5 Greenbriar Rd., Asheville, NC 28805

This Haw Creek gem is the haven you’ve been searching for. Just over five minutes from downtown Asheville, this home is also a half-mile from Haw Creek Elementary, a mile from the East Asheville Recreation Center pool and walking distance to neighborhood haunts including PennyCup Coffee and Creekside Taphouse. New as of this year: roof, bathroom skylight, kitchen and entryway tile, front porch and expansive back deck overlooking generous, private backyard. Other features include a stacked stone lower-level wood-burning fireplace and an upper-level Jøtul cast-iron wood stove. The flexible lower level can be a combination of home office space, rec room, or a comfortable sleeping suite. Mature landscaping includes Japanese maples, flowering trees and berry bushes, plus raised beds ready for your vegetable garden. Morning coffee on the back deck couldn’t be more tranquil surrounded by trilling birds and the creek flowing at the bottom of the backyard.