Colorado Mountain Home unique, forest setting, yet convenient to city Start Price USD 575,000.00 Current Price USD 575,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 03, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Location Manitou Springs, CO See more about 'Colorado Mountain Home' Description Are you are sick of congestion and stacked houses?? If you crave nature, views, privacy, quiet and seclusion, this unique mountain home situated in a gated community overlooking Colorado Springs and Garden of the Gods, populated mainly by deer, squirrels, rabbits, pine and aspen trees, this home may be just what you are looking for. It is definitely not for the timid, cookie-cutter loving, house buyer. Boulders actually make up some of the walls in this amazing and unique mountain home. But be advised, it is a mountain house on a mountain road. This home is located in an area called Crystal Park and is 30 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs. It sits in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, with 14,110-foot Pikes Peak just a few miles away. Crystal Park is surrounded by Pike National Forest on three sides, and is bordered to the west by majestic Pikes Peak itself. The town of Manitou Springs is on the northern edge of the park. Living on beautiful mountain land like this is a rare opportunity and this particular home is completely unique. This rustic retreat, with natural cedar beams, built in 1976 sits in the upper park and was built as much into the mountain as much as on top of it. There is 2894 sq ft of living space and an unfinished walk-out lower level. The home boasts a private Master suite with a study/sitting room and two walk-in closets, granite counter tops in the kitchen, vaulted ceilings, a two-story fountain built around the natural rock formations that once formed a mountain stream, expansive wrap-around decks, spectacular panoramic views of both the city and mountain valley, three fireplaces (one in the Master bedroom), a mud/laundry room, a detached 2 car garage, a newer roof and newer 5 ton furnace and air-conditioning unit, new interior paint, updated kitchen, and new lighting fixtures so although rustic it is also completely comfortable. This home has only two bedrooms, each with its own bath and another two half baths as well. It was professionally decorated and furnished and is gorgeous. But the interesting thing is when you are there, the feeling is amazing. I wish I had the right words to express the feeling there, but alas it is something you have to experience for yourself. It was the featured house in the city in the Colorado Springs Gazette on April 19th of 2008 and I am told it was featured in some architectural magazines a long time ago but I have been unable to verify that information. Place a Bid!