Even in a state where the average home price at just under $538,000 exceeds by $120,000 the national average, the sale of a 13,000 square-foot luxury home just outside of Aspen, Colorado has prompted national press coverage. According to sources, the home belonging to interior designer Holly Hunt has been sold for a record $70 million. Located about a mile from the Aspen city limits, the two-story structure, "tucked away among the Colorado mountains," as earlier described by the publication Galerie, includes six bedrooms, a large living and dining room, and a spacious patio. Hunt, the founder and former chief executive officer of Holly Hunt Design, had purchased the 4.2-acre property in 2015 for around $5.8 million, but considerably increased its value by a number of site improvements including the construction of a new main house and caretaker's residence. Hunt also oversaw the building of a new bridge over the adjacent Roaring Fork River. According to the Clayton County Register, Hunt additionally "invested significant effort in landscaping the estate, raising the ground level by 7 feet, adding gentle slopes, and planting full-size evergreens." Hunt made her name in the interior design world through her signature custom made indoor and outdoor furniture, along with rugs, lighting, and textiles. Nearly a decade ago she sold her company to MillerKnoll, Incorporated for a reported $95 million. While not in the stratosphere of the Hunt home sale, the average median listing in Aspen last month stood at $3.2 million, according to the site Zillow. By Garry Boulard
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