What’s the Big Deal: David Koch estate sells Aspen homes for $23 million and $12 million to Lauder family
Pitkin County Assessor’s Office
“What’s the Big Deal?” runs Mondays and is based on the week’s most expensive property transaction recorded in the Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.
Price: $23 million
Date recorded: July 22
Address: 855 Roaring Fork Road
Neighborhood: West End
Buyer: 855 Roaring Fork Road LLC
Seller: David Koch Trust
Property type: Single-family residential
Year built: 1981, actual; 2013 effective and remodel
Total heated area: 8,083 square feet
Lot size: 48,745 square feet
Assessor’s office actual value: $16,196,300
Assessor’s office assessed value: $1,158,040
Property tax bill: $41,415
Worth noting: The buyer, tied to the Lauder family through public records, also bought the next-door residence at 865 Roaring Fork Road, in a separate deal worth $12 million. The estate of the late David Koch also was the seller.
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