The home at 1505 Sunset Blvd. in Boulder. (Courtesy Andrew Forino)
A couple have broken their own record for the sale of a single-family home in Boulder.
Kevin and Stephanie Ness sold 1505 Sunset Blvd. on May 2 for $14.5 million. That eclipses the mark they set in January 2023, when the couple sold the neighboring property at 1489 Sunset Blvd. for $13 million.
Kevin Ness is the former CEO of Inscripta, a life sciences technology company.
The 7,200-square-foot, two-story mansion with a walk-out lower level at 1505 Sunset Blvd. features five bedrooms, six bathrooms and a three-car garage. It sits on nearly half an acre, offering Flatiron views and easy access to downtown Boulder’s Pearl Street.Â
Surround Architecture designed the mansion, which Harrington Stanko constructed.
Marybeth Emerson with The Agency-Boulder represented the Nesses. Karen Libin with KL Realty represented the buyer, the Dru A. Schmitt Revocable Trust.
In addition to their homes in Boulder, the Nesses set a record in Vail by paying $57.3 million in June 2020 for both halves of a duplex on Vail Road, located near the Vail Interfaith Chapel.
They spent over three years converting the duplex into a single-family home, updating the floor plan to accommodate large gatherings and enhancing the fifth-floor deck. On Jan. 10, the couple listed the Vail home for $78 million.
According to MLS data, here are May’s next four most expensive home sales in the Denver area:
The 8,965-square-foot mansion at 4475 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village. (Courtesy REColorado)
4475 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village: $9.7 million
Listing agent: Ian Wolfe and Christopher Bouc with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: Jeff Hendley with Compass-Denver
Details: The 8,965-square-foot mansion, constructed in 2005, includes six bedrooms and seven baths.
It features a grand two-story great room with a beamed ceiling, stone fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. The gourmet kitchen boasts dual islands and opens to a family room with French doors leading to the patio.Â
The upper level includes a private primary suite with expansive windows, a sitting area, a spa-like bath and three ensuite bedrooms. The garden-level basement features a large family room and a temperature-controlled wine room.
Outdoor amenities include multiple patios, a covered living area, a full outdoor kitchen, a fire pit, a full-size tennis/pickleball court, a 5-hole putting green, and a pool with a hot tub.
Sellers Raj and Michelle Dhanda bought the house in 2017 for $4 million. Dhanda is a partner and global head of wealth management with Ares Wealth Management Solutions.
The Shane L. Cordes Revocable Trust and Jennifer Lynn Cordes Revocable Trust purchased the home.
The home at 4711 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village. (Courtesy REColorado)
4711 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village: $7.5 million
Listing/buyer’s agent: The Gina Lorenzen and Kara Couzens Team at Kentwood Real Estate DTC
Details: The sale of this 9,049-square-foot mansion with six bedrooms and nine baths was entered for comp purposes.Â
The Michael Geoffrey Kennedy Trust and the Kelly Gallagher Kennedy Trust sold the mansion to Bradley and Sara Corr. Bradley Corr is a gynecological oncologist at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Sara Corr is an internal medicine doctor.
The Kennedys bought the mansion for $3.4 million in 2012.
The home at 5280 S. University Blvd. in Greenwood Village. (Courtesy Eric Broadfoot)
5280 S. University Blvd. in Greenwood Village: $7 million
Listing agent: Anne Dresser Kocur with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: Sallie E. Grewe with Kentwood Real Estate DTC
Details: The sale of 5280 S. University Blvd. includes two of the three properties Susan Morrice combined to create an idyllic escape in the middle of the Denver metro.Â
The oil executive, who plans to spend more time in Belize, initially listed the three properties for $21 million in 2021 before removing them in July 2022. She listed them again in 2023 for $18.4 million.Â
The initial listing included:
5280 S. University Blvd. – A 6,615-square-foot adobe home on 7.24 acres.
2711 E. Willamette Lane – Private ponds and horse pasture on over 4 acres zoned for residential building.Â
5260 S. University Blvd. – A 2,535-square-foot Irish farmhouse-style home on 2.24 acres that sold for $1.5 million in 2024.
The $7 million sale, which closed May 1, includes 5280 S. University Blvd. — once the home of the late U.S. Sen. Floyd Haskell, according to the seller — and 2711 E. Willamette Lane.
The property offers the opportunity to subdivide into 2.5-acre parcels, allowing additional custom homes to be developed.Â
Michael Haith and Malinda Hagerman purchased the properties on May 1. Haith owns and is the CEO of Teriyaki Madness, a franchised fast-casual restaurant chain.
The home at 425 Monroe St. in Denver. (Courtesy REColorado)
425 Monroe St. in Denver: $6.9 million
Listing agent: Josh Behr with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: Karen Brinckerhoff with Kentwood Real Estate DTC
Details: This 7,686-square-foot Paul Kobey home, constructed in 2006, was completely renovated in 2024 by designer Mitchell Turnbough. It features walnut hardwood floors and custom-built-ins.
The upper level includes a primary suite with a marble bath, steam shower, dual vanities and three additional en-suite bedrooms. The lower level features a lounge and bar, a Dolby Atmos home theater and a climate-controlled wine cellar.
Additional amenities include a gym, private office, guest suite, attached three-car garage and radiant heated floors.Â
Naeem Ishaq and Cerena Hsieh Ishaq bought the home for $3.2 million in 2020. Naeem Ishaq is the executive vice president, chief financial officer, and chief strategy officer for Checkr, a background check company that provides background screening and workforce monitoring services for businesses of all sizes.
Bryant M. Yunker Jr. and Nancy B. Yunker bought the house.
The home at 1505 Sunset Blvd. in Boulder. (Courtesy Andrew Forino)
A couple have broken their own record for the sale of a single-family home in Boulder.
Kevin and Stephanie Ness sold 1505 Sunset Blvd. on May 2 for $14.5 million. That eclipses the mark they set in January 2023, when the couple sold the neighboring property at 1489 Sunset Blvd. for $13 million.
Kevin Ness is the former CEO of Inscripta, a life sciences technology company.
The 7,200-square-foot, two-story mansion with a walk-out lower level at 1505 Sunset Blvd. features five bedrooms, six bathrooms and a three-car garage. It sits on nearly half an acre, offering Flatiron views and easy access to downtown Boulder’s Pearl Street.Â
Surround Architecture designed the mansion, which Harrington Stanko constructed.
Marybeth Emerson with The Agency-Boulder represented the Nesses. Karen Libin with KL Realty represented the buyer, the Dru A. Schmitt Revocable Trust.
In addition to their homes in Boulder, the Nesses set a record in Vail by paying $57.3 million in June 2020 for both halves of a duplex on Vail Road, located near the Vail Interfaith Chapel.
They spent over three years converting the duplex into a single-family home, updating the floor plan to accommodate large gatherings and enhancing the fifth-floor deck. On Jan. 10, the couple listed the Vail home for $78 million.
According to MLS data, here are May’s next four most expensive home sales in the Denver area:
The 8,965-square-foot mansion at 4475 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village. (Courtesy REColorado)
4475 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village: $9.7 million
Listing agent: Ian Wolfe and Christopher Bouc with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: Jeff Hendley with Compass-Denver
Details: The 8,965-square-foot mansion, constructed in 2005, includes six bedrooms and seven baths.
It features a grand two-story great room with a beamed ceiling, stone fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. The gourmet kitchen boasts dual islands and opens to a family room with French doors leading to the patio.Â
The upper level includes a private primary suite with expansive windows, a sitting area, a spa-like bath and three ensuite bedrooms. The garden-level basement features a large family room and a temperature-controlled wine room.
Outdoor amenities include multiple patios, a covered living area, a full outdoor kitchen, a fire pit, a full-size tennis/pickleball court, a 5-hole putting green, and a pool with a hot tub.
Sellers Raj and Michelle Dhanda bought the house in 2017 for $4 million. Dhanda is a partner and global head of wealth management with Ares Wealth Management Solutions.
The Shane L. Cordes Revocable Trust and Jennifer Lynn Cordes Revocable Trust purchased the home.
The home at 4711 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village. (Courtesy REColorado)
4711 S. Downing St. in Cherry Hills Village: $7.5 million
Listing/buyer’s agent: The Gina Lorenzen and Kara Couzens Team at Kentwood Real Estate DTC
Details: The sale of this 9,049-square-foot mansion with six bedrooms and nine baths was entered for comp purposes.Â
The Michael Geoffrey Kennedy Trust and the Kelly Gallagher Kennedy Trust sold the mansion to Bradley and Sara Corr. Bradley Corr is a gynecological oncologist at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Sara Corr is an internal medicine doctor.
The Kennedys bought the mansion for $3.4 million in 2012.
The home at 5280 S. University Blvd. in Greenwood Village. (Courtesy Eric Broadfoot)
5280 S. University Blvd. in Greenwood Village: $7 million
Listing agent: Anne Dresser Kocur with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: Sallie E. Grewe with Kentwood Real Estate DTC
Details: The sale of 5280 S. University Blvd. includes two of the three properties Susan Morrice combined to create an idyllic escape in the middle of the Denver metro.Â
The oil executive, who plans to spend more time in Belize, initially listed the three properties for $21 million in 2021 before removing them in July 2022. She listed them again in 2023 for $18.4 million.Â
The initial listing included:
5280 S. University Blvd. – A 6,615-square-foot adobe home on 7.24 acres.
2711 E. Willamette Lane – Private ponds and horse pasture on over 4 acres zoned for residential building.Â
5260 S. University Blvd. – A 2,535-square-foot Irish farmhouse-style home on 2.24 acres that sold for $1.5 million in 2024.
The $7 million sale, which closed May 1, includes 5280 S. University Blvd. — once the home of the late U.S. Sen. Floyd Haskell, according to the seller — and 2711 E. Willamette Lane.
The property offers the opportunity to subdivide into 2.5-acre parcels, allowing additional custom homes to be developed.Â
Michael Haith and Malinda Hagerman purchased the properties on May 1. Haith owns and is the CEO of Teriyaki Madness, a franchised fast-casual restaurant chain.
The home at 425 Monroe St. in Denver. (Courtesy REColorado)
425 Monroe St. in Denver: $6.9 million
Listing agent: Josh Behr with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: Karen Brinckerhoff with Kentwood Real Estate DTC
Details: This 7,686-square-foot Paul Kobey home, constructed in 2006, was completely renovated in 2024 by designer Mitchell Turnbough. It features walnut hardwood floors and custom-built-ins.
The upper level includes a primary suite with a marble bath, steam shower, dual vanities and three additional en-suite bedrooms. The lower level features a lounge and bar, a Dolby Atmos home theater and a climate-controlled wine cellar.
Additional amenities include a gym, private office, guest suite, attached three-car garage and radiant heated floors.Â
Naeem Ishaq and Cerena Hsieh Ishaq bought the home for $3.2 million in 2020. Naeem Ishaq is the executive vice president, chief financial officer, and chief strategy officer for Checkr, a background check company that provides background screening and workforce monitoring services for businesses of all sizes.
Bryant M. Yunker Jr. and Nancy B. Yunker bought the house.
