Buying Opportunity

This signature Singletree home in Edwards, Colorado sits on a point giving 360 Degree Views of the surrounding mountains!  Was Listed at $2,998,000   NOW is for sale at $2,645,000

 6,700 Square Feet, 6 Bedrooms, Plus a 2 Bedroom Caretaker Apartment!

Singletree Home with Mountain Views

Golf the Sigletree Golf Course, Dine at the many new restaurants in Edwards, Ski Arrowhead, Bachelor Gulch and Beaver Creek and Vail, just minuets away.

Added Value on Magnifcent New Home on Lake Creek, Edwards, Colorado

Was Priced at $8,995,00  NOW Priced at $7,200,000

Luxury Lake Creek Home

 5 Bedrooms, 6 Full Baths, Over 8,600 Square Feet of spectacular space on Lake Creek.  Secluded in a unique forest canopy, with old world stone, exposed timber beams, hand crafted metal stairway, chef’s kitchen, wine grotto, pre-wired media room and a master suite with a private office, changing area and spa complete with an outdoor shower cantilevered over a creek.

Gourmet Kitchen in Luxury Lake Creek Home

Listen to the sounds of Lake Creek from your patio!  A Gold Medal Trout Stream out your back door!

Listen to the sounds from Luxury Lake Creek Property

Luxury Lake Creek Property has Private Trout Pond

For more information on this private estate, just minuets to Edwards and Vail, Colorado, contact Teri Lester, Luxury Home Specialist.  970-376-0779 or tlester@gatewayland.com

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Added Value with New Price!  

Luxury Cordillera Home Backs to Hundreds of Acres of Open Space

1.6 Acres with views of the Swatch Mountain Range

6 Bedrooms, Over 9,000 Square Feet of Luxury Living Space

Price Improvement:  Was $8,750,000  -  NOW  $7,995,000  

Cordillera Valley Club Luxury Home

Cordillera Valley Club Luxury Home

A sunny, dryland surrounded by sagebrush, Singletree, Edwards, is a refreshing change of scenery from the rest of the area’s more mountainous landscape. This dry setting is the inspiration for the southwestern architecture found across the hillside. The neighborhood flows up the hillside, offering varying elevations of amazing views to Vail’s back bowls, Arrowhead, New York Mountain and stunning sunsets.

My favorite part of Singletree is Balata restaurant in the Sonnenalp Golf Club. The outdoor patio has amazing views and is the most beautiful spot in the valley for a wedding (we had our reception there). The Sonnenalp Golf Club, which boasts an 18 hole championship course, and its clubhouse are the center point of the neighborhood. The club offers outdoor swimming and tennis and the community is filled with parks and bike paths.

Singletree, legally known as Berry Creek Ranch, is composed of five filings of properties. The first 2 include condos and townhomes, clustered around the golf course and club house, single family homes and duplexes.  The Fourth Filing is an area called Apoloosa Ridge, whose building guidelines require a Santa Fe style architecture. June Creek flows through the Third Filing, which is a access point for mountain biking and hiking trails through public land.

For more information on Singletree, Edwards or other Vail Valley real estate call or email me or visit my website below.

Join in the one of the most rewarding experiences you can get involved in -

Participate in building a home for a family less fortunate than most.  

Habitat For Humanity Volunteers

You can work on-site in all phases of construction, including moving dirt, pounding nails, raising walls, painting, etc. You may also help out with site clean-up, transportation, or providing lunches for on-site volunteers. Skilled workers can serve as team leaders, and those individuals with little or no skill can be trained on-site by our Construction Manager.   You can also join in on the Topping Off Celebration in Edwards.

TOPPING OFF PARTY
with Habitat for Humanity

DATE: November 14, 2008

TIME: 3:45pm

LOCATION: Fox Hollow 

We broke ground on #1

We raised walls on #2

It’s time to TOP OFF #3!

Join RA Nelson, a Professional Building Partner, American National Bank, a Banking Partner, and Lake Creek, a Community Partner to celebrate the construction of a 3rd duplex.

DIRECTIONS:  From Edwards, head west on Hwy 6.  Go through the Eagle River Village mobile home park traffic light and take the next left on Fox Hollow Drive.  At the stop sign, turn right on Murray Rd and you’ll see the Habitat job trailer and homes under construction.

For Volunteer Opportunities contact:  Habitat for Humanity
(970) 748-6718

Habitat for Humanity for Eagle and Lake County, Colorado

On Line Donations to Habitat for Humanity - Eagle and Lake County

Shop at Habitat for Humanity Outlet Store

Habitat for Humanity - Colorado

On a personal note, I learned to put in switches in the Eagle Habitat for Humanity home.  Since then I have replaced a few switches of my own.  Try volunteering, you may walk away with a new skill and certainly a positive rewarding experience.

For information on the Eagle and Lake County Habitat for Humanity homes, contact Teri Lester-Eco-Broker  970-376-0779 or tlester@gatewayland.com

Cordillera Valley Club offers Sawatch Mountain Views

If you are looking for a place to live that is beautiful, convenient to shopping, peaceful and has fantastic views, take a look at one of these nine lots available at the Cordillera Valley Club.  Build your dream home on the golf course and enjoy the views of the Sawatch and New York mountain range while sitting on your deck.

For more information on the nine lots available contact Teri Lester, Eco-Broker 970-376-0779 or tlester@gatewayland.com

http://www.cordillera-vail.com/cordillera-golf.cfm

http://www.edwardscolorado.com/

The West End Edwards backs to the Eagle River Preserve trailsThe Vail Valley Foundation and Eagle County are inviting the public to view the progress of Phase I of the Eagle River Preserve.  Two Public Open Houses and Walking Tours are being hosted by the Eagle River Preserve Community Committee.

Join in on the walking tour on Monday, September 22 or 29th fron 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and view the 72 acres of open space and trails to the Eagle River.

Free Ice Cream for everyone following the guided tour at 6:00 P.M.

Visit the West End Edwards office to view the condominiums available adjacent to the Eagle River Preserve

www.thewestendedwards.com

The West End Edwards has walking paths to the Eagle River Preserve

Golden Aspen Trees along the Eagle River

       

 For information on the West End Edwards residential and commercial opportunities, contact Teri Lester, Eco-Broker, 970-376-0779 or tlester@gatewayland.com

For information on the Vail Valley Foundation visit: www.vvf.org

New guidelines for Edwards’business district will encourage well marked street crossings, bike access, trail access, a uniform look and sidewalk cafes and awnings.  The Edwards design guidelines are supposed to create a *downtown* atmosphere for Edwards.  County planners hope hope to give the busy and rapidly growing unincorporated area to look and feel of a real town.  The proposed set of design guidelines would not be rules, but county commissioners would consider whether or not future developments gel with the guidelines when approving proposals. The guidelines ask for a design that is compatible with Eagle County mountain setting. Some of the goals of the design guidelines are to amke the area pedestrian friendly, take advantage of the river and give it a cohesive architectural look.  They also address problems like traffic congestion and lack of parking.  Much of the development in Edwards has turned out well, but the quick growth of the area hasn’t encouraged much uniformity. There is a bit of hodgepodge on those four corners.

For any real estate needs in the town of Edwards contact gerlinde@gatewayland.com

www.gerlindevail.com

Homestead court club owners association resoundingly rejected a proposed 1 % real estate transfer fee.  Both the tax and the voting method had some homeowners up in arms.  To vote *yes* homeowners were asked to mail back the ballots.  To vote *No* they were supposed to do nothing.  Homestead has 810 property owners eligible to vote in that election.  Colorado law gives the board the green light to take the issue to a District court judge, who could order the fee. Homestead officials said they would not bring up the issue till 2010.

Battles over money are hardly new to Homestead.  In 2005 the Board spent 25K to help buy the the Eagle River Preserve, part of the former B&B gravel pit operation that used to operate in Edwards.  Prior to taht, the board had asked to increase dues to the association, which homeowners approved.

With easy access to skiing through Arrowhead and all the amenities of bustling downtown, Edwards Colorado residents have a way of saying “Why go into Vail?”  The newest addition to the community, The West End project, will build out the 4th, the northwest, corner of downtown Edwards, giving us more reasons to stay and support our local community.  A residential and commercial development, The West End will blend city life conveniences with a casual mountain lifestyle.  The project is located 3 miles from skiing Beaver Creek, and 12 miles west of Vail, and will have a bus stop right out front to access both.      

The West End offers two types of ownership opportunities.  Market rate units are the standard type and workforce are deed restricted, capping annual increase in property value.  The West End consists of 113 market rate and 72 workforce residences.  Both types of homes consist of studios, one, two and three-bedrooms with variations including dens, lofts and (my favorite) roof top patios. 

Not only will the urban center emphasize pedestrian access, but it will provide a pedestrian core we lack in other areas.  A pedestrian square with fountains, fire pits and a kids’ play zone will serve as the main corridor to the Eagle River Preserve open space, trails, walkways and the Eagle River.   Bottom level homes in the two northern buildings will sit right on the open space, giving them the luxury of a 72 acre backyard.  Residents of The West End will enjoy a fitness center, outdoor hot tubs, and underground assigned parking and storage units. 

It’s not just locals that have fallen in love with Edwards.  Read a New York Times blog Down To Earth in the High Country.

And click her to find more information on Edwards

For more information on The West End, Edwards or other Vail Valley real estate contact Karen Gilbert at 970-331-1482 or karen@gatewayland.com, or visit my website www.karensellsvail.com.