Going once, going twice: Knockout views of Lake Dillon, mountains
The founder of a Louisiana oil and gas services company is auctioning his family’s home overlooking Lake Dillon in Summit County.
Randolph Moity, 59, on March 16 will sell the home – called “The Pinnacle” – in an absolute auction handled by J.P. King Auction Co. of Gadsden, Ala. When he’s in the state, Moity spends most of his time at his ranch in southwestern Colorado and can’t justify holding onto the home, he said.
“It’s so beautiful that somebody else needs to enjoy it,” said Moity, whose company, Ambar Inc., was acquired for about $67 million by Beacon Group Energy Investment Fund in 1996. It made drilling fluids and chemicals and provided environmental services.
Moity believes an auction is the best way to reach the largest number of potential buyers for the expansive four-bedroom home, which has four full bathrooms, two half bathrooms and views of Lake Dillon and the Rocky Mountains.
“Chances are that you’re not going to find someone just walking through the streets of Keystone who wants to buy a house like this. You have to look to the national and international markets for it,” he said.
The home was designed by the Baker Hogan Houx architectural firm. It features high ceilings, a great room with a stone and granite fireplace, a gourmet kitchen and two wine cellars (one for red and one for white, of course). Two bedrooms feature views of the Continental Divide.
“When we bought it, I was told it was the finest private view in all of Colorado,” Moity said. “In the summer, you have all these beautiful (mountain) views contrasted against the blue water with boats on it. The contrast makes for a very special view.”
More information on the home is available at www.jpking.com.
– Kristi Arellano
A “private” and “romantic” place in foothills of Boulder County
When architect Jon Jennings designed his dream home in 1993, he wanted to blend a rustic setting with a modern design.
To accomplish the first part, he tucked his three-bedroom, three-bath home in the foothills overlooking scenic Boulder County.
He used oversized window panes, exposed support beams and an open floor plan to give the 2,806-square-foot home a modern design.
“It’s really private and really romantic,” said Kent Madson, the Boulder Realtor tasked with selling it.
The home, which lists for $879,000, has changed hands several times since Jennings designed it 13 years ago. The current owners, Peter O’Neil and Patricia Herlihy, paid a little more than $600,000 for the home in 2001.
The home also features vaulted ceilings, a waterfall and a panoramic view of Pikes Peak to the south and Denver International Airport’s signature “white tent” to the east, Madson said.
“All of that, and you are just five minutes to Boulder,” he said.
– Will Shanley
