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Also known as Deaverview Master Plan, Master Plan for land in the Deaverview neighborhood

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Deaverview master plan

A plan for more than 50 acres of public land in West Asheville, including the Deaverview Apartments. Council approved a contract to write the plan in September 2026.

Address
275 Deaverview Road (HACA); 65 Ford Street and a 16-acre City property adjacent to Pisgah View Road
Program
Federal disaster recovery planning money (CDBG-DR)

In plain English

Deaverview is in planning. The City, the Housing Authority and PEAK Academy are making one plan for more than 50 acres of public land in West Asheville, including the 160-unit Deaverview Apartments, built in 1971. The Housing Authority wants to replace those apartments so residents move only once. The plan is to include mixed-income housing, a public school, recreation and community services. An earlier 82-apartment plan ended in 2024. Building anything, and paying for it, will need future approvals.

Where it stands

On Sept. 8, 2026, Council approved a contract of up to $399,800 with City Collective, LLC to write the plan. The plan itself isn't written or approved yet. Any land deals, construction and funding will need future votes by Council, the Housing Authority's board and PEAK Academy's board.

Next

Once the contract is signed, planning is expected to take about 18 months, in phases, with community meetings throughout. That is a planning schedule, not a construction date.

Where each part stands

Each piece of work has its own status and source. They are never rolled into one progress label.

  1. Writing the master plan

    Approved

    Contract approved Sept. 8, 2026 (up to $399,800)

    City Collective, LLC is to write a plan for housing, a school, recreation and services on the City and Housing Authority land, with residents and neighbors involved throughout.

    Next: About 18 months of planning once the contract is signed.

    Money: Up to $399,800, from $475,500 in federal disaster recovery planning money set aside for this plan

  2. Land, construction and funding

    Not approved yet

    Not approved. Each step needs future votes by Council and both boards.

    Carrying out the plan: any land sales or purchases, roads and pipes, building, and the money to pay for it.

Last on the public record Sep 8, 2026 (1 month ago).

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Aerial view around 275 Deaverview Road (HACA); 65 Ford Street and a 16-acre City property adjacent to Pisgah View Road, with a circle at the address.
Aerial view around 275 Deaverview Road (HACA); 65 Ford Street and a 16-acre City property adjacent to Pisgah View Road. The circle marks the address's location; it is not a property line. The imagery may be older than the project.Photo: NC OneMap orthoimagery, NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. Source, Free and unrestricted use (NC OneMap terms).

Where it is

275 Deaverview Road (HACA); 65 Ford Street and a 16-acre City property adjacent to Pisgah View Road

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Location from the official address, found with the US Census Geocoder (Public_AR_Current).

Timeline

  1. Oct 22, 2024

    An earlier plan for 82 apartments here ended, after the Housing Authority returned its tax credits.

  2. Jul 16, 2026

    The City's request for proposals closed with 10 proposals (June 16 to July 16, 2026).

  3. Aug 25, 2026

    Council approved agreements for five disaster recovery planning projects, including this plan.

  4. Sep 8, 2026

    Council approved a contract of up to $399,800 with City Collective, LLC to write the plan. The vote was unanimous; Vice-Mayor Mosley stepped aside because of a conflict of interest.

Contracts

  • City Collective, LLC

    Deaverview Master Plan (not to exceed)

    Amount
    $399,800
    Date
    Sep 8, 2026

Money, by stage

About these numbers: Money is listed at its own step, such as set aside, committed or spent. The steps are never added together.

  • Set aside: federal disaster recovery planning money (CDBG-DR) for the Deaverview Master Plan: $475,500 (Jul 16, 2026)
  • Committed: planning contract with City Collective, LLC (up to): $399,800 (Sep 8, 2026)

Decisions about it

Listed only when the decision's own text names this project or its address, or the project's sources cite it.

Still unknown

  • Whether the contract has been signed yet.
  • How many homes the plan will include. No number has been set.
  • What building anything would cost, or who would pay for it.