For Sale: Colorado’s Hunt Ranch Back on Market for $30,000 Per Acre / $17 Million


In a surprising turn of events that is the norm in real estate development, the investment group that paid $8 million for an historic cattle ranch downvalley from Aspen was denied crucial development rights by Garfield County. Hunt Ranch LLC had applied to develop 93 homesites on the 561-acre working ranch while preserving a 230-acre pasture. The county’s planning and zoning commission recommended approval of the plan, but in a 2-1 vote in October the Garfield County Commissioners denied it. The property has subsequently been listed for $17 million ($30,000 per acre).

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