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County OKs 102-unit townhome development off U.S. 25 at I-26

By Bill Moss, Published: August 19, 2026

A developer agreed to numerous traffic safety conditions on Wednesday before winning approval to build 102 townhomes on a 12½-acre tract off Asheville Highway near I-26.

Henderson County commissioners voted 4-0 to OK the rezoning application needed for the development after Greenville, S.C.-based developer Brett Basnight and attorney Bill Alexander committed to changes commissoners demanded.

North Cureton Place TH LLC  asked the county to change land currently zoned Regional Commercial to a conditional zoning district to permit the residential project. The land is owned by Jeff Egolf, the retired car dealer and father of Henderson County Commissioner Jay Egolf, who recused himself from the discussion and vote.

The proposal calls for 20 residential structures ranging from three to six units each, with amenities including a pool, dog park, community grill and sidewalks. The development would be served by Hendersonville city water and Buncombe-based Metropolitan Sewerage District.

At eight units per acre, the project would be built at half the 16-unit-per-acre density allowed under the current commercial zoning, Alexander pointed out, and would also be a less intense development than many business uses the current Regional Commercial zoning permits.

County planning staff found the application consistent with Henderson County’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan, which calls for diverse housing options, particularly workforce housing near employment centers.

The new proposal came a year after the senior Egolf and a different developer, the Sand Companies, filed a rezoning request to allow a mix of 69 dwellings, including single-family homes and duplex units, on 8.6 acres.

Commissioners authorized the project on Wednesday over the objections of Cureton Place residents who said adding more than a hundred trips per day to and from the neighborhood would worsen an already hazardous traffic situation on U.S. 25.

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