Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak
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photography by c2 photography The ParTiciPanTs: Erik Berg: Portfolio Aspen Properties. 970-925-8400; portfolioaspen.com Bob Bowden: Bowden Properties, Aspen Design Room. 970-544-2000; bobbowden.com Charles Cunniffe: Charles Cunniffe Architects. 970- 925-5590; cunniffe.com Becky Dumeresque: Chequers. 970-925-7572 Chris Flynn: Aspen Associates Realty Group. 970- 618-5267; aspenassociatesrealtygroup.com Doug Leibinger: Sotheby's International Realty. 970- 379-9045 ; sothebysrealty.com Damon Roth: Xssentials Technology for Living. 970- 925-1700; xssentials.com John Rowland: Rowland+Broughton. 970-544-9006; rowlandbroughton.com Marty Schlumberger: Schlumberger Construction. 970-925-8360; schlumbergerconstruction.com Steven Shane: Shane Aspen Real Estate. 970-925- 6063; shaneaspen.com Carrie Wells: Coldwell Banker Mason Morse. 970- 925-7000; carriewells.com Lorrie Winnerman: Lorrie B. Aspen Associates. 970- 920-0020; lbaspen.com Realtor Carrie Wells argues that a strong US dollar is good for both international and domestic buyers. below right: BB's potato-crusted mahi-mahi with arugula, roasted peppers, niçoise olives, and beans. right now as a big indicator is the research on develop- ment going on in the hospitality industry. We're seeing that things are going to get simplified and smaller and more communal. Millennials don't need excess space and all the hidden boxes within a building. They want things that will add attributes to their homes." No matter their age, or the square footage of their homes, local homeowners are interested in the value of what they put inside. "Before the recession, we noticed conspicuous consumption—everything was disposable," says owner- designer Becky Dumeresque of Chequers furniture store. "Now people want quality. It's [great] design, not fashion—a well-stated trend that can evolve and move on with time." Homeowners are also looking to high-tech home automation systems to handle everything from light- ing and security to networks. "It's an exciting time," says Damon Roth of Xssentials, home and office automators with four locations in Colorado. "New construction is [making] homeowners f lexible about what goes into their houses and about getting devices off walls and into hands." Inevitably, the concept of luxury slipped into the conversation, and with it private jets and mega homes. Schlumberger shared that such concerns are really just a way of life for certain people. "It's their standard of living and what they require—their comfort zone," he says. "It's the realtors' job, architects' job, and my job to find a client's comfort zone and put them in a house for their comfort zone." AP Realtors Doug Leibinger and Steven Shane. Increasingly, says Leibinger, "a lot of our clients are younger families." HAUTE PROPERTY Brokers' Roundtable 164 aspenpeak-magazine.com