$179,000
About this home
Build the mountain home you have been dreaming of on this private and expansive 12.32 acre lot in the gated Laurel Mountain Preserve community. Centered on a small creek drainage between Laurel Mountain Trail and Council Bluff Trail, well maintained neighborhood roads offer easy access to virtually the entire lot. Gentle terrain, buried power, and a few roughed-in driveway cuts on the Council Bluff side offer beautiful build sites with abundant & sunny southern exposure and filtered winter views. Surrounded by beautiful mature hardwood trees, this peaceful lot will become your private mountain oasis, yet it is only 30 minutes from Lake Lure and 45 minutes to Asheville. With the flexibility to subdivide into 5 acre minimum parcels, this property offers true multi-generational or family compound possibilities. Bring your house plans and discover how easy your western NC mountain living dreams can come to life.
Property details
- MLS #
- CAR4356013
- Property type
- Lot
- Subdivision
- Laurel Mountain Preserve
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 42
- On market date
- March 11, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card (e.g. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SC Report Card).
- Enrollment
- 146
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.2:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
- Enrollment
- 457
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.4:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
- Enrollment
- 278
- Student:teacher ratio
- 25.3:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Black Mountain's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
Market position
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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated April 22, 2026.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.