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Lake Windward community in Alpharetta Georgia with golf, tennis, swimming, and private lakefront homes

Live and Play in Lake Windward of Alpharetta, GA

August 30, 20252 min read


Lake Windward in Alpharetta Georgia is gorgeous! Imagine living in a private lake community with fantastic tennis that produces club level fun and competition. Windward has one of the topgolf courses in Georgia along with swimming and diving pools. The community also offers a sports park for basketball, volleyball, softball and more. Windward is set in a 3,400 acre community among rolling, wooded hills in North Fulton County. Conveniently located near Georgia 400 in Alpharetta, Windward is just 15 miles north of I-285 and 26 miles from downtown Atlanta. Live and Play in Lake Windward is home to some of the best public and private schools in North Atlanta.

Windward has homes in over forty neighborhoods, that offer a variety of home styles and prices. The residential neighborhoods of Windward have been designed to take full advantage of the breathtaking lake and the Golf Club of Georgia.

The Windward Lake Club is a private club, located within Windward on the southwest section of the lake. The club offers a Tennis Center, Swim Center, Marina and programs designed for all ages and abilities.

The Tennis Center is home to Windward Tennis Academy. The tennis facility has 20 lighted tennis courts and members participate on over 50 USTA and ALTA league teams that encompass all levels of play. The tennis staff is among the best in the nation with 10 certified professionals.

The Swim Center includes a 150-foot water slide, zero-depth children's pool, spray park, eight lane lap pool, and diving well. Children ages 5-18 may
participate in swim and dive teams that compete in the North Fulton Swim Association meets.

The Marina is for Windward-resident club members and includes 30 land storage racks and 100 docking slips.

The Golf Club of Georgia was established for the enthusiastic golfer or executive who desires to use an elite club for business entertaining. Membership at The Golf Club of Georgia provides an uncompromising golf experience. Members also enjoy award-winning dining, tennis, swimming, and social privileges at their sister club, Horseshoe Bend Country Club, located nearby in Roswell.


The two Arthur Hills-designed courses, Lakeside and Creekside, are distinctly different from each other, offering the golfer enormous architectural, aesthetic and strategic variety. The Lakeside Course, a more traditional modern layout with demanding, firm and fast greens, was honored in 1991 by Golf Digest as "Best New Private Course" in America and annually hosts The United States Collegiate Championship. Creekside, which opened in 1993, is a target-style course reminiscent of the South Carolina Low Country.

The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team of Keller Williams Realty North Atlanta

5780 Windward Parkway, Suite 100

Alpharetta, Georgia 30005

678.929.6529.

Live and Play in Lake Windward

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Mary Ellen was born and raised in Long Island, New York. After graduating from college, she worked on Wall Street for JP Morgan in New York City. For the past 25+ years, she has been living in the Alpharetta, Georgia with her husband and daughter. International travel and business are her passions and she loves to go to as many different countries of the world as possible and to indulge in the culture.

Mary Ellen has an outgoing personality and is known to be aggressive in marketing real estate. Her goal is to make YOU happy and she knows that buying and selling houses can be very stressful. Her job is to make it as stress-free as possible. With her background in accounting and finance, she will be able to help you find the best value your money can buy.

Her professional associations and certifications include Atlanta Board of Realtors, Leadership Council for Keller Williams Realty, CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist) and CFIS (Certified Foreign Investor Specialist) as well as being a member of KWGPS (Keller Williams Realty Global Property Specialist). In the past several years, Mary Ellen has worked to achieve several additional designations including CLHMS (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist), SFR (Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialist, e-Pro Certified and a Certified DRS AgentTM

Mary Ellen Vanaken

Mary Ellen was born and raised in Long Island, New York. After graduating from college, she worked on Wall Street for JP Morgan in New York City. For the past 25+ years, she has been living in the Alpharetta, Georgia with her husband and daughter. International travel and business are her passions and she loves to go to as many different countries of the world as possible and to indulge in the culture. Mary Ellen has an outgoing personality and is known to be aggressive in marketing real estate. Her goal is to make YOU happy and she knows that buying and selling houses can be very stressful. Her job is to make it as stress-free as possible. With her background in accounting and finance, she will be able to help you find the best value your money can buy. Her professional associations and certifications include Atlanta Board of Realtors, Leadership Council for Keller Williams Realty, CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist) and CFIS (Certified Foreign Investor Specialist) as well as being a member of KWGPS (Keller Williams Realty Global Property Specialist). In the past several years, Mary Ellen has worked to achieve several additional designations including CLHMS (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist), SFR (Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialist, e-Pro Certified and a Certified DRS AgentTM

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