FAQs | Student Apartments in Asheville, North Carolina
It’s a top-quality Asheville community designed especially with UNC Asheville students in mind. The Verge Asheville features a variety of spacious, furnished homes plus a full set of community features such as a 24-hour fitness center, study spaces, dog park and more.
No. The Verge Asheville is a privately owned and professionally managed community. Click here for more information about the management and ownership.
You can select your roommate(s), or you can apply on your own and we can match you with other students. Applicants answer a short list of lifestyle questions to help in the matching process.
Instead of requiring all roommates to sign a joint lease, each person at The Verge Asheville has their own individual contract, with one person per bedroom. This means you are only responsible for paying for yourself — not your roommates. Even if a roommate moves out or other bedrooms in your apartment are empty, you only pay the rate for your bedroom.
Each resident at The Verge Asheville pays a flat rate that includes:
- Furnishings
- In-unit laundry
- High-speed internet
- Unlimited electricity and water/sewer – no caps or extra bills
- Trash disposal
- Community features – fitness center, resident events, etc.
The spacious accommodations at The Verge Asheville include 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, with a private bedroom-bathroom suite for each resident.
Yes, all residences at The Verge Asheville have a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, desk and chair and dresser drawers in each bedroom. The living area includes a sofa, chair, coffee table and a dining table and chairs. To see a sample of the furniture and other finishes, please visit our model home.
The standard term is August 11, 2027 to July 25, 2028, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates are available; please inquire with our staff. Click here for a sample agreement.
Within 7 days after a Housing Agreement is signed, each resident is required to do one of two things: provide a qualifying guarantor (often a parent), or pre-pay the final 2 installments.
Yes. Residents can pay online 24 hours per day, by credit card or ACH electronic checking. The Verge Asheville offers automatic payment by either credit card or checking account — just fill out one page, one time and payments will be made automatically. Convenience fees apply for credit card and debit card payments.
Your living costs at The Verge can be covered by financial aid, just like on-campus housing. Any available financial aid funds, after university charges are satisfied, are released to the student for non-institutional expenses, such as off-campus housing. These funds can be used to pay charges at The Verge. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.
Nearly all the residents at The Verge are students at UNC Asheville and the per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. The Verge is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students and residents with children, at no extra cost other than regular charges for each bedroom space selected by the resident. In order to match roommates in shared apartments with college students, roommate consent is required for any occupant who is not a college student.
The Verge Asheville provides a monitored fire-sprinkler system, along with electronic locks for building access plus individually hard locking bedroom doors. Community courtesy patrols are provided at select times. Management staff can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.
The Verge Asheville is a pet-friendly community, subject to limits on animals and breeds. The community is smoke-free in all indoor and adjacent spaces. Guests are welcome at all times, subject to the consent of roommates and security considerations. Overnight guests are welcome, with limits on the number of days and guests.
The Verge Asheville offers free on-site parking for residents.
The Verge is part of the UNC Asheville bus route and just a 10-minute walk from the campus.
Yes. Please request an appointment for a personal tour, or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community. We also offer a virtual tour that can be viewed here.
