Kent Building

Address: 95 Roberts St. Asheville NC 28801

Size: 60,000 SF sq/ft

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Description: At the end of 2017, Jay Lurie was involved in a second transaction on one of the largest buildings in Asheville's historic industrial arts district along the French Broad River that has the potential to reclaim a prominent place in the local economy. Once a factory and warehouse, then nearly abandoned, today, the soon to be renovated Kent Building provides a hub for Asheville's new economy - an economy nourished by art, entrepreneurship, great food and drink, and extraordinary natural surroundings. The historic character of the building while creating nearly 60,000 square feet that dates from 1923, is characterized by its exposed brick walls, board-formed concrete, trapezoidal angles, rows of interior columns, and industrial steel windows that let in abundant natural light, as well as views of the river and surrounding neighborhoods. Outside, the building's brick walls display the remnants of painted advertisements for its original tenants, who sold coffee, groceries, cereal, and other supplies.