Buckhead, GA

Buckhead is a town in Morgan County, GA. Known for its upscale neighborhoods, malls, and multi-million-dollar mansions, the Buckhead section of Atlanta is one of the most affluent communities in town, and home to some of the best art galleries, restaurants and nightlife.

Buckhead is an example of an edge city, anchored by a core of high-rise office buildings, hotels, and condominiums centered around the intersection of Peachtree Road and Piedmont Road near Georgia State Route 400, Buckhead station, and Lenox Square. Buckhead is the third largest commercial center in Atlanta, behind Downtown and Midtown. Buckhead is a major commercial and financial center of the Southeast.
The residential areas of Buckhead consist mostly of large single-family homes that are situated among dense forests and rolling hills. It is among the most desirable and wealthiest places to live in Metro Atlanta, comprised with well over 43 neighborhoods.

At the heart of Buckhead around the intersections of Lenox, Peachtree and Piedmont Roads, is a shopping district with more than 1,500 retail units where shoppers spend more than $3 billion a year. In addition, Buckhead contains the highest concentration of upscale boutiques in the United States. The majority are located at Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza. The malls are home to designer boutiques, mainstream national retailers, as well as six major department stores. This commercial core also has a concentration of "big-box" retailers. The "Buckhead Atlanta" mixed-use development brought even more exclusive boutiques, restaurants, hotels, condos and office space to the heart of Buckhead in 2014. The name of the project was rebranded as 'Buckhead Atlanta'.

Buckhead is also a center for healthcare, and is home both to Piedmont Hospital and the private, catastrophic care hospital Shepherd Center which specializes in spinal cord injury and acquired brain injury. The two hospitals are located adjacent to one another along Peachtree Road. (This location is known as "Cardiac Hill" by runners of the annual Peachtree Road Race.)

While much of west and north Buckhead is preserved as single-family homes in forested settings, the Peachtree Road corridor has become a major focus of high-rise construction. The first 400-foot office tower, Tower Place, opened in1974. Park Place, built in 1986, was the first 400+ foot condominium building. Buckhead's elegant residential streets are tree-lined and full of some of the most remarkable architecture and landscapes in all the south, including its most prized home the Swan House, located at the Atlanta History Center.

Visitors will find the trendiest of fashions and a variety of popular brands at Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza and The Shops Buckhead Atlanta. Buckhead dining ranges from casual eats to gourmet fare from Atlanta's culinary icons and best new chefs. And as the sun sets, Buckhead's hotel bars and rooftop lounges mix the right ingredients for a memorable night out on the town.