montford: Asheville- Walkable Neighborhoods: Montford - 01/30/12 04:02 PM
WALKABLE "The road to profitability may be a foot path!" (2)
Real Estate Journal: Asheville Walkable Neighborhoods
Montford -The MONTFORD NEIGBORHOOD in Asheville, North Carolina not only is Historic and Happening…but it is SO walkable!
Montford, a neighborhood of about 300 acres, offers a diversity of architectural styles. A good number of the homes such as you see in the photo here, were constructed between 1890 and 1920. Montford, like its residents, is a place of complex overall character.
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As you walk make your way from street to street on the sidewalks, you may notice that a certain … (4 comments)
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montford: Asheville: "The road to profitability may be a foot path..." (part 1) - 01/30/12 03:33 PM
WALKABLE "The road to profitability may be a foot path!"
Asheville Real Estate Journal: The Power of the Walkable Neighborhood According to BuilderOnline.com in a review of NAR's "2011 Community Preference Survey," (a poll of over 2,000 American adults) seventy-seven percent
( 77% ) of those polled considered having sidewalks a top priority in terms of deciding where they’d like to live. And sixty percent (60%) said they would rather live in a neighborhood that featured:
a mix of houses
stores
businesses within an easy walk
Given this Trend, "The road to profitability may be a foot path!" So here … (2 comments)
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montford: Asheville's Sustainable Communities, a Series. This on Montford & Griffins (2) - 07/13/08 07:10 AM
This second of the series on ASHEVILLE'S SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, Montford might surprise you ! Some unusual "creatures" "live" in Montofrd--GRIFFINS... well, Griffins as architectural interest points for those restoring this sustainable neighborhood of Asheville, NC .
Much of the Montford neighborhood was designated as an Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Since that time, historic restoration has been on the rise. Today the Montford community is home to residential properties and even several businesses. This neighborhood has developed a new outlook centered around the historical restoration projects of a number of devoted stewards of a variety … (5 comments)
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montford: Asheville's Sustainable Communities. A Series. 1. Montford, a Charming, Sustainable Neighborhood of Asheville, NC - 07/11/08 10:33 PM
The Montford Neighborhood ~ Asheville, N.C. ~A Community Embracing a Sustainable Future. Part I.
MONTFORD: Where one picture tells the story. (see photo)
The MONTFORD NEIGBORHOOD in Asheville, North Carolina: Historic and Happening!
Here is a neighborhood of about 300 acres that expresses a rich diversity of architectural styles, most constructed between 1890 and 1920.
Montford, like its residents, is a place of complex overall character.. .Romance and history are in the air, so expect to " feel" the artistic influences.
Even residents of other neighborhoods in and around Asheville find themselves drawn to Montford. Maybe you will see them strolling … (14 comments)
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montford: Localism: Asheville, NC Real Estate Information-North Carolina - 01/27/07 06:29 PM
Great Neighborhoods. Asheville, NC Real Estate Information
The Neighborhood. Sure-fire remedy for the "cookie cutter" blues, the tedium of crowded highways, long commutes, and weight-gain.. .. Neighborhoods with "...attractive housing designs and lots of interesting innovation in the use of land and space," can cure distress, according to one source. My colleague, Sharon Simms suggests, "Talk to the neighbors, walk around the area. Ask questions. There are lots of wonderful places to live...."
Yes indeed asserts Dan Burden the Director of Walkable Communities, Inc. And not just neighborhoods, but bikable, walkable communities. "In my visits to over 1,000 communities," says Burden, " working with … (6 comments)
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