Benson Sotheby’s International Realty in Crested Butte Colorado is pleased to announce a new listing in Crested Butte. Newly listed is 873 Skyland Drive, an incredible luxury log home located on prestigious Lake Grant above the Crested Butte Country Club. The property is co-listed by Cathy Benson and Channing Boucher.

Every window and the covered porches feature stunning and protected panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, the valley and 20-acre Lake Grant out the front door.

The home’s entry spills into a spectacular living, dining and kitchen area that features an incredible vaulted ceiling supported by a handsome log beam truss system.

Display your art and collectibles from the gorgeous art niches and generous wall spaces throughout the home.

The log and beam detail and custom ironwork throughout the home is unparalleled in quality and design.

The massive walk out basement/1^st floor features gorgeous tile and wood flooring, a gracious wet bar, a wine cellar and a gas fireplace. Walk out to the large patio and drink in the views of the golf course below and the 12,000 ft. mountains to the south and west.

Special features include an amazing whole house premium sound and intercom system and a heated driveway and front entry. This home will entertain your guests and family in true Crested Butte style and grace – for years to come!

Access to Lake Grant is just across the driveway. Enjoy private boating and trophy trout fishing on this gem of a lake. The national forest access is literally steps away and the Crested Butte Country Club complex and the Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course is a 2 minute drive down the hill.

The Town of Crested Butte is 5 minutes away and Crested Butte Mountain Resort skiing is about 10 minutes away.

Note: A buyer allowance is built into the offer price for the home’s appliance package, lighting fixtures and carpeting.  Pick your own finishes now, enjoy the property for years to come.

7135 sft. of living.
780 sft. garage
1347 sft. covered porches
.56 acre parcel
5 bedrooms
4.5 bathrooms

Exclusively Offered for $3,990,000

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EUGENE, OR – June 14, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Crested Butte, Colorado real estate broker Channing Boucher has teamed with IDX, Inc. to create an easy-to-use professional website, changing the way he conducts business online. The efficient IDX Broker software syncs Boucher’s website directly with Gunnison Country MLS (GCMLS) listings, to display a comprehensive real estate listings database from the convenience of the Benson Sotheby’s International website. Combining GCMLS listings with the properties Boucher represents gives home seekers in and around Crested Butte the most in depth and reliable online property search around.

With the revolutionary technology IDX Broker software brings to Boucher’s site, the entire online home search has changed. Potential buyers can scan thousands of listings to find their dream home, or they can create and save a customized search to display homes with certain features and traits. Boucher’s clients have the advantage of utilizing the Advanced search tool, which lets them enact parameters to find properties of certain sizes, with particular zoning regulations and in specific subdivisions. Finding the perfect home online has never been easier for Crested Butte home seekers!

Boucher himself gains vast control over the design and functionality of his website through a personalized administrative login page. Here, he can edit CSS and global wrappers to develop a signature look and professional branding throughout each page of his website. Managing clients, analyzing market trends and receiving updates from the GCMLS all come automatically to Boucher’s personal page, which he can check at home or from his iPhone or iPad. IDXBroker software has forever changed the way this Colorado broker does business by making him more accessible to clients and potential buyers around Crested Butte.

About Channing Boucher
“Today, I consider myself very fortunate to be in the real estate business in Crested Butte. Working with people that share a similar affinity for this place gives me tremendous satisfaction. I like to think I specialize in helping folks with the process of investing in their Crested Butte lifestyles. The real estate transaction is only part of it.” Boucher graduated from the University of Washington and is currently a Broker Associate for Benson Sotheby’s International Realty.

About IDX, Inc. 
Based in Eugene, Oregon, IDX Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real estate search applications. IDX, Inc. actively manages over $1 trillion worth of active listings data from over 350 Multiple Listings Services (MLS). IDX Broker is IDX, Inc.’s principle real estate software utility and myAgent IDX is its principle mobile application available for the iPhone. The easy to manage and customizable software helps real estate professionals display home listing data from their multiple listing service (MLS) on their individual and/or office websites. For more information on all the services provided by IDX, Inc. please visit www.idxbroker.com.

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Arguably the best lot at Larkspur. This premier Crested Butte home site is .23 acres big and features incredible views of the surrounding mountains of Crested Butte Colorado. Incredibly, this parcel sits right on Larkspur Lake – one of only a few Larkspur community parcels with this distinction. The location receives great morning sunrises AND western sunsets over the Paradise Divide Mountains above Crested Butte. The large single family home site features protected, unobstructed views of the Paradise Divide, Gothic, Mt. Crested Butte, Whetstone Mountain and Mt. Emmons!

The Larkspur community offers private tennis and a kids playground, lamp-lit streets and homes with great southwestern Colorado charm.

This lot is a must-see if you are considering building your dream home in the mountains.

KEY FEATURES:

Lakefront parcel
.23+ acres
Adjacent to the Crested Butte Country Club and Skyland neighborhoods.
Commanding, Protected, Unobstructed Panoramas
Great amenities including private tennis courts!
3 minutes to downtown Crested Butte.

Offered for $319,900 by Channing Boucher of Benson Sotheby’s International Realty

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One of the nicest Hidden Mine Ranch lots available, and yet priced well below all others! See it to believe it, this one is special. Lot 12 features an incredible building site nestled in your private aspen forest. The spectacular views are complimented by the Colorado sunshine. Enjoy sunny meadows and fields of wildflowers.

Hidden Mine Ranch offers all of the amenities one would expect from a special ranch community located so close to a world class winter/summer resort like Crested Butte.

Take advantage of alpine and nordic skiing, biking, snowmobiling, hiking, climbing peaks, fishing…you name it, you can do it.

Hidden Mine Ranch includes 500 acres of common space with private access to National Forest Land and Whetstone Mountain.

All of this and Hidden Mine Ranch is only two miles to the Town of Crested Butte.

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The perfect mountain getaway at a very compelling price. 10 St. Andrews Circle is a well appointed, well maintained luxury condo located at Skyland’s Golf Villas neighborhood and the Crested Butte Country Club.

Relax on either of the two decks and take in the stunning mountain views after a round of golf.

Take advantage of the low maintenance, easy access to golf, tennis, fishing and world class skiing at Mt Crested Butte a few minutes away.

Bask in the Colorado sunshine pouring in from the south facing windows and decks.

This home will serve you and your family’s Crested Butte vacations for years to come.

Offered for $399,000

Details:
1254 sft.
2 bedrooms
2.5 bathrooms
240 sft. heated garage
Updated kitchen, bedrooms and baths
Hardwood floors and tile
Fireplace
Vaulted ceilings
Beautiful landscaping
Great location, easy access to Town, the National Forest, the golf course, the country club and ski resort!

109 4th Street in Crested Butte – Now Listed for $1,550,000

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This luxury home in the Town of Crested Butte offers it all in an exceptional and rare home that reflects the attention to detail and the integrity of workmanship of long-time local builder John Hatlem.

The floor plan includes a gourmet kitchen with Mt. Crested Butte views and eastern light, 3 bedroom suites, a great room, a custom fireplace, dining room and powder room, a bonus family room, a big deck with Paradise Divide mountain views and a 4th bedroom and bathroom above the detached garage.

Architectural and design features include 9 foot ceilings on the first floor, 15 foot vaulted ceilings in the great room and master suite, hand crafted antique reclaimed trusses, brazilian walnut flooring, custom cabinetry and integrated appliances. The showers and baths are exquisitely tiled.

Enjoy the comfort and efficiency of the 10 zone in-floor heat system (including the garage), hot water recirculation, custom interior trim and doors and the integrated sound and data system throughout the home.

Offered at $1,550,000

4 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
2 half bathrooms
Bonus family room
Detached garage

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Located just 4 Blocks from Downtown Crested Butte, at the end of 2nd Avenue, the views from every room at 127 Butte Avenue are stunning.

Featuring 2nd story living, 127 Butte Avenue offers the perfect floor plan for this location and lifestyle.

Enjoy 5 bedrooms, 3 full and 1 1/2 bathrooms and a detached accessory set up as a back office/studio with a 1/2 bath.

There are gorgeous vaulted ceilings in the main living room feature hand-hewn, custom scissor trusses, a rock fireplace, a wrought iron chandelier and French doors that lead to the large second story deck.

The second living room at the southern end of the home is perfect for an office, beds or a study.

Both the main living room and deck showcase stunning, protected views of Mt. Crested Butte and the Slate River Wetlands open space, Teocalli, Whiterock, and Gothic Mountains.

The home’s master bedroom includes tall ceilings, dramatic views, double doors to the awesome flagstone patio and backyard that includes a garden and a back gate to a nordic ski trail that wraps itself around Crested Butte’s coveted Kapushion Annexation.

The kitchen features alder cabinets, concrete counter tops, a apron sink, Wolfe range & Bosch appliances & a beautiful custom wood bar.

The large dining area features a copper sink, a wet bar, glass uppers, and a wine rack & mini-Fridge.

Offered for $1,995,000

The Details:
2944 Sq. Ft
5 Bedroom
3 Full, 2 Half Baths
252 Sq. Ft., 1 Car Attached/heated garage & heated driveway
Detached guest house
Flagstone patio
Chocolate glazed alder doors
Antique oak flooring
Honed absolute granite slab countertops, slate & custom tile baths.
Radiant in-floor heat
Reclaimed wood and Artisan detail throughout.
Central vacuum

Exclusively Marketed by Channing Boucher of Benson Sotheby’s International Realty in Crested Butte.

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Excellent opportunity in Meridian Lake Park. Well maintained and completely remodeled inside and out.

71 Meridian Lake Drive sits on a oversized .54 acre parcel located in a mature Crested Butte neighborhood bordering National Forest lands and Snodgrass Mountain.

Enjoy stunning views of the ski slopes on Mt Crested Butte, easy access to town, and a beautifully landscaped yard that features a waterfall stream and pond with a flagstone patio.

The kitchen features a gas range and stove, granite counters and very cool river rock detail at the bar.

The home’s vaulted ceilings are anchored by beautiful hardwood and tile floors with in-floor radiant heat.

The woodstove provides another great source of warmth for this mountain home.

The master suite bathroom features stone counters and a dual-head shower.

Relax in your hot tub at the end of the day and take in the views from the wraparound covered deck
and privacy fence.

Meridian Lake owner amenities include private fishing, tennis and skiing out the door!

The updated exterior includes a new aluminum roof, new river rock detail and chinked cedar siding detail.

Offered for $549,000

Details:
1554 sft.
3 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
552 sft. Garage
Updated kitchen, baths
Hardwood nnd tile floors
Wood-burning stove plus In-floor radiant heat
Flagstone patio
Wraparound, covered decks
Hot tub with privacy fence
Beautiful landscaping with irrigation
Great location, easy access to Town and ski resort!

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The renovation is complete! New tongue and groove vaulted ceiling, new oversized windows with wood trim, a new patio for the big hot tub, new siding, new roof, new driveway, new fixtures and new foam insulation all make this home worth a serious look.

Enjoy the great Mt Crested Butte location on Cinnamon Mtn Road! The views of Snodgrass and the northern mountains are protected!

Features include 4 bedrooms, 2 “jack and jill” full baths, an airlock entry/mud room, shop area, attached garage, billiards/gaming area and a open kitchen and dining area.

Offered at $699,000

2640 sft
420 sft garage
4 bedrooms
2 full bathrooms
.41 acre parcel in Mt Crested Butte

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Channing Boucher
970-596-3228