opportunity to attend Montgomery Elementary (which scores a 9 out of 10 from GreatSchools!), Chamblee Middle, and Chamblee Charter High Schools. To learn more about this beautiful home and schedule a personal tour, contact Highlight Homes Principal – Tony Pourhassan – at 678-873-9234. For more information about Highlight Homes – including a chance to view other custom homes and luxury renovations in their online portfolio – please visit www.highlighthomesga.com.

Enjoy Elegance and Exclusivity in Historic Brookhaven

January 30, 2015 highlight-homes-news

Luxury intown custom home builder, Highlight Homes is excited to announce one of our newest projects in the Historic Brookhaven neighborhood of Atlanta. Located on 1.35 beautifully wooded acres at 960 Carter Dr NE is the building site for what could soon be the home of your dreams. Because this lot represents a big beautiful blank canvas, we invite you to bring us your plans or let us dazzle you with one of our own. Needless to say, we can hardly WAIT to get started, so we are considering launching construction on a sprawling estate that boasts not just one but TWO exquisite master suites – one on the main level and one upstairs for maximum privacy. Well-priced for this highly sought after area of Atlanta at just $2,390,000, additional features of this particular 5 bedroom, 5.5 bathroom 5,000+SF floorplan comprise a three-car garage, two laundry rooms, showplace gourmet kitchen, and amazing finishes throughout including built-in bookcases, coffered ceilings and hardwood floors.

A terrific area for families, children living on this Brookhaven property can attend Sarah Smith Elementary, Sutton Middle and North Atlanta High Schools. Situated near the renowned Capital City Country Club, the home site is also conveniently located near a number of wonderful parks, such as Brookhaven Park – which boasts a number of athletic fields, community center, playground and dog park. Proximity to Atlanta makes it easy to commute into the city for work or enjoy shopping and dining in one of the South’s most exciting destinations on weekends. It’s also located a little over 2 miles away from Town Brookhaven – a vibrant live-work-play development that features such popular retailers as Costco and Marshalls, as well as a collection of specialty boutiques like Dress Up and Boogaloos, a Cinebistro, and a slew of great restaurants that run the gamut from Flying Bisquit Café and Lucky’s Burger & Brew to Noche and Smash Kitchen & Bar. To learn more about this incredible property, we invite you to contact Highlight Homes’ Principal – Tony Pourhassan – at 678-873-9234. For more information about Highlight Homes – including a chance to view other custom homes and luxury renovations in our online portfolio – please visit www.highlighthomesga.com.

Ten Steps to Making Your Dream Home a Reality

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Contact Highlight Homes: Step #1 is as easy as picking up the phone or reaching out over the internet. Simply contact Highlight Homes by calling 678-873-9234, e-mailing info@highlighthomesga.com, or filling out our convenient online contact form. We will schedule a meeting to discuss your wants and needs, as well as budgetary restrictions.
Choosing Your Home Site: If you already own land on which to begin construction of your new custom home, the exciting design phase can begin immediately. In the event that you haven’t found your ideal home site, Highlight Homes can help you find the perfect lot on which to begin building your home.
Building Your Dream Book: While we begin our quest for your new home site, you can begin putting together a special scrapbook of many of the elements you wish to incorporate in your dream home. Pour through home décor magazines, search the internet, draw your own renderings, snap photos of other homes around town, etc…
Meeting with the Architect: Once we’ve found the perfect lot, a Highlight Homes’ architect will schedule another meeting to sit down with you to look through your scrapbook, learn about your family, and develop a strong sense of what you are hoping for from your new home.
Designing Your Home: The architect will then take this knowledge back to his drafting table to develop truly distinctive house plans custom made to fit your family. From mom’s wish to have a laundry room upstairs, to dad’s wish to have a home office with built-in bookcases, to each child’s wish to have spaces that feel all their own – your family’s “wishlist” is our command.
Approval of Blueprints and Estimate: When you approve of the blueprints for your custom home, an estimate of construction costs will be developed and – once approved – construction can begin. Our talented team of designers and builders will work closely with you throughout every step of your custom home project to make sure your visions and wishes are being met.
Acquisition of Permits and Inspections: Highlight Homes will take care of the acquisition of the necessary permits and the execution of inspections so that the construction phase goes smoothly from start to finish.
Construction Phase: Depending on the size and scope of your custom home, once the permits are obtained the construction phase could take anywhere from 6 to 12 months to complete. We have a solid reputation for finishing on-time and on-budget, and – more importantly – for exceeding expectations in every project we undertake. All along the way, you will have direct access to Highlight Homes through our client portal where you can check the timeline and issue any requested change orders.
Final Walk-through: A Highlight Homes’ construction supervisor will accompany you through your new home to complete a punch list of any remaining items that need to be addressed within seven days of closing. Highlight Homes also extends a 2-10 warranty on your home from the moment the sale closes.
Closing and Moving Day: Once the purchase of your home has been completed, you and your family can begin moving into the home of your dreams and start making memories right away.

Highlight Homes welcomes the opportunity to become your family’s custom homebuilder. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Highlight Spotlight: The City of Dunwoody

October 7, 2014 Uncategorized

Highlight Homes is thrilled to announce that we’ve broken ground on not just one, but two stunning semi-custom construction homes in Georgia’s City of Dunwoody. Incorporated as recently as December 1, 2008, some may be surprised to learn that Dunwoody has a long and rich history. What was once home to Cherokee Indian tribe of the Creek Confederation in the early 1800’s would soon draw Charles Alexander Dunwoody – for whom the city is named. As the son of one of the founders of Roswell’s historic mill, Charles followed in his father’s entrepreneurial footsteps and started his own shoe manufacturing venture in Roswell. After serving in the Roswell Guards and Roswell Battalion during the Civil War, Major Charles Dunwoody returned to Roswell to find much of the city – including the mill – had been destroyed. He chose to make his new home near what is now Chamblee-Dunwoody Road and Spalding Drive. More and more families moved to the area following the arrival of the railroad in 1881, and it has continued to thrive ever since.

Well-known today as an affluent suburb of Atlanta, Dunwoody is situated in DeKalb County, poised between Fulton County to the north and west, Interstate 285 to the south, and Gwinnett County to the northeast. Rolling hills, towering pines and stately hardwoods dot the landscape, as do some of North Atlanta’s finest homes, shops and restaurants. Among one of the city’s most popular draws is Perimeter Mall – which is filled to overflowing with upscale stores such as Nordstrom, Macy’s, Coach, Michael Kors, Von Maur, and Z Gallerie, as well as great dining destinations like Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Goldfish, The Cheesecake Factory and more. Dunwoody also offers close proximity to “pill hill” – a sprawling medical community that includes Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Northside Hospital, and the award-winning St. Joseph’s Hospital. Community-focused Dunwoody is home to a network of trails and excellent parks, and plays host to a jam-packed calendar of events including Food Truck Thursdays, Lemonade Days, Dunwoody Arts Festival, Dunwoody Restaurant Week, Fourth of July Parade, Butterfly Festival, and Light Up Dunwoody. It’s really no wonder why luxury home builder, Highlight Homes, would choose to build here in this very special community.

Construction is underway on two sprawling manors overlooking a small pond along Dunwoody’s Leisure Drive located within three miles of the esteemed Dunwoody Country Club. Both homes will boast upwards of 3800 to 4400 square feet on unfinished basements – priced at right around $999,000 each. One home will feature the 5 bedroom/4.5 bathroom West Hampton floorplan – touting luxury touches such as a coffered ceiling in the gourmet kitchen and breakfast room, vaulted family and keeping rooms, a covered porch that leads out onto a massive deck, spacious master-on-main, and a number of flex spaces that could serve as a home office, secondary bedroom, teen retreat, guest quarters, and more. The second home will feature the 5 bedroom/5.5 bathroom Collins Hill floorplan – also showcasing its fair share of special features including a rocking chair front porch in front and covered porch in back, side entry garage, dramatic trey ceiling in the master-on-main, two-story family room and foyer, vaulted keeping room with fireplace, formal dining room, and more. Students who live in one of these homes may attend local public schools Kingsley Elementary, Peachtree Charter Middle, Dunwoody High Schools or the highly respected private Davis Academy and Marist School. Just around the corner lies the campus of third-largest institution in the University System of Georgia – Georgia Perimeter College – which is one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan two-year colleges.

Get in on the ground floor of one of these beautiful homes in one of Atlanta’s most desirable areas and be afforded access to a very special custom home experience where you can pick out all of the details that will make this home uniquely your own. To learn more, contact us today at info@highlighthomesga.com or 678-873-9234. For more information about Highlight Homes and the other services we offer – including whole home renovations, luxury home additions and custom home construction – please visit us online at www.highlighthomesga.com.

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Press Release: Highlight Homes Makes a Comeback with Semi-Custom Home Construction in Atlanta

August 28, 2014 highlight-homes-news

Georgia Builder Takes the Lessons Learned During the Housing Market Crash to Create New Business Model

Atlanta, August 28 – Like many builders throughout the United States, Tony Pourhassan – the founder and company principal for Atlanta-based Highlight Homes – was faced with some difficult decisions in 2008. After enjoying great success as a developer and home builder for many years, Pourhassan was forced to cut 90% of his staff and had to make the call to either shutter his doors or evolve into something new. He chose to evolve by getting back to his roots – roots he shared with his father, a master renovator in Alabama. In the years that followed, Highlight Homes took part in a slew of custom renovation projects that ran the gamut from gourmet kitchens and luxury bathrooms to sprawling outdoor living spaces and seamless room additions. His company’s work graced the pages of publications like Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine and Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s AJC Homefinder, and garnered a Gold OBIE Award from the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. After six years of focusing solely on custom home renovations, Pourhassan felt it time to evolve once again. Earlier this summer, Highlight Homes completed and sold their first semi-custom new construction home – and the company has nine other projects in various stages of construction in some of Atlanta’s most desirable neighborhoods.

“It’s been an incredible journey, and I’ll admit that there were times when even I wasn’t completely certain we’d make it,” recalls Pourhassan. “Still, we held our heads high, delivered the same quality craftsmanship for which our company had become known, and hoped for the best. We worked closely with the homeowners who had hired us for renovation projects, letting them have a real hand in the design and materials selection processes. We found that they enjoyed the experience so much, they would tell their friends about it and suddenly we were getting more calls. As much as I was enjoying taking part in custom renovation projects and seeing the delight in my customers’ eyes when their project was complete, I had a deep desire to get back to new home construction. Nothing beats the feeling of building a home from the ground up – much like the pride I felt when I built my first birdhouse at the age of six. I began studying some of Atlanta’s most desirable neighborhoods and slowly purchased properties that showed the most promise with regard to location and aesthetic beauty. We raze the current structure onsite, and build something timeless that reflects the character of the area and – depending on when they enter into the project – the collective personality of the family who will live there. We are taking the lessons learned over the last few years and applying the same business model we have been using with our custom renovation clientele to create a wholly unique semi-custom home construction company.”

Highlight Homes’ first semi-custom home is located in Brookhaven, where the builder now has six more homes underway. Pourhassan and his ever-growing construction team are also currently building in the Chastain Park area and in Dunwoody – although he is always scouting for new areas. The company will continue to take on high-end custom renovation projects and home additions, as well as custom home construction on property owned by the home buyer or scouted by their real estate partner. To learn more about Highlight Homes, peruse its extensive list of services and view its online portfolio, interested parties are invited to visit www.highlighthomesga.com. To schedule a no-obligation consultation or gather information about the company’s current homes under construction, prospective Highlight Homes clients are encouraged to contact the Highlight Homes team at info@highlighthomesga.com or 678-873-9234.

About Highlight Homes:

Highlight Homes, LLC was established in 2005 by builder, developer and architect, Anthony F. Pourhassan. The Atlanta-based company is founded on the core belief in the significance of what they are creating, firmly based in their lasting dedication to the clients they serve, and continually growing as word spreads of their unswerving commitment to quality. Because Highlight Homes, LLC is family-owned and operated – they truly care about their clients and their families. They listen carefully to their clients’ wants and needs, then design and implement plans to fit both their vision and their budget. Each Highlight Home contractor is fully licensed, registered and insured, and is well prepared to tackle projects of varying size and scope – from a luxury custom estate in one of Atlanta’s trendiest neighborhoods to a cozy, bungalow-inspired home in the sprawling suburbs.

After nearly three decades of experience in architectural design, construction, and development, Anthony Pourhassan and Highlight Homes have the know-how to take any project from concept to completion. They keep a steady pace with other leaders in their field through continued education and certification, as well as via affiliations with top-notch professional organizations such as the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, Certified Professional Home Builders of Georgia, National Kitchen & Bath Association, and National Association of the Remodeling Industry. Highlight Homes is proud to be a Better Business Bureau accredited business, as well as a certified Earth Craft House Builder, Energy Star Partner, and LEED Certified Home Builder.

Highlight Homes sets itself apart from the fray of other builders in the market through their attention to even the smallest detail, paired with their trademark of infusing unexpected touches and luxury finishes into every project they complete – at surprisingly affordable prices. They stand by every house they build by extending a one-year follow-up maintenance call to their homeowners, as well as a one-year full service warranty and an astounding EIGHT-YEAR structural warranty – all at no additional cost. In response to a growing need in Atlanta, Highlight Homes launched their renovation division in 2009 and semi-custom construction division in 2014.

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It’s Good to Be Back: Highlight Homes Builds First Semi-Custom Home in 6 Years

April 29, 2014 Uncategorized

Established in 2005 by builder, developer and architect, Anthony F. Pourhassan, Highlight Homes was witnessing great success when the bottom fell out of the housing market in 2007 and 2008. While many other talented builders shuttered their doors and moved on to new horizons, Highlight Homes evolved by opening its Renovation Division in 2009. For the last five years, we’ve focused our efforts on designing and creating luxury kitchen and bath remodels, transforming whole home renovations, imaginative outdoor living space conceptions, and more. Since then, our award-winning work has graced the pages of Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine, Remodel Atlanta Magazine and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Still, we have longed to return to our true roots of crafting a home from the ground up. Beginning late last year, we got our wish.

In March 2014, we completed and closed on our first home in six long years… and it felt GREAT! Located in the heart of Brookhaven, this 6 bedroom, 7 bathroom 4000 square foot property has truly been a labor of love. We are thrilled that it will be enjoyed by a lovely family who will make many happy memories throughout the rooms and hallways of this beautiful home for years to come. We realize now that our evolution from home builder to renovation company to semi-custom home builder has been instrumental in making us even BETTER at what we do. Renovations allowed us more time to work one-on-one with our clients in an effort to create something that was uniquely their own. It also provided us with many opportunities to focus on the finest details and meet incredible new vendors – which we are very happy to bring into our homebuilding renaissance.

We now have five MORE new construction semi-custom homes in the works throughout Metro Atlanta, including Dunwoody, Brookhaven, and Chastain Park. To learn more about each of these new properties or inquire about having Highlight Homes construct YOUR new semi-custom or custom home, please contact us via e-mail at info@highlighthomesga.com, call us at 678-873-9234, or fill out our convenient online contact form. To view our online portfolio and sneak a peek at all of our services, please visit us online at www.highlighthomesga.com.

CHECK OUT THESE OTHER IMAGES FROM HIGHLIGHT HOMES’ LATEST SEMI-CUSTOM HOME IN BROOKHAVEN (SORRY FOLKS! IT’S ALREADY BEEN SOLD!!)

Saybrook Outdoor Hearth and Swimming Pool - HLH

Saybrook Little Girls Room - HLH

Saybrook Master Bath - HLH

Image Credits: Sarina Roth/Never the Rock Photography

Highlight Spotlight: Atlanta’s Chastain Park

April 22, 2014 Uncategorized

With regard to our series of stunning semi-custom homes in Atlanta, Highlight Homes is particularly excited to begin construction in the highly revered Chastain Park area. The neighborhoods surrounding this 268-acre park at the northern edge of Atlanta boast some of the city’s most beautiful trees and multi-million dollar homes with close proximity to shopping and dining in Buckhead, including Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza. The park itself features jogging paths, playgrounds, tennis center, golf course, swimming pool, horse park, master grill & pavilions, and – the one thing for which it is most commonly associated, the Chastain Park Amphitheater. The Amphitheater is famed for playing host to a series of outdoor concerts featuring internationally recognized artists that include Jimmy Buffett, Sting, Lionel Ritchie, The Temptations, Eric Clapton and more. Seats are available from anywhere from a picnic blanket on the lawn to a table in the pit. The park is also home to the annual Chastain Park Arts Festival – featuring fine art and crafts, a children’s area, live music, and local food & beverage concessions, including wildly popular gourmet food trucks. In its sixth year, the next Chastain Park Arts Festival is scheduled to take place on November 1-2, 2014.

Topping our list of local dining establishments is the Horseradish Grill – located at 4320 Powers Ferry Road, just a little over 2 miles from where we are building and right around the corner from the park itself. The menu showcases Southern comfort-inspired dishes like Pimento Cheese & Grits Fritters, Skillet Fried Chicken, Green Tomato Braised Niman Ranch Pork Shank, Four-Cheese Macaroni, Sauteed Garlic Green Beans and more. In addition to a bevy of upscale Buckhead boutiques, the two malls at Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza feature such recognizable anchor stores and brands as Bloomingdales, Burberry’s, Coach, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Sax Fifth Avenue and more. For entertainment, Phipps also offers a LEGOLand Discovery Center and 14-screen AMC Theatre.

The latest Highlight Homes semi-custom home is located at 125 Silverwood Road in the city of Sandy Springs, on a quiet cul de sac off of Mount Paran Road between Roswell Road and Lake Forrest Drive. Situated on a little over a half acre, this four-sides brick home will feature the Heritage Plan with 5 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms and a full daylight basement. Other exciting features worth noting about this particular floorplan are the three-car garage, mudroom, study, gourmet kitchen, guest room with full bath, and sprawling family room on the main level, and master suite with his and her master baths (exciting new trend alert!) plus 3 additional secondary bedrooms with baths on the upper level. Students living in this home will have an opportunity to attend High Point Elementary, Ridgeview Middle School, and Riverwood High School. This home is currently priced at $1,399,900.

Get in on the ground floor of this beautiful home in this terrific location and be afforded access to a very special custom home experience where you can pick out all of the details that will make this home uniquely your own. To learn more, contact us today at info@highlighthomesga.com or 678-873-9234. For more information about Highlight Homes and the other services we offer – including whole home renovations, luxury kitchen and bath renovations, and more – please visit us online at www.highlighthomesga.com.

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