Getting your player ready...
How good is the mountain golf up at Granby Ranch, the four-season resort community 15 minutes beyond Winter Park? Good enough that players were raving about the quality of the course during a tournament last month – something you can experience for yourself when Village Homes lets you and your partner play nine holes free, just for touring Village’s scenic Fairways model and neighborhood.
The Fairways, nestling a hillside above the course with a view down-valley of peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, has only four home-and-site packages left after sales that continued right through the slow years. With 200 home sales in Granby Ranch, Village has ranked as the top-selling builder in Grand County five years running. Some of that owes to Village’s design flair for meeting what buyers want in an alpine getaway: good looking single-family architecture that fits the mountains, great entertaining areas, big bedroom count for lodging kids and cousins, and 2-car attached garages for cars and/or mountain toys. (In addition to Granby Ranch’s ski mountain, the area has Granby Reservoir 15 minutes north). Prices on those final homes in Fairways start at $460,000. To put that in perspective, nine sales that Village roared through this past ski season in another Granby Ranch enclave were in the $525,000 to $725,000 range; and the most recent sales in The Fairways itself were $595,000 to $628,000. All are ranches with upstairs loft-levels; and some have day-lighted walkouts that can be guest bedrooms or party areas. One 2,297-square-foot home can be ready for this summer; while others let you pick your options – hot tub, or maybe a gas fire ring. “Granby Ranch is a special place for us,” says Granby RE/MAX agent Phyllis Steube, who lives year-round in The Fairways, and says that Grand County is transiting now from a buyers’ to a sellers’ market. The golf course is in the best condition of any course in the Winter Park/Fraser area, adds Granby Ranch’s Lisa Craig. “It’s so green and lush, and the wildflowers are blooming like crazy.” Enjoy wine and cheese at Village’s models today, and get a certificate from Village’s Sheila Bailey for nine holes for two, good on another visit. You’ll see the other amenities that come with the lifestyle: family-oriented ski mountain, pool/spa club, fishing reserve, and mountain biking, all for low monthly HOA dues. Granby Ranch is 90 minutes west of Denver, beyond Winter Park; Village’s model is just over the crest as you drive into Granby Ranch, before the ski area. From I-70 take U.S. 40 west 43 mi. (15 mi. past Winter Park) to Village Road, then east 1.8 mile to the model at Fairway Lane. WHERE: Final-four home close-out, Fairways at Granby Ranch by Village Homes, golf course beside Golf Granby Ranch course, four-season resort with skiing, mountain biking, private fishing; single-family 4-6 bed-plus-loft, 2-car garage, walkouts available; wine & cheese, free 9-holes-for-two to enjoy on another visit, must tour model. 108 Fairway Ln, Granby; from I-70 take U.S. 40 west 43 mi. (15 mi. past Winter Park) to Village Rd., right 1.8 mi. to Fairway Ln. PRICE: From $460,000Follow Mark Samuelson on Twitter:
@marksamuelson
