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New State Park in Buncombe County

A first for Buncombe County – a new state park, which will be called Pisgah View State Park. The land has been owned by the Cogburn family since the 1700s, and has been operated as Pisgah View Ranch since the 1940s.

For lands to be considered for becoming a North Carolina state park, they must have “extraordinary natural resources representative of North Carolina’s rare or pristine ecosystems, have potential for recreation including facilities and access necessary to support it, and have sufficient opportunities for land acquisition,” said Katie Hall, spokeswoman for N.C. State Parks.

For more, go to: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2019/07/20/pisgah-view-state-park-now-official-after-gov-cooper-signs-bill-into-law/1785365001/

Ponce City Market a Literal and Visual Feast

July 9, 2019

Ellington Realty Group had the opportunity to visit Ponce City Market in Atlanta yesterday, and how glad we are that we did. This project, in a former old massive Sears & Roebuck building, is a treat to discover. The first floor houses an incredible food hall, with a mix of restaurants and styles. Of course we ate at Chai Pani Group’s Botiwalla which did not disappoint. The upper floors are retail, with a very thoughtful mix in place of tenants, and residences. This place has a great feel to it and is worth the trip.

Invest Around theThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park

May 28, 2019

Here’s a great insider tip! Now is the time to invest in commercial real estate within 60 miles of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors spent $953 million in the 60 mile radius around the park last year.

https://wlos.com/news/local/smokies-national-park-953m-in-2018-local-visitor-spending

The stories behind commercial real estate

May 15, 2019

On the surface, it may seem that commercial real estate is just about the numbers: how much money a person can make off an investment over a long period of time. And that is part of the story. But commercial real estate, especially in a place like Asheville, is as rich and diverse as it’s people. It’s the small restaurant that was started by someone with no formal cooking experience and big dreams who now has a line out the door every day. It’s the art gallery that brought an old dilapidated building on an empty corner back from ruin and filled with buyers. It’s the former run-down old skating rink that’s now a popular barbecue restaurant written up all around the world. And it’s the former auto shop that two women with a food truck knew would make an amazing spot for a beer garden.

Every time we work with someone, we get to know and be a part of their story and that is, by far, the best part of this business. There is money to make, and return on investments to worry about, and interest rates and CAM fees. But it’s so much more than that. It’s about being a part of a community, one building, and one story at a time. What’s your story? We would be honored to be a part of it.

It's Official! Ticket Sales Have Launched for ChowChow Asheville

April 8, 2019

Ellington Realty Group is a proud sponsor of the Urban Trail event at the very exciting upcoming food festival, Chow Chow.

From chowchowasheville.com:

Asheville, NC’s new culinary spectacular, Chow Chow, welcomes everyone to the table September 12-15, 2019. Named for a piquant vegetable slaw that has perked up generations of Appalachian dinner plates, this immersive festival celebrates the bounty of the ancient landscape that envelops the city. Here where food and creativity flow like the rushing streams and rivers of the surrounding Appalachian Mountains, local taste-makers prepare and share meals that nourish the soul as well as sustain the land.

The festival’s lineup includes grand tasting events, chef demonstrations, charitable collaborations, and a unique array of hands-on experiences in and around town. In Asheville, the table is always set—and Chow Chow invites all to feast on the abundance.

Go to chowchowasheville.com for tickets to the events. You don’t want to miss this!

Big Congrats to Three Asheville Chefs for Being Named James Beard Award Semifinalists

February 28, 2019

Katie Button of Curate and Button & Co. Bagels and Meherwan Irani of Chai Pani have been named as James Beard semifinalists for Best Chef Southeast, and Ashley Capps of Buxton Hall Barbeque has been named semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef. Congrats to these fine folks. We are proud to live and work in this outstanding community with you.

For more, go to:

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/02/27/3-asheville-chefs-james-beard-award-semifinalists/3005415002/

Welcome Dawn Carlton to Our Team as Property Accountant

February 25, 2019

We are pleased to announce the addition of Dawn Carlton to our team as Property Accountant. Dawn brings years of experience in accounting, property management and real estate. Her insight is extremely valuable as we continue to grow.

ERG Giving Back

January 16, 2019

We feel lucky to have been able to help sponsor two families through Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC this December. Folks at Vision Design Collaborative and Horizons Wealth Management joined with us to make this happen. Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC is a fantastic organization and is giving back to the community in such an immediate way.

For more about what they do, go to http://www.bbbswnc.org/.

CBS This Morning Features Chai Pani's Meherwan Irani

December 17, 2018

CBS This Morning featured Chef Meherwan Irani of Asheville’s famed Chai Pani, this past weekend. His Indian street food is breaking barriers and changing the way people view Indian food in the United States.

Our broker-in-charge Burns Aldridge is proud to have helped the Iranis secure their first Chai Pani space on Battery Park in downtown Asheville, in 2009.

Watch the video here:

https://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_this_morning/video/u15u7wDO6_RsSux0NOmi6C3WNFnTbNae/chef-meherwan-irani-on-bringing-indian-cuisine-to-america/

New Restaurant Galactic Pizza Opens

November 13, 2018

Ellington Realty Group is proud to have worked together with these great folks in the lease for this fantastic new pizza joint near Brevard Road. Make sure to go, and check out the gorgeous handcrafted bar top while you’re there.

As reported in the Mountain Xpress on November 6, 2018:

Admiral+Desoto+Tastee Diner=Galactic

Galactic Pizza, one of West Asheville’s newest restaurants, has a solid West Asheville pedigree. Owners are Jonathan Robinson, part owner of The Admiral, and Natalia Robinson, of Tastee Diner. Other owners are Sabrina White and Tim McMurrin, owners of Desoto Lounge, and Doug Ellington, who owns the Sardis Road building that Galactic Pizza is in. Galactic Pizza opened Thursday, Oct. 25, serving New York-style pizza with a crust made from cake yeast, which gives it a moistness that dry yeast doesn’t, Jonathan Robinson says. The restaurant will offer standard toppings, but also homemade vegan pepperoni and cheese. The chicken banh mi pizza was a big hit during the soft opening in late October, he says.

Galactic Pizza is at 339 Sardis Road. Hours are 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday.