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Top home sales: $6.5M Boulder property was the priciest purchase in March
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A video game designer in Boulder leveled up last month with the $6.5 million purchase of a modern custom-built home sitting on five acres, earning the top spot among local home sales in March.
David Speyrer, a programmer and designer for Washington-based video game developer Valve Corp., bought the 6,247-square-foot house at 1357 S. Cherryvale in Boulder on March 5.
Speyrer has worked for Valve since 1999 and has helped develop first-person shooter games, such as “Half-Life 2” and “Left 4 Dead,” according to his LinkedIn.
Sellers Mark and Angela Heisten purchased the property in 2016 for $2.75 million, according to property records. Mark Heisten is a scholar in residence for advertising strategy at the University of Colorado Boulder.
January top home sales: 3 Cherry Hills Village mansions sell for over $7M
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The chairman of Fentress Architects, the firm that designed DIA’s tented terminal, purchased a $7.85 million mansion in Cherry Hills Village last month.
The 14,239-square-foot home at 3 Churchill Drive was the most expensive home to sell locally in January.
Agatha Kessler purchased the home on Jan. 19 under the entity Magic Coco LLC, according to property records. In addition to serving as chairman, she is the wife of Fentress Architects’ founder and CEO Curtis Fentress, according to previous media coverage.
Fentress founded the firm in 1980, and since then has completed multi-million dollar projects around the world, including the Colorado Convention Center, Empower Field at Mile High stadium and Incheon International Airport in South Korea, according to its website.