A seven-bedroom home in Aspen, Colorado, set the record last month as the affluent ski town's most expensive home sale of the year, according to Coldwell Banker. The home sold for $31.85 million.
Carrie Wells of Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate represented both the buyer and seller for 34 Placer Lane.
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Located on top of Red Mountain just minutes from downtown Aspen, the 10,000-square-foot residence offers sweeping views of the Rockies, from Independence Pass to Mount Sopris.
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Red Mountain is also known as Aspen's "Billionaire Mountain." The median home price is $18.7 million, according to Realtor.com. Residents have included candy mogul William Wrigley Jr., Walmart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke, and Jeff Bezos' parents.
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The layout certainly takes advantage of the home's prime location. Floor-to-ceiling windows bring the outside in ...
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... and a slatted wood exterior casts shifting light patterns throughout the home.
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High ceilings create a feeling of openness throughout the space, from the living area ...
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... to the seven en-suite bedrooms.
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The home sits on just under an acre of land, and sliding glass doors open up to almost 5,000 square feet of outdoor living space.
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Outdoor fireplaces invite après-ski cocktails.
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And a heated infinity pool offers R&R after a day on the slopes.
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Aspen has seen record sales this month as affluent Americans flee cities in search of nature and wide open spaces.
Aspen real estate agent Steven Shane told Business Insider earlier this month that the resort town is slated to close over $1 billion in sales for 35-day period ending on September 30. That's almost 10 times the sale volume for the same period in 2019.
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