Jerry Seinfeld and Dick Ebersol are among the notable names looking to sell in Telluride
Every year, the Telluride Film Festival (Sept. 2-5) transforms the Colorado mountain community of 2,500 into a hot spot for the movie biz, a far cry from the town's Wild West origins. After all, this was where Butch Cassidy committed his first bank robbery.
Hollywood also has long favored the ski town as a place for second homes. Telluride's vibe might be low-key, but the real estate is as elevated as its 13,000-foot alpine peaks. It's the state's most expensive city, with median sale prices at about $2 million this year, double the second-most-expensive city, Aspen.
A wave of recent listings showcases the market's tip-top end, with asking prices nearing $20 million. THR has learned that former NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol and his wife, actress Susan Saint James, have put their house, located in the tony Mountain Village enclave, on the market. The seven-bedroom home, priced at $13 million -- they bought it for $10.4 million in 2004 -- includes a home theater.
In August, famous divorcee Roxanne Pulitzer listed her seven-bedroom Mountain Village property for $19.9 million. Purchased in 2001 for $4.9 million, it includes a 45-foot, full-scale replica of a labyrinth in Chartres, France.
Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld put their 11-bedroom, multi-building compound on the block in July for $18.25 million. The couple created the 26-acre estate from two properties bought for nearly $10 million in 2007 and 2008.