About Black Mountain's Creston Eco- Friendly Community

 

Creston Community & A Sweet Building Site

Black Mountain, ( minutes form Asheville) NC.

 

HIKING and Nature trails will be right at your door when you build your dream home at this beautiful site at Creston Preserve. ( Creston Community is about half an hour or so easy drive from Asheville, and just 15 minutes from Black Mountain, NC.)  Think of my hand-drawn blue lines on the "Trail Map" below as treasure map. If you are a nature-lover, this Creston Community building site is the center piece.

 

You can hear the distant Allison Falls from the “Nestled In”  building site. Imagine walking the Allison Falls Trail along the border of the Pisgah Range adjacent to this building site. The sound of Allison Falls may beckon you. But here are a few tips to keep in mind:

 

1. For part of the trail, be sure to amble and enjoy the scenery.

2. Stop to soak in the views.

3. Take a blanket and picnic.

4. Wear layers as time disappears and the temperature may vary.

5. Be certain to take your camera! 

 

Soon the snow will arrive. That’s when a special kind of energy is in the air…Here (just below) is a slide show. See for yourself!   I’ve included a poster of
ECO-SMART homes you could build here …on a small footprint… nestled in…and cozy… a larger trail map that covers Creston Community …

 

 

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O 'tis true

bards and ballad hunters
travel the mountains of North Carolina
seeking inspiration for their songs….

Ah! but are they unaware that such treasures
could be found if they simply sat still with me

upon the ridge ?

O to listen to the sounds of Asheville’s mountains ….
Especially in December!
when the mists awake,
while the bears sleep,
and mountains tell their stories

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Here's an Asheville NC Land Buyer Wish List- for an Emerald Green Building Site

 

1) privacy and a nestled in feeling with the sound of waterfalls in the distance

2) adjacent to preserved thousands of acres of preserved/conservation easement land and trails

3) in an eco-friendly community

4) within 15 minutes of Asheville area town(s)

 

CAN DO! There really exists and "emerald green building site"... (see videos - right side bar and photo of flagged trail to building site) ...

 

This Nestled In gem is adjacent to  the Triple Falls Sanctuary at Creston Community’s  (Black Mountain NC) secret garden; a 350 acre preserve of forest, streams, and waterfalls that is literally the soul of this mountain community.   AND...A trail  right from the building site allows access to these wonders.  Creston Community Map

 

 

 

The gateway to the Pisgah National Forest is Triple Falls Sanctuary. The upper and lower Catawba waterfalls are within hiking distance but not for the faint at heart and a solid attraction for the serious hiker. Arriving in the Sanctuary is magical. 

 

 Three waterfalls surround Creston Community's  camp area with a viewing platform below Allison falls (see video- right sidebar)  which is accessible from this amazing building site.

 

Extra care has been taken to leave the building site area as natural and undisturbed as possible ..

 

 

 

 

details:  watch this video from Green General Contractor then let me know what you think! 

 

 

 

 

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Creston Preserve could be a dream come true. Some say Creston Community is  the “perfect” place to “ nest with the eagles” in NC mountains. Nest or nestle in (featured in December 2011  videos -Right Sidebar! )

you can do it within 11minutes of Black Mountain NC. ( Creston Community is just 42 or 43 minutes from Asheville, NC too.)

Creston Community keeps a promise to nature, conserved. 

Creston Community's eco-friendly development design emphasizes a "close-to-nature" setting as opposed to more urban developments .

You can feel a wonderful  connection with nature -the sites situated to maximize privacy and views, trails leading into huge conservation areas with the sound of waterfalls beckoning,  sunny lots with southern exposure for organic gardens,  and atop the mountain the community center for all to enjoy.  

( We are excited about one particular "cabin site" here.  It adjoins the National Forest and the rails leading to Allison Falls. ...see video here and -right side bar)

**** *** **** **** *** *** Yet, Creston Community's proximity to the amenities of Asheville and Black Mountain offers access to excellent restaurants, grocery stores that feature locally-grown and harvested produce, cultural and recreational offerings.

Insights: 1) "North Carolina has proven to be one of the top five retirement states in the nation over the past 30 years, "  according to Retirement Lifestyles Magazine.  This, despite a blip in the housing market the magazine reports , "will continue to be attractive to boomers, empty-nesters and retirees."  2) Creston Community is debt-free and on solid ground financially. This  means you can expect good appreciation and value for your money.

Can you imagine being a Creston resident in an NC mountain home?   If so, I look forward to meeting you. Email or call me for a tour, and in the meantime, check out the WEB CAM- Live View to the Southeast from Creston's NC mountain homes...(refreshes every 60 seconds)

 Details on Creston Community
http://localism.com/nc/black_mountain/creston_eco_friendly_community

 

 

Building your dream home in the mountains near AshevilleNC ? I have to recommend walking the Land with  a "natural-healthy-built" general contractor. You are sure to “unearth” some very interesting things, as I did recently while exploring building sites at Creston Community. (SEE VIDEO BELOW)  Creston Community, by the way is an eco-friendly development in the Black Mountain Range near Asheville. Here are a couple links for details

1. Creston Community (Asheville Area) Cabin and Nature
2. Creston Community (Black Mountain, NC) and Your Second Home?

Features and Benefits 

Choosing a sustainable, low-maintenance approach in landscape design has benefits— for example, selectively removing small poplars so that the larger ones can grow, (see video below,) can not only open up the views, but can add value to a building site.

Native Landscaping Benefits  

1. REDUCED money, water, chemicals and labor.
2. Wonderful wildlife habitat and viewing.
3. Increased probability of a strong foundation that invites other wild plants to come in and grow.
4. Increased time to live with and learn about each other and the plants used - adaptable, drought-tolerant, insect- and disease-resistant –
5. Less effort- =)

You may choose to keep in mind this time and energy saving tip: Trading out plants that demand a lot of attention and substituting plants that seem to do well on their own will save you time and energy. Of course, this is one of the hallmarks of sustainable landscape design.

P.S. I like the idea of including edible landscaping in the site plan. (EX. apple trees) I can see blueberry bushes planted on the sunny slope in the video that follows...

xo