Housing
2 years ago
Commissioners clear funds for major expansion of affordable housing

Panel allocates about $15.6 million from a voter-approved bond toward six projects and sets aside another $3.1 million for other housing-related programs and projects.

Asheville Planning & Zoning Commission members listen to a presentation on tree preservation Wednesday, May 1, after an announcement that several items were being removed from the night's agenda.
Housing
2 years ago
Large development plan on hold amid Asheville planners’ concerns

The project would bring 350 residential units and 34,000 square feet of retail space to a hilly site off Smokey Park Highway at 172 Moody Ave.

Housing
2 years ago
Homelessness task force finds common cause — and frustration

Asheville Mayor Manheimer says the shortage of affordable housing is driving a crisis hitting cities big and small.

Housing
2 years ago
UPDATE: Panel enthusiastic about historic church as affordable housing

The Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a plan to convert Cappadocia Church into three residential units.

Housing
2 years ago
Hendersonville considers giving new life to historic Osceola Inn

The Hendersonville City Council could clear the way for a 20-room hotel, event center and cafe, plus 26 multi-family housing units.

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, pictured at a recent meeting, is heading to Washington, D.C., to lobby with a Task Force on Homelessness for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Housing
2 years ago
Manheimer, fellow mayors to lobby for help on homelessness

The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Homelessness Task Force will be advocating for federal help on the nationwide issue.

An annual census of people in rescue shelters, transitional housing or on the streets finds growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness in the city.
Housing
2 years ago
Annual count confirms rise in homelessness in Asheville

The 2024 Point-in-Time Count found more people who were unsheltered, living in transitional housing or rescue shelters.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
On the clock: Veterans Healing Farm needs help for a new home

Veterans Healing Farm is racing to raise funds and find a suitable site before it must leave its longtime home this summer.

The Asheville City Council has agreed to spend $28,000 to demolish a notorious abandoned home at 158 South French Broad Ave.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
City to raze house that is a nightmare for neighbors

The Asheville City Council voted Tuesday to demolish a house on South French Broad Avenue that has been linked to violent crime.

Asheville City Council members listen to a report on projects seeking Housing Trust Fund loans on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
Housing
2 years ago
Asheville grants $4.8 million in loans for affordable housing

It included the biggest loan the fund ever granted: nearly $3.9 million to Roers Companies for 126 units of in southwest Asheville.