{"id":795045,"date":"2026-07-31T08:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/795045\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:17:45","slug":"subdivision-in-works-at-cusp-of-historic-atlanta-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/795045\/","title":{"rendered":"Subdivision in works at cusp of historic Atlanta golf course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Should a developer\u2019s plans come to fruition, a small subdivision will rise at the doorstep of one of metro Atlanta\u2019s most historic and esteemed golf course.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spencer-Love Homes has filed plans to subdivide one lot into three at 2830 Alston Drive SE in East Lake. That\u2019s a corner site a few yards from the northeast section of East Lake Golf Club, where Hole No. 2 is played.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The .64-acre property today is home to a 1938, four-bedroom cottage with a large front yard, where Alston Drive and Oakridge Avenue meet.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Redevelopment plans are scheduled to come before a Department of City Planning subdivision review committee on Aug. 19, according to signage posted onsite. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-and-caption\">\n<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.urbanize.city\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1140w\/public\/2026-07\/lead%202830%20Alston%20Drive%20SE.png?itok=m-o5-QXL\" rel=\"article-image-set nofollow noopener\" title=\"Google Maps\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-950w article-inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lead 2830 Alston Drive SE.png\" width=\"950\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nLooking west, toward downtown, how the 2830 Alston Drive SE site relates to the historic golf course. Google Maps<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-and-caption\">\n<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.urbanize.city\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1140w\/public\/2026-07\/January%202023%202830%20Alston%20Drive%20SE.png?itok=4KjZBhnR\" rel=\"article-image-set nofollow noopener\" title=\"Google Maps \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-950w article-inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/January 2023 2830 Alston Drive SE.png\" width=\"950\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nThe .64-acre corner site in question, in January 2023. Google Maps <\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Rich, of J. Rich Atlanta, a representing agent for Spencer-Love Homes,\u00a0said it\u2019s early in the process but plans call for one home facing Alston Drive and the other two facing Oakridge Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>No home plans or price ranges have been finalized beyond that, according to Rich.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spencer-Love Homes, a Marietta-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spencerlovehomes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">builder<\/a>, has completed new single-family homes and duplexes across intown, including a row of <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.urbanize.city\/post\/update-batch-kirkwood-homes-all-priced-and-selling-1m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">five large houses<\/a> that replaced a church nearby in Kirkwood several years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-and-caption\">\n<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.urbanize.city\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1140w\/public\/2026-07\/north%20view%202830%20Alston%20Drive%20SE.png?itok=jYcF3Sv9\" rel=\"article-image-set nofollow noopener\" title=\"Google Maps\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-950w article-inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/north view 2830 Alston Drive SE.png\" width=\"950\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nLooking north across East Lake Golf Club, the corner site where a subdivision is proposed. Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>Listing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homedetails\/2830-Alston-Dr-SE-Atlanta-GA-30317\/454276482_zpid\/?msockid=16a3936d8c4a66023ffd86a58d506775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">records<\/a> indicate the property sold for $797,000 earlier this month\u2014after being listed for as high as $930,000 last summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>East Lake Golf Club is actively gearing up to host the <a href=\"https:\/\/eastlakegolfclub.com\/tour-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PGA Tour Championship<\/a> from Aug. 26 to 30 this year, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/atlanta\/news\/pga-tour-championship-leaving-atlantas-historic-course-after-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recent indications<\/a> are Atlanta\u2019s oldest golf course won\u2019t be the tournament\u2019s permanent home much longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The circa-1904 golf club and its iconic Tudor clubhouse underwent a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.urbanize.city\/post\/east-lake-golf-club-photos-massive-renovation-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">renovation and redesign<\/a> that wrapped two years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-and-caption\">\n<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.urbanize.city\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1140w\/public\/2026-07\/2830%20Alston%20Drive%20SE%20July%202023.jpg?itok=tRv4Qtwm\" rel=\"article-image-set nofollow noopener\" title=\"Josh Green\/Urbanize Atlanta \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-950w article-inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2830 Alston Drive SE July 2023.jpg\" width=\"950\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nThe East Lake site&#8217;s lone home, as seen prepped for demolition this week. 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