Milan owns the 3.1-acre site across from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity which is valued at $683,900. Monark Patel of Asheville is the developer and company vice president. $14 million, five stories, 112 rooms, 74,000 square feet. Planned by Milan Biltmore, LLC. Possible construction start at end of year with opening in early 2019.) Still needs approval by Asheville Area Riverfront Redevelopment Commission and city Planning and Zoning Commission. Approved by city Technical Review Committee with conditions. "Things have got to change, so just go with it."Ĭourtyard by Marriott, 26 Meadow Road (In early planning stages. "But I think it's going to be good for the economy." White said along with the hotels there are new breweries being built near his business. One person who disagrees with that sentiment is Ronnie White, owner of A&B Tire and Wheel to the east of the village on London Road.
That was in large part a response to voters and other residents who said the economic benefits of hotels didn't make up for their other impacts. 14 the council members voted to change development rules so that any lodging facility with more than 20 rooms had to come to them for a green light before construction could start.īefore that, hotels were treated like other development projects, with only the biggest needing to go to council for approval. The new hotel would have had $8 million in annual sales, according to figures presented by a consultant brought in by the developers. 24, the council unanimously voted down a proposal by Raleigh-based Parks Hospitality Group to build a $24-million Embassy Suites downtown next to a $14 million Hyatt Place opened by the company in March 2016 on Haywood Street. "It's such an interesting place history-wise since we have buildings over 100 years old and there's our connection to Biltmore itself," said the shop owner.Ĭity Principal Planner Shannon Tuch was less surprised than others by the hotel surge. Mahan said she thought the village, which was built as a self-contained place to live for workers of the Biltmore Estate, has ramped up interest in hotel building. "The proximity to Biltmore Estate, Blue Ridge Parkway and downtown Asheville makes it appealing for tourists visiting Asheville and future hotel developments." Luckett noted the "excellent variety" of restaurants and breweries. "Biltmore Village is home to both national retail outlets and one-of-a-kind independent shops," said the statement by General Manager John Luckett sent by a company spokeswoman. The Marriott "Autograph Collection" hotel spans 135,000 square feet.Īsked about why the location was picked to open the hotel in 2009, the parent company issued a statement saying it has long been a tourist destination. The most notable hotel project completed in the Biltmore Village area over the last decade was the four-story English Tudor-style Grand Bohemian. Baywood Hotels of Greenbelt, Maryland said there isn't a construction estimate yet for the 120-room facility.Ĭonstruction costs are lower than those downtown, where the AC Hotel at the corner of College and Broadway streets is expected to run $24 million and the renovation of the BB&T building into the Hotel Arras is estimated at $46 million. A Courtyard by Marriott would go on property across Meadow Road from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and would cost $14 million for 112 rooms, according to developer Monark Patel, who owns several other hotels through the Milan Hotel Group.īiltmore Station Hotel would go in a commercial cluster on the east side of Hendersonville Road. The other two projects are being planned north of the village.
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