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HAUTE PROPERTY LEFT: This penthouse at 625 East Main includes a stone terrace with stunning views. BELOW: Renderings of downtown's coming Block 99 development. "With the current zoning code, penthouses are a rare commodity. They're in demand." continued from page 151 foot third-floor West Penthouse at 625 East Main Street, a mixed-use commercial building on the site of the former Stage 3 Theater. "They're looking for something larger and higher-end than a condo: a single-family home in the core with all the criteria, like being able to walk to dinner. With the current zoning code, penthouses are a rare commodity. They're in demand." The penthouse at 625 East Main Street was designed by Aspen-based David Johnston Architects (970-925-3444; djarchitects.com), which has completed several new downtown penthouses as well as many upscale residences in the area. "While there are similar components, designing this type of smaller luxury residence is quite different from designing a house," Johnston says. "You have to think more about surrounding buildings and consider the urban lifestyle in terms of the entire unit." The interior of the three-bedroom, 2,819-square-foot East Penthouse—also part of Johnston's 625 East Main Street project and currently on the market for $5,995,000—is representative of the site's contemporary style. It features a combination of cedar siding, limestone veneer, copper detailing, glass railings, and liftand-slide windows and doors, which open to 152 views of Aspen Mountain, Independence Pass, and Red Mountain. A stone terrace with a built-in stainless-steel grill and a wood-burning fireplace extends living space outdoors. Barbara Mullen, ASID, of Caroline Edwards Inc. (970-920-3331; carolineedwards.com), and her husband, Richard, were responsible for the interior finishes, which include wide-planked European white-oak floors and natural slab stone countertops. She also created a flexible furniture plan for the loftlike space and filled it with colorful furnishings and art. Block 99, also set in the downtown center and just a block away from the new Aspen Art Museum, is a mixed-use project on a 6,000-square-foot East Hopkins lot that includes a pair of historic 1890s miner cabins. Part of the redevelopment planned by Austin Lawrence Partners (970-920-4988; alpaspen.com) in conjunction with Aspen's Historic Preservation Commission and the City of Aspen, the building includes a 2,487-square-foot residential penthouse. "There's excitement about getting back to the core and creating new energy in town these days," says Jane Hills, principal and executive vice president of Austin Lawrence. "The Block 99 penthouse continued on page 154 PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF STEVE MUNDINGER (625 E. MAIN ST.); RENDERINGS COURTESY OF OZ ARCHITECTURE, DENVER (BLOCK 99) —CARRIE WELLS ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM 151-154_AP_HP_Opener_Sum_Fall_13.indd 152 5/6/13 10:57 AM