What’s the Big Deal: $6.1 million for Park Avenue home in Aspen
Staff report

Editor’s note: “What’s the Big Deal?” runs Sundays and is based on the most expensive property transaction recorded in Pitkin County through 3 p.m. each Friday.
Price: $6.14 million
Date recorded: Jan. 24
Address: 302 Park Ave., Aspen
Neighborhood: Riverside
Buyer: Gregg and Diana Lowe
Seller: Earl H. and Elizabeth H. Devanny
Property type: Single-family residential
Year built: 2002
Total heated area: 4,858 square feet
Land: 5,275 square feet
Features: 6 beds, 7 baths, family/media/billboard room, oversized garage
Property tax bill: $14,984
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