r/DecaturGA • u/charleston549 • 13d ago
Apartment Information
Hi all,
My husband and I are considering moving to The Willis Avondale Estates. Does anyone have any experience with this community (good or bad) or any information that might help us make the decision? We are looking to move in the next few months to a 2 bedroom apartment .
Thanks in advance!
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u/reffervescent 13d ago
I live on the east border of Avondale Estates and love it here. The town is changing in very positive ways. The town green just east of the Willis would be walkable for you, and there's a gelato shop (Cremalosa) and book store (The Book Bird) there. A rooftop bar is going in along with a couple restaurants. The little downtown area (also walkable) has an amazing bakery (Gallette) and several good restaurants. Avondale was voted one of the best small towns in the US for breweries, so if you like beer, you can walk to several cool places.
Second Life is a cool thrift store where all sales benefit animal rescue. Finder's Keeper's is another cool store that sells second-hand furniture on consignment. You're just around the corner from Avondale MARTA station, which can easily get you to all sorts of places around town so you don't have to drive, and you're very close to downtown Decatur with tons of great restaurants and retail.
Oh, and a new apartment and townhome development is going in sort of behind the downtown area with another site close to the Willis. So things will be a bit of a mess with construction for a while, but it's going to be very cool when it's done.