Aspen Chain Stores Banned in Aspen Aspen City Council unanimously approved new regulations allowing government officials to block the opening of new chain stores in future development, the Aspen Daily News reported. The watered-down version of a proposal originally brought forward by a citizens group in November sends an important…
Real Estate in Review: 2016 There have been a lot of assumptions of how well, or not our real estate market performed in 2016. I think it’s important to remember in comparing 2016 with 2015, that 2008 to 2010 was the lowest point in our market and we had a…
I had a business mentor send me an article on setting an intention for the New Year in one word. I thought it was a great idea, and I’ve adopted “focus”! My focus will be spent on you — to focus on finding you what you want at your desired…
A rundown of government and business activity over the last month, focusing on issues and items that are of particular interest to the Real Estate community Aspen Hotels See Record Occupancy in September Aspen hotel occupancy in September was the highest in at least 10 years, with weekends just as…
Aspen City Council Chooses to Stay in Armory Building Aspen City Council voted 3-2 to keep government offices in their current building, putting an end to plans for a new city hall on Galena Plaza that would have gone hand-in-hand with a yet-to-be determined new public use for the…
A rundown of government and business activity over the last month, focusing on issues and items that are of particular interest to the Real Estate community Aspen Building Permits Double in Valuation By the end of May, the value of the building permits in the city of Aspen was up…
Aspen Free-Market Units Still a Go in Aspen Aspen City Council decided to hold off, for now, on banning new free-market residential units in the neighborhood commercial and service-commercial-industrial zone districts, opting to first gather more input from hired consultants and the public, the Aspen Daily News reported. Council members…
A rundown of government and business activity over the last month, focusing on issues and items that are of particular interest to the Real Estate community. Aspen Four Seasons Submits Plans for East Hopkins – Developers have submitted plans with the city seeking to build a Four Seasons Hotel comprising…
A rundown of government and business activity over the last month, focusing on issues and items that are of particular interest to the Real Estate community: ASPEN Little Annie’s Gone for Good, New Tenant Must Be Low-Priced Little Annie’s Eating House has served its last shot and a beer, but…
Pitkin County Pitkin County Outpaces Neighbors in Real Estate Sales The total dollar volume of all sales topped $2 billion in Pitkin County in 2015, dominated by activity in Aspen and Snowmass Village, according to the Aspen Times. That was an increase of a whopping 32.5 percent in dollar volume…