Today's fall home tour featured East Aspen in the morning and West Aspen in the afternoon. However, before I hit the tour we had our Christies International Real Estate meeting at a new office listing at 626 Faraway Road in Snowmass Village.
626 Faraway Road (MLS # 190573)
Compared to what I saw in last week's Snowmass Village Fall Tour, this one seemed like a great deal, to get a 2025 remodel with over 4,000 square feet of living area plus a bonus basement with a home gym and sauna. It also wasn't too far up Faraway Road like some of the others we saw last week. Yet, it still felt relatively private on nearly 3/4 of an acre.
After a productive meeting and tour of this newer listing at $10,250,000 in Snowmass, I drove over to East Aspen to see what was featured today in the fall tour.
East Aspen Real Estate
Mount Sporis View from East Aspen Home
The first home I previewed was a Mountain Valley home that was completely remodeled in 2022 and had incredible views towards Mount Sopris.
552 Mountain Laurel Drive (MLS # 186259) in East Aspen
The owner has enjoyed living in the home since the remodel, which included fireproof siding and an expansion to the east that added a lot of value and living area. With over 4,700 square feet of living area, there's 4 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms on nearly a half acre lot.
After leaving Mountain Mountain Laurel Drive, I continued east up Highway 82 to see another Mountain Valley listing built in 2010.
42703 Hwy 82 Unit B (MLS # 189037) in Mountain Valley
This was the back unit of the duplex, with Unit A buffering some of the road noise from Highway 82. This one was a slightly smaller home than the last one with 4,154 square feet of living area. However there was a bit more stairs with 3 levels of living area (all of which had high ceilings) and then there was a bonus 4th floor rooftop deck for a hot tub.
I forgot to mention, the previous home also had a hot tub and was priced at $15,950,000. Meanwhile, this duplex is listed at $11.5 million. For the $4.5 difference, the Mountain Laurel Drive home not only had more living area, but a much better view. Meanwhile the duplex listing had a little more privacy with less homes being able to see through the windows to the living area.
After leaving Mountain Valley, I went to visit a few condos off Midland Avenue at Aspen View Condos.
Aspen View Condos on Midland Avenue
The first one was another Christies listing. It was a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit remodeled in 2012 and comes with 2 parking stalls and priced at $2.6 million. The 2nd one is also remodeled and is a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit with 1 parking stall. It's also the lowest priced 1 bedroom in Aspen right now at $1,499,000.
The Aspen View condos were built in 1971 and down the street at 311 Midland Ave was a single family home built in 1970.
311 Midland Ave (MLS # 188647) in East Aspen
Unlike the 2 condos that were remodeled, this one was in relatively original condition, awaiting a new owner to put their finishing touches on it. With both an option to remodel or rebuild, the existing home is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom at 1,828 square feet. The current asking price is $8.9 million or $4,888/sq. ft. which appears on the high end of what I've seen recently.
West Aspen Homes
The first home we saw was a single family home at Aspen Highlands on Thunderbowl Lane.
87 Thunderbowl Lane (MLS # 189196) in Aspen Highlands
This was the largest home on the tour I saw thus far, with over 6,000 square feet of living area. Although it was built in 2002, there was a massive remodel in 2021. Priced at $18,950 or $3,146 a square foot, you definitely get more for your money at Highlands compared to what I just came from in East Aspen. The lot on this one is pretty small at just 3,920 square feet. However, you're got a world class resort out the back door with Aspen Highlands. On top of that, the ski company has plans in the works for upgrades on the mountain.
I was running short on time because I had to run an office meeting for my Hawaii Team shortly and only had time to see 1 more home, which was the nicest (and priciest) by far...
45 Moore Drive (MLS # 1888891) in West Aspen's Five Trees
This final home is located in West Aspen's FiveTrees neighborhood. It was a bit of a drive up the hill past Aspen High School, however it was well worth it! Situated on nearly 5 acres, this home boasts over 10,000 square feet of living area. Once again, by far more opulent than anything I saw today.
There are 7 bedrooms, 8 full and 2 half bathrooms. Although 20 years old at a 2005 build, the home felt a lot more "brand new" than 20 years old. Everything, I mean everything was well thought out here. The primary suite was on the main floor and upstairs featured several bathrooms and downstairs and a game room, fitness center, wine cellar and more... No pun intended with Moore Drive ;)
Priced at $45 million, in most residential real estate markets across the United States, that would be considered a fortune. However, here in Aspen, this is one of a dozen on the market today with an asking price of $45 million or more. If you have questions about this Five Trees estate or any other real estate in Aspen, feel free to contact me for further dialogue.