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Villages at Crest Mountain

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About the Community

  • Established
  • Suburban

What we do

4.5 miles from downtown Asheville…
The Villages at Crest Mountain is a comprehensive green-built community in Asheville, North Carolina, focusing on fellowship, sustainability, organic food production and green-building practices. This intentional, Eco-community encourages social interaction among its residents of diverse backgrounds and life-stages. The community is composed of two neighborhoods.

Inspired by the pocket neighborhood concept, the Meadow consists of 12 level acres with more than two acres of preserved green space in the center for gardens, edible landscaping, gathering and recreation for its residents to enjoy. The cottage-style homes are built on small homesites that emphasize well-defined personal space with minimal yard care while fostering a strong sense of community. Size of the homes in the Meadow start at 1,000 square feet and home/land packages start as low as $299,000 (including homesite).

The Orchard neighborhood is an additional 22 acres of ridgeline homesites perched above the Meadow. This neighborhood is elevated with views into the city of Asheville and contains mature hardwoods. Homesites in the Orchard are bigger, averaging around 1/4 acre, allowing for larger homes and yards that offer personal garden opportunities. Roads are paved and great views of the mountains and the city of Asheville are prominent. Custom-designed homes in the Orchard average around 2,500 square feet and start in the mid to upper $500,000s.

The Villages at Crest Mountain features certified green builders who offer homeplans, shown on the website, that are recommended based on the vision of the community. These plans can be adjusted to fit your needs and budget. Or, have one of our builders painstakingly custom design and build your mountain dream home. You can even bring your own plans and builder. The choice is yours.

When complete, The Villages at Crest Mountain will be home to more than 120 families. Currently, nearly 50 families have already built or are building their forever-after homes.

The Villages at Crest Mountain is a very active and welcoming community. Our Homeowners Association coordinates social activities, governance, community meals, food production, exercise opportunities, shared resources. We have nature trails, fruit trees, berry bushes and edible landscaping. We have cascading waterfalls, a community picnic and pavilion with views of Asheville and the mountains beyond.

We also have onsite vacation rentals, which we offer at discounted prices for our real estate guests.

VCM features:
*Stylish, healthy-built and energy efficient homes
*Two acres of central green space
*Community-wide rainwater harvesting
*Community walking trails, gardens, berry patches, orchards, vineyards, and edible landscaping
*South facing homesites for optimal solar orientation
*Active Homeowners Association
*Offering two distinct neighborhoods giving the option of smaller affordable homes adjacent to acres of green space and larger, elevated wooded homesites offering views and privacy. Call us today(828)-333-9725

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  • the Villages at Crest Mountain

    • Our Vision

    Asheville Community Intentional Eco-Village

    Our Mission

    Asheville Community Intentional Eco-Village

    • Community type
    • Ecovillage
    • 100 Total members
    • Open to new members
    • Open to visitors
    • Open to volunteers
    Total
    100

    Basic expectations or agreements for members

    Call the Villages at Crest Mountain for more information. 828-333-9725 or visit www.villagesatcrest.com We are available to tour and can also provide rentals if needed.

    Primary decision-making authority

    • Single Leader or Founding Couple

    One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

    Governance structure

    • Collaborative/Horizontal

    Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

    Economic model

    • Independent Finances

    Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

    Economic scenarios for this community

    • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
    • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
    • There is a labor obligation
    • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

    Additional economic information

    Join fee: Yes (amount not specified)
    Monthly fees/dues: Yes (amount not specified)
    Labor: Encouraged or suggested
    Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
    Common areas are maintained by HOA

    Volunteer Basis

    Initiation Fee of $1250 At Closing

    HOA Dues of $60 per month

    Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

    Garden(s)

    Frequency of communal meals

    • 1-3 times per month

    Property status

    • Privately owned

    Property owner

    Setting

    • Suburban

    Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

    Self-produced food

    • Up to 33%
    • Land area size
      36 acres

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    Location

    • North Carolina, United States

    Villages at Crest Mountain

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    • Housing For Rent + Shared
    3 months ago

    Cohousing community - Puget Sound

    The Wise Acres Community is a cohousing neighborhood in Kitsap County, started in 1990. We steward most of the land together, while each maintaining our own home. In Wise Acres, we gather for community dinners and other events. We tend a shared garden, common house, hot tub & sauna. We look out for each other, make decisions by consensus, and each take on a community job. The community is walking distance from the shore in a friendly town. A 1-bedroom apartment is available. The apartment is the daylight basement below the main level of the house. The kitchen/living/dining room has a large picture window and natural light from above. The bedroom has an attached bathroom and a modest walk-in closet. Adjoining the full kitchen is a separate storage / laundry room. At about 600 sq ft, the apartment works great for a smaller household. In addition, there’s a room available in the main part of the house. The common spaces in the house are shared, including the kitchen/dining room and sun-lit living room with wood stove. The bedroom has windows on two sides and an attached bathroom. Here’s a link to the Wise Acres community website. If you respond, we can share more information. Please feel free to share a little about what you’re looking for in community life!
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    2 years ago

    Rental Opening in Wise Acres Co-Housing

    Newly built attached one bedroom apartment rental adjacent to Wise Acres Community Community Website: http://wiseacrescommunity.com Rental has its own kitchen with a range oven, full sized fridge, walnut butcher block countertop, heat pump with ac/heat. A private bathroom with shower/tub, parking space and a nice sized closet. Outside storage space and pets can be discussed. The apartment is attached and self-contained, but we are seeking a community member housemate. Outside of our living spaces we hope to share our space, time and thoughts with you. When you have a birthday it’s not if we will make you a cake, but what flavor and when. About the Community Wise Acres Community has been established for over 30 years with several founding members still active, present and involved. Additionally, recent years have brought an exciting influx of new families. Community members participate in shared meals twice a week- with cooking done on a rotation and all diets honored. There are lots of additional opportunities to gather- things like Friday night fire circles, book clubs, women’s and men’s circles and garden parties. All member incomes are independent. Community Participation If you show up to the community and don’t make an effort to show up to the gatherings you may as well live alone. Being a part of the community is not given by your physical presence alone. Each member has community responsibilities such as cleaning the common space or maintaining the facilities. You will have a contact within the community to help you get established. And lack of community participation can be grounds for rental termination. Work Opportunities Main housemate and several neighbors work remotely, while several drive in town. Closest towns are Kingston and Poulsbo. Some neighbors commute to Seattle a few days a week via ferry. Your Housemates We love to garden, and we
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    • Communities with Openings
    2 months ago

    Community House in SE Portland Seeks Membership!

    Ellis Street Community House is seeking kind, present, and engaged new housemates with experience in community living. We are currently 3 adults and one baby living in a 6 bedroom, 3 bath house on ¼ acre of land near Powell Butte nature park and the Springwater Corridor bike trail. For us, living in community is a collaborative process, one that helps improve our quality of life. We’re able to eat great food, keep the place clean, maintain a garden, and hold a space large enough to host guests and events by working together. We have an extensive community library and art/craft material collection, as well as a great tea selection, stocked pantry, and functional kitchens ready for feast-making, canning, and fermentation dreams. We make kombucha, ginger beer, sauerkraut, bone broth, natto, and apple/pear butter on a rotating basis. With two fridges and two deep freezers we can save blueberries and blackberries we harvested from close by and get meat directly from farmers. We hold potlucks and other events like bonfires and game nights about once a month, and make a house dinner together weekly. We maintain a home free from artificial fragrances and voice-activated technology. The large downstairs room is available for $740 per month. It is next to the back door with zero steps to entry. We have another room upstairs that is available for $700 per month for one person or $800 for a parent and child. Guest space is available for friends and relatives of residents – upstairs there is an office/guest room for longer visits, and the couches/pads in the common areas are available for shorter stays. The home has heating and cooling through an efficient heat pump, and we just upgraded to a tankless water heater. Utilities usually run around $100 per month. We also share expenses for groceries and cleaning supplies, you’ll receive reimbursement for groceries if you go shopping often, or contribute typically $50-75 per month if you don’t go shopp
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    5 months ago

    Intentional community and homestead land for sale

    Farm Land in the forrest of Belize for sale. Here are some details, 18.27 acres of Land located by south east of town of Benque Viejo del Carmen, with Population of 5,824 people, 5 minute away drive to Guatemala border and few minutes from mayan ruin, excellent for tourist attraction and other rental opportunities. With 2.7 miles of dirt road from town to the land, this quite and magical place possess few fruit trees, such as Mango, Avocado, Sour sop,Ginger,Coconut, Lemon, Lime, Papaya, Cashew and many more, all year around Natural spring water, with 16 kilo watt of solar power, The front wall made out of earth bag filled with sand, clay and 10% cement and barb wire. fully wired up cabin of 20 feet by 30 feet, as well as earth bag dome structure in the woods of 20 feet in diameter and another 10 feet in diameter for shower and bathroom area. Internet and wifi Through out the property, Security camera half way on the road looking at the gate and other one by the parking structure looking at the cabin area and 2 more can be installed, Garden area, property wall and solar operating front gate, 40 feet shipping container on the front of the property for storage, Parking Structure for 4 cars See Video, The Property wall has been built from tubular earth bag, filled with sand, clay, 10% cement and barbwire in between them and then we tamped down and then we cover it with plaster it of some sort, entrance gate of 15 feet wide that powered by solar system. there is 40 feet shipping container by the gate filled with items and everything stay. There is 4 car parking spaces with electricity installed. the rain water is being harvested by 9, 50 gallon barrel from the roof and then gravity fed to the garden areas. 1999 jeep wrangler, Main Internet antenna, weather station and wifi extender, The total Garden area is 60 feet by 80 feet and raise garden bed is 40 feet by 50 feet with 2 green houses, See Video, Solar security wifi camer

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