Perceptions: Is Buckhead suburban? (Atlanta, Lenox: homes, neighborhoods, construction)

[netdragon]

This isn't exactly scientific, but I'm going to do a poll. I'm not just asking if you think Buckhead is a suburb, but also asking you where you are from. I want to see if there's variation by region of the country on whether or not Buckhead is suburban.

So, let's get some definitions down. When I'm talking about Buckhead, I'm talking about Buckhead as a whole. Not just Lenox. Here's a couple maps to help you:





Most of zone 2 above is Buckhead.


I apologize if you don't agree with the definitions below, but we have to define it:
Yankee - you are Yankee if from the West coast, Hawaii, central Colorado, Miami area, the Great Lakes or the Northeast. If you are from Virginia, then you decide what you consider yourself.
Southern Appalachia - Southern Kentucky, Tennesee, West Virginia, etc
Plains states - Anything between the Mississippi and Rockies except central Colorado
Rockies states - Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, etc. NOT Denver and central Colorado. This also includes Alaska even though it's not in the Rockies. I just had to stick Alaska somewhere.
South - Texas and the Southeast.

[cabasse]

the areas of buckhead village, lindbergh center and the main cbd/lenox not so much, but everything else without a doubt.

[Born 2 Roll]

Perceptions: Is Buckhead
suburban?

Yes, Buckhead has lots of suburban development (specifically with the large ranch homes and mansions on large wooded lots), but Buckhead does have some degree of urban development and is attempting to become much more urbanized (by Atlanta standards) with the continued construction of high-rise and high-density development along Peachtree Road.

[Mutiny77]

Buckhead is not a suburb; it is a district within the city of Atlanta. But in terms of built environment, it's a mix. The residential areas are old-school suburban (not too dissimilar from streetcar suburbs), the commercial district centered around Lenox is more new-school suburban, and the old "downtown" has urban elements.

[isawooty]

Buckhead is a district with an extremely urbanized core, and unaffordable suburban in nature residential neighborhoods.

It's not one or the other, it's both.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by isawooty

Buckhead is a district with an extremely urbanized core, and unaffordable suburban in nature residential neighborhoods.

It's not one or the other, it's both.

I agree that Buckhead's core is extremely urbanized if by that you mean highly developed. But that core isn't very urban in terms of built environment.

[Newsboy]

I don't consider anything ITP suburban, most certainly not Buckhead. IMO, anything that's within the city limits of Atlanta proper cannot by definition be "suburban" no matter how "suburban" in nature it might be.

(Parts of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island are very suburban, but they're still part of the City of NY!)

The fallacy in this argument is, people try to apply the same definitions of suburban and urban to ALL cities, and that simply doesn't work. The development patterns of NE and Midwest cities is historically different than that of sunbelt cities. The same metrics simply don't apply.

[Ant131531]

Zone 5 is what I generally consider the central urban core of Atlanta. As far as Buckhead being urban, it depends on where you're at. The Buckhead CBD is like urban with a suburban twist to it, but it's becoming more walkable. But most of Buckhead is mansions and single family homes so yes, it's suburban.

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by Newsboy

I don't consider anything ITP suburban, most certainly not Buckhead. IMO, anything that's within the city limits of Atlanta proper cannot by definition be "suburban" no matter how "suburban" in nature it might be.

(Parts of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island are very suburban, but they're still part of the City of NY!)

The fallacy in this argument is, people try to apply the same definitions of suburban and urban to ALL cities, and that simply doesn't work. The development patterns of NE and Midwest cities is historically different than that of sunbelt cities. The same metrics simply don't apply.

I think a better term to use it not walkable or not urban because I don't think Mansions of Paces Ferry is urban by any means.

[nature's message]

Buckhead is indeed suburban, and its suburban fabric will never change thanks to its post-World War II urban layout. What developers can do and are doing is urbanize areas with sufficient infrastructure ala Tysons Corner. Hence why all of Buckhead's dense development will always be concentrated around MARTA/Peachtree Road.