Coxe Avenue Properties Affordable Housing Community Feedback Form
Coxe Avenue Properties Affordable Housing Community Feedback Form
Buncombe County is seeking community input on two options for the redevelopment of County-owned properties at 50 and 52 Coxe Avenue. The following feedback form uses five guiding public interests endorsed in August 2023 by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. These interests were identified by community members in the spring of 2023 and act as guiding values for future development on these properties. The County will use your feedback to help identify a preferred plan. The plan that is selected will then be shared with potential development partners, who will be asked to submit a proposal that outlines how their experience and approach will best help the County meet its goals for development of the site.
We strongly recommend you learn more about the two development options that the County is considering for its properties at 50 and 52 Coxe Avenue before completing the feedback form. Review the Fact Sheet from the documents section and watching the short presentation video from the February 24, 2024 online session below.
Coxe Avenue Affordable Housing Development Community Engagement Meeting Summary Video
The following questions relate to the five guiding public interests endorsed in August 2023 by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for the redevelopment of the County’s properties at 50 and 52 Coxe Avenue. These interests were identified through community engagement conducted in the spring of 2023.
Guiding Public Interest #1. Redevelopment of the properties should maximize the number of new apartments affordable to low- and moderate-income households in a mixed income setting.
Guiding Public Interest #2. Redevelopment of the properties should include active ground floor uses that serve residents and commuters and increase pedestrian traffic along Coxe Avenue.
Guiding Public Interest #3. Redevelopment of the properties should maintain direct and safe access from Coxe Avenue to Church Street for pedestrians and cyclists.
Guiding Public Interest #4. Redevelopment of properties should balance maximum density and pedestrian-scale design that extends the vibrant, urban streetscape from Patton Avenue to the South Slope area.
Guiding Public Interest #5. Redevelopment of the properties should attract as much private investment as possible to maximize the impact of public investment in affordable housing.
Option 1: 52 Coxe Avenue
Option 2: 50-52 Coxe Avenue
