BILTMORE SCHOOL BUILDING TO BE RESTORED

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A local investment group has purchased the 57,000-square-foot Biltmore School Building, located on Hendersonville Road in Asheville, to restore the structure and create professional office space. Rick Grant of Asheville-based Beverly-Grant is leading the development team and Alan McGuinn of CJMW Architecture's Asheville office will oversee the project, which will include restoring the facade with original design elements and upgrading major systems including plumbing, electrical and high-efficiency HVAC. The total expected cost is $12 million.