What’s the Big Deal: Vacant Aspen lot sells for $5.5 million

“What’s the Big Deal?” runs Mondays and is based on the week’s most expensive property transaction recorded in the Pitkin County Clerk & Recorder’s Office.
Price: $5.5 million
Date recorded: May 26
Address: 40 Spruce Court, Aspen
Neighborhood: Smuggler/Hunter Creek area
Buyer: 40 SPCT LLC
Seller: 40 Spruce LLC
Property type: Vacant
Lot size: 1.025 acre
Assessor’s office actual value: $3.6 million
Assessor’s office assessed value: $ 1,044,000
Property tax bill: $32,118
Worth noting: Property comes with rights to rights to build single-family-home with as much as 9,173 square feet of heated space and a 750-square-foot garage.
Source: Pitkin County Assessor’s Office, Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.
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