Ormewood Park sits directly east of Grant Park, separated by Boulevard SE. It started as a streetcar suburb in the early 1900s and grew quickly between 1910 and 1930, which is why most of the houses you’ll see are craftsman bungalows from that period.
The neighborhood was working-class for most of the 20th century and stayed under the radar through the early 2000s. Steady gentrification through the 2010s has pulled prices up, but Ormewood Park still tends to come in 15 to 25 percent below comparable Grant Park houses across the street. The trade-off is a quieter, less commercial feel.
The southern edge sits along Custer Avenue, which the Beltline Southside Trail will eventually cross. East Atlanta Village is a 10-minute walk south. Zoo Atlanta and Grant Park itself sit at the western boundary. Schools feed Maynard Jackson High. There’s an active neighborhood association that’s been pushing for traffic calming on the through-streets for years.
This is a renovate-or-buy-renovated neighborhood. The bungalows have good bones but most need work. If you’ve got the patience or the budget for a project, it’s one of the better intown values left.
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