New To the Market: Boulder Home Features Priceless Views, Stunning Location

Thanks to everyone who came out for yesterday's open house tour in Niwot and Boulder. It was great to get a taste of Spring activity and experience some momentum heading into the busiest season of the year!

There's one special listing that wasn't on the tour but certainly is worthy of a luxury buyer's attention. I just listed it week and it is spectacular. It's located at 2695 Lafayette Drive in south Boulder, a thriving area where pop-tops and scrapes are revitalizing the neighborhoods once reflective of the 1960s and '70s. This home, just shy of 7,000 square feet, rests on a .63-acre lot perfectly positioned to capture unobstructed views of Boulder's cityscape and mountain range...Flatirons included. Anyone who knows anything about Boulder real estate understands the rarity and value of such a view corridor, and this home has one of the best in the city of Boulder.

The entire home was restored in 1998, thus giving it modern appeal and amenities while maximizing its views from the inside out. Today the home boasts 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, a state-of-the-art home theater, 2 offices, a sauna, a basement-level rec room with bar and salt water aquarium, a large craft room, luxury master bath, a 2-sided fireplace in the master suite and bath, a wood burning fireplace in the great room, a sun room and so much more. The home is enveloped in lush landscaping, flower gardens and expansive outdoor entertainment areas.

This home and its stunning location are offered at $3.499 million. It's truly one of the most view-oriented residences in Boulder County. View more photos or email me to schedule a private viewing of this masterpiece Boulder home.

Legendary Home Auction Offers Innovative Alternative to Buying/Selling Luxury in Denver & Boulder

In today's luxury housing market, ingenuity and innovation are critical in bringing together buyers and sellers for a succesful real estate transaction. That is why I am extremely excited to announce something I have spent more than a year developing and refining in anticipation of a Spring 2009 launch...

The Legendary Marketing Group at the Sotheby's International Realty office in Boulder, Colorado, is taking the buy-sell experience to a new level with the Legendary Home Auction. With an unprecedented online auction forum that cost close to $800,000 to build and 18 months to launch, the Legendary Home Auction will expose some of Denver and Boulder's finest luxury homes and estates to qualified buyers around the world.

As proud Sotheby's International Realty affiliate brokers, the partners in Legendary Marketing Group will provide connoisseurs of luxury real estate an auction opportunity similar to the auction methods used for hundreds of years by the renowned Sotheby's Auction House. By providing a professional forum for motivated sellers and qualified buyers, we are accelerating the marketing process that successfully achieves fair market value for properties within a determined timeframe and on a non-contingent basis.

Stay posted!! We have sought out and pre-screened some of the Front Range's most elite residences that fit the profile of a luxury auction property. For more information on the homes slated for the Spring Auction or to get information on how to add your home to the auction, please register at http://legendaryhomeauction.com/. You may also email us at info@legendaryhomeauction.com.

Luxury and Value Just Minutes From Boulder in White Hawk Ranch

If you're headed out of Boulder going east on Arapahoe Avenue (Highway 7) before you get to the town of Lafayette you'll pass by a stunning luxury community tucked far off the beaten path and perfectly sited to capture those classic views of the Boulder Flatirons and snow-capped Indian Peaks. The community, which boasts a Boulder address and feeds to Boulder Valley schools, is called White Hawk Ranch and it's home to some of Boulder County's most architecturally stunning homes.

One of my premier Boulder listings, 1385 White Hawk Ranch Drive, is no exception. Located in the heart of White Hawk Ranch, this 8,174-square-foot home and it's 1.2-acre lot represent Colorado contemporary style at its finest with walls of windows, soaring ceilings, handsome hardwoods and a floor-to-ceiling great room stone fireplace. Designed by Boulder architect Karl Whitten, the unique floor plan offers the spaciousness of a ranch-style home but as you descend from the main level down the home's central spiral staircase, you are suprisingly welcomed by cascading levels that offer a balance between recreational spaces and private areas like bedroom suites.

The centerpiece of the kitchen is an incredible work of art – a hand-crafted hood designed by mathematician and Boulder business owner Demetri Coupounas and made by Boulder metal artist Jessica Adams of Living Design Studios. Constructed of copper, iron, bronze and stainless steel, its geometric design represents the concept of “Phi,” the golden mean most famously discussed in Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code.

As beautiful as this sprawling 5-bedroom, 6-bath White Hawk Ranch home is, what's truly stunning about it is it's price. This 8,174-square-foot home on more than acre is priced at only $1,795,000. Compared to recent sales in White Hawk Ranch, that's almost $100 per square foot less than the average price per square foot of homes recently sold in the community and more than $500,000 less than White Hawk Ranch's average sales price. I'm excited for the fortunate buyer who discovers this amazing home at a below-market price.

Email me for more info on this home or others in the Boulder area.

Legendary Home Collection Unveils Spectacular New Estate in Niwot/Boulder County

I'll get back to examining sales stats later this week but today I have to share a new listing that I have been very anxious to introduce to the market. Just completed and one of the last new homes in Niwot's Somerset Estates (and certainly one of the finest), 6470 Cherry Court is an extraordinary luxury residence with incredible finishes, a functional layout and phenomenal outdoor spaces that capture unobstructed views of Boulder's Flatirons, Rocky Mountain peaks and Boulder County's lush open space corridor that encircles Somerset Estates and backs to this property's 1.2-acre site.

Built by Boulder-based LELA Design & Construction, this home boasts nearly 10,000 square feet on three levels and unites superior state-of-the-art construction with an authentic and tasteful Old World elegance. It represents a perfect balance of everyday living spaces and more formal entertaining areas...like the lower level's rich cherry wood bar topped with Green Rainforest slab marble, the home theater or the large wine cellar with insulated cherry door and stone flooring. Level by level, I walked through this home in awe of the attention to detail and the level of custom finish work gracing its every room, every window, every ceiling and even its sprawling outdoor spaces.

I have listed and sold several homes by LELA Design & Construction and am consistently impressed with their company's ability to merge the architecture, the home site, the finishes and the home techonlogy into one seamless masterpiece that is as timeless as it is modern.

Priced at $3,950,000, I would encourage any luxury buyer who is in the market for a true one-of-a-kind estate in the Boulder area to consider 6470 Cherry Court. It's an awe-inspiring property from the inside out and is just minutes from Boulder.

Boulder's Green Reputation Earns Presidential Praise

Denver was in the national spotlight yesterday when President Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus bill at Denver's Museum of Nature and Science. But for us Boulder residents, it was great to see Boulder earn some national stage time as the poster city for a greener future. Boulder businessman Blake Jones, who is the President and co-owner of Boulder's Namaste Solar, actually introduced President Obama and gave him and the Vice President a tour of the solar panel system that Namaste Solar installed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. During his speech, President Obama acknowledged Boulder as "a community that is on pace to be the world’s first Smart Grid city."

Boulder's commitment to being a green city has certainly impacted the process (and cost) of home building and remodeling in Boulder. The city of Boulder was the first municipality in the United States to mandate a residential green code. That was in 1996 and the code was revised in 2001. Boulder City Council adopted the Boulder Green Points ordinance in November 2007 and it went in effect a year ago this month. Last November, new requirements were passed that increase energy efficiency in new commercial construction and residential remodels and additions. These requirements go into effect March 2.


While many home builders I work with have felt the financial pinch of the Green Points ordinance (it does cost more up front to build green), the silver lining - or should I say green lining - of Boulder's green building movement is a healthier and more sustainable city that will be among the nation's most desirable places to call home. Thus, Boulder will see a stable and growing real estate market and be a mecca for energy-related job opportunities.


Lastly, Boulder's environmental charge has helped inspire some incredible architecture and design that reflects the innate beauty of Boulder. I recently sold 'Boulder's Glass House' (pictured above) and have several other premier listings that are prime examples of the emergence of 'eco-architecture' in and around Boulder.

The Phoenix Ranch is Epitome of Boulder, Colorado Luxury

Having sold luxury properties in and around Boulder, Colorado, for more than 20 years, it takes a special property to really make me say 'wow.' The Phoenix Ranch, rising from a lush 40-acre parcel in east Longmont, is one of those 'wow' properties. I'm very proud to have this listing among my portfolio of pinnacle properties. It's named "The Phoenix Ranch" but don't let the name deceive you...this stunning residence and its many amenities are very 'Colorado'. From the hand-carved native stone gracing the interior and exterior of the 10,568-square-foot home to its massive picture windows that frame Rocky Mountain peaks, The Phoenix Ranch is a special property for someone desiring the finest in Colorado luxury. There's something very unique about how this home merges various materials and textures --metals, stones and woods -- to give each room a dimension that you can feel as much as you can see. And that's just the home. The 5,000-square-foot barn complete with radiant heat and drive-through custom overhead doors makes for a functional yet lavish set-up for horse hobbiests and the serious equestrian. While its features are many (visit the website for details and photos), here are just a few of the jaw-dropping highlights:

• 10,568-square-foot 'Colorado contemporary' main residence with 8 bedrooms and 6 baths


• Equestrian center with 5,000-square-foot barn


• Gated 40-acre parcel sheltered among hundreds of trees


• Tennis courts


• Basketball courts


• Custom commercial grade pool and water feature


• Prime location with easy access to Boulder and Denver

Luxury Home Tour

On Friday, June 15 Legendary Properties Sotheby's Realty hosted a luxury home tour, featuring three of Boulder County's most equisite homes.

The Niwot properties 6359 Snowberry Lane, 6324 Snowberry Lane, and 6541 Legend Ridge, were showcased for hundreds of visitors on this gorgeous night.

Each home featured live music and refreshments. Carla Morrison Fine Jewelry Design displayed her work in one home, an art collection by Mary Williams Fine Arts of Boulder as well as luxury auto display from Stevinson Lexus.

More photos can be found here.