What’s the Big Deal: Smuggler Grove home reels in $7.8 million

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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: $7.8 million
Date recorded: June 27
Address: 63 Smuggler Grove, Aspen
Buyer: DP Aspen LLC
Seller: Eric & Lynne Carlson
Property type: Single-family residential
Year built: 2012
Total heated area: 6,131 square feet
Land: 3,834 square feet
Property tax bill: $17,563.24
Features: 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, rooftop deck, salt-water hot tub, home theater, wine room, etc.
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