Doraville Real Estate

Doraville

Doraville is a small DeKalb County city tucked between Chamblee, Dunwoody, and Tucker in the northeastern part of the metro area. From SRA Signature Realty's office in Tucker, reaching Doraville is a short trip, generally by way of Chamblee-Tucker Road or Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, or via I-285, covering just a few miles and usually taking 10 to 15 minutes.

From Farming Community to Factory Town

Doraville was incorporated on December 15, 1871, and takes its name from Dora Jack, the daughter of a local Southern Railway official. For its first several decades, Doraville remained a small agricultural community. That changed after World War II, when General Motors chose the city for a new assembly plant that opened in 1947. The plant transformed Doraville almost overnight, and the city's population grew from 472 residents in 1950 to more than 6,000 by 1964 as annexations added the Northwoods and Oakcliff areas. GM's Doraville Assembly plant built Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs, Chevrolets, and later minivans and crossovers over more than 60 years of production before closing in 2008. The site was redeveloped into Assembly Atlanta, a mixed-use project that includes Third Rail Studios, a film and television production complex that opened in 2016.

A City Built Around Its Neighborhoods

Doraville's housing reflects its mid-20th-century growth, with many brick ranch homes and modest post-war houses built during the years the GM plant was hiring, alongside newer townhomes and apartments added as Assembly Atlanta and other developments near the MARTA station have grown. The Northwoods and Oakcliff areas, annexed in the late 1940s and 1950s, remain established residential sections of the city.

Parks and Everyday Green Space

Doraville's park system includes Honeysuckle Park, Bernard Halpern Park, and Fleming Arena, which together give residents options for playgrounds, sports fields, and walking paths within the city. Doraville is also one of several cities along the planned Peachtree Creek Greenway, a paved multi-use trail intended to eventually connect Doraville with Chamblee, Brookhaven, and Atlanta along North Fork Peachtree Creek.

Getting Around Doraville

Doraville sits along Buford Highway and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, both major north-south routes through DeKalb County, with I-285 forming the city's southern edge. The Doraville MARTA rail station, which opened in 1992, gives residents direct access to the Gold Line and connections into Downtown and Midtown Atlanta, making the city one of the more transit-accessible communities in the area.

An International Dining Destination

Buford Highway through Doraville has grown into one of the Southeast's best-known corridors for international dining, with restaurants, bakeries, and markets representing Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Mexican, and other cuisines lining the road. The Buford Highway Farmers Market, a large international grocery store on Buford Highway, draws shoppers from across the metro area for produce, seafood, and ingredients not commonly found elsewhere. As Assembly Atlanta continues to develop near the MARTA station, new restaurants and retail have begun opening alongside the area's long-established restaurants.

• Sample restaurants and markets along the Buford Highway dining corridor


• Shop for produce and international ingredients at Buford Highway Farmers Market


• Catch a film or TV production filming at Third Rail Studios


• Walk or play at Honeysuckle Park or Bernard Halpern Park


• Ride MARTA's Gold Line from the Doraville station into the city

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Doraville, Georgia located?

Doraville is a small city in DeKalb County, positioned northeast of Chamblee, southeast of Dunwoody, and northwest of Tucker, just off I-285 in the northeastern part of metro Atlanta.

How far is Doraville from SRA Signature Realty's Tucker office?

It's only a few miles, generally reached by way of Chamblee-Tucker Road, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, or I-285, with a typical drive time of 10 to 15 minutes.

What happened to the GM plant in Doraville?

The General Motors Doraville Assembly plant operated from 1947 until it closed in 2008. The site was later redeveloped into Assembly Atlanta, which includes Third Rail Studios and ongoing mixed-use construction.

Is Doraville served by MARTA?

Yes. The Doraville MARTA station, which opened in 1992, sits on the Gold Line and connects the city directly to Downtown and Midtown Atlanta.

What is Doraville known for?

Doraville is known for the Buford Highway dining corridor, one of the region's most concentrated stretches of international restaurants and markets, as well as the redevelopment of the former GM plant site into Assembly Atlanta.

What kinds of homes are in Doraville?

Doraville has brick ranch and post-war homes built during the city's mid-20th-century growth, along with newer townhomes and apartments built more recently near Assembly Atlanta and the MARTA station.