scottcarter@recenter.com 159 S Lexington, Asheville, NC 28801

Parcel in River Arts District / W. Asheville

• Mixed-use or residential opportunity; new RAD-NT zoning • Includes 6 PINs; approximately 1.53 acres • Across the street from New Belgium Brewery • Walkable to River Arts Disctrict and new restaurants including Hole

Donuts, Taco Billy and Pizza Mind

Scott Carter Cell: 828-215-9701

Office: 828-255-4663

$1,350,000

68 Craven Street

68 Craven Street

68 Craven Street

View of Downtown and River from the Property

View of Site from across the River

New Belgium Brewery 68 Craven Street

68 Craven Street

68 Craven Street

PIN...1219 0.92 AC 68 Craven St

PIN...9497 0.09 AC Waynesville Ave

PIN...0429 0.08 AC Waynesville Ave

PIN...9442 0.17 AC Waynesville Ave

PIN...1109 0.17 AC Georgia Street

PIN...2100 0.10 AC Georgia Street

68 Craven Street

CONCEPTUAL COTTAGE DEVELOPMENT

68 Craven Street

CONCEPTUAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

68 Craven Street

CONCEPTUAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT

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1. River Arts District 2. New Belgium Brewery 3. Hole Donuts 4. Taco Billy 5. Urban Orchard Cider Co 6. Owl Bakery

Neighboring Businesses

68 Craven Street

68 Craven Street: RAD - NT

A Brief History of The River Arts District - from AshevilleRAD.com

The French Broad River, in whose basin the River Arts District resides, is the third oldest river in the world. In 1880, when the railroad first came thru Asheville, our population was around 500 people. By 1900, Asheville boasted 10,000 residents. This boom town reality continued until 1929, when The Great Depression settled in for a long winter's nap. Asheville's River Arts District "woke up" around 1985 and has been evolving for the past 27 years. A group of dedicated artists, landowners & businesses have laid claim to a neglected area of Asheville's riverfront and are calling it home. The first arts based business to locate in what is now the River Arts District was Highwater Clays. They moved from Biltmore Village in 1985, to the current home of Gennett Lumber. In 1987, Porge & Lewis Buck were the first artists to actually buy a building in the Asheville RAD, which they named Warehouse Studios. In 1989, Pattiy Torno bought what is now CURVE studios & garden to make a punk rock club called Squashpile. The club lived in #6 CURVE for two years, after which all three CURVE studios & garden buildings were renovated to make the first live/work studio spaces in the River Arts District. The early 1990's saw a migration of artists out of downtown into what was the Chesterfield Mill. The first Studio Stroll took place in 1994 and included such notable artists as Kevin Hogan & Cathy Triplett. In 1995, the Chesterfield Mill was consumed by fire, as was most of the old Cotton Mill. One of the remnants of the Cotton Mill was renovated into more live/work studio spaces in 1996 & in 2003, purchased by Marty & Eileen Black & renamed Cotton Mill Studios. 1995 was also the year that Highwater Clayspurchased 238-242 Clingman Ave, now home to Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Odyssey Gallery & Studios, Jonas Gerard Fine Art (2007) & the Clingman Cafe(2004), arguably the real heart & soul of the asheville RAD. The Grey Eagle Music Hall re-located to Clingman Avenue in 1999, becoming the first music venue in the River Arts District. Flood waters are thought to bring good nutrition to the earth they inundate. The combined floodwaters of Hurricanes Francis and Ivan in 2004 had the unintended consequence of destroying the Home Cooking Cafe, which inadvertently made room for 12 Bones Smokehouse (2005). The flood waters also prompted CURVE studios & garden to focus on retail/studios in the ground floor studios... creating the model of studio/showroom that has become a viable economic development tool for the Asheville RAD. Pattiy Torno was appointed to the River District Design Review Committee for the City of Asheville (COA) in 2004. Almost immediately, she learned that the words "River District" were used as a zoning classification for the COA, referring to Asheville's entire 14 mile long riverfront. Pattiy suggested that the artists needed to "place themselves within that 14 miles" and she convinced the River District Artists organization, the COA & Asheville's Chamber of Commerce to begin using the name "River Arts District". This began a five year branding process that has culminated in 2010 with the "River District Artists" changing their name to the "River Arts District Artists" and the new wayfinding program which incorporates numerous directional signs showing visitors how to find their way down to the River Arts District. The Asheville RAD's unique aspect is one of ownership. Most of the buildings that house artist studios in the ARAD are owned by artists. The growth up to now, has happened organically, with little help from the powers that be... the Clingman Streetscape Project being the only major infrastructure project with funding from The City of Asheville & the NC DOT & the wayfinding program with funding from the COA & the Tourism Development Authority. 2010 saw an amazing influx of new buildings to the River Arts District starting with Pink Dog Creative @ 342 Depot Street. Randy Shull & Hedy Fischer's "baby" has continued a renaissance on Depot Street that was started by Ray Quate with his 2005 renovation of 352 Depot. Mountain Housing Opportunities has contributed the great vision of Cindy Week's $10 million dollar Leeds certified affordable housing project, the Glen Rock Depot. David C. Stewart & David Frechter transformed the old Southern Depot Nightclub into David C. Stewart's painting studio on the first floor and home to Nourish & Flourish, a Network Care Provider as well as Nia Movement Studio & Fresh Juice & Tea House. In 2011, Wendy Whitson established Northlight Studios @ 357 Depot Street, providing 4 new studios & Asheville Greenworks. John & Liana Bryant renovated The Hatchery Studios at the north end of the River Arts District with 5 new studios that include a pottery co-op & the fine art studios of Kirsten Stolle & Court McCracken & Art Nurture Asheville as well as White Duck Taco Shop, brain child of Ben Mixson & Laura Reuss. Daniel McClendon has renovated 349 Depot Street into The Lift Studios, home of Daniel McClendon Fine Art. All these new buildings are making room for some wonderful independently owned "Asheville Grown" businesses. The Wedge Brewery, founded in 2008, thanks to the vision of Tim Schaller & the late John Payne has made the River Arts District fun every night of the week. The Magnetic Theatre is now open in the Glen Rock Depot, the first professional theatre in the ARAD. Charles & Tanya Triber have brought The Junction to fruition @ the south end of Pink Dog Creative with a wonderful menu of dinner, fresh cocktails & a lovely weekend Brunch. Taqueria Con Cuidais available for lunch & takeaway, inside the Grey Eagle @ 185 Clingman Monday - Saturday 10 to 3pm. One of the little known and unsung heroes of the River Arts District is a business man named Bill Goacher. Many years back he acquired a number of properties, in what is now the ARAD, simply as a business investment. The brilliance of his vision has always been bright but his approach, very low key. Mr. Goacher rented spaces to artists, at very affordable rental rates, and when a good steward of his buildings showed interest in their purchase, he selectively said yes. The Wedge Studios, founded by John Payne in early 2001, is one of those buildings where Bill Goacher said yes. In 2012, The Wedge was sold again, this time to a consortium of 8 local guys who like to drink beer there and is transforming once again with a new restaurant track side by the owners of The Admiral fame called The Bull & Beggar. Anandawest Hair Salon & Splurge Lighting & Decorative Gallery moved in track side in 2013. The new owners are fully cognizant that, in order to keep the studios reasonably affordable, there may need to be some higher grossing businesses to offset the cost of keeping the building going strong. Perhaps the biggest news in 2012 was the announcement that New Belgium Breweryselected the old WNC Stockyard & Bell's Mini Storage sites on Craven Street, for the location of their $175 million dollar East Coast Brewery. This new manufacturer has brought over 100 new jobs & tens of thousands of visitors to the west side door of the ARAD.

A Brief History of West Asheville

River Arts District in the News

Press release from the city of Asheville (8.10.17):

After seven years of planning with the community, construction of Asheville’s River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) will begin in August 2017.

Please join Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and other dignitaries for an official groundbreaking at 9 a.m. Aug. 23 at Jean Webb Park, 30 Riverside Drive. In keeping with the artistic nature of the area, the groundbreaking will feature shovels painted by River Arts District artists.

Federal, state, county and local partner agencies will participate in this historic moment, including the Federal Highway Administration, Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, Clean Water Management Trust Fund, Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, the River Arts District Business Association, River Arts District Artists and our construction and engineering partners Beverly-Grant/Barnhill and CDM Smith and other special honorees. Refreshments will be served at the groundbreaking.

About RADTIP

The River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) is a City of Asheville multi-modal transportation project that includes the installation of sidewalks, street trees, public art, bike lanes and greenways in the River Arts District, adjacent to the French Broad River. The City engaged the community multiple times throughout the years to form the vision for RADTIP. When complete, the project will incorporate a 2.2-mile piece of the Wilma Dykeman Riverway, an urban parkway designed to support sustainable development along approximately 8 miles of French Broad River and Swannanoa River corridor. It will not only increase safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists, but also incorporate a greenway and new recreation facilities along the French Broad River. Half of the construction cost of RADTIP is funded through a $14.6 million TIGER VI grant from the federal Transportation Department, a $3.5 million grant from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, and two grants from state of North Carolina. The City share comes from a combination of parking and stormwater funds, general funds and City debt proceeds used to finance the Capital Improvements Plan.

UPDATE from the city of Asheville (9.7.17):

NEXT STEPS ON CONSTRUCTION Demolition of several properties has occurred and will continue through September. DEMOLITION Additional building demolition for roadway improvements will occur at the beginning of RADTIP construction in summer 2017. Demolition projects include the 12 Bones building, the concrete block addition to the west of Riverside Studios at Haywood and Riverside Drive and the Anders Tobacco warehouse at the corner of Craven Street and Riverside Drive (the red building) was demolished. An environmental stormwater feature will be developed in it's place. UTILITY RELOCATION PSNC Energy continues utility relocation work and will be working on the north end of the RADTIP project area and work will continue throughout the summer. Details can be found on the Construction and Closures map. CONSTRUCTION FOR OTHER RIVERFRONT PROJECTS NC Wildlife Resources Commission has completed the new river access (steps) at Jean Webb Park. This includes new ADA-accessible parking spaces. Their crews also completed the boat ramp at the southeast corner of the Smith Bridge (Craven Street Bridge) and Riverside Dr. (aka the free wood lot). Construction on this project is complete. Signage and waste planning are next steps. 14 Riverside Drive renovation is complete and public restrooms are open from dawn to dusk seven days a week. Wayfinding signage to help locals and visitors navigate the district will be installed in the fall.

West Asheville in the News