The Glen Rock Apartments in Asheville’s River Arts District offers affordable, energy-efficient one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The City of Asheville’s Community & Economic Development Department is accepting applications for funding from the City of Asheville’s Housing Trust Fund. Funding is available for affordable housing development, rehabilitation or preservation of affordable housing units within Asheville’s City [...]
When it comes to improving our infrastructure for transportation, parks and recreation facilities and affordable housing opportunities, Asheville voters made their mandate clear at the polls on November 8, Election Day. By an overwhelming margin, Asheville residents said yes to all three bond questions put before them on the ballot. The general obligation referenda will generate [...]
The City of Asheville will hold a series of informational Bond Expos in October, with presentations led by Mayor Esther Manheimer. A question-and-answer session will follow the mayor’s presentation. Hand-out material with information about the three bond referendums that go before Asheville voters in the Nov. 8 general election will be provided. Here is the Bond [...]
The Glen Rock Apartments, 372 Depot St, provides 60 low-income housing units in Asheville’s River Arts District. The City of Asheville and Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS® announce the second annual Asheville Housing Fair, to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 8 at the Stephens Lee Center, 30 George [...]
Package would pay for transportation and recreation infrastructure as well as affordable housing projects Asheville City Council voted to put three bond referendums totaling $74 million before Asheville voters in the November general election. At their Aug. 9 meeting, councilmembers voted unanimously to take the next step in getting the bond referendums on the ballot. The three bond referendums [...]
Workshop participants discuss potential solutions for small-scale residential infill development during a City of Asheville workshop Aug. 16. Another workshop is slated for Aug. 11. City staff held the first of two workshops on July 14 to gather public input on city code considerations that seek to allow for more small-scale residential infill development. [...]
Above, this structure on Montford Avenue contains seven housing units in it Like many areas of the state, Asheville is experiencing unparalleled growth. This has resulted in increased costs for both rental and for-sale housing units. Up to 43% of renting households are rent burdened, which is defined as spending 30% or more of household income [...]
The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has a Regional Housing Needs Survey available online. According to the Chamber, “We are conducting this survey in order to get a clearer grassroots understanding of the housing needs and desires of our area’s workforce. The data will be used to direct resources to meet those needs and desires.” The survey should [...]
The City of Asheville is recruiting a community task force to help shape decisions about accessory dwelling unit (ADU)-homestay rentals. The original deadline to apply has passed but the pool of candidates who applied to the City revealed only one renter. Therefore, members of the City’s Governance Committee requested that the application deadline be extended until 5 [...]
The City of Asheville is seeking submittals from qualified developers to develop a City-owned parcel located at 338 Hilliard Avenue, currently in use but due to be vacated by the City’s Parks Maintenance Facility by Jan. 1, 2017. The City is making this site available for a development of affordable multifamily rental housing. The Asheville City [...]
At its May 17 meeting, Asheville City Council took a two-step approach to considering use of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to be used as homestays. For now, Council voted against allowing ADUs to be used as homestays, but consideration of the issue will continue, as Council voted to create a task force to look at [...]
Access to affordable housing remains a challenge On Jan. 27, 2016, the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative conducted the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count of homeless families and individuals. Overall numbers of those experiencing homelessness in our community have decreased since last year: 509 persons reported in January 2016 as compared to 562 persons in January 2015, which represents a [...]
