What’s the Big Deal: $4.8 million for Woody Creek home

“What’s the Big Deal?” runs Mondays and is based on the week’s most expensive property transaction recorded in the Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.
Price: $4.825 million
Date recorded: May 20
Address: 2556 Lower River Road
Neighborhood: Aspen River Valley Ranches, Woody Creek
Buyer: River Camp LLC
Seller: Kathy L Kirvida Trust
Property type: Single-family home
Year built: 2008
Total heated area: 4,968 square feet
Lot size: 19.17 acres
Assessor’s office actual value: $3,640,100
Assessor’s office assessed value: $260,270
Property tax bill: $20,455.12
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