It can take a lifetime to acquire an extraordinary home. But if it is an exceptional mountain ski property that you desire, Stephan Zittel, of Zittel Real Estate Development, has discovered a Steamboat Springs property site with massive views of the Steamboat ski area, the south valley and the Flat Tops Wilderness and built a stunning home that is just completed and available at an offering price of $4,295,000.
The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home is loaded with luxury appointments, including a glass and steel elevator, a recreation room and theater room. The master suite features a private athletic room.
And, according to Zittel, a favorite item among visitors is the two-bay, four-car garage. “Each garage is oversized — plenty of room for snowmobiles, rafts, ATVs and paddleboards,” he says.
When you ask Zittel what makes a home extraordinary, he doesn’t say itap the square footage or the elevator.
“Itap the fact that itap memorable,” he says. “When you walk around in the space, it makes you feel something. Itap exciting in a visceral way because of how it interacts with the unique environment of its setting.
“In this house, you are level with the midpoint of the ski area, close enough where itap right in your face, but far enough away that you see large, interesting swaths of the ski terrain, not just the base area or a sideline corridor. You also get views of the entire valley, the Flat Tops Wilderness and Emerald Mountain. You have these views from the balconies, the main living area, the master suite, and more.
“Itap a great design that the architect and I kept revisiting to get it right. So the land and the sky enter the house and become the experience in a way that affects everyone who comes through. They all start taking pictures.”
Rooted in the simplicity of modern architecture, 2780 Ridge Road is impressive.
“The physical presence of the house contributes to the memorability, too,” Zittel adds. “It looks solid and appropriate, like it rises out of the granite. The architecture is sculpture-like, with steel and glass and slanted rooflines.”
It is little wonder the property has been the talk of Steamboat since the foundation began. The open house launch party brought lots of visitors who had followed the progress.
“Everybody has been kind of awestruck,” Zittel says. “People see there is nothing else like it in Steamboat. You just can’t get a ski property as special as this, at this price point, in other Colorado ski towns. Itap a rare opportunity.”
This property is exclusively represented by Zittel of Steamboat Sotheby’s International Realty. You can reach him at 970-846-4803 or Stephan.Zittel@steamboatsir.com. You can view the home at . The home also will be on Sotheby’s Tour of Homes, July 6.
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