Just as Aspen and Vail did long ago, Keystone has now become its own town—an official incorporation that’s likely to double its fame as a uniquely family-friendly ski experience.
And like Aspen and Vail, along with incorporation, Keystone is creating a village center that opens out from River Run Gondola. Centerpiece of that town is Kindred, a ski-in resort with 95 luxury residences, with amenities like those in other famous ski towns—choice restaurants, a 4.5-star hotel, a private club and premium shopping.
The first phase of residences will open this December—but Kindred Resort is already a runaway success, with 90% of its ski-in/out homes sold and just nine remaining, according to Ryan Geller, development partner with Kindred Resort.
“Keystone has always had the mountain to match the glitzier ski towns further west,” Geller says, noting that Keystone routinely ranks among America’s top-5 most popular mountains.
“But the full potential of Keystone as a resort destination is being revealed now at Kindred Resort,” Geller added.
That includes the huge investment in broadening Keystone’s ski experience, with more snowmaking capability and 500 acres of new terrain, including back bowl skiing such as Vail offers.
But Kindred Resort’s concept isn’t a carbon copy of Vail or Beaver Creek. “We’ve embraced the character of what was always a very family-friendly experience,” Geller said. Developers plan the ambience to offer ‘campfire luxury’—valet services to ready your family’s equipment daily, along with a concern for stewardship of the mountain environment and a community that’s designed to preserve the views.
Kindred Resort’s rapid sales are setting records in Summit County, at prices and costs-per-foot higher than at the most luxurious resorts in Breckenridge. But with prices on remaining homes starting from $2.425 million, Geller says the value here surpasses anything offered in premium resorts further west.
That starting-price home at $2.425 million is a 2-bedroom/2-bath design with a 4th floor view, a generous hearth, Thermador appliances, a primary suite with 5-piece bath, and a balcony. Also still available is a 4-bedroom/4-bath design, over 2,000 sq. feet, with a patio and views of the mountain and Kindred’s pool deck, at $5.35 million.
“It’s unheard of now to have an opportunity to be at the base of a developed ski resort like this,” Geller adds. “If you ever looked at a luxury ski-in property built 30 years ago in Vail and wished you could have bought back then, this is that moment. And you may not have that opportunity again.”
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