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Towering above the Village Center with slope side convenience

Exterior
The home is approached from a private cul-de-sac by a paved driveway to heated diamond-shaped exposed-aggregate concrete auto court, edged in random flagstone.  The home’s exterior is Cameron Tuscany stone from Oklahoma and heated cedar shake roof with copper flashing, decorative roof ridges and crown-shaped chimney caps.  Exterior details include circular and angular stone accents.  Heated flagstone steps lead to the oversized American walnut entry door, with matching transom and sidelights.

Main Level
The exterior stone extends to the west wall of the foyer, the floor of which is a blend of two French limestones.  The foyer also features a Kevin Clark light fixture, large closet and curved wooden railing overlooking the stepped-down great room.  The wood floors throughout the home are Australian cypress. 

The great room has a large gas log fireplace with Oklahoma stone surround and large windows with motorized shades overlooking the impressive views of the Telluride ski area and surrounding mountains. Two sets of double doors lead to the heated flagstone terrace, extending the length of the west elevation of the house.  This terrace features multiple levels, a 2-sided fireplace, one side of which is a covered area with seating, and a Frigidaire 30” gas grill.  Off the great room to the north is the knotty-alder-paneled library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, gas log fireplace with wood and granite surround and custom wood mantel, large windows overlooking the views, and plaster coffered ceiling with large exposed beams. 

The dining room is off the great room to the south and has two antique chandeliers, fixed glass panels with doors leading to the butler’s hall and doors leading to the heated flagstone terrace.  The hallway/butler’s pantry has a Fortuny silk chandelier and Kevin Clark light fixture, and wet bar to serve both the dining and great rooms, with SubZero undercounter icemaker and wine cooler.  Off a second hallway, with full buffet setup including knotty alder cabinets and granite countertop, are the mud room to garage, laundry room, powder room, office and kitchens, as well as the elevator and grand stairway to upper and lower levels. 

The mud room, floored in slate, leads to the three-car heated garage.  The laundry room is beyond the entry closet and has two front-load extra-capacity washers and two gas dryers, all Bosch brand, drawers under washer/dryer and shelf above, formed concrete countertop and sink, drying racks and a hanging area for clothes, as well as custom cabinets and slate floors. The powder room, with separate W.C. features an antique chandelier and antique sconces.  The office has ample storage, two workstations and two televisions. 

The main kitchen has a seating area with flat-screen television, breakfast nook with built-in seating, a large island with walnut countertop and Kevin Clark light fixture, and painted poplar cabinets and ceiling.  The balance of the cabinets are stained knotty alder and the countertops and sink are granite.  This kitchen’s appliances include Viking brand 6-burner range with griddle and matching trim, hood with granite accents matching the countertops, two dishwashers, garbage disposal, warming drawer and paneled trash compactor.  The paneled refrigerator and freezer are by SubZero and the steam oven is by Miele.  The service/coffee kitchen, accessed through the main kitchen, has a large pantry with built-in cabinetry, 2 SubZero undercounter refrigeration drawers, Viking microwave, room-temperature wine storage area, Miele built-in coffee maker, granite countertops and sink, and a private powder room.

Lower Level
Wood stairs with knotty alder railings, and the elevator, lead to this level, which is all floored in Australian cypress except the guest bedroom, which has wool carpeting.  This level is served by an outside-to-inside air exchanger.  The temperature- and humidity-controlled eat-in wine room is finished in stone with a Montruse stone floor and brick barrel vault roof rescued from a Denver warehouse.  The wine room also has a chandelier and recessed cans for lighting, a sideboard with sink, two large thermopane glass windows behind the wine racks for views into and out of the family room, and storage for wine glasses, plates, flatware and table linens. 

The electrical room is also located on this level at the bottom of the stairs.  The family room features pecky cypress beams, large gas log fireplace with stone surround and custom iron doors by Dr. Norm Gibbs of Montrose and a 10-foot drop-down movie screen with Runco projector, which reveals built-in bookshelves behind when raised. 

The family room also features a spacious,semicircular pecky cypress bar with radiating beams and arches, cypress cabinets, backlit wine bottle end light fixtures, three cabinet mounted televisions, sink, and undercounter SubZero icemaker, Miele dishwasher, Kitchen Aid microwave and SubZero refrigerator.  A bank of large windows with oversized swivel club seating is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the views.  Doors lead to a heated flagstone terrace, which is plumbed for a gas grill. 

The guest bedroom to the north of the family room has a walk-in closet with built-in cabinetry and en-suite bath with tile and stone floors and counters, separate W.C., double vanity and jetted tub. 

To the south of the family room are the massage room, exercise room, sauna, steam bath and ski-in/ski-out area.  A full bath with double vanity and shower serves this area. 

The massage room has a vanity sink; the exercise room is carpeted in wool. The ski-in/ski-out area features a heated seating area, ski rack area with drip trough to drain melting snow and boot storage with warmers.  Doors from the ski-in/ski-out area lead to the ski-in/ski-out terrace with hot tub with internal speakers tied to the whole-house sound system and lighting system. 

Upper Level
The wooden staircase with knotty alder railings and elevator lead to a wide wood-floored hallway with two sitting areas, and laundry room with formed colored concrete countertop and sink and Bosch washer and gas dryer.  The bedrooms all have wool carpeting. 

The master bedroom directly ahead is accessed by two steps to a vestibule with built-in bookshelves.  Also in this vestibule is a hidden safe room with safe, phone and alarm.  The master bedroom features vaulted ceilings, large gas-log fireplace with limestone surround and matching hearth, built-in bookshelves, handmade silver leaf lamps, custom TV armoire and large windows to capture the spectacular views.  Doors lead to a private west-facing deck.  The spacious en-suite master bath features Walker-Zanger Calcutta marble floors and steam shower, Lagos Azul slab countertops, double vanity with mirror wall and hidden TV behind mirror, Herbeau plumbing fixtures, separate W.C., jetted tub in an alcove looking to the south, laundry room with Miele front-load washer and dryer and granite-topped storage cabinet, and walk-in closet with glass doors, custom built-ins, window seat and hidden ironing board. 

The guest master features vaulted ceilings, gas fireplace with stone surround, cased archway with double doors to private south-facing balcony and built-in bookshelves and hidden television.  The en-suite guest master bath has two vanities with shower in center, jetted tub, and walk-in closet.  A second guest master is a light, airy room with north-facing double doors opening to the view and an en-suite bath with tub, shower, double vanity and walk-in closet with built-ins. 

Three stairs down, off the north end of the hallway, lead to the third guest master suite, consisting of two rooms and a full kitchen.  This room could either be two bedrooms with a lock-off between, or a separate guest suite.  The first room has vaulted ceilings, a dressing area/walk-in closet with built-ins, double doors to a balcony shared with second room and en-suite bath with double corner vanity and tub/shower combination.  The twin iron beds are designed and manufactured by architect/designers Neirmann - Weeks.  The second room has double doors to shared west-facing balcony, separate entrance door and en-suite bath with single vanity, tub/shower and walk-in closet.  The wood-floored full galley-style kitchen off this room has Walker Zanger granite countertops, JennAir dual fuel range/oven, Kitchen Aid microwave and garbage disposal, SubZero undercounter refrigerator/freezer and Miele dishwasher.

Fourth Level
This level, accessed by carpeted stairs, consists of a bedroom, bath and private hideaway room – a children’s paradise.  The bedroom has two twin beds plus a queen for ample sleeping room; the bath has a large shower, slate floors, double vanity, walk-in closet, linen closet, separate W.C. and door leading to the hideaway room.

General
The house features in-floor heat plus forced-air heating and air conditioning with electrostatic air cleaning, humidification, whole-house sound system, security system, Lutron lighting system and motorized shades, integrated-color plaster walls, TV security at entry door, Rocky Mountain Hardware 3-point locking systems at doors, interior and exterior sprinkler systems, Toto toilets with soft-close seats, Walker Zanger tile and marble throughout.  All fixtures are Herbeau, Jado, Kohler, Rohl, Bates & Bates and Franke. 

The house is fully wireless-internet capable, with numerous TVs in cabinets throughout.  The snowmelt system on the east side of the house consists of a 25-foot deep trench, filled with foam blocks and spray foam, and concrete with heating tubes to heat to 55 degrees and 10 integrated drain pipes to drain snowmelt under driveway and away to the ski run, ensuring that snow will never block the east-facing windows or access, or create any other problems.  Mechanical innovations include 3 Bulderus boilers and 3 120-gallon hot water storage tanks.  The fully-sprinklered landscaping includes a mix of native flowers and plants, and areas of green grass.

Square Footage:

First Level - 3,540
Second Level - 3,989
Third Level - 4,726
Fourth Level - 779
Total Living - 13,034

Garage - 984
Decks - 382
Terraces - 1,937

Lot Size:   0.93 acres
RETA: 3 percent
Taxes: $41,585 in 2008
HOA: $40 per month