Kennesaw Homes with 1.5 Stories

Welcome to Kennesaw, Georgia—a vibrant city nestled in Cobb County that perfectly blends southern charm with modern convenience. Just a stone's throw from the bustling metropolis of Atlanta, Kennesaw offers residents a unique mix of suburban tranquility and urban accessibility. Known for its rich history and welcoming community, Kennesaw is home to the renowned Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, where outdoor enthusiasts can explore scenic trails and learn about the city’s pivotal role in the Civil War.

When it comes to housing, Kennesaw boasts an impressive variety of options, including charming 1.5-story homes that are perfect for families, retirees, and everyone in between. These homes typically offer the best of both worlds: the spaciousness of a two-story layout combined with the ease of single-level living. With well-thought-out designs, these homes often feature open-concept living areas, cozy bedrooms, and versatile spaces that can be tailored to your lifestyle—whether that’s a home office, playroom, or guest suite.

Living in Kennesaw means you’ll enjoy excellent schools, a plethora of parks, and a strong sense of community. The city also hosts a variety of events throughout the year, fostering connections among neighbors and celebrating local culture. With its picturesque streets and thriving local businesses, Kennesaw is not just a place to live; it’s a place to call home. Discover your dream 1.5-story home in this delightful city and experience all that Kennesaw has to offer!

Newest Kennesaw Homes with 1.5 Stories

$670,000

3 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10856977 MLS

MAIN LEVEL LIVING in an immaculate, lovely, modern home located in one of Cobb's most desired 55+ communities, Encore. House sell quickly in this friendly community located in a great location, convenient to shopping and restaurants. Enjoy the spacious master on the main level with a large vanity and beautifully tiled walk-in shower. The 2nd bedroom on the main floor has its own full bath and can be used as an office or 2nd bedroom. A private 3rd bedroom sits upstairs with its own full bath, perfect for guest or kids. You will love the open floor plan with a large grand room with gas log fireplace, enough room for a breakfast table or card table, and a separate dining room opening up to a beautiful, newly remodeled courtyard. The courtyard has a beautiful stoned patio and room for a small garden. The beautiful kitchen has ample cabinet space with a breakfast bar, separate pantry, and laundry room right off the kitchen. This beautiful home is in great condition, a must see, and will not last long! Make an appointment to see it today!

3278 Encore Circle NW, Kennesaw

$455,000

4 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10851334 MLS

Discover this beautifully maintained and thoughtfully updated home in Kennesaw, offering the perfect blend of space, comfort, and versatility. This spacious 4-bedroom, 3-bath residence features more than 3,200 square feet of living space with room for everyone. The main level welcomes you with an open-concept design featuring hardwood floors, a bright and inviting living area with a fireplace, and a beautifully updated kitchen complete with custom cabinetry, granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen and bathrooms were fully remodeled in 2016 with quality finishes and modern functionality. The finished basement provides exceptional flexibility with a private entrance, additional bedroom, full bathroom, and second kitchen-creating the ideal space for an in-law suite, guest accommodations, home office, multigenerational living, or potential rental opportunity. Enjoy outdoor living with a large fenced backyard, spacious decks perfect for entertaining, and a two-car garage. The home has been meticulously maintained with numerous major upgrades, including a new heating system in 2018, a new air conditioning unit and furnace in 2019, and extensive exterior improvements in 2020, including a new roof, siding, windows, garage doors, gutters, and decks. In preparation for sale, the home has received additional updates including freshly painted decks, doors, and trim, matching front and rear door hardware, cleared and refreshed landscaping, a freshly painted garage floor, and a professional deep cleaning-ensuring the home is truly move-in ready. Ideally located just minutes from Downtown Kennesaw, Swift-Cantrell Park, shopping, dining, I-75, and highly rated Cobb County schools, this home offers exceptional convenience, thoughtful upgrades, and flexible living spaces designed to fit a variety of lifestyles. Don't miss the opportunity to make this incredible property your next home.

3861 Nowlin Road NW, Kennesaw

$405,000

4 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10850052 MLS

No HOA and located on a dead end street. Beautiful move in ready home with new interior and exterior paint, new flooring, new roof new a/c and updated kitchen. Front porch with double doors opening into welcoming foyer. Huge Living Room and Dining Room as well as a Family Room with fireplace. 4 (four) spacious bedrooms and 2 (two) full baths and half bath off Family Room. Laundry Room off Family Room. Tons of storage throughout the home. Charming accents add to the beauty of this home. Home is situated on low maintenance wooded lot with fenced back yard. Huge rear Deck and very large patio. Location offers minutes to shopping, dining, top schools, major interstates, Kennesaw State University, and free concerts in the very popular downtown Kennesaw.

289 Shiloh Hills Drive NW, Kennesaw

$685,000

3 Beds ⋅ 4 Baths ⋅ 10849930 MLS

Welcome home to this beautiful, like-new ranch located in the sought-after 55+ community of Serenade! This spacious, move-in-ready home offers an open-concept floor plan designed for comfortable and easy living. The main level features an oversized primary suite with a spacious bathroom complete with double vanities, a large walk-in shower, and an impressive walk-in closet. An additional bedroom and full bath are also conveniently located on the main level. A separate office with doors provides the perfect space for working from home, or additional flex space. Laundry Room on main and an additional room with cabniets for storage. Opportunities are endless. The heart of the home is the bright, open kitchen featuring an oversized island and plenty of space for entertaining while overlooking the main living area. Step outside to the covered back porch and enjoy your beautifully landscaped, private backyard..the perfect place to relax and unwind.Upstairs, you'll find an oversized bonus room with a full bathroom, offering wonderful space for guests, a media room, hobby room, or additional living area. Walk-in attic space provides convenient and easily accessible storage and HVAC. Complete with a two-car garage and thoughtful upgrades throughout, this beautiful ranch offers the space you want with the convenience of main-level living. Move-in ready and waiting for its next owner to call Serenade home! Minutes away from dinning and shopping.

3528 Serenade Commons NW, Kennesaw

$295,000

2 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10846582 MLS

Welcome to this spacious 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath townhome offering an incredible combination of space, location, and investment potential! Freshly painted inside and out, this home is move-in ready and filled with natural light throughout. The open and spacious main level features a huge living room with plenty of room for entertaining and a convenient half bath. Upstairs, you'll find two generously sized bedrooms, each with access to a full bathroom, creating an ideal roommate-style floor plan. Outside, this home truly stands apart with one of the largest lots in the neighborhood, a fully fenced backyard, and an oversized parking pad with room for up to four additional vehicles plus a one-car garage! The location is hard to beat, just minutes from Kennesaw State University, I-75, I-575, shopping, dining, and everyday conveniences. With NO HOA FEES, this property offers exceptional flexibility and strong rental potential. Perfect for first-time homebuyers, investors, roommates, or parents looking for a home for their college student while building equity instead of paying rent. Opportunities like this near KSU are hard to find don't miss it!

4205 Lakes End Drive NW, Kennesaw

$375,000

5 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10846410 MLS

Welcome to this spacious and versatile split-level home in Kennesaw, offering 5 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, and no HOA. The main level features a comfortable living room, dining area, kitchen, three bedrooms, and two full bathrooms, with hardwood flooring throughout the main living areas. The finished basement offers additional living space with two bedrooms, a full bathroom, and a separate laundry area. This versatile lower level provides excellent flexibility for guests, a home office, recreation space, or additional living arrangements. Situated on approximately 0.46 acres, the property offers plenty of outdoor space along with a detached storage shed for tools, equipment, and additional storage needs. Conveniently located in Kennesaw with easy access to major roads, shopping, dining, parks, and everyday amenities. With no HOA, the property offers added flexibility and fewer restrictions for its next owner. This is a great opportunity for buyers looking for a spacious home with a flexible floor plan and plenty of potential. Some photos have been virtually staged for illustrative purposes only. Actual property condition and furnishings may vary

3941 Memorial Parkway NW, Kennesaw

$375,000

3 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10846378 MLS

Outstanding home close to Downtown Kennesaw where you can enjoy all the wonderful things this city has to offer you. Also two miles from KSU this home could be a good investment for your college tenants as well perfect roommate floor plan. Four sided brick 3 bedrooms 2 1/2 Bathrooms all hardwood and tile floors Has been updated with new bathrooms tile showers . Basement has bedroom full bathroom and a Media room / office / playroom or use it as a in Law suite. also has two outside decks and a patio , outbuilding and large fence in wooded private backyard. THERE IS NO HOA!! Truly a must see today!

3008 Carrie Drive NW, Kennesaw

$712,193

3 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10845588 MLS

Discover luxury, comfort, and convenience in The Venice by Brock Built, a beautifully designed ranch-style home in a 55+ active adult community. Featuring 10' ceilings, 8' doors, wide hallways, Flex Room and an open-concept layout, this home is perfect for relaxed, modern living. The gourmet kitchen includes stainless steel appliances gas cooktop, vent hood, built-in microwave, oven, and dishwasher while the owner's suite offers a spa-like retreat with a dual vanity and oversized shower. Enjoy a low maintenance "Lock and Leave" lifestyle with all lawn care handled by the HOA. Community amenities enhance everyday living with a dog park, formal garden, covered pavilion with outdoor fireplace, grilling stations, pickleball courts, and raised garden beds. This home is Complete and is ready for a quick closing. Floorplan: Venice

283 Vinca Circle NW, Kennesaw

$405,900

4 Beds ⋅ 2 Baths ⋅ 10843511 MLS

Command central is all one floor: the renovated kitchen, the light-filled primary suite, the vaulted family room. The bonus room upstairs is just extra - office, media room, guest landing pad, your call. Picture the Saturday this house is built for. The kitchen's massive peninsula is doing three jobs at once - someone's chopping, someone's perched on a stool with a coffee, someone's just leaning there talking - because the space is big enough to hold all three and more, without anyone feeling in the way. The eat-in nook off to the side has room for a real table, so when the peninsula fills up, nobody's standing. There's no wall between any of this and the family room - the vaulted ceiling and open sightline mean whoever's at the stove is still in the conversation, still part of it. Slide open the back doors and the party just keeps going, out past the patio, under the garden arbor already built and waiting for whatever you decide to grow, into a fully fenced yard built for a dog, a cornhole board, or a handful of kids doing whatever kids do on a cul-de-sac in October. This particular Saturday doesn't happen on a busy through-street. It happens here, on this cul-de-sac, in the house that affords it all. That's the pitch for staying in. Here's the one for going out - or renting it out: you're 1.5 miles from Kennesaw State and 1.2 miles - about three minutes - from I-575, close enough for an easy on-ramp, quiet enough that you'd never know it's there, with no HOA rental restrictions if that's the plan. The Battery and Truist Park are only 15 miles away, Midtown Atlanta about 27, Hartsfield-Jackson around 36. Close enough to catch a KSU home game or grab dinner in downtown Kennesaw's walkable historic strip - real barbecue, real Thai, a coffee shop with open-mic nights, a bar that does trivia and wing specials. Barrett Parkway's shopping and chain-restaurant corridor is minutes away for the nights when "I don't care, you pick" is the whole conversation, and Kennesaw Mountain's trails are right there when the plan is quiet instead. The neighborhood pool, tennis and pickleball courts, and playground mean the lifestyle doesn't stop at your own fence - walk the kids to school at Chalker Elementary, only 0.3 miles away, Palmer Middle just 0.6. None of that is generic "close to everything" filler - it's the specific reason this particular town, and this particular street, turns an ordinary Saturday into the one you didn't want to end. Zoned for Kell High School, tucked on a quiet cul-de-sac, with a brand-new roof (2026) and fresh paint throughout, this one's move-in ready in all the ways that matter. Homes on this street with this kind of update either sold in days or sat for months. This one's priced to be the first kind.

312 Ethridge Drive NW, Kennesaw

$499,900

3 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10841598 MLS

You've earned the opportunity to live here! Enjoy the finest in Active-Adult living in this prestigious Jim Chapman designed 55+ Community. This pristine 3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bathroom unit is move-in ready and offers an amazing amenities package, including updated tile flooring throughout the main living areas, newer bedroom carpet, newer Bryant HVAC system w/ a zoning & dampering system, and so much more! Amazing floor plan, offering the Primary Bedroom and Bathroom and a Secondary Bedroom and Bathroom on the main level. There's also a year-round interior Sun Room, an upper level Bedroom/Media/Rec Room and a screened porch. The Kitchen offers granite countertops, tile backsplash, breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and lots of cabinetry. All three Bathrooms feature granite vanities and the Primary Bathroom offers a marble walk-in shower with grab bars and bench. Unit 1108 offers a premium location at the back of the Community. Brookhaven at East Cobb is a gated community with a clubhouse, fitness center and community pool and is located near restaurants and shopping. Make your Active-Adult Living dreams a reality and schedule your home tour today!

120 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw

$325,000

3 Beds ⋅ 2 Baths ⋅ 10832269 MLS

Updated, move-in ready, and ideally located in Cobb County! Tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac with NO HOA, this charming 3-bedroom, 2-bath home offers the perfect combination of comfort, updates, and convenience. Step inside to beautiful LVP flooring and fresh interior paint throughout. The spacious family room is anchored by a large stone fireplace, creating a warm and inviting space to relax or gather with family and friends. The kitchen features brand-new granite countertops, newer appliances, and plenty of room for everyday living. Both bathrooms have been updated with tasteful finishes and fixtures for a fresh, modern feel. Outside, enjoy the newly painted rocking-chair front porch or head to the freshly painted back deck overlooking a private, wooded backyard that backs up to walking trails-a wonderful setting for morning coffee, grilling, entertaining, or simply unwinding at the end of the day. NEW ROOF PRIOR TO CLOSING! Seller will have a new roof professionally installed prior to closing, and buyer can select the shingle color from available options. Enjoy the peace of mind of a brand-new roof while choosing the color that best suits your style! Spacious stand-up crawl space freshly cleaned out and a NEW vapor barrier installed-offering easy access and excellent additional storage potential. Conveniently located near schools, shopping, restaurants, and everyday conveniences, this home offers so much at an attractive price point. Fresh, inviting, and ready for its new owners-this is one you won't want to miss!

1125 Rackley Way NW, Kennesaw

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