Another housing node planned near popular PATH Foundation trail Josh Green Tue, 06/17/2025 - 14:27
Anyone who’s recently traveled the Stone Mountain Trail between Decatur and Clarkston may have noticed fresh crops of homes and multifamily dwellings—without realizing they’re in an under-the-radar but growing, census-designated, ITP place.
Just north of new trailside townhomes in Avondale Estates, the DeKalb County community of Scottdale has seen numerous infill single-family projects take shape in recent years, many of them within walking distance of the PATH Foundation multi-use pathway.
Another new townhome project called Mills on Proctor is now in the works a few steps east of the Stone Mountain Trail, which is undergoing master-planning studies as a means of triggering more growth.
Site of the new Pritchett Development townhome proposal in relation to Your DeKalb Farmers Market, downtown Avondale Estates (bottom), and other landmarks. Google Maps
Facade of the Mills at Scottdale project finished a few steps from the PATH Trail in 2022. Pritchett Development/themillatscottdale.com
Mills on Proctor is a project by Pritchett Development, a firm that’s considered the primary developer and landowner in Scottdale and has help catalyze recent population growth, according to owner Elgin Pritchett.
Pritchett said plans for the townhome venture have been expanded from nine to 12 units now that additional parcels have been acquired next door.
Mills on Proctor will take shape where Robinson and Proctor avenues meet. The location, a few blocks east of Your DeKalb Farmers Market, is about a mile and ½ from downtown Avondale Estates, and two and ½ miles from downtown Decatur.
According to Pritchett, the townhomes will have three bedrooms and three full bathrooms (some with a fourth bedroom or flex space) in about 2,400 square feet. Prices will range between the low and mid-$500,000s, he said.
Townhomes of comparable sizes currently on the market in nearby Decatur are priced in the high $600,000s and up, according to listing services.
Alongside single-family homes both finished, under construction, or in permitting, Pritchett’s company completed a similar seven-unit townhome concept three years ago called The Mills at Scottdale. Two units remain unsold there.
Proximity of the two Pritchett Development townhome ventures to the multi-use pathway. Google Maps; UA
Original plans for nine Mills on Proctor townhomes that will be expanded. Paradigm; courtesy of Pritchett Development
The broader community, in Pritchett’s view, remains a good investment but relatively unsung.
A recent Home Stratosphere analysis pegged Scottdale as one the fastest-appreciating markets in Georgia (No. 16 of 25 spotlighted), based on Zillow Home Value Index data. Back in 2018, Realtor.com ranked Scottdale the country’s fourth fastest-growing “suburb.”
Which begs the question: You buyin', ATL?
Scottdale's ITP location in the context of Atlanta's eastern metro. Google Maps
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Scottdale's ITP location in the context of Atlanta's eastern metro. Google Maps
Proximity of the two Pritchett Development townhome ventures to the multi-use pathway. Google Maps; UA
Facade of the Mills at Scottdale project finished a few steps from the PATH Trail in 2022. Pritchett Development/themillatscottdale.com
Original plans for nine Mills on Proctor townhomes that will be expanded. Paradigm; courtesy of Pritchett Development
Site of the new Pritchett Development townhome proposal in relation to Your DeKalb Farmers Market, downtown Avondale Estates (bottom), and other landmarks. Google Maps
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