Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.
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above: An aerial view of Bristlecone Heights; everything that touches it is national forest. opposite page, from top: The great room at Bristlecone Heights; 323 Mont Blanc, on the market for a mere $849,000. developed, and that's the point. You have Vegas with its glitz and functional commerce a leisurely drive away, but you come to Mount Charleston to enjoy the air and feel at peace. "It's like flipping a switch, transporting to another world or environment in as long as it takes to get out of most towns," says Garry Tomashowski of Mt. Charleston Realty (mtcharlestonrealty.com). "The natural environment is what we're all drawn to. If you have a home in Vegas and a house here, it's like a second full-time home because it's so user-friendly. You can wake up and say, 'Honey, I want to go to the cabin tonight,' and then go to work the next morning." Despite the proximity to Vegas, Mount Charleston "truly is a small market," Tomashowski adds. "It's not subject to the Las Vegas market." There are about 400 homes in the community and maybe 25 to 30 on the market at any given time, says Tomashowski, whose recent listings include the 1,800-square-foot, $489,000 chalet at 4137 Matterhorn Way and a 4,439-square-foot, $999,000 stunner at 253 Ski Trail Road. "Mount Charleston is a small bedroom community." Tomashowski says. "Sure, you don't have a 7-Eleven down the street. But we're selling for the purity of the experience and letting Vegas take care of the other needs. It's a passion-driven market," And this is 2016, so you can choose the level of isolation you want. Bristlecone Heights, for instance, is billed as "off-the- grid," but it has DirecTV, Wi-Fi, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and "all of the typical features that might be in homes in the Ridges," says Jordan, who often heads to Vegas for the day and sees friends before heading home to his retreat in the evening. He's got adjacent land that's "already set up for a heliport," which could be a big selling point for a high-flying buyer. But he might also just keep that parcel and build another home on the range. . vegasmagazine.com 105