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Aspen Contractor Says Abramovich Stiffed Him

Filed under: Estates, Wealth, Crimes and Misdemeanors

A contractor in Aspen, Colorado has filed a lien against Roman Abramovich, claiming the Russian billionaire stiffed him on work performed on Wildcat Ridge (above), the oligarch's $36 million ranch perched above Snowmass Village. The modern 11-bedroom mansion has a dramatic folded plate roof and a large moss rock wall dividing the east and west wings of the building, and uses geothermal wells to heat the interiors and indoor pool. Vogelman West Associates, a masonry and stone contractor, filed the lien in Pitkin County against Abramovich Roman Trailhead Property Management Inc. after trying to collect on an outstanding $5,000 invoice, the Aspen Daily News reports. Given the relatively paltry amount of the debt, we assume one of Abramovich's minions simply forgot to take care of it; then again, he didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks.

Tags: Aspen, Colorado, ranch, Roman Abramovich, Russian billionaires, wealth, Wildcat Ridge

Abramovich Picks Up Wildcat Ridge

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Free-spending Russian billion Roman Abramovich is at it again. Just a week after we learned that he is working on a home that will be the most expensive private residence in Britain, we learn he's also picked up an Aspen home. This isn't just any Aspen home, this is Wildcat Ridge, the modern home of Leon Hirsch. We've been following Hirsch's struggle to sell this home since February of 2005. Back then Hirsch listed his home for $35 million. Since then he's switched real estate brokers a couple of times and has even put it up for actuion a couple of times with no luck. Another man might have dropped his price looking for a sale but Hirsch's stubbornness seems to have paid off, he sold to Abramovich for $36.375 million.

Abramovich is getting quite a home. Wildcat Ridge has 11 bedrooms is perched at an elevation of 9,200 feet on Wildcat Ridge offering views for miles. The home, designed by Voorsanger Architects, has a dramatic folded plate roof and a large moss rock wall dividing the east and west wings of the building. The home gets its energy from 60 geothermal wells so that it is virtually self sufficient. The wells heat the home, driveway and pool during the winter months and provide cooling in the summer. It also comes with 32 pieces of furniture custom designed for the home.

[via Wealth Bulletin]
[Thanks, Ben]

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Wildcat Ridge Set to Be Auctioned Off

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Auctions

One of Colorado's most fantastic homes, Wildcat Ridge is set to be auctioned off this fall. We first noticed the home back in February 2005. The home was then listed at $35 million but now they are hoping to get at least $29.8 million for the 11-bedroom dream home.

This is the second big get we have seen for auction house Sheldon Good & Co. which is also set to auction off Miramar, a classic Newport, Rhode Island mansion.The home which belongs to tycoon Leon Hirsch also comes with 32 pieces of custom furniture. The auction will be conducted at the St. Regis Hotel, 315 East Dean Street in Aspen, Colorado on November 11.

[via Aspen Daily News]

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