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WELCOME FROM THE BOARD

OFFICERS CEO TONI PARKER Chair C. ONIE BOLDUC Chair Elect TERRY NOLAN Past Chair MIKE BUDD Secretary MICHAEL ROUTH MLS Director KYLE DENTON Directors VALERIE VALENE CRISSY RUMFORD JAY RAIOLA SCOT T MARINO BETSY LAUGHLIN COREY LAMOTHE

A Ritz-Carlton Club penthouse gets a facelift focusing on innovative changes that open up and modernize its interior. See “Before & After,” p.26. photo by vail resorts.

R EAL ESTATE & MOUNTAIN LIFEST YLES | OCTOBER 2015

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O N T H E C OV E R Mountain contemporary design is finding its way into neighborhoods throughout the Vail Valley as design review boards relax their guidelines. See “What’s In Your ‘Vernacular’ Part 2,” starting on p.36.

Photo by Brent Bingham Photography.

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his month, the Vail Board of REALTORS® launches REALFire, a wildfire awareness program in Eagle County. This local education and outreach program is planned to evolve into a countywide voluntary property assessment recognition program. Initiated by REALTORS® for home buyers and home sellers, we are collaborating with local fire protection districts and with Eagle County to bring wildfire mitigation to the forefront. This program complements the already outstanding efforts of our local fire districts and county staff.

Selling real estate isn’t just a job — it’s also about community.

Because they are entrenched in the local community, it’s a good time to enlist the guidance and experience of a REALTOR. Our organization, its members and partners exist to provide the most informed, ethical and comprehensive options for clients and their real estate needs for both primary and secondary residences as well as rental properties. And our REALTORS can help you prioritize your needs, in order to find your best-case scenario.

Enjoy the fall,

Vail Board of REALTORS ®

Affiliate Liaison DREW WACHTER Vail Board of REALTORS® 2015 0275 Main Street, Suites 003 & 004 · Edwards, CO 81632 Tel: 970.766.1028 Fax: 877.775.5811 Website: www.vbr.net

Vail Daily Magazine Group GM SUSAN LUDLOW Editor WREN BOVA Associate Editor STEPHEN LLOYD WOOD Art Director CARLY ARNOLD Advertising Director - Real Estate ERIC BURGUND Account Director KAREN SUING National Sales Director ALLISON ZWEIG Ad Services Coordinator KRYSTAL BRUNELL Photo Editor CHARLES TOWNSEND BESSENT Design Manager AFTON POSPISILOVA Design Team ASHLEY DETMERING, AUSTIN WINTERS, DARIN BLISS, MADELYN LYBARGER, MALISA SAMSEL, MIKEY MCGARVEY, PHILIP LANZINO Contributors KELLI HOLTZ, MARTY JONES, KIM FULLER, KATHY FILGO

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52 18 4 FROM THE BOARD 8 DESIGN & STYLE

A quick look at home and home-buying trends.

14 KEEPING TIME

Bring texture home.

12 FACTS & FIGURES

18 HARVEST SEASON DÉCOR

Fall back with ticktock clocks.

26 BEFORE & AFTER

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Sophisticated penthouse remodel expands and redefines the space.

30 PROPERTY SPOTLIGHT

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Pumpkins, squashes and gourds come in a rainbow of colors, shapes and textures.

New homes mean a new way of living.

32 MARKET REPORT

Vail Board of REALTORS® launches a wildfire mitigation program.

36 WHAT’S IN YOUR VENACULAR? PART 2

The continuation of a discussion on the evolution of architectural design in the Vail Valley.

43 REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE

A selection of some of the best properties on the local market.

44 SERVICE DIRECTORY

An extensive list of local professionals, brokers and REALTORS®..

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Magnificent views of the Gore Range, Vail’s Game Creek Bowl and the adjoining ski slopes are accentuated by perfect ski access and a host of special enhancements in this elegant home.

Grand 21 foot ceilings… exquisite custom finishes… newly installed air conditioning and humidification… four generous bedrooms, including two private master suites… gourmet kitchen… elegant, high-tech theater… private and expansive patio… tons of storage… and the list goes on. The custom floorplan lives like a single family home. One of Bachelor Gulch’s finest, you will love calling this “home”.

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Enjoy a fun, King-of-the-Mountain setting high atop Whiskey Hill in this spacious home!

Privacy abounds, with National Forest behind and huge sweeping views out front. A beautiful “mountain modern” renovation resulted in an amazing gourmet kitchen, guaranteed to delight the chef in the family. The generous game room features pool table, arcade shuffleboard, PacMan and a large screen theater system, providing endless entertainment.

Expansive decks, two private hot tubs, and even a Suburban and two snowmobiles!

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How’s the Market?

The summer season proved to be one of solid real estate activity throughout much of the Vail Valley, and a continuation of the strengthening rebound in our market. Based upon numbers provided by the Vail Multiple Listing Service, gross sales volume was up 15.9% year-to-date as of September 1. Transaction volume also reflected a nice bump, up 17% over the prior year. Of particular note, pricing trends in many of the valley’s submarkets are beginning to reflect the law of supply and demand. Low inventory and solid demand have resulted in an average price increase of 9.9% for residential properties priced $2,500,000 and greater.

What does this mean to you?

While raw statistics don’t tell the whole story, they are very indicative of the positive direction of our overall market, and reflect trends that we expect to continue through the end of the year. If you are considering selling, the coming ski season will be a strategic time to bring your home to market, so as to take advantage of this momentum. If buying, I encourage you to work diligently with a skilled broker in identifying those opportunities that best meet your family’s needs. Once you find the ideal home, proceed to make an offer. In the current market, there really is no benefit in waiting.

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by KELLI HOLTZ

W Fall Textures POUFS AND PLANTERS in varying textures and textiles available at P. Furniture in Avon.

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ith autumn in full

swing, is it possible to make it last just a little longer? The valley celebrates this marvelous season, and wouldn’t it be nice to bottle it up and bring it indoors? That may be easier said than done, but there is an easy fix. Fall-inspired accents can be easily incorporated into just about any space in your home.

When it comes to accessories, poufs and pillows can liven it up and add a comforting warmth.

Try mixing in different colors and textures for a scattered look like leaves falling to the forest floor. May the merriment continue indoors and out!

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Lighten Up KEEP COLORS FRESH WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK, available from Andl Interiors.

Pillow and rug, in shades of yellow and white, are available at P. Furniture in Avon.

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FACTS & FIGURES

2015 REALTOR® DEMOGRAPHICS

2014 HOM E S ELLER FACTOIDS

The typical REALTOR® is a 57-year-old white female homeowner with some college education.

58% of all REALTORS® are female; the median age of all REALTORS® is 57.

Real estate experience of all REALTORS® (median): 12 years Median tenure at present firm (all REALTORS®): 5 years

REALTORS® EDUCATION FACTOIDS

31%

BACHELOR'S DEGREE:

30%

GRADUATE DEGREE AND ABOVE: ASSOCIATE DEGREE:

12%

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8% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE: 7% SOME GRADUATE SCHOOL:

The largest ice building in North America was Leadville’s Ice Palace, built in

1895.

There are almost as many ghost towns in Colorado, 500, as there are occupied ones,

650.

88%

of sellers were assisted by a real estate agent when selling their home.

Recent sellers typically sold their homes for 97% of the listing price, and 47% reported reducing the asking price at least once.

39% of sellers who used a real estate agent found their agents through a referral by friends or family; 25% used the agent they previously worked with to buy or sell a home.

Sellers who definitely would use same agent again:

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The typical home sold was on the market for 5 weeks.

65%

SOURCES: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® AND THE DENVER POST.

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WEST VAIL | 1711-A GENEVA DRIVE 5-bedroom | 5-bath | 3,478 +/- sq.ft. | $1,375,000 Diana Mathias | 970.471.6000

CORDILLERA | 308 BEARDEN ROAD 6-bedroom | 8-bath | 10,901 +/- sq.ft. | $3,795,500 Rick Pirog | 970.390.0608 John Tyler | 970.904.0355

EAGLE RANCH | 68 WEST FOXGLOVE LANE 4-bedroom | 4.5-bath | 4,220 +/- sq.ft. | $989,000 Doug Landin | 970.376.1299

ARROWHEAD | ONE ARROWHEAD PLACE A-200 3-bedroom + den | 4-bath | 2,327 +/- sq.ft. | $2,195,000 Heather Lemon | 970.376.0125

MINTURN | 1143 MAIN STREET 4-bedroom | 4.5-bath | 3,374 +/- sq.ft. | $1,180,000 Ann Foster | 970.390.7664

BEAVER CREEK | 86 VILLAGE WALK 4-bedroom | 5.5-bath | 4,396 +/- sq.ft. | $6,195,000 Mike Spear | 970.471.2885

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CLOCKWORKS

KEEPING TIME Fall back with tick-tock clocks

by KIMBERLY NICOLETTI • illustrations by CARLY ARNOLD

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his year , daylight savings time can be said to fall upon the true witching hour: At around 2 a.m. — between Halloween night and All Soul’s morning — we “fall back” an hour.

These days, cell phones, computers and the like automatically adjust; only our groggy bodies calculate the lost hour at bedtime. But, in the not so distant past, we actually had to change the clocks ourselves, and there’s something to be said about old-school clocks — so much so, that many people still collect them.

Treasures Quality Consignment and Nest, both in Avon, sell mostly vintage and antique grandfather clocks and even hand-carved Black Forest cuckoo clocks. The last one Nest sold included paperwork, tracking the history of maintenance and repairs by clock workers

— a rare extra, salesperson Constance Erickson says.

Besides the allure of the grandfather clocks’ deep ringing on the hour, their common silver medallion with Latin inscription translating to “time flies,” or the care put into wooden box carvings, antiques that need winding (many “modern” ones run on batteries) offer a certain charm.

“Winding a clock is an old-fashion rite of passage,” Erickson says.

While the tick-tock of a clock passing time soothes some people (an old trick involved putting a clock in bed with a puppy, recently separated from its mother, to remind it of her heartbeat), others rip the batteries out of the clock to stop the incessant noise at night, says Erickson, who also owns a lodge in the Vail Valley and hangs oldschool clocks in every room.

THE W ITC HIN G HO U R Most sources credit Shakespeare’s Hamlet for the popularity of the term “witching hour,” often thought to take place at midnight.

“Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world: now could I drink hot blood, And do such bitter business as the day Would quake to look on.”

Many others correlate the witching hour with 12 hours opposite when Jesus died, believed to be 3 p.m. Since 3 a.m. is the exact opposite, early Christians thought that was when God allowed evil spirits free to taunt the living to sin.

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CLOCKWORKS

WINDING A CLOCK IS AN OLD-FASHION RITE OF PASSAGE.” – CONSTANCE ERICKSON, NEST

Those who still have an affinity for clocks with faces — rather than digital numbers — but who don’t care for the sometimes jarring “cuckoo, cuckoo” or resounding “ding, ding, ding” of large timekeepers opt for gigantic wall clocks.

“The big wall clocks are always a hit,” says Anita Cristando, manager of Treasures Quality Consignment. “They’re remaking and copying older ones to look vintage.”

In fact, some don’t even keep time.

“Rather than having it be a clock, it’s décor,” Erickson says.

Mantle clocks also remain popular, while alarm clocks (short of specialty ones) are going the way of the dinosaur as more people use cell phones to awake, Cristando and Erickson, respectively, say.

Sure, there’s something to be said about popping up to the day’s news, emails and texts, but be warned: Waking up too abruptly to the chaos of such modern callings could be another version of the witching hour, in which electronics cast their spell upon sleepy brains …

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A CONCISE HISTORY OF TIMEKEEPING SUNDIAL: The oldest surviving sundial, from Egypt survives from about 800 BC, though astronomers used sundials much earlier.

WATER CLOCKS: Attempted in about1400 BC in Egypt, up to the 16th century in Europe, to measure time by the amount of water that dripped from a tank.

HOURGLASS: Used sand to measure time; common in 18th century British churches during sermons.

CLOCK TOWER: 1094, China.

It took a Buddhist monk six years to build a 30-foot-high tower, in which figures popped out of a door and bells chimed on the hour. Powered by a water wheel.

CLOCKWORK: About 1275, clockmakers use a toothed wheel that turned, with each tooth catching against knobs attached to a vertical rod that oscillated back and forth. A horizontal bar (a foliot, much like today’s pendulum) regulated the oscillation, and moving weights in or out on each arm regulated the foliot’s swing.

DOMESTIC CLOCKS: In the late 14th century, royalty desired clocks in their homes. The first were miniature versions of clocks in cathedrals, but within decades spring-driven clocks were invented, allowing for table clocks and portable clocks.

WATCHES: Around 1500, 3-inch diameter watches hung around the neck and acted more as jewelry than useful instruments, as they weren’t exact.

PENDULUM CLOCK: In 1657, Christiaan Huygens and a craftsman constructed the first clock using a pendulum, as a result of one of Galileo’s principles. By 1600, the grandfather clock became all the rage.

POCKET WATCH: Though watches had been around, 17thcentury gentlemen didn’t prefer wearing “jewelry” around their necks. A very fine spring made pocket watches more slim and accurate, and for the first time, a minute hand was added.

MILLENNIUM CLOCK: In 1746 a French clockmaker created a clock that told the date, up to 9999.

QUARTZ CLOCK: In 1927, a Canadian telecommunications engineer developed a clock based on the regular vibrations of a quartz crystal in an electrical circuit.

DIGITAL CLOCK: Invented in 1956, digital clocks use electronic methods to keep time.

— Sources: Historyworld.net and worldtimezones.com

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FALL COLORS

HARVEST SEASON DÉCOR Pumpkins, squashes and gourds come in a rainbow of colors, shapes and textures

by MARTY JONES • photos by TRACI J. MACNAMARA

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cool evenings are here to stay, annual flowers and most perennial plants have lost their color, and in this transitional season, a lone pumpkin’s pop of color can do a lot to brighten up a porch.

But harvest season décor can also go beyond the addition of a traditional pumpkin to the scene. Unique pumpkin varieties, squashes, gourds, corn stalks, straw bales and more can add a festive feel to all of your fall celebrations, whether they center around your kitchen table or extend outside of your home.

Beyond the norm Pumpkins come in a surprising array of colors, shapes and sizes, so instead of grabbing one of the first decent-looking orange ones you see at the market, source other local vendors for standout varieties including those that range in color from blood red to ghost white. Some pumpkin varieties have bumpy, textured exteriors and mottled or striped color patterns that blend together tones of green, orange and white.

At Wildflower Farm, we send our staff beyond the Vail area to hand pick the best of the best from farms across Colorado, so we always have the most unique selection of pumpkins, squashes and gourds available here for you at our pumpkin patch, which usually opens mid-September.

While kids love having the chance to pick pumpkins, they’re often especially drawn to mini pumpkins, which can be used along with squashes and gourds as table centerpieces.

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When arranging mini pumpkins, squashes and gourds into a table centerpiece, consider combining them with other artful elements such as sculpted wood bowls or dried ears of corn. Mini pumpkins can also be painted with acrylic paint to add fun faces, fall scenes, or metallic highlights. These same items that work well as table centerpieces can be placed elsewhere in the home along with candles for a festive glow.

Fun and festive Corn stalks and straw bales can set the mood for fall gatherings such as pumpkin carving or pumpkin painting parties, harvest dinner celebrations and Halloween Eve activities.

Straw bales can be topped with colorful fabrics or quilts and arranged as extra seating for guests or as pedestals

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LET YOUR UNIQUE STYLE AND PURPOSE GUIDE YOUR USAGE OF CORN STALKS AND STRAW BALES AS DECORATION ELEMENTS IN AND AROUND YOUR HOME. for displaying decorated pumpkins, while corn stalks can offer more vertical visual interest to a scene.

Let your unique style and purpose guide your usage of corn stalks and straw bales as decoration elements in and around your home. While kids might love using these elements as part of a haunted porch that’s perfectly suited for surprising trick-or-treaters, straw bales and corn stalks can also be employed more subtly as exterior decoration elements to be kept in place throughout the autumn season. For some sparkle on a special evening, intertwine white lights with tall corn stalks to create a beautiful front-door entrance that will be appreciated by all.

Harvest season decoration elements can help serve as a bridge from summer gardening activities into the quiet outdoor winter season.

Plan to protect any pumpkins outdoors by covering them with blankets on nights expected to have hard frosts.

The effort that you put into creating a fun and festive atmosphere for the harvest season is something that can be shared with family and friends, which will surely make the process as rewarding as the final product.

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MARKET REPORT

BY THE NUMBERS

A Burning Desire Vail Board of REALTORS® launches a wildfire mitigation program

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northern California is in a state of crisis.

One hundred miles west of Sacramento, thousands of people are losing their homes to the Valley Fire. The power and fury of this blaze is akin to the Black Forest Fire that occurred in 2013, south of Colorado Springs.

The devastation at this point in California is parallel but could easily surpass Colorado’s most destructive fire on record. It is both humbling and horrifying— lives lost, properties destroyed, communities rocked to their core. It’s a natural disaster and it may seem that we have no

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recourse. Not so: We do not have to be sitting ducks.

Now is the time to advocate for our community — at the Vail Board of REALTORS®, we love this community for more than our livelihood. This is our home, too. We raise our families here. We have put down roots.

And, in the spirit of servant leadership, it is our duty to help preserve it. We are taking action.

This month, the Vail Board of REALTORS® launches REALFire, a wildfire awareness program in Eagle County. This local education and outreach program is planned to evolve into a countywide voluntary property

assessment recognition program.

Initiated by REALTORS® for home buyers and home sellers, we are collaborating with local fire protection districts and with Eagle County to bring wildfire mitigation to the forefront. This program complements the already outstanding efforts of our local fire districts and county staff. Don’t wait until fire threatens your home to look at your property and notice the combustible fuel surrounding you.

From outreach to action Education is a process. For REALFire, it starts with the core educators, our team of real

estate professionals working in collaboration with the wildfire professionals of the local fire districts and Eagle County.

Our strategy is simple yet effective; REALTORS® are in a unique position to consistently deliver the message of wildfire mitigation to homeowners.

Mike Budd, Chair of the Board’s Government Affairs Committee, has been involved with this issue since the beginning. “We embarked on the program as a voluntary option in response to state recommendations that called for a statewide regulatory approach to development.

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now through education and the future development of a voluntary assessment program is a better solution for our unique local context.”

In Budd’s astute opinion, “REALTORS® offer a conduit for their clients to learn about fire remediation and how it benefits homeowners from insurance and property values now and into the future. We aren’t experts in fire prevention but in collaboration with key fire protection stakeholders, we can be an agent of change.”

Budd has a very pragmatic approach. He sees the high possibility of impending state government policy as a potential problem in real estate transactions that we must prepare for. “Imposing mandatory requirements by a state agency could have the potential of stigmatizing properties and putting owners into major remediation costs prior to transfer of title on their properties,” he explains. “This became an opportunity for Vail REALTORS® to proactively engage with other stakeholders in the community; to create a voluntary mitigation program that can negate the need for state-mandated requirements through local action.”

The Vail Board of REALTORS® has created printed and electronic guides for REALTORS® and property owners to learn more. Resources include a Home Buyer Reference Guide, and a Home Seller Reference Guide. There is also a Wildfire Reference Guide for REALTORS® to assist their clients with understanding the importance of wildfire mitigation. We encourage you to ask your broker about these pieces. These guides were created to empower residents to take action with their properties.

These resources will also be available on VBR.net as of October 1st. Additionally, we hope this initiative inspires other REALTOR® boards to engage with their communities so the movement spreads statewide.

Mowery’s expertise spans from the U.S. to the U.K. and Canada.

She developed and managed the Fire Adapted Communities program for the National Fire Protection Association, in coordination with the USDA Forest Service. Mowery praises the Vail Board of REALTORS® for setting a national precedent: “I have been working with communities across the U.S. for almost 10 years on wildfire mitigation topics and this is the first experience I’ve had where REALTORS® are taking the lead in initiating conversations to help board members understand their role in educating residents on wildfire safety and, work alongside community stakeholders to support wildfire preparedness. I’m excited to see this become a national example for others in the industry.”

Visit VBR.net for additional information about the REALFire program, and after October 1st, to access our newly released reference guides.

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part 2

This Singletree home, built in the 1990s, was later remodeled to distinguish itself with a reinterpreted contemporary design and a “clean and modern” focus.

Vail architect Kyle Webb says “this home would have been unheard of just a few years ago. Now people want to copy it.” photo by brent bingham photography

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The continuation of a discussion on the evolution of architectural design in the Vail Valley B Y ST EPHEN L L O YD W O O D Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series. The first part appeared in the September 2015 issue of Vail Valley HOME magazine.

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f it’s true a community’s identity is conveyed through its architecture — particularly that of its private homes — the Vail Valley has taken great strides the past few years in terms of its vernacular.

Discriminating buyers of new high-end, luxury homes in other mountain resort towns, like Aspen and Telluride, had been driving a trend toward more modern design inspired by the surrounding mountain landscape. Home design in the Vail Valley, meanwhile, seemed stuck in a rut until the end of the 20th century, with most new custom homes — even veritable palaces worth many millions of dollars — tending to resemble the same ol’ log cabin, mountain lodge or Swiss chalet, albeit on a grand scale.

That’s all changed.

A relatively new look experts now call “mountain contemporary,” or “mountain modern” — an increasingly popular blend of bold, modern lines, shapes finished in traditional colors, textures and materials found here in the mountains — has taken a firm hold. While even just a few years ago just a handful of completed homes in the Vail Valley were described as this blend of urban modern with mountain traditional, a veritable slew of new homes incorporating this latest interpretation of contemporary style now stand proudly throughout the Vail Valley, from Vail to Mountain Star, from the Lake Creek Valley to the Cordillera Valley Club, even Singletree.

Vail Valley HOME continues its discussion with three of the valley’s leading architects — Hans Berglund, Kyle Webb and William Pierce — about the evolution of our community’s vernacular.

STUCK IN UNIFORMITY

up in Mountain Star — the DRB has been assigned the responsibility of making sure designs are meant to blend in with their neighborhoods and allow for more creativity and expression,” says Berglund. “Things are evolving, even in Bachelor Gulch, which has changed the least. Beaver Creek has changed a little, and the Cordillera Valley Club continues to be more open-minded than other parts of Cordillera, which remain quite a bit more conservative.”

“Neighborhoods — even Singletree — are, indeed, finally changing their guidelines,” adds Webb, referring to the recent remodel of a home he originally designed in the early ‘90s high above Edwards. The home, he says, distinguishes itself now with a reinterpreted contemporary Southwestern design with a “clean and modern” focus.

“This home would have been unheard of just a few years ago,” Webb says.

“Now, people want to copy it.”

From what I can see, we’re going even more ‘contemporary.’

People are wanting cleaner and cleaner and cleaner buildings.

— KYLE WEBB

How the current trend toward mountain contemporary design will change the local vernacular remains to be seen.

Local architects agree advances in materials, technology and energy efficiency will continue to demand, and allow, even more creativity and freedom of expression.

PHOTO BY BRENT BINGHAM PHOTOGRAPHY

Like any revolution, it’s taking time for this movement to spread.

Pierce, like his younger colleagues, laments attitudes still being expressed among other design review boards — especially those in Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek and Arrowhead — as if their heads remain stuck in the mud.

“You know, why would anyone build a home in a neighborhood where every log, every roof, every stone wall is the same? I hate to say it, but some people thrive on uniformity, predictability, consistency. They just don’t want to be challenged. For them, ‘new’ is not ‘safe and secure,’” Pierce says as a segue into one of his favorite lines. “In places like these, perhaps the best way to find your house when you drive through the gate is to press the button on your garage door opener and see what opens. That’s the only way you can find it.”

Slowly, as younger homeowners come to the Vail Valley and younger people take seats on boards and commissions throughout the area, the trend is moving toward more freedom, creativity and openness to modern, contemporary design.

“Generally, with the town of Vail — like

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LIKE ‘A YELLOW FERRARI’

Of course, one great motivation behind contemporary architecture, be it here in the mountains or anywhere else, comes from the desire for individual expression.

“People — at least the people who hire us — are sick of looking like everybody else,” explains Webb.

“It doesn’t take a lot of talent to copy something of contemporary style. Anyone can do it. If someone came in this office and asked for a home like Hans’s up on the Vail golf course, I’m pretty sure we could do it,” adds Pierce. “Look, a house is a gigantic investment.

Sophisticated owners want their home to be unique, distinguishing factors of their own egos.

“In other words, they don’t want to buy a yellow Ferrari just to find out everybody on their street also has a yellow Ferrari. They’ll get rid of that and buy a black Bentley, instead, just to maintain a distinction.”

Where the trend goes from here with future designs furthering the vernacular remains to be seen, of course. Advances in materials, technology and energy efficiency will continue to demand, and allow, even more creativity and freedom of expression.

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Pierce, meanwhile, remains skeptical of this newest architectural trend, equating

the recent surge in the vernacular with the basic human urge among wealthy, egotistical homeowners — and fellow architects — to distinguish themselves from their neighbors and/or colleagues.

“A lot of architecture mimics something somebody saw on the cover of an magazine — like Mountain Living, LUXE, or Dwell, or even Vail Valley HOME — with a ‘contemporary’ home on it. Then, other people want to be on the cover of a magazine, too, so they design a home to look like what they saw on a magazine cover,” Pierce says. “Sure, it’s of distinct psychological value to have something that’s truly, uniquely yours. But, when you see the rapid proliferation of an architectural expression, it makes you doubt you’ve got a successful expression. When everybody else has it, too, then what’s the benefit of all that?”

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So it goes with the vernacular. …

Pierce worries this latest genre may look dated over time — like Lionshead Village did before Vail’s extensive Billion Dollar Renewal led it backwards in time, vernacularly, with more traditional-looking buildings like the Arrabelle at Vail Square and the Ritz-Carlton Residences.

“Lionshead was just the coolest thing back

Architect William Pierce, who designed this home in Vail, says one great motivation behind contemporary architecture comes from owners’ desires for individual expression.

in the ‘80s, but it lost its desirability. Is that going to happen to this style? The answer is ‘yes,’” Pierce says, comparing this movement toward mountain contemporary architecture to a wildly popular clothing fashion trend that’s now extinct. “You know, some styles come and go, and not many are timeless. I’m afraid we’re moving into an architectural period that might have a shelf life like bell-bottom blue jeans.”

Berglund, by contrast, remains more optimistic mountain contemporary design will be around for quite awhile.

“We’re still not at the cutting edge of modern, or contemporary, but we’re still pushing that edge, that boundary, forward,” Berglund says. “We like to think we’re at the leading edge, but not the bleeding edge.”

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In any case, it seems apparent to our trio of architects — even Pierce — that mountain contemporary architecture has moved toward the mainstream in the Vail Valley’s architectural vernacular. Pierce’s designs, for example, remain a bit more traditional than those of his colleagues, though his work does continue to evolve.

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Pierce and his team are putting the finishing touches on designs for this home in Vail Village that combines features of a classic Swiss chalet with contemporary-minded floor-to-ceiling windows. “It gives a great indoor-outdoor feeling right there on Gore Creek,” he says. illustration by pierce architects.

“We’re working on a home right now in Vail Village — very contemporary. The owner wanted a Swiss chalet, but his wife is a contemporary architect from Mexico.

We were able to blend those two things,” Pierce says. “It’ll be brand new, but it will look like Swiss chalet remodeled into a contemporary house. It has the classic Swiss chalet roofline, but the walls are almost all glass. It gives a great indoor-outdoor feeling right there on Gore Creek.”

As the economy, and the local real estate market, continue to improve, Berglund predicts homeowners here will consider mountain contemporary style seriously when remodeling their existing properties.

“We’re starting to do some massive renovations on homes here that are just 15 years old — perfectly sound and well-built homes but with aesthetics from that dark ‘90s era. People don’t want those chopped up little windows that cut the view, dark and heavy, like in Bachelor Gulch,” Berglund says. “People are buying really nice homes that are perfectly good – but too heavyfeeling and traditional – and gutting them to the studs, tearing out the windows for much bigger windows and transforming these homes to be a little more modern.

“I see contemporary remodels are going to be, potentially, a lot of work in the near future for architects,” Berglund adds.

Pierce, who also designed this contemporary home in East Vail, says mountain contemporary design is the perfect forum for sophisticated owners to have something unique that to distinguishes themselves from their neighbors.

And Webb, who has projects under construction and on the drawing boards that continue to push the mountain contemporary envelope on a variety of fronts, including sustainability and energy efficiency, says mountain contemporary architecture is here to stay.

“From what I can see, we’re going even more ‘contemporary,’” says Webb. “People are wanting cleaner and cleaner and cleaner buildings.”

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Singletree | 855 Charolais Circle | $1,387,000 5 Bedroom | 5.5 Bath | 3,782 sq. ft.

David Whitman, 970-390-1229

Gypsum | 44 Wolf Creek Drive | $399,900 4 Bedroom | 3.5 Bath | 2,880 sq. ft.

Mallie Kingston, 970-376-5811

Bachelor Gulch | Horizon Pass No. 214 | $2,295,000 4 Bedroom | 4.5 Bath | 2,613 Page Slevin, 970-390-7443

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NOW ONLY $480,000 Desired floor plan with mountain views. Amenities incl front desk, shuttle during ski season, TOV bus stop directly in back of bldg, large indoor pool, large outdoor hot tub, storage, ski, & bike storage, enclosed parking, workout & party room & more! A fantastic value, walk to Vail Village and Lionshead.

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CORDILLERA 145 Alcazar Drive $889,000

CORDILLERA VALLEY CLUB 306 Legacy Trail $3,495,000

EAGLE RANCH 4 MacDonald Street $419,500

E AGLE V AIL 1201 Eagle Drive $2,350,000

Carefree Cordillera Lifestyle…Quaint mountain style home offers a nice combination of entertaining places and quiet spaces. Two generous master suites. View highlights captivating nightly sunset.

The ultimate family retreat! This 6BR/6.5BA LEED® Gold home offers a warm, contemporary interior with breath-taking views. Exterior decks and amenities. Smart, energy efficient design.

CONTACT: Allison Navarro, (970) 390-5302, anavarro@navarrolowrey.com, www.navarrolowrey.com

Best location, end unit with views to open space and Castle Peak. Quality built, stainless appliances, granite counter tops, alder cabinets, 9’ ceilings, gas heat & fireplace. Don’t miss this one!

CONTACT: Roger Wilkinson, 970-470-1550, rogerwilkinson@remax.net

Luxury Home located just minutes from Beaver Creek and Vail. Expansive views with incredible sunsets.

Intimate for families yet versatile to accommodate larger parties. 6439 SQ FT.

CONTACT: Patricia Aubel, 970-331-1641,

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CONTACT: Laura Lynn, 970-904-7835,

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E AGLE V AIL 1434 Deer Blvd. #A $625,000

E AGLE V AIL 88 Pheasant Court #E $899,000

HOMESTEAD 16 Gold Dust Drive $849,000

SINGLETREE 320 June Creek Road Unit A $629,000

HUGE views to Vail from this spacious, remodeled 4BR / 3.5BA home. All new appliances, gas, FP 2 car garage and sunny deck. Main-level master too!

CONTACT: Double Diamond Real Estate, Sondra Slappey or Lucie Woodward, 970-376-7979, www.InvestinVail.net

Top of the line finishes throughout including chef’s kitchen, radiant in-floor heat and AC. Steam, hot tub, fenced yard w/ dog access, big basement w/ playroom, exercise area, bar and more. Steps to Eco busstop.

CONTACT: Double Diamond Real Estate, Sondra Slappey or Lucie Woodward, 970-376-7979, www.InvestinVail.net

Fantastic floor plan and location on quiet culde-sac. 5 bd/ 4.5 ba, 3460 sq/ft. Breathtaking expansive panoramic views!! Neighboring open space. One of the best values in Homestead!!

Very well maintained duplex located just below the 9th green. Huge covered patio, great privacy, beautiful landscaping. New roof and stucco in 2006.

VAIL Elk Meadows @ Buffehr Creek Rd - LOT 3 $3,600,000

VAIL 1896 West Gore Creek $3,200,000

WESTIN #331 Avon $304,500

New Construction & 90% complete. Magnificent, custom designed luxury residence. South-facing. 5 beds/5 baths. Gorgeous setting w/ no I-70 impact.

Contact: DeDe Dickinson CONTACT: Craig Cohn, 970-389-1606 craig@solarisvail.com, www.solarisrealestatevail.com

Recently completed, new construction in highly sought after West Vail neighborhood, steps away from the in-town bus route. 3 story, single family residence. 5 beds, 5.5 bath & elevator.

CONTACT: Craig Cohn, 970-389-1606, craig@solarisvail.com, www.solarisrealestatevail.com

CONTACT: DeDe Dickinson, 970-390-3393

CONTACT: Steve Hill, 970-390-7951

One of the largest Westin Riverfront Luxury Studios! This sunny mountaincontemporary condo is being updated inclusive of price!

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9 East Realty (970) 949-4986 Access Properties of Vail (970) 390-0988

Belle’s Camp Properties (970) 471-4071

Access Real Estate of Colorado (970) 328-9519

Berg Real Estate, Inc. (970) 376-0215

Advantage Real Estate (970) 926-1155 Al Williams Real Estate (970) 471-1200 Alpine Mgmt. & R.E. Services (970) 855-0083 Alpine Resort Real Estate (970) 845-9599 Altima Group (970) 390-7020 Angelo’s Appraisal (970) 845-5056 Anthony Sears Appraisal (970) 376-7226 Antlers At Vail Real Estate (970) 476-2471 AP Resort Concepts (970) 390-3703 Appraisal Services of Vail (970) 476-3126 Ascent Sotheby’s Realty Bridge (970) 476-7944 Ascent Sotheby’s Realty Cov (970) 476-7944 ASE Real Estate (970) 328-3792 Atencio Real Estate (970) 376-6570 Avenue Realty/ Mountain Property (720) 227-5040 Backhus & Associates (970) 471-0440 Barbara Meese Realty Inc (970) 280-5200 Beaver Creek Mgt./CO. Ranch (970) 926-1122 44

Bella Vista Properties (970) 331-2115

Berkshire Hathaway - BCL (970) 845-8440 Berkshire Hathaway EDW (970) 926-8440 Berkshire Hathaway - ER (970) 328-2482

Century 21 Mountain Luxury (970) 333-9318 Christiania Realty, Inc. (970) 477-7850

Keller Williams Mtn Properties (970) 328-2327

Elizabeth D. Macleod, Appraiser (970) 926-7817

Keller Williams Mtn Properties (970) 476-1600

Epic Consultants, LLC (970) 328-3456

Ken Wilson Broker LLC (970) 390-1320

Equitana Realty (970) 328-5455

Kim Tofferi, Broker (970) 390-4701

Eustaquio Cortina Real Estate (970) 376-6192

King Realty (970) 688-4843

Patricia Nixon RE Sales & Rent (970) 476-7582

Field of Streams (970) 390-7565

KKS Property Mngmnt & RE Sales (970) 328-6890

Pattison Mountain Properties (970) 476-9124

Four Seasons Realty, LLC (970) 926-5990

Landreth Companies LLC (970) 361-1800

Garton Real Estate (970) 524-4116

Lindvall Mountain Real Estate (970) 390-2695

Peak Service Realty & Mgmt.

(970) 949-4886

Gary Harder, Appraiser (719) 337-1692 Gary Shields, Appraiser (970) 328-7735

Churchill Real Estate Co. (970) 471-0420

Gateway Land & Development - Edwards (970) 926-6777

Coldwell Banker Devonshire (970) 530-0311

Gateway Land & Development - Vail (970) 790-6777

Coldwell Banker Distinctive Property (970) 476-2113

Gore Creek Properties Real Estate (970) 479-2858

Berkshire Hathaway - GYP Colorado Appraisal Group (970) 328-1534 (970) 524-1150 Colorado Mtn & City Berkshire Hathaway - LH Homes (970) 476-2482 (303) 841-6618 Berkshire Hathaway - VM Colorado Valuation (970) 845-8700 Consultants Beth Runyon, Broker (303) 238-8626 (800) 832-3091 D. O’Neill Enterprises, Inc. Beveridge Real Estate (970) 390-8228 (970) 328-7444 Dalco Realty, Ltd. Black Diamond Real (970) 328-7272 Estate LLC Danielle Stoltz, Broker (800) 862-5105 (970) 977-0560 Black Diamond Realty Dantas Colorado (970) 476-4414 Properties Inc Brandess-Cadmus Real (970) 376-6111 Estate Dauphinais Real Estate, (970) 476-1450 Inc. Brooke Ferris Vail Real (970) 476-9112 Estate Davos Group Vail (970) 376-0531 (970) 376-8245 Buckner Matthews Distinguished Properties (970) 331-3377 Realty Buyer’s Investment (970) 926-3777 Group,LLC DMG Appraisal Services (970) 926-2305 (970) 569-3911 Byron Vail Homes Dolce Vita Realty (267) 799-8301 (970) 331-4807 C & B Real Estate Co., Donald L. Horst, Broker (970) 926-8709 (970) 471-1737 Carl H. Luppens, Broker Double Diamond Real (303) 394-1400 Estate Cary Realty (970) 376-7979 (970) 688-1275 Eagle County Assessor (970) 328-8640

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EagleVail Realty & Management (970) 331-0387

Grimaldi International R.E. (970) 926-0029 Havlik Realty, Inc (970) 390-2111 HBM Real Estate (708) 380-4890 Heather Hutto, Broker (970) 260-3779 Heather Stolz, Broker (970) 477-0241

Nevin Real Estate Group (970) 471-0207 North South Properties Inc (970) 328-6258 One Premier Properties Limited (970) 445-2828 Parliament Properties (970) 470-2384

Performance Real Estate Solution (303) 587-3318

LIV Sotheby’s Int Realty BC Ranch Creek Land (970) 845-0400 Company LIV Sothebys Intl Realty Ed (970) 390-0830 (970) 748-5150 RE/MAX Vail Valley Lodge Real Estate (970) 766-7355 (970) 754-7814 Resort Development Lynn Gregg Marketing (970) 390-0681 (970) 376-0708 Madison & Co Properties Richard Howard, Broker Ltd. (970) 926-8328 (303) 771-3850 Robert I. Law, Inc. Majestic Real Estate (970) 390-0900 (303) 877-5645 Robert Kendall, Broker Mayer Properties, L.L.C. (970) 470-3953 (303) 579-2167 Robinson Mitchell & McNeill Property Assoc. LLC Management (970) 477-2153 (970) 479-6047 Rocky Christopher Real Minturn Real Estate & Dev Estate (970) 376-2167 (970) 479-8245 Mountain Living Realty Rocky Mtn. Valuation (970) 331-9560 Services

Helen M. Gies, Broker (970) 390-3455

Mountain Properties Real Estate (970) 949-5474

(970) 390-5143

High Country Realty, Inc. (866) 376-8807

Mountain Valley (970) 926-5692

High Life Properties, LLC (970) 926-6097

Mountain Valley Property Management (970) 390-9664

Ron Byrne & Associates R.E. (970) 476-1987

Highmark Real Estate (970) 343-0703 Hoffman West Real Estate (970) 926-6000 J. Krueger and Company (970) 926-1858 J.F. Real Estate (970) 904-2002

Mountain West Real Estate (970) 476-0500 My Mountain Realty, LLC (970) 477-1984 NAI Mountain Commercial (970) 476-6415

James Trudeau, Appraiser Nancy F. Maxon, (970) 390-0961 Appraiser Jon Reid Lindner Real (970) 926-2262 Estate Nancy Lipsky & Co (970) 331-6111 (970) 328-5551 Katherine Dodds, Broker Nancy Powell, Broker (970) 390-8981 (970) 376-5833 Katherine McCarty, Navarro Lowrey Broker Properties, Inc (970) 471-2276 (970) 390-5302

Ron Amass, Broker (970) 390-5827

Rossi Realty (970) 376-4269 Sandy Apps, Broker (970) 390-0100 Savage Appraisal Services (970) 845-2200 Scanlan Real Estate Group, LLC (970) 331-4292 SkyHigh Properties (970) 331-1181 Slifer Management Co., Inc. (970) 926-7911 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Arrowhead (970) 926-3000 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Avon (970) 845-2000

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Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Solaris (970) 477-5720

Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Bridge (970) 476-2421

Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Westin (970) 748-5420

Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Charte (970) 845-3815 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Cordillera (970) 926-3505 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Eagle (970) 328-2550 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Four Season (970) 479-2015 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Highland (970) 845-8053 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ Hyatt (970) 845-9400 Slifer Smith & Frampton/ LH (970) 479-0245

Sullivan/Nicholas & Co. (970) 476-4405 Sun N’ Ski Properties, LLC (970) 949-4840 Susie Huxford, Broker (970) 331-3373 Suzanne J. Dugan, Broker (970) 376-4994

Swanepoel Enterprises Smith Eaton Real LLC Estate&Prop Management (970) 376-2201 (970) 926-7930 Terry Krueger, Broker Solaris Real Estate, LLC (970) 306-6810 (970) 479-6000 The Appraisal Camp Sonnenalp Real Estate, (970) 471-1438 LLC The Appraisal Office, Inc. (970) 477-5300 (970) 926-1650 SPI Property Management The Cascade Team Real Inc. Estate (970) 479-5444 (970) 456-8203 Star of the West LLC The Mercury Alliance Mtn. (970) 331-1063 Prop Stephen Polston, Broker (970) 927-3662 (888) 566-7737 The Valley Home Store, Steve Hill Mtn. Properties LLC (970) 926-7701 (970) 328-8776 Steven J Pier, Appraiser Thurston Real Estate (970) 328-2066 (970) 471-3444 Stockmans Land Tim Cashin, Realtor, Inc. Exchange (970) 390-8462 (970) 328-7500

Timbers Real Estate Co Vail (970) 477-8030 Timbers Real Estate CoBG (970) 845-2421 Todd M. Keleske, Broker (970) 390-0070 Torrey Tulley Benson, Broker (720) 284-8045

Trombetta Mountain Real Estate (970) 390-1115 Trotter Real Estate LLC (970) 524-8323 Turner Real Estate Group (970) 926-4910 Two Rivers Village Realty (970) 368-4401 United Country Colorado Mtn Property (970) 328-6600

Vail Holm Brokers (970) 471-3333

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VailSmith Properties (970) 904-0970

Vail Mountain Real Estate (970) 949-6349

Valuation Consultants, Inc. (970) 949-4898

Vail Property Brokerage, Inc (970) 476-8850 Vail Property Sales & Mgmt (970) 926-5252 Vail Real Estate and Homes LLC (970) 315-0326

Tri-Star Realty (949) 276-7325

Vail Buyer Brokers (970) 471-1190

Vail Home Rentals, Inc. (970) 748-5016

Villages Real Estate (970) 390-6125 Vistar Real Estate, Inc. (970) 476-6223 Walter Realty Group, Inc. (970) 926-5748

West Valley Real Estate, LLC Vail Real Estate Center LLC (970) 524-0344 (970) 688-7082 Willows Real Estate Vail Real Estate Group (970) 476-2233 (970) 376-0844 Wirth Management, Inc Vail Realty/ Beaver Creek (970) 479-1082 (970) 949-9200 Wolf Asset Management Vail Realty/ Vail Corp (970) 476-8800 (303) 250-5166 Vail Sales and Rentals (800) 720-1831

Wynton Homes Realty (970) 328-4226

Vail Valley Land & Dvlpmnt. Co (970) 376-0228

Your Castle Mountain Prop, LLC (303) 962-4272

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5137 MAIN GORE DRIVE | EAST VAIL Remodeled 5 bedroom home with high-end finishes throughout. Vaulted knotty pine wood ceilings, hardwood floors and floor-to-ceiling moss rock fireplace. Kitchen has new cabinets, high-end appliances, granite countertops and in-floor radiant heat. The open living, dining and kitchen area is perfect for entertaining family and friends and there is a large deck that has a hot tub making it equally great for relaxing and enjoying the beautiful mountain setting. Large master bedroom suite on the upper level as well as 2nd master bedroom and loft that could be used as an office/den. You won’t want to miss the large attic that has been converted into the perfect place for your ski and snowboard storage and maintenance area. The other 3 bedrooms, along with the 3rd bathroom and a large multipurpose room, are located on the main level. A true mountain retreat!

$1,590,000 furnished.

For additional information go to www.5137MainGoreDrive.CBRB.com

2076 MEADOW BROOK DRIVE, LOT 8E | WEST VAIL Beautiful lot nestled among a large, healthy Aspen grove at the end of a cul-de-sac in the popular Highland Meadows Subdivision in West Vail. Private, quiet location adjacent to National Forest land; yet you are only minutes from the Vail & Beaver Creek ski slopes. Highland Meadows Lot 8 was resubdivided with each section having .73 acres. A 4000 +/- square foot home can be built on the lot. A must see!

$1,060,000 For additional information go to www.2076MeadowBrookDr.com

1401 CASTLE PEAK RANCH RD | EAGLE This 35 acre parcel has views of the Sawatch Mountain Range, water rights and a domestic well already in place. Build your dream home, bring your horses and bring your toys. This property is an outdoorsman’s dream come true. You are sure to enjoy the privacy and location. Only minutes to world class skiing at Vail/Beaver Creek Ski Resorts and the Eagle Airport. A video of the property can be found on YouTube, when you search the property address.

$699,000 For additional information go to www.1401CastlePeakRanchRoad.CBRB.com

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Beaver Creek | Villas at Beaver Creek No. 4 | $3,249,000 4 Bedroom | 4 Bath | 3,085 sq. ft.

Andrew Keiser, 970-331-4695

Bellyache Ridge | 5804 Bellyache Ridge Road | $2,850,000 5 Bedroom | 4.5 Bath | 5,093 sq. ft.

Yvonne Dawsey, 970-390-2354

Lionshead | Landmark No. 118 | $739,000 1 Bedroom | 1 Bath | 660 sq. ft.

Alida Zwaan, 970-471-0291

Singletree | 156 N Brett Trail | $895,000 4 Bedroom | 4.5 Bath | 2,831 sq. ft.

Alida Zwaan, 970-471-0291

Edwards | Riverwalk Ruby Bldg. No. 305 | $580,000 2 Bedroom | 2 Bath | 1,453 sq. ft.

Kyle Denton, 970-393-2154 | Craig Denton, 970-376-0087

Arrowhead | 24 Ambleside Place | $2,400,000 6 Bedroom | 6.5 Bath | 4,588 sq. ft.

Mark Weinreich, 970-376-3204 | Tiffany Lydon Weinreich, 970-331-5115

Singletree | 141 Mesquite Drive | $2,795,000 6 Bedroom | 8 Bath | 6,890 sq. ft.

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