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Asking $950K in Chastain Park, postmodern dwelling brings 1980s time capsule

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The custom Buckhead residence is described as a rough diamond—with hardly a dull moment

A large white postmodern house on a hill in Atlanta.
Buffered behind trees on a hill, the distinctive facade of 423 Hillside Drive (30342).
Harry Norman Realtors; photography by Kevin Cooper, Revealing Homes

In Atlanta, it’s rare to find an operational dumbwaiter servicing three stories of a house. Or clerestory windows made of glass blocks. Or a thick pillar that doubles as a master bathroom shower.

All of that—and many other surprises—hit the market this week beneath the sloped rooflines of a true Buckhead original that recalls its 1986 origins in so many ways.

Set atop a hilly corner lot, about a city block’s distance west of Chastain Park on Hillside Drive, the stucco-sided four-bedroom is unsurprisingly the personal residence of an architect (thus the office drafting table).

Inside these 4,000 square feet are five bathrooms, a true cathedral ceiling, floating stairs, too many built-ins to counts (including full beds)—and nary a dull moment overall.

A white modern house shown in the foyer.
In the foyer, the atypical dimensions and lines are immediately apparent upon entry.

The postmodern approach isn’t every buyer’s cup of tea, and the home’s current time-capsule state, as the listing describes it, is a “diamond in the rough” that “does need some repair.”

It’s listed with Harry Norman Realtors for $950,000, obviously below homes of similar proportions in the tony district.

Could the location—coupled with hard-to-replicate perks like a three-car garage, full basement, and spacious patio—make a renovation worthwhile?

Interesting note: Records indicate the .6-acre property last sold in 1979 for just $23,000—or about $80,000 in today’s dollars.

A great room, huge, with white walls and a fireplace.
For lounging, the towering great room is accompanied by a rec room and cozier living room.
A large gray and white kitchen from the 1980s.
The large, double-oven kitchen appears to be mostly original.
A white office in a modern home with many windows.
In the office, there’s woodsy inspiration just outside so many windows.
A huge master bedroom with built-in beds.
The master bedroom, with the first of several built-in beds.
A huge master bathroom with skylight.
In the master bathroom, does it get more postmodern than geometric skylights and glass-block clerestories?
A shower in a master bathroom and big tub.
Speaking of glass blocks ... and the built-ins continue.
A black bathroom with a black toilet from the 1980s.
One of the few nonwhite spaces is this ancillary bathroom.
A backyard covered in leaves.
The terraced backyard, and a view of rear window arrangements.