Luxury Home Builders Philip Clark announced yesterday, August 18th, that they are now offering six homes for sale in a Druid Hills enclave known as Frederick Trust. The property features a historic mansion as well as four newly built homes nestled in the canopy of the Olmstead Linear Park along South Ponce de Leon Avenue. The six properties will share a lush garden lined with footpaths as part of a condominium association that will also maintain each property’s exterior and lawns, creating a maintenance free, luxury community.
The homes will start at $1,500,000 for a newly built, stand alone structure. The newly built homes will feature four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms in 3,400 SF of interior space. The two attached mansion units will feature sweeping staircases, stained glass windows, grand chandeliers, and other historic, unique touches that reflect the property’s legacy.
The property is located between Ponce de Leon Avenue and Clifton Terrace NE, a few blocks west of Clifton Road NE. It is steps from Shady Side Park, which is a narrow portion of the Historic Olmsted Linear Park which extends along South Ponce De Leon from Briarcliff Road NE to just before Artwood Road NE. It is within walking distance to Drud Hills Golf Club, Fernbank Museum, Candler Park, and the Freedom Park Trail which connects to the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail.
Philip Clark, the founder of Philip Clark Custom Builders, said that “preserving the cultural and architectural history of not just this home but the historic property and neighborhood was our goal.” He went on to say that “the integrity of the mansion was maintained through an accurate and respectful restoration, ensuring its beauty, grandiosity and dignity for generations to come.” Since 1976, the builders have built more than 500 homes in the Atlanta area, averaging $1,500,000 to $3,000,000, according to their website.
The adjacent linear park and the property share Frederick Law Olmsted as a namesake, the famous 19th century landscape architect who designed many of the United State’s most beloved public spaces, including Central Park, Prospect Park, and the United States Capitol Grounds. Druid Hills and the adjacent linear park was one of his final commissions before his death in 1903.
The properties are being marketed by Compass Development Marketing Group, who are hosting a Garden Party on Tuesday, August 24th from 1- 4PM for perspective buyers. Interested parties can visit FrederickTrust.com to inquire and RSVP for the celebration. A video tour of the property can also be found here.
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How dare Philip Clark try to glom onto the legacy of FLO (whose name he didn’t even spell correctly in his marketing materials) to sell his houses. They are antithetical to Olmsted’s vision, and what Clark did to the original house is a travesty.
This “Frederick Trust” subdivision is a tragedy for historic Druid Hills. How Atlanta Urban Design Commission ever allowed this mess is just not to be believed. As for historic inspired Manor Homes, what a joke, These are poorly constructed ticky tacky boxes that were not laid out well and are ill conceived. They were supposed to originally be “Retirement Cottages”–the promised elevators are not there, but there is a space for one. Too bad that all of the bathrooms and many of the doors are too narrow for a wheelchair to pass through. The showers and toilets and sinks are not handicap accessible nor useful for “retired” or aged purchasers. The houses are crammed together with very little yard. The floor plans are insane. The trendy colors of today (Gray, black, white and tan) are boring and depressing. The “mansion” was not treated with any knowledge of historic preservation and was vandalized inside by the so-called renovations. What a disaster and tragedy that did not have to be done in such a slipshod and disrespectful way. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to live in such an ugly place. A.N.
Well, Atlanta, this is what you get with increased density and doing away with reasonable zoning and doing away with single family. I toured these so called “historic” homes at an open house recently. The workmanship (in my opinion) is shoddy, the floor plans make no sense whatsoever, there is no creativity, there is wasted space and cheap finishes. Think about it: These homes have been for sale for over one year and no one has bought one. There is a reason for that. They are highly undesirable and overpriced. They are crammed onto a lot that is much to small for these homes. The mansion was not shown any respect whatsoever. In fact, the interior was desecrated. Mr. Clarke can take credit for destroying a gorgeous historic home. Mr. Clarke needs to retire and never build another piece of crap home. There are a lot of us out here who hope he goes belly up for imposing this horror on our community. If I had the money, I would buy the four free standing homes and demolish them. They are such monstrosities that they do not deserve to remain standing.