aspen • Luxury home

WHAT: Two adjoining lots, one vacant and the other including a charming home, and both located in picturesque alpine settings. Spectacular views of the face of Aspen Highlands and of Buttermilk/Tiehack. Gorgeous grounds with perennial and herb gardens, a field of lupine, and a waterfall/small pond. The home is lovely as is, but it also represents a spectacular renovation/redevelopment opportunity; the vacant site next door is an ideal location for a guest house.

Allowable FAR for the house site on Lot 18 is 4044 sq ft; allowable FAR for Lot 19 is 5400 sq ft (both calculations before garage and subgrade exemptions). Both properties are TDR-receiver sites, making even larger homes possible, and a complete land use analysis is available.

The south-facing home, designed to connect with the outdoors from nearly every room, is warm, whimsical, full of character and owned by an artist and booklover – one bedroom is being used as a studio, and there are built-in bookshelves/reading nooks throughout. Also, wood floors, big picture windows framing Thunderbowl, a wood stove and two fireplaces. The home includes a huge master bedroom with spa-like bath, as well as a legal caretaker apartment. Great location. Zip into town or the slopes of Highlands in minutes.

WHERE: Set in the beautiful, well-established old Aspen Highlands neighborhood.  Walk to bus, bike trail, Aspen Rec Center, or school campus. Close to activity, yet quiet and private.

WHY:  A rare opportunity in Aspen - an idyllic place to build a new home and a guest house.