A Look Inside The 42nd Gay Aspen Week

This years was the 42nd annual Gay Aspen Week where some of the top skiers of the LGBTQ community head to Aspen for a week of slopes and partiesrom to support AspenOUT, and to continue local and national funding LGBTQ non-profit programs.

Ari Mizrahi, Elle Peterson, Lauren Garrity, Blake Greiner

All week long, Douglas Elliman hosted a table in the hospitality suite located at the Limelight Hotel to mingle with AGSW guests and showcase our luxury property collection along with the power of our brand locally, nationally and internationally with their global partner, Knight Frank.

To welcome the start of AGSW's festivities, Douglas Elliman hosted a “Very Happy Hour” Après Ski cocktail reception for agents, executives and VIP guests of AGSW at the Gorsuch Café, located in the Gondola Plaza the base of Aspen Mountain. The event mixed luxury lifestyle with top luxury agents, AGSW attendees as well owner Jeffrey Gorsuch.

In addition to promoting the brand, Douglas Elliman partnered with SoulCycle’s Destination Aspen studio to offer 70 VIP guests of AGSW a free class filled with Douglas Elliman’s agents, executives and staff.

Joshua Saslove, Jeffrey Gorsuch, Scott Durkin

Members of Elliman’s executive suite including, Scott Durkin, president and chief operating officer and Peter Hernandez, president of brokerage for the Western Region, were in town along with Stacey Watson from Knight Frank’s London office. Joshua Saslove, president of brokerage for Colorado and Ed Foran, executive manager of sales and managing director. Top agents from around the country also are in Aspen including Michael Lorber from New York, Michael Shaheen and Maryanne Horwarth from the Hamptons, Heather T. Roy and Learka Bosnak of Los Angeles. Local Aspen Snowmass agents include Jen Engel, Stacey Kelly, Gary Kelley, Michael Latousek, Brittanie Rockhill, Riley Warwick, Josh Landis Jill Shore and Max Taam.

Visitors also had the opportunity to tour some of the region’s luxury homes in the Douglas Elliman portfolio, including 720 Willoughby Way, currently on the market for $30,950,000 with Raifie Bass, Wendy Wogan and Miami-based Darin Tansey, who is serving as marketing consultant.

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New Record Sale in Rockland County - $5.2M in Upper Nyack

For those looking for homes out of the city, we’ve just got word of Rockland County’s highest priced single-family home since 2013, and the county’s second highest price for a single family home for the last ten years. The Hudson Riverfront estate at 641 North Broadway in Nyack has closed for $5.2M, surpassing the $5.1M sale of Rosie O’Donnell’s Nyack estate one year ago. The sale occurs as average and median single-family home prices hit new highs. 

Courtesy of Vinny Garrison

One of the largest privately-owned properties on the west side of the Hudson, the park-like estate sits on 6.42 acres in what was a sandstone quarry in the 1800’s and has a written history back to the Revolutionary War.  The 4,488-square-foot, five-bedroom, three-bathroom (one half bath) modern estate has 723 feet of Hudson River shoreline, a private boat dock, a sandy beach, and an in-ground pool. The luxurious home has 30-foot ceilings with walls of glass overlooking the Hudson River and Hook Mountain, antique barn beams, blue stone floors, and finishes of cedar and stone.

“Rockland County continues to offer an exceptional opportunity for buyers looking for space, amenities, natural beauty, and proximity to New York City,” stated Laura Weintraub, the property’s listing agent.

Photo Credit: Maksim Akelin

Photo Credit: Maksim Akelin

Photo Credit: Maksim Akelin

Photo Credit: Maksim Akelin

Photo Credit: Maksim Akelin

Rockland County median sale price was $460,000 for 2018, up 4.5 percent from $440,000 in 2017, and up 10.8 percent from $415,000 in 2009. Nyack median sale price was $605,000 for 2018, up 17.5 percent from $515,000 in 2017, and up 34.4 percent from $450,000 in 2009.

“Buyers recognize the diversity of options from living in-town to more rural properties with home styles ranging from modern to antique and everything in between. As home prices rose and inventory stayed tight in 2018, we saw a significant increase in our business.  This prominent sale is the perfect start for 2019.”

Other single-family Rockland County home sales over $5M include the 2013 $6.25M Georgian estate at 649 North Broadway in Nyack, built in 1900; the 2015 $5.05M 30-room castle at 1 Castle Road in Piermont, built in 1892; and the 2018 $5.1M Rosie O’Donnell renovated estate at 1 Gesner Avenue in Nyack, built in 1906.  In 2005, 23 Ludlow Lane sold for $5.5M, and 235 Broadway (aka “Pretty Penny” also sold by O’Donnell) closed for $5.85M.

The home was listed by Laura Weintraub of Weld Realty.

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