The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Vail are looking great!  I recently toured the building in Lionshead, which is currently under construction, and progress is on time and of great quality!  With an expected completion date of fall 2010, there is still plenty of time to check it out.  (artist’s rendering below)  And then buy one!

New Incentive:  Owners of residences in the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Vail will now be given a free social membership to the Arrabelle Club!  ( a $51,000 value!)

Located on the western side of Lionshead, this new luxury resort will be a combination of fractional and whole ownership residences.  There will be a total of 71 whole ownership residences, of which 47 are currently under contract.  Prices range from $1,999,500 for a 2 bed/3 bath condominium up to $9,195,500 for a 6 bed/6 bath penthouse with stunning views.

Click here for the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Vail Website

Click here for the Arrabelle Club Website

Please call or email me today to learn more about this exciting new development here in the Vail Valley!

Related Article: Arrabelle Club: Vail’s Newest Signature Club

• Valet-Parking:  Full members will enjoy year-round, 24-hour valet servie, in the heated underground garage at the Arrabelle at Vail Square.
• Priviate Locker: Each Full and Social Membership includes one private locker in the Club’s locker area.  Lockers are equipped with boot dryers, shelving, and hooks to accomodate your ski coat.  There are men’s and women’s showers for your convenience.
• Ski-Valet: The staff will have your skis or snowboards ready for you to hit the slopes, located directly adjacent to the Eagle Bahn Gondola.  Each member can store up to four pairs of skis or snowboards with the ski valet.
• Spa: Club members will receive discounts on the services at The Arrabelle’s luxurious, 10,000 square foot RockResorts Spa.  The Spa features rejuvenating treatments, full service nail salon, and 11 treatment rooms.
• Fitness: Members will enjoy unlimited access to the state-of-the-art fitness center at The Arrabelle at Vail Square. Personalized fitness trainers are available for consultation.
• The Great Room: Daily in the Great Room, Continental breakfast is served from 7:30 am to 10:30 am.  Members can enjoy fresh coffee and healthy breakfast items while overlooking Vail Mountain.

The Arrabelle Club is offering a new financing proposal for winter season 2009- 2010.  If you choose to finance a Full Membership; a $50,000 payment is due with application and the final $105,000 payment is due on the one year anniversary of membership date.  ($5,000 in compounded interest at 5%).  If you choose to finance the Social Membership; a $25,000 payment is due with application and the remaining $26,000 payment is due on the one year anniversary of membership date. ($1,000 in compounded interest at 4%).  This offer is for a limited time only and is subject to change.  Dues schedule is not affected by this.

If you are interested in checking out the Arrabelle Club, they do offer a Member for the Day Program. If you are interested you can email: signatureclubs@vailresorts.com for a reservation. 

For an additional fee, memberships may be attached to your Eagle County property and transferred upon the sale.  The Arrabelle Club provides an execeptional membership opportunity to enhance your Vail experience.  Please feel free to call Betsy Randall at (970) 401-3011 for more information.  Please visit our website:  www.gatewayland.com

Robert Schilling moved to Vail with his family in 1974. He graduated from Battle Mountain High School in 1980 and then pursued a B.S. in Marketing and eventually earned a Master’s degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Schilling is not only passionate about his real estate career but about the Vail Valley. When not practicing real estate he spends much of his time volunteering on Vail Mountain as a Community Guest Services host, he also volunteers with the Ford Amphitheater and the Vilar Center. Even more, he is a member of the local Rotary Club where he recently directed their Community Services program. Schilling’s real joy comes from a gifting program he started when he became a Realtor. He has made a commitment to giving back a portion of his earnings to local nonprofit organizations of his buyers’ or sellers’ choice. He welcomes the opportunity to engage his clients in the nonprofit arena and show them how our charities need all of our support. He feels our community truly benefits from the services we receive from our many charitable organizations. When Robert is not volunteering or working you can find him skiing, kayaking or climbing the mountains surrounding our mountain paradise. If you would like to work with a Realtor who can help you find the home of your dreams or help you sell your property where it truly benefits you as well as our community in a win-win spirit please call him at (970) 926-6777 at the office, on his cell at (970) 390-0705 or email him at RobFromVail@Earthlink.net . For more information about Rob or Vail Valley Real Estate please click on www.vailpropertysearch.com

Robert Schilling Vail Valley Real Estate Broker

Rob in front of Fairview Dome CA, in a previous season of life

The Arrabelle Club, Vail’s newest Signature Club is offering a finance plan for the Full Membership. A member can pay $50,000 up front for the Full Membership and follow up with annual payments of $25,000 for the next five years totaling $175,000.

The Arrabelle Club is a private, year-round alpine ski and mountain club that provides convenience, amenities and friendships to enrich your mountain adventures. There are two categories of memberships being offered:

Full Membership: features all Club amenities plus valet parking in Arrabelle’s private, heated garage, which is open year round.

Social Membership: features all of the Club’s amenities with the exception of valet parking.

The Arrabelle Club offers some wonderful amenities with the memberships.

Valet-Parking: Full members will enjoy year-round, 24-hour valet service, in the heated underground garage at the Arrabelle at Vail Square.

• Private Locker: Each Full and Social Membership includes one private locker in the Club’s locker area. Lockers are equipped with boot dryers, shelving, and hooks to accomodate your ski clothes. There are men’s and women’s showers for your convenience.
• Ski Valet: The staff will have your skis or snowboards ready for you to hit the slopes, located directly adjacent to the Eagle Bahn Gondola. Each membership can store up to four pairs of skis or snowboards with the ski valet.
• Spa: Club members will receive discounts on the services at The Arrabelle’s luxurious, 10,000 square foot RockResorts Spa. The Spa features rejuvenating treatments, full service nail salon, and 11 treatment rooms.
• Fitness: Members will enjoy unlimited access to the state-of-the-art fitness center at The Arrabelle at Vail Square. Personalized fitness trainers are available for consultation.
• The Great Room: Daily in the Great Room, Continental breakfast is served from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Members can enjoy fresh coffee and breakfast items while overlooking Vail Mountain.

If you are interested in checking out the Arrabelle Club, they are offering a Member for the Day program. If you are interested you can email: signatureclubs@vailresorts.com for a reservation. The Full Memberships are being offered at: $150,000 and the Social Memberships are being offered at: $50,000. For an additional fee, membership may be attached to your Eagle County property and transferred upon sale. The Arrabelle Club provides an exceptional membership opportunity to enhance your Vail experience. Please feel free to call Betsy Randall at (970) 401-3011 for more information or visit our website: www.gatewayland.com

If some of the new construction prices in Lionshead and Vail are not in the budget, perhaps an older condominium building with a fantastic location is the answer.  The Lions Square Lodge and Lodge at Lionshead are two condominium complexes in Lionshead that offer great mountain views, ski-in location, hot tubs and pools and great access to shopping and restaurants!

Lions Square Lodge in Lionshead - Vail

Vail Mountain Views

 

The Tower Residences at Lion Square are designed to complement Vail’s European elegance, offering views of the Gore Range and Vail Mountain.  The expansive rooms have crafted alpine sophisticated wood finishes,  private elevator access,  underground assigned parking, air-conditioning, private storage and boot room and access to hot tubs, pool and spa.

The Tower Residences at Lions Square - Vail

Six Tower Residences are sold and three are available: 

Unit #202, 3 bedroom  2,500 sq. ft. home encompassing the entire 2nd floor of the West Tower, $3,375,000

Unit #501 and #601 Penthouse, 4 bedroom, 2,994 sq. ft. home encompassing two floors of the East Tower, $7,350,000

Unit #502 and #602, Penthouse, 6 bedroom, 4,687 sq. ft. home encompassing two floors of the West Tower, $11,500,000

The Tower Residences - Vail

 Sophistication and Convenience located at the base of Lionshead – Vail

Vail Mountain Elegant Condominium

For floor plans, condominium documents and more details, contact Teri Lester, Luxury Home Specialist 970-376-0779 or tlester@gatewayland.com

Vail mountain opens for the 08-09 winter season at 9 a.m. tommorrow morning.  Many excited skiiers and boarders will be present in Lionshead.  The buzz is in the air.  Last year we had a similar scenario,  pretty dry until the first week in December and then we just got pounded.

It is a great time to book those last minute trips to the mountains.  There are so many great deals out there.  Epic pass sales were extended until the 1st of December.  Vail Snow Daze event tickets are on sale now.  December 8-14  will consist of many great venues including Big Head Todd and The Monsters/Leftover Salomon.  All of those events are always magical, outdoor venues especially while it is snowing. 

For more information on any Vail fun activities from a locals view  feel free to contact me:

Jill Hopkins  970.376.8692 or jill@gatewayland.com

THINK SNOW!!!!!!

Arrabelle, Lionshead lead Eagle County in sales

A Florida family didn’t mind paying  a more than 1 million $ premium for a 4 bedroom penthouse in the new Arrabelle at Vail square condos in Lionshead. After coming to Vail for christmas for the last 2 or 3 years, the family wanted to buy something where they would make memories with their 4 kids. Eventhough the condo origionally sold for 4.4 million before construction was complete, the family was happy to pay 5.6 million for a one of a kind place.

SixteenArrabelle transactions were recorded in June, selling for an average of 4.1 million a piece, according to Land Tittle. Of the 67 condos at Arrabelle, 21 have been resold so far.

The Arrabelle has condos, hotel rooms,a  spa, restaurants and stores like Burton, Vail sports and Patagonia.

For information on new development opportunities in the Vail valley call or email Gerlinde Debie at 970.926.6777

or gerlinde@gatewayland.com

www.gerlindevail.com

Eagle County transactions and sales volume running behind last years record breaking year!

Eagle County real estate continues to run behind last years record numbers with May being the second slowest month since 1996.  There were 107 tranactions for the month, which translates to $158,543,900 in dollar volume, according to Land Title Guarantee Company.  Keeping the sales volume boosted were the closings of 13 units at Lionhead’s Arrabelle at Vail Square and 3 properties selling for more than $10 million.  The highest selling single residential property was in Bachelor Gulch, which sold for $11,875,000.  Due to the continuing sales of high end properties, our average sales price has increased to $1,417,166 or 32% higher than last year.  Currently there are 1,607 listings on the market, 51% are priced over $1 million and 10% are priced under $400,000.

For information on real estate in the Vail Valley please call:  Betsy Randall at (970) 401-3011 or email: betsy@gatewayland.com.