Home of the Week: Biltmore Forest Elegance
As prices seem to somewhat level out, home prices are still what they are (higher than normal). For instance, here’s what $8.75M will get you right now in Asheville’s Biltmore Forest. At least you could imagine what living as a Vanderbilt must have been like.
From the listing:
Exceptional 4.4 acre golf course estate with distant Pisgah range views. A long serpentine drive past the historic stables, green house, resort style pool, and carriage house delivers you to one of the first, finest, most significant Biltmore Forest homes. Grounds with exquisite hardscape and landscape welcome you to a lifestyle rich in history. Careful, elaborate updates and additions by noted architect Robert Griffin create a meaningful home designed for today centered around a two story great room. Grand formal rooms flow on to terraces for elegant entertaining. The master suite has a fireplace, sitting room and copper slipper tub overlooking the golf course. Enjoy a mirrored breakfast/sunroom room, dual offices, a media room, a billiards room, exercise room and a pool entertainment area. A carriage house with full guest apartment and separate staff bedroom is ideal for extended family, guests or an aupair. Magnificent landscaping, water features, and terraces invite you outdoors.