Hello from sunny Crested Butte,

As we head into our so called "summer selling season" real estate sales activity is picking up around the valley.  The first photo is the town of Crested Butte’s latest single family home sale: We (Sothebys) sold 830 Elk Avenue this week for $680,000. And, the second image is a 4 bedroom home at Wildhorse at Prospect. It sold this week for $1,370,000. We have 20 residential properties under contract representing a dollar volume of just over $13 million.

Thanks for visiting today,
Channing
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Good day from Crested Butte,

A very intriguing (and ambitious) river and ranch development project is getting ready to "go live" this summer near Crested Butte and Gunnison. For a cool $3 million, you can be one of only 28 lucky owners at Wilder on the Taylor River. Wilder on the Taylor is a 2000 acre shared ranch community being offered by a big Texas-based development firm: Jackson-Shaw. With 28 homesites, 2 miles of prime trout fishing on the incredible Taylor River, ponds and amenity-streams, this development represents the next step in our community’s evolution into a big time outdoor recreation/lifestyle destination.

Located just 20 minutes from Crested Butte, Wilder on the Taylor offers privacy, seclusion and ridiculous fishing opportunities for elite level investors. Visit their website to learn more.

Thanks for visiting today,

Channing Boucher
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Was $399,000
Now Offered at $250,000

Located on the 12th Hole at the prestigious Crested Butte Country Club, this special south-facing home site offers an elevated perch on a ½ acre parcel. The gentle topography of the land is complimented by commanding and protected views of the surrounding mountains and the East River valley.  

From S131 at Skyland you are only a few minutes to dining, shopping and events in downtown Crested Butte!

Enjoy world class golf on the Robert Trent Jones Jr. 18 hole masterpiece, tennis, fishing, nordic skiing, mountain biking and many more mountain lifestyle amenities. The world class skiing and riding at Crested Butte Mountain Resort is only 10 minutes away!

A must consideration if you want to build that Colorado dream home in the up and coming ski and summer resort of Crested Butte!

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324 North Avion Drive is a special opportunity at Buckhorn Ranch in Crested Butte Colorado. The home is under construction – 75% completed with an expected finish date of August 2009.

The 6100 sft., luxury log home sits on an incredible 1.78 acre parcel! Enjoy the grand architecture, an awesome floorplan, top of the line finishes specification, protected mountain views and the private airstrip access.

It is only 5 minutes to downtown Crested Butte and the Crested Butte Country Club is less than a mile away.

Hello from Crested Butte,

As Crested Butte’s lifestyle popularity grows, so does interest in our business and investment real estate. It seems like more people are relocating to the area, some bring their businesses with them and some seek local opportunities that will support their lifestyle dreams and community integration goals.

The trick to making it happen financially in Crested Butte? Get creative, be flexible and do what the local economy tells you to do. There is a reason our community school is full of teachers that are overqualified for their job. They want to live here and with a spiking student population and a recently passed multi-million dollar school bond the job security meter is pretty high.

A number of local businesses have traded hands in recent history including the sale of 5 popular restaurants and one of Crested Butte’s longest running retail operations: Poohs Corner toy store. Another well-known restaurant, The Avalanche Bar and Grill located in the base area in Mt Crested Butte, is under contract. Perhaps this activity signals a changing of the local business guard?

Representing the next generation of Crested Butte commercial spaces, the former Penelope’s Restaurant at 120 Elk Avenue was recently renovated into a modern, mixed-use development. The location now offers a brand new, turn-key 2150 sft. neighborhood-style restaurant, a 1000 sft. retail space with Elk Avenue frontage and various professional office spaces on both sides of Coal Creek. Visit 120ElkAvenue.com

Another highly visible commercial offering for sale is the Wine House parcel located at the 4-way stop and Hwy 135 in Crested Butte. This .18 acre property offers tremendous exposure to all Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte resort traffic and with the recent 4-way stop makeover the location offers plenty of parking and easy pedestrian access to and from the nearby resort shuttle bus stop.

Also in the works is a development on 6th Street aka Hwy 135 called Sixth Street Station. This promising new project that will be located between Gothic Avenue and Butte Avenue. The development will be mixed-use, with a residence club offering, a resort shuttle stop, retail shops and restaurant outlets planned.

Thanks for visiting,

Channing Boucher

Benson Sotheby’s International Realty
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