Cherokee Bend is a mostly residential Mountain Brook neighborhood just north of Interstate 459 and just west of Crestline Village. Most of the homes in this neighborhood are family units, built after the opening of Cherokee Bend Elementary School in 1969. The area, once a dense forest, is highly walkable, with a handful of nearby parks and walking trails to keep even the most energetic families occupied.
Within Walking Distance…
Crestline Village
At Cherokee Bend, you’re only a short distance away from Crestline Village, one of Mountain Brook’s central hubs. Crestline’s walkable downtown area features more than 60 local restaurants, bars and shops. You can also visit the excellent Emmet O’Neal Library, which regularly hosts events and programs for patrons of all ages.
Church Street Coffee and Books
Part of Crestline Village, this coffee shop features locally roasted Octane Coffee and a wide variety of baked goods. It’s a cozy, quiet place to set up your work laptop or just to relax and read a book. If you don’t have anything to read, this shop offers a curated selection of new books and local favorites for sale.
Alabama Veterans Memorial Park
This park, just off I-459’s Liberty Parkway exit, honors those who served in the U.S.’s 20th and 21st century military conflicts, especially the Alabamians who died in those wars. Those soldiers are commemorated in the memorial’s “Hall of Honor,” the walls of which are engraved with more than 11,000 names.
Schools
Nearby is Cherokee Bend Elementary School, which serves about 460 K-6 students. Earlier this year, it received the award for having the best public elementary school teachers in Alabama from niche.com, which also called it the best public elementary school in Jefferson County. From there, students go to Mountain Brook Junior High School and the nearby Mountain Brook High School –the latter of which was ranked by Newsweek as one of America’s top 100 schools.
Local Landmark
The Irondale Furnace originally was built to supply pig iron to Confederate forces in the Civil War, staying active for years after the war ended until closing in 1873. The furnace itself is no longer standing, but the 1.34-mile-long Irondale Furnace Trail commemorates the property’s rich history with explanatory plaques and markers. The dog-friendly trail also includes open areas with benches and a picnic table with a view of the furnace’s ruins.
Advice to the Buyer…
Prospective homebuyers should be aware of the variety of options on offer, said Julie Harris of Ray & Poynor Properties.
“They need to make sure that they ride around and look at the different areas. There are different price ranges in Cherokee Bend for everybody, from the high $300,000s all the way to $1.5 million,” she said. “There’s something for everybody.”
Despite that variety, there’s stiff competition for most houses on the market.
“People just need to be aware that the market is very strong in Cherokee Bend,” she Harris. “When they come in with an offer, it needs to be strong, because there are a lot of other people in the same buyer pool that are looking for the same thing they’re looking for.”
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