A painted brick estate set at the end of a winding drive on 3.4 wooded acres in Buckhead sold for $3.90 million, the highest reported home sale in the Atlanta metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. A 2020 residence in Ashford Park closed at the same $3.90 million four days later, putting two Atlanta addresses at the top of the ranking.
The five highest-priced Atlanta home sales publicly reported for the week combined for $14.15 million. Buckhead, Ashford Park, Sandy Springs and Brooks are represented, with Ashford Park appearing twice, and the group runs from a 1984 Buckhead estate to a gated 2014 residence on more than 10 acres in Brooks.
No. 1 — $3,900,000 · 3640 Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, Georgia
A painted brick estate at 3640 Paces Ferry Rd NW sits at the end of a winding drive on 3.4 wooded acres in the heart of Buckhead, and closed on August 10, 2026. Built in 1984 under a slate roof, it holds five bedrooms, four full baths and two half baths, beyond a hand-painted black-and-white foyer with a curved wrought-iron staircase.
The formal living and dining rooms carry dentil molding, custom wallpaper and built-in niches, with a butler’s pantry between them. A limestone fireplace anchors the great room, where French doors open onto a bluestone terrace, and a wood-paneled study alongside has a second limestone fireplace. The kitchen occupies a wing of its own, with custom beams, a curved wall of windows, a breakfast room and a separate catering kitchen. The primary suite is on the main level with a renovated bath; four en suite bedrooms and a central lounge sit upstairs.
The terrace steps down to a pool, a freestanding hot tub, a slate waterfall and a pool house with its own fireplace, and pea gravel paths cross the landscaped grounds. An unfinished terrace level spans the main floor’s footprint. The property stands minutes from Westminster and The Lovett School, and previously changed hands for $1,170,000 in 1999.
Tara Widener of Beacham and Company was the listing agent. The closing ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Atlanta Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and the estate went under contract 16 days after the current listing date and closed $50,000 above its final asking price of $3,850,000. Robbie Jackson of Dorsey Alston Realtors represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,900,000 · 2629 Ashford Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia
The Ashford Park house at 2629 Ashford Rd NE matched the week’s top price at $3,900,000, in a sale recorded August 14, 2026. Listing materials identify Peter Block as the architect of the 2020 residence, which carries six bedrooms across a reported 7,900 square feet, with plaster walls, 11-foot ceilings and white oak floors.
The kitchen centers on a Lacanche range, an oversized island, two dishwashers and a separate scullery, and a study and a formal living room each stand on a masonry fireplace. A vaulted owner’s retreat on the main level has a marble bath and walk-in closets, and the daylight terrace level holds a gym and a separate suite. Limestone decking surrounds a heated saltwater pool out back, beside a pool house with a full bath and bar, and shopping and dining in Brookhaven and Buckhead are close by.
Shanna Bradley of Ansley RE | Christie’s Int’l RE was the listing agent. The transaction ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Atlanta Metro Area Top 5 for the week, matching the metro’s highest reported sale price of the period. Jared Sapp of Atlanta Fine Homes – Sotheby’s Int’l represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,500,000 · 425 Laurel Chase Ct, Sandy Springs, Georgia
A 1992 house on Laurel Chase Court in Sandy Springs changed hands on August 10, 2026, for $2,500,000. Listing materials place it in the Chastain Park area; six bedrooms are spread through the house, and the main floor holds a study, a dining room and a guest bedroom.
An open plan runs from a kitchen fitted with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, a scullery and a walk-in pantry to 18-foot accordion doors that fold back onto a private deck and a fully fenced backyard. The oversized primary suite has a sitting area of its own and a bath with dual sinks, dual water closets, an expansive shower, a soaking tub and a walk-in closet built around a central island. The basement is fully finished.
Kelly Boudreau of Home Luxury Real Estate was the listing agent. The sale ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Atlanta Metro Area Top 5 for the week and closed $10,000 above its final asking price of $2,490,000; the property previously changed hands for $1,750,000 in 2019. LaDana L Carter of Engel & VΓΆlkers Atlanta represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,000,000 · 2672 Valvedere Dr NE, Atlanta, Georgia
The 2018 house at 2672 Valvedere Dr NE, in the Ashford Park neighborhood, brought $2,000,000 in a sale recorded on August 12, 2026. Four-sided brick and cement siding wrap a reported 5,757 square feet with five bedrooms, four full baths and one half bath, in a mix of European, Craftsman and Traditional design.
Ten-foot ceilings run through the main floor, where a private office with custom built-ins sits off the entry and a chef’s kitchen with an oversized island opens to the family room. Upstairs, the primary suite has a private sitting area, a balcony, a spa-style bath and a walk-through closet, with three more bedrooms alongside. The finished terrace level contains a media and game room, a custom wet bar, a fitness room and a guest suite, and a screened porch overlooks a heated saltwater plunge pool and an elevated spa on a fenced, wooded lot. Brookhaven Village and the Dresden Drive shops are a short walk or golf cart ride away.
Susan Eshback of Atlanta Communities was the listing agent. The transaction ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Atlanta Metro Area Top 5 for the week and closed $1,000 above its final asking price of $1,999,000.
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No. 5 — $1,850,000 · 752 Grant Rd, Brooks, Georgia
A gated brick and stone estate on more than 10 acres at 752 Grant Rd in Brooks closed on August 14, 2026, for $1,850,000. Built in 2014, it spans a reported 6,169 square feet with five bedrooms, and its entry opens beneath vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and bay windows.
Stainless steel appliances and custom cabinetry fill the kitchen, and the owner’s suite on the main level has an oversized walk-in closet, a dual vanity and a dual-entry shower. A rear staircase leads to two guest suites, each with a private full bath and joined by a wet bar, and the terrace level adds a fitness and flex room and a private in-law suite with its own driveway and garage access, full kitchen, bedroom, bath and fireplace.
A screened porch with a gas fireplace looks onto a saltwater pool and hot tub completed in 2023, and the property backs up to more than 90 undeveloped acres, with a creek along the rear boundary.
Tonya Jones Group and Rhett Jones of BHHS Georgia Properties were the listing agents. The estate went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Atlanta Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Jessica P Epps of HomeSmart represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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