Christmas at the Buncombe County Courthouse in Asheville

Here is a picture of the Christmas Tree set in the Buncombe County courthouse in Downtown Asheville North Carolina. Love some of the Architecture in this "Historic" building, but the building needs major renovation, and detailing; unless of course they are planning on building a new courthouse to match those "pretty" new detention centers (one built in 1994 and one just finished a few months ago). The new parking deck in downtown Asheville is right across the street from here, as well as the new Carolina First building featuring Jersey Mike's sub and sandwiches. This place has grown so much... and just in the last 12 months. See video on the Pack Square Park construction on www.YouTube.com/AskAsheville.

Asheville's Future Starts Here, simple development

The video is about construction going on below the Hillcrest Apartments in Asheville North Carolina. They are replacing a section of pipe... most likely a water line. But, I would like to talk a little on the area if you don't mind. This lower part of AVL, between Downtown, North, and West Asheville has several businesses including Grainger straight ahead, Southern States on the left here, several auto parts yards, several auto parts and repair places, and soon the Rivers Condos will be up less than a mile ahead from this point. The Richmond Hill Inn is also only one minute ahead and to the left. This is one section of real estate that will see a drastic improvement in 2009. All along the French Broad River is going to be beautiful and "Green". UNCA only 4 minutes from here. Such a great versatile central location.

Anyway... the market is the only thing that slowed Asheville down for a minute, but come Spring, people are going to start making some extra large moves. The whole economy may not pick up as quickly as here, but Investors and Planners are on the scene and Asheville is a great investment with so much future potential when you incorporate WNC. While others slept... lol. Asheville is creeping elegantly upon the National and Worldwide circuit, not too fast or slow, but kinda just right... if you know and see what I mean. Even McCafe and McDonalds plans in Asheville were not "officially" disclosed. They are staying low key in preparation for the new wave, and trying to sneak in ahead of the competition. They will be the bright new, new look, new feel restaurant on the circuit. Days Inn is using this down market time to re-invent their look and maybe some other things. People are planning and thinking... much of it is about Asheville North Carolina. What have you been thinking about lately?

Asheville Home Builders, Construction, Realty, Subcontractors... Pay Attention!

Find more photos like this on Asheville Construction and Home Building

Wanted to share this photo slideshow of the site that Asheville Contractors and Subcontractors has put up. They are not the "Asheville Home Builders Association" but many members have made a wise decision by choosing to promo themselves on this website that is alive. It is weird how people struggle, get a website up, and it does them no good. Their are so many other things than just "having a website". Code, content, tags, titles and thousands of other things you can do to make your site rise and be recognized. No, it is not $49.95 to submit your site to thousands of search engines because you have to be very careful with that too.

If you are in Construction, Home Building, or Real Estate in Asheville North Carolina... Check out this new site that allows you the freedom to Create Your Own Webpage with a few quick clicks, add links to your main website or sites if you have some, and keep updated information about you and your company in front of the public at all times. All this is free. They have their blog fed, so anything you post goes around the world in like 30 minutes or less (just like our site), and it is just such a great "Open Information Network" here in Asheville North Carolina. Construction will never be the same!

From what I have heard, Asheville Framing and Asheville Custom Home Builders were putting the site together for some co-op marketing, and they decided to pass it to ABandRE to open it up to everyone. Love the attitude!

To visit the Asheville Home Builders & Construction website, click HERE!

Deaverview Apartments in West Asheville NC

What used to be a drug crazed war going on in these housing projects, seems to be toned down over the last year or so. What is the future of these 2-Story Townhouses which are low income housing projects? A big development is making way right next store to these so are they going to attempt to blend it in, or will the developers eventually acquire these... or will the City start investing and make these nice condos on the affordable housing side... or will they just eventually get another facelift?

Old Asheville Chamber Site

The steel on the building is almost complete, and I took a pic of this crane going into the high heavens. This site is caddy cornered from the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department. If you put your left elbow on your desk and lean your head on your hand, you should be able to see this photo perfectly level.

Merrill Lynch Building, Asheville NC

Vance Monument stands with the Merrill Lynch building behind it, in Downtown Asheville. A bunch of demo, construction, and development being done in this area... but not much to show for it. Detours, workers, machinery... but no park or anything as of yet.

New Pioneer Building in Downtown Asheville

Kevin Kerr from Set Sail Development is looking forward to finishing this giant building that will have semi-underground parking, retail space, office space, and condos. They plan on developing a lot of that area on Broadway Ave in downtown Asheville. If you do not know where this building is, it is right behind Greenlife Grocery off of Merrimom Avenue.