A dispute over $900,000 in fines levied by an exclusive neighborhood’s homeowners association outside of Aspen has spilled into court.
Epic View LLC, the legal name for the entity that owns the property at 1000 S. Starwood Drive, where construction on a single-family home began in May 2007, filed a complaint against Starwood Homeowners Association last week in Pitkin County District Court.
Epic View’s suit contends it was wrongfully subjected to a series of miscalculated fines because it failed to finish construction on time. Representatives of the Starwood association said Tuesday the construction well exceeded the 18 months projects are given for completion in the gated neighborhood off McLain Flats Road. The home has yet to receive its certificate of occupancy, which would signal its completion, they said.
According to the Pitkin County Assessor’s Office, the home has 18,951 square feet of livable space and sits on 2.4 acres. The home has an actual value of $7.6 million, according to the assessor’s office.
“We look forward to getting a resolution and some type of compromise,” said Michael Solondz, who is the president of the HOA board. “The bottom line is, we’d like this finished both for the benefit of the residents and the community.”
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