The Lakeview Park Neighborhood ~ Asheville, N.C. ~
A Community Embracing a Sustainable Future.


____ Points of Interest: Five minutes from downtown Asheville, and close to clothing shops, bakeries, local restaurants and umbrellas at the coffee house, is sweet Lakeview Park.  

If you are up for a brisk walk (or simply a leisurely stroll)  around Beaver Lake, the Lakeview Park Neighborhood is a place not  to be missed.

Since its creation in the early 1920s,  Beaver Lake, created by damming Beaver Creek and flooding what had been known as Baird Bottoms, has been one of the special features of this venerable and sustainable  neighborhood.  In 1922, J.D. Murphy and Fred Sale began buying land along Beaver Creek for an exclusive housing development now known as Lakeview Park.

Almost 90 years later, we regularly walk around Beaver Lake throughout the seasons. (see my photo)

It is beautiful no matter what time of year.

 We visit our neighbors, continue to be amazed with the  views of the surrounding mountains, sweet picnic spots, colorful canoes gliding by and a sense of "all's right" that seems to be in the air.

Today, the Lakeview Park Neighborhood is a multi-generational masterpiece,offering something for everyone no matter what age. Here are a just couple of examples:

____ a) Birding: If you are a birder,  you will love the Beaver Lake Sanctuary where you can spot loons, grebes, cormorants, herons, swans, geese, ducks, hummingbirds, woodpeckers… just to begin to name a few. Here's a checklisthttp://emasnc.org/ my birding friends take with them when they walk the boardwalk into an almost magical Sanctuary  where an awareness and appreciation of nature, wildlife and natural ecosystems, and responsible environmental stewardship come together. ...You can enjoy about a half-mile boardwalk loop with two lake overlooks and several benches, and an eco-filter pond designed to clean up storm run-off before it enters the lake and the French Broad River system. So close at hand to the Lakeview Park Neighborhood, the Sanctuary offers an engaging place for  a solitary walk and observation, or a friendly family sojourn.   

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___ b)GOLF Anyone? For those of you who love golf as much as we do, please know that Lakeview Park is the home of the Country Club of Asheville with it's fine Donald Ross golf course and tennis facility.

(photo shows one the golf courses for which North Carolina is famous...talk about both challenging and gorgeous!)

___ Livability: Asheville's Lakeview Park is a welcoming, livable, and very walkable neighborhood. If you enjoy the idea of walking along curvilinear streets under magnificent tree canopies, this Asheville neighborhood is for you.  AND…for those of us who are Baby Boomers, this  multigenerational neighborhood, where people of all ages enjoy each others’ company is a must see. The homes are Beautiful- with a capital “B”!

___ Architecture: TheLakeview Park Neighborhood-  is an eclectic mix. From Mid-Century Modern to Neo-Classical, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Craftsman Bungalows – and

new, and Healthy®Built homes (see my photo)  ... clustered around a greenway and bordered by a view of the mountains there is much from which to choose. 

  
___ Sustainable Excellence:When it comes to sustainable excellence Asheville's Lakeview Park Neighborhoodexceeds expectations. Again, as in the Grove Park Neighborhood, Universal design is favored by multigenerational residents – parents, children and grandparents, baby boomers retiring to Asheville. YOU may be fond of the features and benefits of new GREEN construction here.

___ Relocating to Asheville: If you are relocating to Asheville it is possible , though not easy to find yearly leases in this neighborhood.

___ 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

___ Current Average Price Range in Lakeview Park: $502,000

___ Available Single Family Residences: 11

___ SOLD in 2012: 9   ___ SOLD Price Point: $240,000 to $800,000
and AT OR WITHIN 10% of Listed Asking Price

___ Current Homes For Sale in theLakeview Park Neighborhood in Asheville range in price from $350,000 to $4,900,000.

If you are relocating to Asheville, interested in this neighborhood and not already working with a REALTOR® I’d love to talk with you about homes and land for sale in the Lakeview Park Sustainable Neighborhood.

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 Walkable Neighborhoods- Lakeview Park and Montford- Asheville, NC
.Asheville Real Estate Journal

Walkability offers awesome benefits for people of all ages.

Baby (as in my photo) or Baby Boomer our health, a healthy environment, even money matters and  our communities can  enjoy the benefits of walkable neighborhoods.

These are just a couple of reasons I like to point out two of Asheville’s lovely and vibrant walkable neighborhoods: the Lakeview Park and the Montford neighborhood. 

While we are covering the subject of walkabiity …I got thinking about the features and benefits of walkable neighborhoods...Walkable Neighborhoods (like Asheville’s Lakeview Park and Montford neighborhoods)   are in high demand these days.... In fact,  quest for getting around without having to hop in your car is high on the list of most desired amenities as reported in a recent survey of Baby Boomers by TopRetirements.com. 

According to Walk Score (click on the link)  and you can check out your own neighborhood’s walkability)  when it comes to

a)  Health: The average resident of a walkable neighborhood weighs 6-10 pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood.¹  Cities with good public transit and access to amenities promote happiness.²

b) Environmental issues: 82% of CO2 emissions are from burning fossil fuels.³ Your feet are zero-pollution transportation machines.

c) Money Matters: Cars are the second largest household expense in the U.S.⁴ One point of Walk Score is worth up to $3,000 of value for your property.⁵ Read the research report.

d) Our Neighborhoods and communities: Studies show that for every 10 minutes a person spends in a daily car commute, time spent in community activities falls by 10%! (exclamation mark is mine)

P.S. So who loves walkable communities  besides me...?? (as you can see by the links below)

P.S.. . . .Do you have walkable communities in your town? And are they as sought-after as they are here in Asheville, NC?

warm socks at first freeze- and Asheville Beaver Lake

Asheville Style- warm socks at first freeze

I love the prospect of warm socks at first freeze,

just the soldierlike look of them in neat rows
lined up before me
next to the French-milled soaps
in the second dresser drawer
where they have bunkered down,
neglected since the daffodils bloomed. 

A colorful assemblage they,
in vibrant vermillion,
or glamorous grey,
or in umber, or in those multi-hued,
patiently waiting to be tapped
for duty.

I am dancing now in the hours after donning
the pair - carolina blue ,
with my tweeds and outdoor duds,
cashmere caressing my lucky toes,

what else can I do?

For now, I am royalty lifted above the fray
simply to stroll Doc Silver's nippy back forty
as if it were a mild summer's day
but better: no insects or tall grasses where the
slithering creatures play-
just the Land
and, here and there,
on the north side of the ridge,
little trickles
making icicles
where once ran summer's sweet cascades.

Fallen leaves,
still wet with yesterday's storm,
are slick on the trail.
Yet, I float along, wind at my back, scarf flying,
hiking boots, muddy and well-worn,
feet smiling in blue-clad  luxury.

We are searching for the last bit of wild  to be touted,

and I reveal the secret:
 "... cherished toes pay dividends uncounted...."

~^~

©jA Narrin, Wind-in-the-Feather

The Spirit Ridge Collection

Asheville, 2012

 The Real Estate Neighborhood Review Journal of Asheville:
Lakeview Park

The sidewalks in Walkable Asheville's  Lakeview Park  run down to greet Beaver Lake. First created in 1920, Beaver Lake is man-made. It grew from the damming of Beaver Creek.  For me, this “private lake” shines like a diamond in the carolina blue sky, for, although it is “private”  the Lakeview Park walkable community welcomes Asheville residents and those relocating to Asheville to stroll, sit and enjoy ,canoe the lake, or jog aroung its perimeter.  And if ,any given day, during the winter, spring, summer or fall of the year,  you may see the young and the young-at-heart at play.

“Upscale” Walkable Asheville Neighborhood

 By 1922, an “upscale” housing development known as Lakeview Park that centered around Beaver Lake began to emerge. 

 It so pleases my real estate clients here in Asheville to say that what was first envisioned so many years ago today continues to delight visitors and residents alike.  

We walk  the Lakeview Park neighborhood  and down to Beaver Lake  almost every week.  

Lakeview Park 2012: We stroll the neighborhood, visit with our neighbors along the way and continue  to be amazed with the  views of the surrounding mountains, sweet picnic spots, colorful canoes gliding by and the much-prized sense that it evokes. . . “all’s right” ...

Homes: Here in Lakeview Park you will find an interesting mix of historic and newer homes, tree-lined streets, and lovely views of Asheville’s rolling hills …and, of course, Beaver Lake.

 
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 2012 in Lakeview Park : $300,000 to $900,000.  
Available Single Family Residences: 10  

SOLD in 2011: 7
AT or within 10% of Listed Asking Price

My Asheville Link Library Resources: CHECK OUT THIS LINK or THIS ONE  

for more on Lakeview Park  Walkable Neighborhood Asheville NC

xoxo

Lakeview Park- North Asheville’s Walkable Neighborhood—

where children play, and folks of all ages visit with one another under a canopy of trees, and ride bikes or walk just down the block to enjoy the magic of Beaver Lake.

As I wrote yesterday's post about Sweet Rosie Sinead, I imagined where she and her husband might have lived.

Where did she sit to watch the children play? And where might they have walked almost every week, throughout the seasons? Immediately I thought of my own neighborhood—

Asheville NC Lakeview Park!

This walkable neighborhood in North Asheville, so beautiful at any time of year!

Here you may choose to visit with your neighbors, and continue (gratefully) to be amazed with the  views of the surrounding mountains, the proximity of welcoming picnic spots, the colorful canoes gliding by, and the sense of "all's right" that seems to permeate the air.

No wonder, the Lakeview Park neighborhood  is a neighborhood in which the  people simply delight

Here are links to three (3) earlier posts  and photos of Lakeview Park, updated with current real estate information. (Homes for Sale : 14  Price range: $300K-2.5M)

Photos and Details about Lakeview Park

Lakeview Park- Walkable Neighborhood in North Asheville

Asheville Beaver Lake Neighborhood- Lakeview Park

LakeviewPark-Sustainable Neighborhood in Asheville

This post is dedicated to Sweet Rosie Sinead and All Her Children and Grandchildren.
May they live in Peace and Wellness...

Sweet Rosie Sinead 

Old as the Carolina hills

but agile still,

she melts, without a sound,

into her baby blue plumpity chair,

her beloved perch-by-the-window where

most days she  settles in

to watch the children and the zephyrs play,

to live a verse or two

 of her life as 

"the last leaf on the tree"... .

Yet, in this very moment,
                she is not alone, she sees!
 

To her amazement,

a visitor, unknown,
               has dropped by,

like the ghost of August,

               has "set -a-spell"
               has cut the last rose of Asheville’s Summer
               has placed it well
               upon his side table,

(that hand-carved treasure

her husband made.)

Atop the  Old Man’s well-worn Works of Shelley,

just now she spies that single yellow rose, that scent, that smell
               that promise of Forever Love that  to her he gave

singing, "Oh My Sweet Rosie-Sinead."

               Remembering it all,
               she hums along.
               In these last hours, November calls,
               and soon will come the white and wintry weather 
               for which they 'll watch and wait together....

as leaves fall.

and mysteries rise. 

©jA Narrin, Wind-in-the- Feather -~^~ The Spirit Ridge Collection Asheville, NC October, 2011

Find out about Rosie SInead's Lakeview Park--Asheville Walkable Neighborhood

Homes:  Within view or walking distance of Beaver Lake are homes known for the subtle elegance and nod to nature.

 Romance and history are in the air, (see Part 1) so expect to " feel"  the artistic influences. Even residents of other neighborhoods in and around Asheville find themselves drawn to Beaver Lake and the surrounding neighborhood..

 Maybe you will see them strolling around the Lake nand-in-hand on a sunny Sunday afternoon. (see photo) . Maybe you will notice how often they stop  to gaze at  the majestic homes that grace the streets

Neighbors: Like most neighborhoods in Asheville, NC, the folks who live here (many of whom are "Cultural Creatives  -- architects, designers, teachers, authors, doctors, poets, lawyers, and gallery artists) are known for old-fashioned neighborliness. Here you can meet neighbors walking thier dogs around the Lake, or out with babies in strollers, or at the counter of local eateries and grocery stores.

Atmosphere: Inviting!

Pet -Friendly: Yes!

Price Range: $300,000 to 3,000,000+

Homes Available : 6

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