City-owned Property Redevelopment The housing focus of the Community & Economic Development Department is to partner with area non-profits, agencies, and for-profit developers to produce, preserve, and protect affordable and mixed-income communities in Asheville. Check out the Community Investments in Affordable Housing Story Map to learn more about our programs and properties. Policies for Implementing Affordable Housing on City-owned Land In 2019, City Council adopted a policy for implementing affordable housing on city owned land, outlining the process and goals for affordable housing on City-owned Land. Affordable Housing Baseline 1: When developing City property, a minimum 20% of all units must be affordable to individuals and families at 60% Area Median Income and accept Housing Choice Vouchers. Affordable Housing Baseline 2: Affordability period of no less than 20 years, with a strong preference of 30 years or longer. Exceeding the Baseline: It is the City’s strong preference that the development of City property exceed these baselines, where appropriate, and/or offer other community benefits. City-owned Land Considered for Affordable Housing Current Listing City-owned Land Considered for Affordable Housing Project Location Timeline for Development Concept Drawing 319 Biltmore Avenue is a 5.3 acre vacant site. A request for developer qualifications will be made in 2020. Cedar Hill, located at 411 Deaverview Road, is a 16 acre vacant site. A request for developer qualifications will be made in 2020. 81-91 Riverside Drive is 1.75 acres vacant site. Timeline for development it to yet be determined. 171-179 South Charlotte Street is 6 acres, and is currently the City Public Works Garage and Fleet Management locations. Timeline for development it to yet be determined. Under Construction! 360 Hilliard Avenue is an 86 unit mixed income rental development, with 34 affordable units. The developer is Kassinger Development Group, Inc. with a completion timeline of Fall 2021. Sold! 427 Broadway is 0.38 acres of vacant property to be developed for mixed use commercial & residential. At least 8 of the total housing units built will be affordable for those with an income at 60% of area median income. The developer is Reed Creek Greenway Plaza, LLC. with a completion timeline that is yet to be determined. To see a map of all City property, go to the Interactive City Property Map. Resources Community Investments in Affordable Housing StoryMap Policy for implementing affordable housing on city owned land Interactive City Property Map Contact Information For more information, please contact our team: Nikki Reid, Real Estate Paul D’Angelo, Community Development Sasha Vrtunski, Urban Planning Stephanie Monson-Dahl, Strategic Development Updated 01/15/2020 Related Services Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city. 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 City-owned Property Redevelopment News City of Asheville provides hand washing stations to help reduce spread of COVID-19 Posted on March 31, 2020April 2, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Update: For a map of temporary, portable hand washing stations and restrooms, visit this link. The map is being updated as new stations are installed. Original post: With the COVID-19 public health emergency going on it has never been more important to be able to wash your hands. Besides keeping 6 feet of distance [...] Giant animatronic sculpture to go on display in Asheville’s South Slope Posted on March 11, 2020March 13, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Acclaimed work was engineered, sculpted and fabricated by an interdisciplinary UNC Asheville team Republished from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Wake, Mel Chin’s giant animatronic sculpture, installed in New York City’s Times Square last summer, will be on view from March 15 to Sept. 7 at 44 Collier Ave., in Asheville’s South Slope. Chin, a WNC-based conceptual artist, [...] Housing market report looks at challenges in Asheville and surrounding counties Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville is releasing the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. The purpose of this report is to conduct a Housing Needs Assessment of the four-county region that includes and surrounds the city of Asheville. The four counties evaluated in this report include Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania. This evaluation takes into account the demographics, [...] More City-owned Property Redevelopment News
Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city.
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.
City of Asheville provides hand washing stations to help reduce spread of COVID-19 Posted on March 31, 2020April 2, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Update: For a map of temporary, portable hand washing stations and restrooms, visit this link. The map is being updated as new stations are installed. Original post: With the COVID-19 public health emergency going on it has never been more important to be able to wash your hands. Besides keeping 6 feet of distance [...]
Giant animatronic sculpture to go on display in Asheville’s South Slope Posted on March 11, 2020March 13, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Acclaimed work was engineered, sculpted and fabricated by an interdisciplinary UNC Asheville team Republished from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Wake, Mel Chin’s giant animatronic sculpture, installed in New York City’s Times Square last summer, will be on view from March 15 to Sept. 7 at 44 Collier Ave., in Asheville’s South Slope. Chin, a WNC-based conceptual artist, [...]
Housing market report looks at challenges in Asheville and surrounding counties Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville is releasing the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. The purpose of this report is to conduct a Housing Needs Assessment of the four-county region that includes and surrounds the city of Asheville. The four counties evaluated in this report include Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania. This evaluation takes into account the demographics, [...]