319 Biltmore Development Process Happening Now City staff has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a mixed use development on 5.3 acres of City-owned land at 319 Biltmore. The City will select a development team to create an affordable, mixed-income community that complements the recent redevelopment of the adjacent Lee Walker Heights. The 319 Biltmore project has not yet been designed but relied heavily on the input of the Community as noted in the supporting documents below. Background The City of Asheville is using City-owned land to for the development of affordable and mixed income housing and is committed to promoting community participation and ensuring openness and transparency in the development process. The City will either lease the land, or sell it to a partner developer for a new mixed-income, mixed use community. In 2018-2019, the City performed site analysis, due diligence and community engagement on the future development of 319 Biltmore. Those results are compiled in the supporting documents below. Timeline 2018 – Site Analysis & Community Input on High Impact Sites 2019 – City Council Worksession and Policy for Affordable Housing on City Land February 2020 – Release of Request for Proposals (RFP) for Developers Spring 2020 – Developer Selection Summer 2020 – Site Planning Supporting Documents Request for Developer Proposal Due Diligence Package Policy for Affordable Housing on City-owned Land High Impact Sites – Full Report High Impact Sites – HCD Presentation, November 2018 Development Strategies Contact Information Nikki Reid, Real Estate Paul D’Angelo, Community Development Sasha Vrtunski, Urban Planning Stephanie Monson-Dahl, Strategic Development Related Services Apply for a commercial film or photography permit Information about commercial filming and photography work involving city-owned property, sidewalks, streets, and parks. Apply for a special event or festival permit Information about hosting an event on city-owned property, sidewalks, streets and parks. Cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...] Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business. Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business. More Related Services 319 Biltmore Development Process News SoCon hoops returns! Here’s your guide to matchups, special events, parking and more — including free trolleys Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The 2020 Ingles Southern Conference Men’s and Woman’s Basketball Tournament Presented by General Shale returns to the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville March 5 – 9. Tickets are still available and there are lots of special events planned to coincide with the tournament, such as the Asheville Mardi Gras Parade returns to South Slope, bringing fun along with traffic/parking impacts Posted on February 19, 2020February 24, 2020 by Polly McDaniel This Sunday, Feb. 23, the Asheville Mardi Gras Parade returns to the South Slope. The parade begins at 3 p.m. Lineup and float assembly will take place in surface parking lots along Asheland Avenue. The parade begins on Hilliard Avenue at Asheland Avenue, down south Coxe Avenue and wraps along the streets of [...] Charlotte Street Road Diet construction begins Posted on February 17, 2020February 26, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Initial phase will be sidewalk work The construction phase of the Charlotte Street road diet is scheduled to begin in February and continue through May. The first phase of construction will entail a lane closure as contractors reconstruct portions of the sidewalk on the north end of Charlotte street near Edwin Place. Once complete, repaving of the [...] More 319 Biltmore Development Process News
Apply for a commercial film or photography permit Information about commercial filming and photography work involving city-owned property, sidewalks, streets, and parks.
Apply for a special event or festival permit Information about hosting an event on city-owned property, sidewalks, streets and parks.
Cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...]
Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business.
Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business.
SoCon hoops returns! Here’s your guide to matchups, special events, parking and more — including free trolleys Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The 2020 Ingles Southern Conference Men’s and Woman’s Basketball Tournament Presented by General Shale returns to the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville March 5 – 9. Tickets are still available and there are lots of special events planned to coincide with the tournament, such as the
Asheville Mardi Gras Parade returns to South Slope, bringing fun along with traffic/parking impacts Posted on February 19, 2020February 24, 2020 by Polly McDaniel This Sunday, Feb. 23, the Asheville Mardi Gras Parade returns to the South Slope. The parade begins at 3 p.m. Lineup and float assembly will take place in surface parking lots along Asheland Avenue. The parade begins on Hilliard Avenue at Asheland Avenue, down south Coxe Avenue and wraps along the streets of [...]
Charlotte Street Road Diet construction begins Posted on February 17, 2020February 26, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Initial phase will be sidewalk work The construction phase of the Charlotte Street road diet is scheduled to begin in February and continue through May. The first phase of construction will entail a lane closure as contractors reconstruct portions of the sidewalk on the north end of Charlotte street near Edwin Place. Once complete, repaving of the [...]