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 The Neighborhood Lots for Affordable Housing project seeks to develop Kentucky Drive, Lufty Avenue, and West Chestnut Street, which are three small City- owned vacant sites. A request for developer proposals was posted on September 9, 2020. 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 09/09/2020 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 Asheville launches affordable housing initiative shaped by Harvard research Posted on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Program is designed to help landlords make providing affordable housing more feasible Twenty-five landlords in Asheville now have a chance to be part of an innovative solution to the affordable housing crisis in our area. Thrive Asheville, an initiative of UNC Asheville that brings together local community advocates, policymakers, and professionals from diverse perspectives to find equitable solutions [...] Complete the Census to preserve federal funds for Asheville, Buncombe County Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Currently, North Carolina is severely undercounted in the 2020 Census. We are on track to lose $7.4 billion in federal funding annually. These are our tax dollars — hard earned and rightfully ours — and this funding is critical. The only way to access that money is to be fully counted. Here’s what it will affect: Roads [...] City of Asheville launches shared streets and parklet programs Posted on June 23, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville is continuing to support economic recovery by allowing businesses and organizations to use public and private properties more flexibly to align with public health guidelines. As businesses, particularly restaurants, continue to work through capacity constraints and physical distancing guidelines, the City has launched Parklets and Shared Streets as tools to temporarily create [...] 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.
Asheville launches affordable housing initiative shaped by Harvard research Posted on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Program is designed to help landlords make providing affordable housing more feasible Twenty-five landlords in Asheville now have a chance to be part of an innovative solution to the affordable housing crisis in our area. Thrive Asheville, an initiative of UNC Asheville that brings together local community advocates, policymakers, and professionals from diverse perspectives to find equitable solutions [...]
Complete the Census to preserve federal funds for Asheville, Buncombe County Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Currently, North Carolina is severely undercounted in the 2020 Census. We are on track to lose $7.4 billion in federal funding annually. These are our tax dollars — hard earned and rightfully ours — and this funding is critical. The only way to access that money is to be fully counted. Here’s what it will affect: Roads [...]
City of Asheville launches shared streets and parklet programs Posted on June 23, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville is continuing to support economic recovery by allowing businesses and organizations to use public and private properties more flexibly to align with public health guidelines. As businesses, particularly restaurants, continue to work through capacity constraints and physical distancing guidelines, the City has launched Parklets and Shared Streets as tools to temporarily create [...]