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Category: Wealth and Property

Posted inLand Use, Wealth and Property

Photos of Little Annie wedding site

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith June 16, 2014February 19, 2021

Photos from June 9, June 13 and June 16 of the Little Annie’s wedding site at the top of Little Annie Basin.

Posted inWealth and Property

Growing wealth gap in Aspen discussed with county officials

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith April 3, 2014February 19, 2021

Many wealthy, and relatively young, people are moving to Aspen.

Posted inAspen Desk, Local Public Data, Wealth and Property

Giving big: Aspen-area nonprofits and their economic impact

Catherine Lutz by Catherine Lutz January 17, 2014February 19, 2021

Nonprofit tax return data from the IRS via ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer tool.

Posted inLand Use, Wealth and Property

LLC that bought Windstar has tie to Houston billionaire

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith June 15, 2013February 19, 2021

A public document on file in Pitkin County shows that the right-hand man in Aspen of Houston billionaire Jeff Hildebrand has been granted authority to make decisions regarding the Windstar property.

Posted inLand Use, Wealth and Property

City study finds Aspen not hospitable to new hotels, condos

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith January 9, 2013February 19, 2021

The price of land in downtown Aspen now makes it highly unlikely that a new stand-alone, moderately priced hotel will be built there again, according to research and interviews conducted recently by the city of Aspen.

Posted inWealth and Property

A snapshot of the top of Aspen’s luxury real estate market

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith January 7, 2013February 19, 2021

Sales of ultra-high-end homes in the Aspen area slowed down in 2012 compared to the prior near-record year, but not by much.

Posted inWealth and Property

‘Mailbox money:’ Aspen’s most valuable retail buildings

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith November 11, 2012February 19, 2021

Not only have commercial properties escalated greatly in value over the years, but with the exception of a rare handful of years, tenant demand and retail business have also been consistently good in this small but internationally known resort town.

Posted inAspen Desk, Land Use, Wealth and Property

The Windstar property and John Denver’s legacy in question

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith October 2, 2012February 19, 2021

The Windstar Land Conservancy is seeking to sell the 957-acre Windstar property bought by John Denver in the late 1970s. The asking price is $13.5 million.

Posted inWealth and Property

Need for second private jet center in Aspen questioned

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith September 24, 2012February 19, 2021

An aviation industry executive has come out against the concept of adding a second private jet facility to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, although the plan to build one seems to be headed for reality anyway.

Posted inAspen Desk, Wealth and Property

Turf war on a polo field of dreams

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith September 11, 2012February 19, 2021

How a very level hay field becomes a polo field in Pitkin County.

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