Updates from Sally Shiekman
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Aspen Airport Grounded, for two weeks in May
January 31, 2022
Aspen airport closing for two weeks in May
The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport will close its runway and all taxiway connectors for two weeks in May to do annual airfield maintenance and repairs, the county announced.
The closure will be from May 2 to May 16, and aircraft operations will be limited to emergency medevac and mountain rescue operations. The runway is set to reopen at 7 a.m. May 16.
The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport will close its runway and all taxiway connectors for two weeks in May to do annual airfield maintenance and repairs, the county announced.
The closure will be from May 2 to May 16, and aircraft operations will be limited to emergency medevac and mountain rescue operations. The runway is set to reopen at 7 a.m. May 16.
Commissioners Concerned With The Hotelification of Local Neighborhoods
January 27, 2022
Pitkin County commissioners are concerned about the “hotelification” of local neighborhoods and are set to take public comment and vote Wednesday on a new proposed ordinance that would impose restrictions on short-term rental properties in Old Snowmass, Woody Creek, Brush Creek Village and other unincorporated areas of the county. If passed, the ordinance would take effect on April 30, 2022 and only owners of properties used as primary residences in unincorporated Pitkin County will be able to be rented out on Airbnb, Vrbo and other short-term rental sites.
Read more in the article below. Information about how to make a comment on this ordinance is also contained in the article.
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/pitkin-countys-short-term-rental-ordinance-set-for-public-comment-wednesday/?utm_source=second-street&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sunrise-rundown
Read more in the article below. Information about how to make a comment on this ordinance is also contained in the article.
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/pitkin-countys-short-term-rental-ordinance-set-for-public-comment-wednesday/?utm_source=second-street&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sunrise-rundown
Sally's 2021 Sold Listings Showcase
January 17, 2022
Download and review the wonderful mix of sold listings Sally handled in 2021.
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Emergency didn’t cause moratorium, but moratorium caused emergency
January 13, 2022
The Aspen Board of Realtors seek an injunction to stop the City of Aspen’s moratorium on the issuance of building permits and allowing short term rentals. Read the article below which cites that already over $40MM in real estate sales has been lost as Buyers didn’t proceed with purchases due to the moratorium.
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/realtors-seek-injunction-to-stop-aspen-moratorium/?utm_source=second-street&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sunrise-rundown
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/realtors-seek-injunction-to-stop-aspen-moratorium/?utm_source=second-street&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sunrise-rundown
2021 Commercial Property Sales Bring Back Memories
January 3, 2022
The numbers are starting to finalize for real estate sales which occurred in 2021. Sales volume topped $4 billion including over $300 million in commercial sales. Of these sales, five were either hotels or commercial buildings. The sale of one of the hotels brought back very fond memories.
As a kid, my family would come to Aspen for the 2 week Christmas/New Year’s holiday. This was in the days before the Silver Queen gondola. It took 3 chairs and almost 45 very cold minutes to ascend from the bottom to the top of Aspen Mountain. We’d get on the lift at 9am and catch the FIS/6 chair up for the last run at 3:45pm. We’d dine at restaurants no longer in existence, such as the Shaft, Lauretta’s, the Golden Horn and Takah Sushi. The popcorn wagon actually had popcorn! But the most memorable part of our trip was our lodging. We’d make our annual return to the homey Mountain Chalet, where massive breakfasts and hot chocolate and gluehwein apres skis were the norm. At the time, the lodge was owned and run by Marion and Ralph Melville and then the reigns were passed on to their 5 children. There were no kinder lodge owners than the Melville family. In 2021, the Mountain Chalet sold for $68 million. Please read the Aspen Times article below for more information.
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/business/business-monday-hotel-sales-around-aspen-topping-last-year-with-310m-in-commercial-transactions-so-far-for-2021
As a kid, my family would come to Aspen for the 2 week Christmas/New Year’s holiday. This was in the days before the Silver Queen gondola. It took 3 chairs and almost 45 very cold minutes to ascend from the bottom to the top of Aspen Mountain. We’d get on the lift at 9am and catch the FIS/6 chair up for the last run at 3:45pm. We’d dine at restaurants no longer in existence, such as the Shaft, Lauretta’s, the Golden Horn and Takah Sushi. The popcorn wagon actually had popcorn! But the most memorable part of our trip was our lodging. We’d make our annual return to the homey Mountain Chalet, where massive breakfasts and hot chocolate and gluehwein apres skis were the norm. At the time, the lodge was owned and run by Marion and Ralph Melville and then the reigns were passed on to their 5 children. There were no kinder lodge owners than the Melville family. In 2021, the Mountain Chalet sold for $68 million. Please read the Aspen Times article below for more information.
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/business/business-monday-hotel-sales-around-aspen-topping-last-year-with-310m-in-commercial-transactions-so-far-for-2021