Highest Price in History: $135 Million

It’s not even winter and Aspen is cranking out its share of headlines. Last week, Enron founder Ken Lay died there, but yesterday’s headline in The Aspen Times, “For Sale: Nation’s Most Expensive Home,” (Aspen Times photo above) created the second Aspen bombshell: “Who?” “How much?” “How big?’ “Why?”

Q.Who owns it?
A. None other than Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz

Q. What’s the asking price?
A. $135 Million. It is reportedly the highest asking price on record for a U.S. home. The key word here is asking, because who knows if he’ll get it.

Q. What’s the previous record and who owned it?
A. Previously, Donald Trump’s $125 million estate in Palm Beach, Fla. was the most expensive home listing.

Q. What do you get for $135 Mil?
A. According to The Aspen Times, “the main home is larger than the White House, and includes 16 bathrooms, 15 bedrooms, stables, a tennis court, an indoor swimming pool, outdoor water features and a snowmelt driveway.” It all sits on 95 acres.

Evidently, the Prince doesn’t have time to kick around the compound and needs to sell. Aspen real estate broker Joshua Saslove is handling the sale through Christie’s Great Estates. Any takers out there?

Non sequitur: While poking around online to research info for this post, I came across the Aspen Daily News whose motto is, “If you don’t want it printed, don’t let it happen.” Love it.