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Walkable Neighborhoods  :  Grove Park

GROVE PARK Walkable Neighborhood. 

Asheville's Grove Park- Walkable Neighborhood  surrounds the world-famous Grove Park Inn. The Inn, built by Edwin Grove opened in 1913. The area surrounding the Inn became known as the "Grove Park."   

Many homes enjoy the "sustainability factor" in the Grove Park area. Wonderful updates and green retrofitting is on the rise. Here is a photo I took recently of such a project. My client was thrilled to see this type of activity going on in the Grove Park area.

Homes: Here you will find an interesting mix of historic and newer homes, tree-lined streets, incredible views of downtown Asheville and absolutely no commercial zoning (although there are several properties zoned institutional and two churches.) 

Three areas in the neighborhood, Grove Park, Sunset Terrace, and Proximity Park are listed on the National Historical Register. If you are relocating to Asheville it is even possible to find rental properties here-from single family homes to larger apartment buildings. 

Neighbors:  This is a mature community. There area several second and/or vacation homes in this area, yet neighbors have a strong community voice.

Pet -Friendly: Yes

Price Range in Grove Park: $400,000 to $1,600,000.  
Available Single Family Residences: 18

SOLD in 2011: 20

Price Point: $255,000 to $900,000 at or within 10% of Listed Asking Price

Sunday in Asheville- Paintings, Local Artist

“Home In the Woods”
from a photograph of Grove Park Neighborhood

“....I am in the woods
to hold on to who I am,
though I have no human name…”

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All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy;
 for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves;
we must die to one life before we can enter another.

-Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)

"Home to the Grove Park Inn and Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC has earned a reputation as a desirable place in which to make your home and purchase real estate." Real Estate Weekly

 GROVE PARK  Asheville Neighborhood Livability. As I mentioned in an earlier post about the Grove Park neighborhood, if you enjoy the idea of walking along curvilinear streets under magnificent tree canopies, this Asheville neighborhood responds.  The homes are beautiful. Here you will find  Neo-Classical, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Bungalow, Italian Renaissance, Queen Anne homes...many designed by Richard Sharp Smith.

A young mother strolls along Kimberly Avenue in the Grove Park Neighborhood in Asheville.

She knows first-hand what it's like to live in the Grove Park Neighborhood.    

And, if you were to ask her, she would probably smile in the friendly way that residents in this neighborhood do, and tell you that, in her opinion, she and her baby are loving their time together on one of the most desirable residential streets in all of Asheville.

Bordered on one side by the Grove Park Inn golf course, and one the other by lovely mansions mostly built in the 1920s, it is a personal favorite of mine.  .

 CONTACT ME for more details about one of my very favorite Asheville neighborhoods.

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GROVE PARK-ASHEVILLE REAL ESTATE

Homes for Sale-? Current Homes For Sale  on Kimberly Avenue
in the Grove Park Neighborhood in Asheville    Approximate Price Range: $400K to $1.4M
Kimberly Avenue Homes for Sale as of 11/2010: 20

There is one Bank Owned Home in the Grove Park area.
It is a very attractive 1917 Brick 1.5 story, 4 bdrm/2 bath home. 

MORE GROVE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION: 
http://activerain.com/blogsview/1957882/asheville-real-estate-grove-park-neighborhood-report

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Home to the Grove Park Inn and Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC has earned a reputation as a desirable place in which to make your home and purchase real estate. But, is this a good time for buyers to get a bargain in Asheville real estate?  That depends on how you define " bargain." 

For Asheville's real estate buyers that could include location, resale value, proximity to schools and colleges, financial opportunities, energy efficient features...the list goes on according to your priorities.

The Grove Park and North Asheville Location.  As I mentioned in an earlier post about Grove Park, if you would like to enjoy city sidewalks, historic homes, convenience to downtown Asheville and the medical and cultural amenities, as well as gorgeous homes with  beautiful renovations,  the Grove Park  and North Asheville neighborhoods of Beaverdam and Lakeview Park  are a "bargain."  According  to Trulia.com, currently you can expect a   +1.3%  increase in home prices in North Asheville's Grove Park neighborhood.. Average price range: $400K+/- to  $1M+/-. 

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Value in Asheville's Grove Park & North Asheville Area.

Financial and Resale. Research has shown that a home's market value increases by $20 for every dollar decrease in utility bills, so the "bargain" for buyers may be that a particular  Asheville home offers energy saving appliances, water savings, and daylighting...a home on the GREENSIDE....

Grove Park, North Asheville and Surrounding Asheville Real Estate Market "Bargains" - Going beyond possible financial opportunities due to foreclosure and/or short sale, your definition of  "bargain" may include that green-friendly "value-added" factor such as:

Energy Star windows, Energy saving daylighting. Energy Efficient Appliances, ow-flow toilets and low flow faucets, Low-flow showerheads, Low-VOC paints, caulks, sealants and finishes,  "Green" carpet and/or hardwood floors, Woodstove, Passive solar gain, Good tree shade in the summer, and overall Sustainability.

Many of the homes in North Asheville Grove Park Neighborhoods have been updated with GREEN-friendly features. North Asheville seems to attract buyers who seek quality of life- not only for the home they choose, but in education for their children and proximity to nature. North Asheville is within a few minutedrive of the Blue Ridge Parkway,  golf courses, and downtown Asheville. 

HOMES SOLD NORTH ASHEVILLE NEIGHBORHOODS
  September and  October, 2010

 MO/YR             CLOSED      AV. $$$ SOLD            AV.  SF            AV. PRICE/SF             AV. DOM 

SEPT                   8                 $403,000                  2,528                 $160                         62
OCT                    4                 $473,000                   2,860                  $165                        106

*NOTE: Sold prices are within +/- 10% of the asking price. 
Average Days on the Market : 84

Homes for Sale- Current Homes For Sale  on Kimberly Avenue
in the Grove Park Neighborhood in Asheville    Approximate Price Range: $400K to $1.4M
Kimberly Avenue Homes for Sale as of 11/2010: 20

There is one Bank Owned Home in the Grove Park area.
It is a very attractive 1917 Brick 1.5 story, 4 bdrm/2 bath home. 

 MORE ON GROVE PARK 
http://localism.com/nc/asheville/grove_park
http://activerain.com/blogsview/1957882/asheville-real-estate-grove-park-neighborhood-report

Mortgage originators offer an array of home loans.  Various calculators assist in determining which loan is best suited to each client. And just as people and their homes differ-  the  contract terms, financing options, inspection requirements and closing costs- so do investment and financial matters.

Tell me WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU 

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grove park asheville real estate report~

,Home to the Grove Park Inn and Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC has earned a reputation as a desirable place in which to make your home and purchase real estate. And Asheville's Grove Park Neighborhood is an excellent case in point.

 The Grove Park Neighborhood in Asheville, NC, named for developer Edwin W.  Grove curves into the foot of Sunset Mountain. The Grove Park Historic District , a lovely example of sustainable neighborhoods is over 100 years old.  It is graced by the Grove Park Inn, built of massive boulders reinforced by concrete and capped with a burnt-orange tiled roof.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Asheville's Grove Park is a wonderful , livable, walkable neighborhood.

According to the National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary , "Grove purchased the surrounding area and sold it off for more residential development creating a stock of remarkable and fanciful dwellings, while the roads approaching Grove Park became the setting for a number of significant buildings."

Asheville Livability: If you enjoy the idea of walking along curvilinear streets under magnificent tree canopies, this Asheville neighborhood is for you.  The homes are beautiful. In the Grove Park Neighborhood you will find  Neo-Classical, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Bungalow, Italian Renaissance, Queen Anne homes...many designed by Richard Sharp Smith..that may simply take your breath away!

For more information on Asheville's Grove Park Neighborhood.
 

Current Homes For Sale in the GrovePark Neighborhood in Asheville range in price from  $400,000+ to $1.5M 

When it comes to Asheville Livability,
Tell me WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU

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