Buckhead is located about four miles north of Atlanta’s central business district and is defined as the 28 square mile area encompassing approximately 21 million square feet of office space, over 5,000 hotel rooms, 1,400 retail outlets, 200 dining establishments, 21,600 multi-family units and 16,300 individual homes. Buckhead is served by two mass transit rail lines, three rail stations, 14 bus ro
utes, three limited-access highways, two federal highways and five state highways. Buckhead has experienced tremendous growth in the past few decades. Since 1985 it has become the central focus for business activity within the city of Atlanta and has seen a doubling of employment opportunities with the addition of 34,000 new jobs (55% increase). The residential base has also grown significantly with the addition of more than 10,500 (20% increase) residents in the same time period, however, the daytime population more than triples the residential base with the influx of employees, visitors and shoppers.
