$5,995,000
About this home
This landmark historic commercial property in the heart of Downtown Asheville presents a rare opportunity to acquire a 100% occupied, architecturally distinctive asset with a long-standing, reputable tenant history. The property offers approximately ±24,332 SF on ±0.20 acres of thoughtfully designed, light-filled space across three floors. Zoned CBD, fully sprinklered and featuring a freight elevator, the building has a functional layout for a variety of commercial uses and potential for development of additional rentable SF in the lower level. The property has been home for more than three decades to Blue Spiral 1, one of the South’s largest and most renowned art galleries. Located along Biltmore Avenue within Asheville’s vibrant and walkable downtown core, the property offers convenient access to major thoroughfares, with I-240 approximately 1 mile away and I-40 approximately 3 miles away, providing connectivity to I-26, US 25, US 70, and other regional routes.
Property details
- MLS
- Canopy MLS
- MLS #
- CAR4429116
- Property type
- Retail
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 6
- On market date
- September 29, 2026
- Stories
- 3
- 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.
- Enrollment
- 407
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.0:1
- District
- Asheville City Schools
- Enrollment
- 623
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.5:1
- District
- Asheville City Schools
- Enrollment
- 1,135
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.2:1
- District
- Asheville City Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Asheville'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 15 days ago.
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