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livsothebysrealty.com page 14 303.893.3200 econd generation Colorado natives, Cindy Kushner and her husband Rick have always loved the hiking, biking and close proximity to the mountains Colorado living affords. One thing they hadn’t counted on, was falling in love with city life. Owning vacation home properties throughout the West, the Kushner’s were on the lookout for a new investment and decided to try something they had never done before—turn to their own back yard, Denver’s downtown corridor, for their next venture. While their primary residence, nestled in the foothills of Golden, Colorado, offered them the vast beauty and access to year- round recreational activities they loved about their native state, the city of Denver offered something completely unexpected— cosmopolitanism with convenience. “With our business we travel a lot,” said Cindy Kushner. “The Denver International Airport is so central to all the U.S.—you can go anywhere within two to two-and-a-half hours. That’s a big deal to us, so we decided to give Denver a try.” The Kushner’s purchased a two bedroom residence in the luxury Four Seasons Hotel Denver and found themselves enjoying their investment more than they ever imagined. “We thought it would be a fun entertaining place, but it turned out to be so much more,” said Kushner. “We travel a lot and discovered there’s no place, other than New York City or Chicago, where the downtown is as vibrant as Denver’s.” If Colorado’s 300 days of sunshine and year-round recreational activities first made the Kushner’s believe their native state would remain their forever home, their new-found love of city life solidified it. “The best kept secret in Colorado are the summers,” said Kushner. “We bike, we golf. You might have a cold day, but you can play golf twelve months out of the year, and that’s a big deal to us.” The next best-kept secret is downtown Denver. We have culture, we have good restaurants, and proximity to unbelievable skiing in the mountains—you have it all. I take it for granted, but it’s home. You can’t replicate that.” The Kushner’s explored a variety of properties, but the Four Seasons Private residences offered something that nothing else did. “The Four Seasons made our investment a vacation. We had a certain price range—we wanted at least a two bedroom, and it had to have a west-facing view. I liked the high grade finish, but it was the Four Seasons itself—its location downtown, its close proximity to sports venues and the Denver Performing Arts Center, that really appealed to us,” said Kushner. “We can go to the spa without leaving the building. We’ll do drinks before we go to a show. I feel like I’m on vacation, even though I’m fifteen minutes from home.” The central location of living in Colorado is important to the Kushner’s. What they didn’t count on was that aside from offering convenient air travel, Colorado living offers rural recreation and urban paradise, and the Kushner’s aren’t going anywhere. “We want to trade to a bigger unit,” said Kushner. “We want to stay at the Four Seasons Private Residences, but we are looking for more square footage. We need to sell so we can upgrade.” Perhaps their greatest back yard discovery, rolling foothills only minutes from the thriving pulse of a vibrant city, provides the Kushner’s the best of both worlds; a position many would envy. THE DREAM HOME MYTH BACK YARD DISCOVERY Denver, Colorado “WE CAN GO TO THE SPA WITHOUT LEAVING THE BUILDING. WE’LL DO DRINKS BEFORE WE GO TO A SHOW. I FEEL LIKE I’M ON VACATION, EVEN THOUGH FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM HOME.” S
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livsothebysrealty.com page 14 303.893.3200
econd generation Colorado natives, Cindy Kushner and her husband Rick have always loved the hiking, biking and close
proximity to the mountains Colorado living affords. One thing they hadn’t counted on, was falling in love with city life. Owning vacation home properties throughout the West, the Kushner’s were on the lookout for a new investment and decided to try something they had never done before—turn to their own back yard, Denver’s downtown corridor, for their next venture. While their primary residence, nestled in the foothills of Golden, Colorado, offered them the vast beauty and access to year-round recreational activities they loved about their native state, the city of Denver offered something completely unexpected— cosmopolitanism with convenience. “With our business we travel a lot,” said Cindy Kushner. “The Denver International Airport is so central to all the U.S.—you can go anywhere within two to two-and-a-half hours. That’s a big deal to us, so we decided to give Denver a try.” The Kushner’s purchased a two bedroom residence in the luxury Four Seasons Hotel Denver and found themselves enjoying their investment more than they ever imagined. “We thought it would be a fun entertaining place, but it turned out to be so much more,” said Kushner. “We travel a lot and discovered there’s no place, other than New York City or Chicago, where the downtown is as vibrant as Denver’s.” If Colorado’s 300 days of sunshine and year-round recreational activities first made the Kushner’s believe their native state would remain their forever home, their new-found love of city life solidified it. “The best kept secret in Colorado are the summers,” said Kushner. “We bike, we golf. You might have a cold day, but you can play golf twelve months out of the year, and that’s a big deal to us.” The next best-kept secret is downtown Denver. We have culture, we have good restaurants, and proximity to unbelievable skiing in the mountains—you have it all. I take it for granted, but it’s home. You can’t replicate that.” The Kushner’s explored a variety of properties, but the Four Seasons Private residences offered something that nothing else did. “The Four Seasons made our investment a vacation. We had
a certain price range—we wanted at least a two bedroom, and it had to have a west-facing view. I liked the high grade finish, but it was the Four Seasons itself—its location downtown, its close proximity to sports venues and the Denver Performing Arts Center, that really appealed to us,” said Kushner. “We can go to the spa without leaving the building. We’ll do drinks before we go to a show. I feel like I’m on vacation, even though I’m fifteen minutes from home.” The central location of living in Colorado is important to the Kushner’s. What they didn’t count on was that aside from offering convenient air travel, Colorado living offers rural recreation and urban paradise, and the Kushner’s aren’t going anywhere. “We want to trade to a bigger unit,” said Kushner. “We want to stay at the Four Seasons Private Residences, but we are looking for more square footage. We need to sell so we can upgrade.” Perhaps their greatest back yard discovery, rolling foothills only minutes from the thriving pulse of a vibrant city, provides the Kushner’s the best of both worlds; a position many would envy.
THE DREAM HOME MYTH
BACK YARD DISCOVERYDenver, Colorado
“WE CAN GO TO THE SPA WITHOUT
LEAVING THE BUILDING. WE’LL
DO DRINKS BEFORE WE GO TO
A SHOW. I FEEL LIKE I’M ON
VACATION, EVEN THOUGH FIFTEEN
MINUTES FROM HOME.”
S
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PICTURED ON THIS PAGE:
TOP - SUNSET ON THE COLORADO FOOTHILLS,
MIDDLE RIGHT - FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE
RESIDENCES, 1133 14TH STREET.
BOTTOM RIGHT - ROOFTOP POOL AT THE
FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE RESIDENCES.
LEFT - FOUR SEASONS HOTEL DENVER.
THE DREAM HOME MYTH
