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In 2014, Cruise first listed his extravagant Telluride estate on the market for a whopping $59 million. When the steep asking price failed to attract buyers, the home was taken off the market. Seven years later, Cruise successfully relisted and sold the property at $39.5 million in only two months. Throughout the years, the Colorado ranch has served as a distinguishable location in Cruise’s career as the backdrop for his Vanity Fair profile in 2006 and his Oprah interview in 2008. Reportedly, Cruise is no longer in use of this property as his primary residence which is the presumed reason for his listing. Lead agent, Eric Lavey, and co-listing agent, Dan Dockray, of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty represented this property.

Built in 1994, this 10,000-square-foot estate spans 320 acres of picturesque land. As the listing describes, this property is fit for a movie star as the epitome of “luxury meets legend” with its seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms. The luxurious ranch is surrounded by scenic mountain views while being “custom-built for privacy.” Beyond the gated entry, the home's interior is equipped with a top-of-the-line chef’s kitchen, fitness center, recreation room, office suite, fireplaces, terraces, and outdoor space. The property also features a spectacular three-bedroom guest lodge. Decorative elements include bleached cedar timbers and native stone. While the lavish Colorado home is immersed in nature and forested trails, it is also a short distance to Telluride known for world-class skiing and golf.

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Tom Cruise has listed his massive and secluded Telluride, Colorado custom-designed home for $39.5 million. In 2014, the home was put up for $59 million, but it wasn’t officially listed under the pretense that Cruise wasn’t ready to give up the estate just yet.

Cruise had been making plans for an estate when he originally purchased the land back in 1992. Later on, he built a 10,000 square foot home which was completed in 1994 and added a guest home, totaling 11,512 square feet of living space between the two. The property holds 7 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms.

The sprawling 320-acre estate includes a long list of amenities such as a game room, a makeshift motor-cross track, an in-ground trampoline, a foosball table and piano, a fitness center, two fireplaces, an outdoor terrace, and a three-car garage. The home also has a mile-long drive to the main house from the gated entrance, which would cost about $4 million to make today.

The property is filled with rustic charm. The main house has high-beamed ceilings, cedar-paneled walls, and stone fireplaces. The kitchen itself is designed head-to-toe in cedar. It includes a large center island, custom cabinetry, and a wood-paneled oversize fridge.

Telluride real estate expert Anne-Britt Østlund of Mountain Rose Realty says on the property, "Cruise's home is located in a spot that is beyond National Park beauty, completely private, yet with the most sweeping views of the iconic Mount Wilson massif that you'll ever see."

Although the home is over 25 years old and has not been recently used, it has remained in a pristine state as Cruise ensured the estate was built at the highest level of construction. The home was built for privacy and offers unspoiled natural beauty. The natural surroundings allow for plentiful outdoor activities such as skiing, snowmobiling, golfing, horseback riding, hiking, and biking. With mountain vistas all around, the property includes extensive forested trails to explore the natural surroundings as well.

Eric Lavey and Dan Dockray from LIV Sotheby's International Realty hold the listing.

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Spectacular 24,000 SF family lodge on 350 acres, located within the private Grand River Ranch. This one-of-a-kind property includes a private owner wing, a main house and guest house, all connected. Enjoy extensive landscaping and deluxe, custom finishes. Amenities at Grand River Ranch include a homeowners' lodge, fishing camps, equestrian center, and sporting clay shooting range. A must-see four-season retreat just 2 hours from Denver and minutes from the jet-accessible airport in Kremmling.

Address: Aspen Grove Ranch, Grand River Ranch Road Kremmling, CO 80459

Price: $23,500,000

For more information, please contact Jack Wolfe And Aniela Wasmanski at 970.368.0018 and 970.409.8476 or jwolfe@livsothebysrealty.com and awasmanski@livsothebysrealty.com

Jack Wolfe And Aniela Wasmanski are the exclusive agents representing the Breckenridge, CO real estate market as members of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of their listings here and here.

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What is significant about this sale prior to the ones made before?

This home took a total of 8 years to come to fruition from the inception of the design to completion. The sale was significant in that it set the benchmark for the highest priced residence ever sold in the town of Edwards, CO and the highest price home sold outside of the Vail and Beaver Creek resort areas in nearly 10 years.

What were prospective buyers seeking when viewing this home?

Huge views, acreage, privacy, and something truly unique that is also relatively close to two of the most iconic ski resorts in the world.

Describe the architectural qualities this home possessed?

The Sellers felt the land always resembled Tuscany with green hills, lush verdant valleys and three-hundred-sixty degrees views of majestic, snow-capped mountains from New York Mountain and the rest of the Sawatch Range, the Gore Range or Castle Peak, depending on the direction of your gaze.

Gordon Pierce (architect) had a vision for a noble, Tuscan-style home that would be the perfect, timeless legacy estate for the Rothkopf family. The goal of the design was to create an estate that would be comfortable and just as gorgeous today as it will be many generations from now. For two weeks, through Umbria and Tuscany, from hill towns to seaside cities and from Florence to Positano, Joseph Abbott (builder) trailed the couple, seeking inspiration. On that trip, they found raw materials they would use to erect their masterpiece; they shipped 9 cargo containers backfilled with supplies (toy boxes stocked with intricately carved fireplaces, pale terracotta, hand-hewn limestone, and marble salvaged from manses and estates, some centuries old.).

The living room’s centerpiece is the centuries-old Tuscan fireplace. The stone flooring is from Padua. The herringbone wood flooring was also created using the materials sent from Italy. The movie screening room was a small replica of the Cinema Rialto in Rome. The kitchen maintained an authentic Italian feel with a wood-fired pizza oven.

There are too many details to mention. It was timeless and breathtaking, but it was also not the typical ski residence.

What was the key selling factor?

I believe the appeal of this residence is that it has a truly timeless quality and with regular maintenance or minor changes over time, it will be just as gorgeous 200 years from now as it is today. Despite being a huge estate, it definitely has an atypical style for our ski country geographical location but is a destination in itself.

A huge factor in selling the home was also focusing on the land and lifestyle the estate offers. The family that purchased the estate has a unique background and an energetic spirit. Once they were intrigued by the beauty of the residence and the views, we invited them back for breakfast in the informal dining area overlooking the incredible Sawatch Mountain views. We then took them sledding down the mile and a half private driveway that the estate caretaker prepped for the occasion. The previous owners have done this for years and it was a huge hit with their friends and family. The buyers enjoyed the experience so much that we set up another experience and invited them back for a snowshoe on the private trails. This gave them time to take in the beauty of the landscape and set a foundation for the intimate family memories to come.

Originally the buyers were looking at ski-in/ski-out residences that were more typical in the area but were drawn into this one-of-a-kind home after getting a glimpse into the lifestyle the estate offers. La Favorita is truly a destination in and of itself.

How does this sale impact the future of your team?

Despite being such an incredible home, it was thought of somewhat as tough sell in the marketplace because it was connected to a golf community where the highest sale is not within a comparable sales range and because no buyer had ever spent nearly this amount of money for a residence that was not in the Vail or in Beaver Creek resort neighborhoods. Some felt it was a large price tag given that distance.

Unlike some ski resorts, we don’t have huge acreage of this magnitude located within only a few miles to the ski areas. La Favorita took a bit more creativity in marketing the home to bring the right buyers in. We were able to fully immerse ourselves in the estate because we were fortunate to work with such incredible homeowners that truly partnered with us to make sure we properly understood the residence and portrayed its story. We wanted to make sure that we brought the homeowners and our passion for the estate to the brokerage community and potential buyers.

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An open floor plan encompasses 8,000 square feet with a main-floor, private master suite, hearth room, game room with wet bar, library/study, future theatre room and 4 gracious guest suites.

Five fireplaces grace multiple living areas, including a covered deck adjacent to the kitchen and hearth room.

An oversized 3-car garage completes the residence built on a coveted lot. This brand new Red Sky masterpiece is must see!

About Red Sky Ranch
Only 20 minutes from the Vail/Eagle County Regional Airport, the 780 acre community of Red Sky Ranch sits majestically within the rolling hills of juniper, sagebrush and aspen forests. An acclaimed residential golf community, Red Sky has two clubhouses and two championship golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Greg Norman. There is an abundance of indigenous wildlife, with a migration corridor winding its way through the community and the golf courses. Classic western atmosphere with traditional ranch architecture is combined with the courses that have been ranked "Top 10 You Can Play in the U.S." by Golf Magazine. Owners may become members of both Red Sky Ranch Golf Club the Bachelor Gulch Club, which offers parking, valet ski services, season ski passes, on-mountain dining and access to the spa/fitness center at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch. Elevation is 7,650 Ft – 7,880 Ft.

Address: 94 Eagle Feather Drive, Wolcott, Colorado 81655

Price: $4,395,000

Bedrooms: 5

Bathrooms: 7

View the listing here.

For more information contact Barbara Scrivens at 970-471-1223 or bscrivens@livsothebysrealty.com

Malia Nobrega and Barbara Scrivens are the real estate agents who exclusively represent the Vail, Colorado market as a part of the Haute Residence real estate network. View their listings here or here.

Images and renderings courtesy of Barbara Scrivens, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty

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