T.D. Smith: 37 Years of Telluride real estate experience

Legend has it that Butch Cassidy consumed some liquid courage at the local Town of Telluride Pool Hall before his unauthorized withdrawal and ingenious getaway from the San Miguel Valley Bank just down the street. The pool hall’s bar and back bar was painstakingly restored and architecturally woven into the residence’s lower level game / family room with expansive stone fireplace, spacious seating areas, and yes, ample room for a pool table. This level, with expansive window openings to a hot tub patio, also includes two additional guest bedrooms, laundry, ski-in mudroom, home theatre and flex area ideal for placement of exercise equipment.

A re-cycled, Douglas Fir timbered and vaulted two story great room envelops a chef’s kitchen and dining area soothingly divided by a massive two-sided timber and rock fireplace. Lift and slide glass doors grant access to a covered mahogany deck running the entire length of the main living area. Views of the majestic San Sophia Ridge are perfectly framed bringing the mountainous environment within. The main level also is graced with a main master, with ensuite bath and very generous walk-in closet. A third guest bedroom with fireplace and bath also doubles as a den, study library.

The upper level comprises an equally elegant second master and office, and above a three car heated garage with access from within the primary dwelling, a comfortable and cozy guest house will offer privacy to visiting family and friends.

Surface specs, appliances, lighting (Lite Touch) and other systems are what is to be expected in a home with a perfect blend of the rustic Telluride mining era and the comforts of contemporary design: Alder cabinetry, wide plank re-cycled oak flooring; exquisite slates, travertines, mosaics, granites and limestones; Miele, Subzero, Thermodor and Dacor appliances; Kohler, Rohl, Franke, Grohe, and Sonoma plumbing fixtures.

Despite being one of the oldest real estate brokerages in the Telluride region, Telluride Real Estate Corp. is dedicated to remaining on the cutting edge of marketing, technology, and competition.  That’s why, when recently invited to join Leading Real Estate Companies of the World as Telluride’s sole affiliate, we jumped at the chance.  

Initially formed in 1963 as a referral network, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World has evolved into the leading business affiliation for independent, non-franchised real estate companies.  According to REAL Trends Top 500 survey, Leading Real Estate members led in total 2008 sales among the 500 highest-producing residential real estate firms in the U.S. who reported to the survey.  Representing over 555,000 closed transactions, Leading R.E. closed 130,000 more sales than its closest national franchise competitor.  Furthermore, Leading R.E. member offices were the market leaders in more markets than any other national brand.  As noted by Leading R.E. CEO Pam O’Connor, “even in these challenging economic times, our strong locally branded brokerage companies continue to set the pace.”

Of course, the luxury auction house affiliation model has proven to be highly successful, but we are now able to better serve our clients by expanding our reach even further through the addition of this new affiliation.  Leading Real Estate Companies’ website network receives more traffic than the network of our strongest local competitor, and is far-reaching with offices in 38 countries.  In a U.S. market that has been experiencing huge growth in sales to international buyers, aligning ourselves with brokerage firms in other countries is more important than ever.  The unique opportunity that has been offered to us to couple our Christie’s Great Estates affiliation with that of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World affords us the opportunity to offer our clients unparalleled marketing of TREC listings on a global scale, as well as a referral network that spans the world with over 170,000 sales associates and 40,000 broker-to-broker referrals annually. 

As a non-franchised independent brokerage firm, our affiliations provide a competitive advantage in the Telluride market with, nationally franchised competitors.  We are thrilled to be rolling out our new affiliation and look forward to offering its benefits to our clients.  Look soon for all TREC listings to appear on www.RELOhomesearch.com and www.RELOdirect.com, both of which have exceptional web traffic.  Additionally, please speak with your TREC agent should you find yourself seeking assistance in buying or selling a home in another area—with affiliations with both Christie’s Great Estates and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, we will be able to match you with an agent to suit all of your needs.