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BTB leverages a decade’s worth of investments in Asheville’s River
District. The most recent investments, which have heightened
the priority of district redevelopment, include $400,000 from the
Regional Brownfields Initiative for assessments and technical
assistance, $800,000 from the federal Department of Transportation
for RADTIP, and over a million of private investments by NGOs and
businesses.
The AARRC identified the need for this process through
conversations with property owners, agency officials, housing
providers, and entrepreneurs. Responsible for recommending an
overall policy for the continued development and sustainability
of the Regional Riverfront, the AARRC, through the BTB process,
seeks to make the necessary connections between policy makers
and business and property owners. Through partnerships with key
organizations, AARRC will duplicate this process for other riverfront
properties, tailoring it to meet specific needs in each area..
The program aims to align the work of the Asheville Area Riverfront
Redevelopment Commission (AARRC) with the work of the Regional
Brownfields Initiative and the River Arts District Transportation
Improvement Project, two high-impact programs underway in the
riverfront.
Between the Bridges focuses on a small area of Asheville’s River
Arts District as a case study for identifying opportunities and
constraints to sustainable redevelopment as outlined in the Wilma
Dykeman RiverWay Plan and other adopted plans. The BTB process
involves engaging the right community members to address the
redevelopment issues and create solutions. One goal of the program
is to explore how to take adopted Brownfield sites, or sites in a
brownfield-laden area, from underused, vacant or deteriorating to
market-ready sites attractive to potential developers.
commercial
residential
urban place
river district
ZONING
STOCKYARDS
ICE PLANT
HATCHERY
Who is the AARRC?
Convened in May 2010, the AARRC was created to support the
continued development and sustainability of the riverfront through
strategic partnerships. Appointing partners include the City of
Asheville, Buncombe County, Town of Woodfin, RiverLink, Council
of Independent Business Owners, Asheville Area Chamber of
Commerce, and the River District Design Review Committee. The
Commission acts as an advisory board and provides policy and
program recommendations to the boards of the appointing partners.
For more information contact:
Stephanie Monson
Urban Planner for the Office of Economic Development
Riverfront Redevelopment Coordinator
City of Asheville
(828) 232 4502; (828) 337 4111
SMonson@ashevillenc.gov
Owner Contacts for Redevelopment Sites:
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Mary Latta (Tootie) Lee
701 Crowfields Lane
Asheville, NC 28803-3291
Leegalee@bellsouth.net
(828) 277-5522
Ice Plant
Joseph A. Ferikes
21 Broad Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-251-1588; 818-712-8039
josephferikes@charter.net
Stockyards
Hatchery
Anne T. Simmons
101 Crowfields Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
ATSimmons@bellsouth.net
(828) 277-3599
John Bryant
4462 Violet Ave
Sarasota, FL 34233
917-543-8883
jwbryant23@gmail.com
Between the Bridges is a pilot planning process in a section
of Asheville’s River Arts District (between Smoky Park and
Riverlink bridges) facing revitalization challenges including
but not limited to the presence of multiple brownfield sites,
a large portion of land and many structures within flood
hazard areas, and the impending realignment/redesign of
Riverside Drive, the area’s main transportation corridor.
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property line
floodway
100 year flood
500 year flood
msd lines
water lines
proposed greenway
HATCHERY 1 Roberts Street
PIN Number(s)
Prospective Developer
Current Owner
Acreage
Assessments completed
Assessments underway
Brownfields Status
Redevelopment Plans
Zoned
Utilities available
Buildings located on site
Recognized environmental
concerns
Potential environmental
concerns:
Incentives
9638-98 -1800;
9638-98-1515
District Development LLC
Jon Sheintal Trustee fbo Liana Sheintal
2.5
None; underground storage tank removal at Hatchery
building
None
Pending
Mixed use residential and commercial
Urban Place
Sewer, water, gas, electric, phone/cable
5000sf, 2 story masonry building (Hatchery building);
1000sf metal grain silo
UST removed from Hatchery building.
Unknown
Regional Brownfields Initiative Revolving Loan Fund
program; state tax credit program; city incentives.
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ICE PLANT
90 and 9999 Riverside Drive
PIN Number(s)
963897369400000; 963897167400000
Prospective Developer
Current Owner
Available
Ice Plant of Asheville, LLC
Acreage
Assessments completed
Assessments underway
Brownfields Status
3.4
Phase I & Phase II
None
Brownfields Agreement with NCDENR recorded 12-132010 Buncombe County Deed Record 4844, Pages 1-44
Mixed use
Urban Place
Electricity; city water; city sewer; rail
One building, size: 52,280 sf.
PAHs, metals, PCB’s; No cleanup required; land use
restrictions in place
Unknown
Redevelopment Plans
Zoned
Utilities available
Buildings located on site
Recognized environmental
concerns
Potential environmental
concerns:
Asking price of appraised value
Incentives
$466,700
State Tax Credit Program; City incentives
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STOCKYARDS
PIN Number(s)
Prospective Developer
Current Owner
Acreage
Assessments completed
Assessments underway
Brownfields Status
Redevelopment Plans
Zoned
Utilities available
Buildings located on site
Recognized environmental
concerns
Potential environmental
concerns:
Incentives
157-165 Craven Street
9638-88-0138; 9638-88-3015; 9638-88-1179;
9638-78-8092; 9638-88-2312
Available
French Broad River Group
6.25
Phase I
Phase II March 2011
NCDENR Letter of Eligibility- 12-22-2010
Mixed use residential and commercial
Urban Place
City sewer & water; septic; well; natural gas; electricity;
telephone; internet
Three large storage warehouses; restaurant; tractor shed;
small office building
None
Historic use of hay storage area as auto repair & painting
shop; historic use of restaurant as filling station; two
pole mounted transformers; several AST (various uses)
located on site
Regional Brownfields Initiative Revolving Loan Fund
Program for cleanup; state tax credit program; City
incentives.
Summary + Vision
Summary + Vision
Summary + Vision
Renovations are already underway at
the Hatchery, but the owners have a
vision for more changes in the future.
With a new restaurant set to open
this spring, Hatchery owners want
to develop the property in phases
including live/work artist studios, a
public art wall, multi-use community
buildings, well-defined open space
that can be used for events and
parking overflow, and preservation of
the silo and grain basins.
The site consists of the former Ice
House building and adjacent open
space which abuts the French Broad
River. Current owners envision a
multi-use facility that preserves
the historical significance of the
structure. Favored options for
redevelopment include a village
community center, fire/police
substation, brewery, restaurant,
apartments and venue for historical
tours of the River District.
Owners of the WNC Stockyards
are eager to convert the existing
amphitheater space, formerly used
to show livestock, into a music venue
that will serve as a missing piece
in the Asheville music scene. The
vision for the Stockyards includes
a restaurant with riverside views,
high-density residential apartments/
condominiums, dock space for kayaks
and a 40,000 person capacity outdoor
music venue.