Hi Folks! Here is Keller Williams’s December 2016 recap of real estate sales in our area. As you can see the $100,000 to $300,000 is always strong with inventory clearing every 2 months. Overall, it is still a good time to sell with inventory remaining low and demand high for homes in Asheville. Give us a call if you would like more specific information. Cheers!
The Silver Lake was one of our favorite neighborhoods in LA while living there. Like Asheville, Los Angeles has hidden mid-century treasures tucked into hillsides. Enjoy this brief video on Richard Neutra’s own house and have a great Monday!
MOD MEN | Here is a timely story as we at Modern Asheville Real Estate work to enter a couple of mid-century homes for Griffin Preservation awards. It would be a first for this era of homes locally. As inspiration enjoy this story about the restoration of a mid-century architectural masterpiece. In 1962, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architect Arthur Witthoefft won the AIA’s highest honor for a home he built in the lush woods of Westchester County. Having fended off a developer’s wrecking ball, Todd Goddard and Andrew Mandolene went above and beyond to make this manse mint again. Check out the article HERE. Happy Sunday!
The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County is hosting their first event of 2017 celebrating one of our region’s most versatile and accomplished Arts & Crafts talents: William Waldo Dodge. Dodge’s creative life is the subject of Bruce Johnson’s January 26th talk at All Souls Cathedral in Biltmore Village. Johnson has graced the PSABC with a number of well-attended presentations, and his upcoming program promises to be especially rewarding.
This lecture is scheduled on Thursday, January 26th, 5:30 pm, at Zabriske Parish Hall in All Souls Cathedral. All Souls address is 9 Swan Street in Biltmore Village. While admission is free, a suggested $10 donation supports local preservation and includes a half-price ticket to the 30th Annual National Arts & Crafts Conference at the Omni Grove Park Inn. Go HERE for full details. Cheers! Troy and Kelly
The A-frame house is, indeed, an architectural house style. The style features steep angled sides as the roofline that usually begin at or near the foundation line and meet at the top in the shape of the letter A. The triangle shape of this housing style has been present throughout history, but was more recently popular from the 1950’s to 1970’s.
Structurally speaking an A-frame is a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight, economical manner. As an example, consider a saw horse which is designed to support a load bigger than itself while still be portable.
The post World War II popularity of the A-frame has been attributed to a combination of factors including American’s extra disposable income, the in-expensiveness of building an A-frame structure, and a new interest in acquiring a second home for vacationing. Given’s today’s renewed interest in mid-century, inspired design and tiny homes it seems a style worth revisiting. At Modern Asheville, we have been collecting images of past and present interpretations on one of our many pinterest boards here. Also, enjoy this collection published from from Dwell here. Enjoy!
We stopped by to visit the progress at Shelburne Woods, a new eco-friendly mini-community in West Asheville. New community landscaping has been put in place to create a private enclave of nine homes still walkable to urban West Asheville. Some signage and the mail center were recently installed.
As you can see the roof and windows are going in on 51 Shelburne Woods, the first of the homes under construction. We would love to tell you more about this quality new neighborhood. Give us a call if you want to know more or go here for more info. Cheers!
Hi Folks! It is almost the end of 2016 and both Modern Atlanta and Modern Asheville are looking for more entries for our Asheville Modern Home Tour in June of 2017. Building upon last year’s successful tour we are asking Architects, Builders and Homeowners to submit their homes to MA Design is Human.
Residential submissions MUST be submitted per the guidelines outlined in the submission kit and sent electronically via DropBox. Failure to submit properly will disqualify projects. All contracts must be reviewed and signed by architect and homeowners — and this month of December!
The MA Architecture Tour jury will select the homes by January 25, 2017. An email or call will be made to the submitter and those who have signed the contract (included in the kit). Projects not completed byFebruary 28, 2017 may not eligible for the tours, but some exceptions may be considered based on % of project completion. Final hi-res/professional photos for publication and promotion of the Tours are due byMarch 5, 2017.
WE ARE ACCEPTING EARLY SUBMISSIONS for promotions. Please follow Submission guidelines to submit early.
Download the MA Architecture Tour Submission Kit
Selected projects will be published in the keepsake MA Design is Human Book and Tour Guide, as well as on the MA website.
Hi Folks! Along with homes Kelly and I have listed publicly on the MLS we have “pocket” listings. In other words, specialty homes that are for sale, but are kept privately in our back pocket per the owner. We will be getting a few more over the winter months prior to spring. If you have interest in being on a list of potential buyers please email us at hello@modernasheville.com.
We can send you our Buyer Questionnaire and forward you any information that would be appropriate as we get it. Cheers! Kelly and Troy
3 Bedrooms | 3 Baths | 2394 SQFT | Versatile Finished Basement
We reduced the price on this cool, vintage home just in time for the holidays. The artistic, split-entry, ranch home is located in a popular Beaver Lake mid-century neighborhood of North Asheville. The home’s rich wood floors and fresh paint set the stage for this fun 1959 retro home with well-preserved original kitchen and baths.
The versatile, finished walk-out basement could be a studio, family room or made into an apartment with outside entrance. On the exterior the home has lush, artistic gardens full of interesting plantings and garden art that transition throughout the seasons.
Want to see more? Enjoy the tour here. Give Kelly and Troy a call if you have any questions. Cheers and Happy Holidays!
Kelly and I have many anniversaries around our business and like to have options for positive celebration {Cocktails} thru the year. However, today marks our 3 Years of being with Keller Williams Professionals. {Yeah} Why is that important other than being a great partner for furthering our business, keeping us educated and providing a great network of helpful peers? At the 3 year mark we are fully vested in Keller Williams which means we are vested and will receive monthly profit-sharing for life. {Sweet} It is profit-sharing that sometimes pays for our overhead and gets us through the ebbs and flows of our industry. Thank you Keller Williams for being such a great partner.
If you want to know more about the benefits of KW give us a call. We would love to share our success with others. Cheers!
