If you’re an outdoor person that craves a good walking trail or open green spaces, you’ve come to the right place.
Atlanta is full of parks, plazas and dog parks that will get you outside on the nicest of days. We crunched the numbers and located their proximity to the city’s available apartments and made a top 10 best apartments in Atlanta near parks.
10. Dunwoody Glen
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Dunwoody Glen offers a variety of amenities with community grilling stations, free WiFi at the pool, pet-friendly features and a fully-equipped kitchen. Choose from their different apartment floor plans or one of their townhomes.
This complex is near so many great parks. Windwood Hollow Park and Chicopee Park are both 10 minutes away by car. If you want to hit some home runs, Dunwoody Park boasts two baseball fields. You’re also about 20 minutes by car from the Chattahoochee River National Recreational Park.
9. Altitude
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With one- and two-bedroom floor plans available, Altitude offers luxury amenities like 24-hour dry cleaning service, a marketplace for snacks and meal delivery, fitness center, dog spa, pool and more. Apartments come with modern kitchens, hardwood floors and panoramic views of the city.
Your pup would love to head to the Freedom Barkway Dog Park to play with other dogs and Centennial Olympic Park is only a few blocks away.
8. Durant Place
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Durant Place offers 2-bedroom floorplans at an affordable rate for high walkability score, spacious kitchens, washer and dryer in-unit and hardwood floors. Better yet, this building only has 10 units, making it a small tight-knit community of neighbors.
For those looking for the outdoors during the warm months, you can easily hop on the Atlanta BeltLine a couple of blocks away and head to Historic Fourth Ward Park, Cabbagetown Park near Krog Street and Piedmont Park right off 10th Street.
7. Solace on Peachtree
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Right by Fox Theatre, Solace on Peachtree is near all of the entertainment and food you’ll ever need. The historic building’s apartments offer great views of Midtown and Downtown Atlanta along with outdoor spaces like a rooftop lounge with a BBQ grill and outdoor furniture.
The highly walkable neighborhood is near bike lanes, public transportation and parks. With Piedmont Park only a few blocks away, you’ll hardly find a better green space in the city. If you’re aching for a change, head over to Central Park, Renaissance Dog Park or Freedom Park.
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6. AMLI Lindbergh
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AMLI Lindbergh is only a few steps from the MARTA station and comes with attractive amenities like a resort-like pool, fitness center, outdoor fireplaces, picnic areas and courtyards. It also offers flexible lease terms with one- to three-bedroom apartments.
The complex has a lot of parks and green spaces nearby — Peachtree Hills Park, Indian Creek Park and Garden Hills Park are all within 10 minutes via car. For trails, grab your dog and head over to the Peachtree Park Nature Trail, near the Piedmont Road Triangle Park on a nice day.
5. Post Centennial Park
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Right in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Post Centennial Park is adjacent to Centennial Park, where you can explore walking paths and the gardens right in the middle of Atlanta. Near public transportation and with stunning rooftop views, this pet-friendly apartment complex offers energy-saving features within its luxury units.
Stainless appliances, island kitchens, large closets, raised ceilings and washer and dryer in-unit are just some of the features. You can find green spaces nearby at Woodruff Park and the Georgia International Plaza.
4. YOO on the Park
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Right on 13th Street and two blocks from Piedmont Park, YOO on the Park is convenient to public transportation and near nightlife, restaurants and outdoor trails. This pet-friendly community, designed by YOO Design Studio, has modern details throughout all of its units — large windows, hardwood floors and a private balcony with amenities like a yoga studio, organic herb garden and more.
Winn Park, Ansley Park and the Morningside Nature Reserve all provide alternative outdoor spaces in addition to the Piedmont Park.
3. The Waterford on Piedmont
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If you’re looking for an oasis in the middle of Midtown Atlanta, The Waterford on Piedmont offers entertainment, food, nightlife and outdoor spaces nearby. The apartments feature high ceilings, quartz countertops, soaking tubs, fitness trainer on-site, heated swimming pool and more.
The 154-unit complex is one block away from Central Park’s sports fields. Centennial Olympic Park, the Atlanta BeltLine, Freedom Barkway and Historic Fourth Ward Park are all within 10 minutes by car. Your pup will love to run around these spaces.
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2. 1045 on the Park Apartment Homes
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1045 on the Park Apartment Homes, a pet-friendly community in Midtown, prioritizes outdoor spaces with a big courtyard, dog park, grilling space and fitness center. Apartments feature granite counters, dark mahogany cabinets, floor-to-ceiling windows and stainless steel appliances.
Take a morning walk along the 1.5-mile loop trail in the Morningside Nature Preserve and, of course, on the weekends, head right next door to Piedmont Park — Atlanta’s biggest green space. Visit the Atlanta Botanical Garden, with its greenhouse and plant sculptures, to experience a moment of zen in the bustling city.
1. Marq on Ponce
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Marq on Ponce, located in bustling Midtown, has plenty of parks to relax in only a few minutes away. You can find Historic Fourth Ward Park and Piedmont Park nearby, plus access to the Atlanta BeltLine and open spaces on the city trails. Along Central Park Place, you can walk around the trails in Central Park and other small green spaces along the way.
This luxury apartment complex has plenty of amenities for when you’re indoors, as well with pool tables, a fitness center, pet-friendly spaces and private balconies with great views of the city.
Methodology
We looked at all apartments in Atlanta and rated them on the number of parks within a half-mile radius. We used an exponentially decreasing scale based on distance from the apartment. For instance, green spaces located across the street from a specific property would carry more weight than those a quarter-mile away. Our counts come from commercially available business listings and may not reflect recent openings and closings.
