A 453-acre mountain compound complete with a helipad, an airstrip, and a 10-stall equestrian center has hit the market in Indian Hills for $30 million, a price that would shatter every prior residential sales record in the Denver metro area. The property, known as Tall Timber, sits at 4095 Lakota Road and is owned by Gina Vecchiarelli, daughter of the late Leprino Foods founder Jim Leprino.
According to The Real Deal, the compound includes two full residences: a Summit Estate with four bedrooms, eight bathrooms, an eight-car garage, and 11,200 square feet of living space, plus a Legacy Estate spanning 17,200 square feet across three living levels with six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and a six-car garage. The property also includes a separate pool house and guest accommodations, according to the outlet. A sprawling recreation center rounds out the compound, housing an indoor pool, a hot tub, a theater, a game room, a racquetball court, a steam room, a salon, and men’s and women’s locker rooms, per the same report.
An Equestrian Setup Fit for Competition
Outdoors, Tall Timber includes an outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, and full perimeter fencing with guarded access and other security infrastructure, The Real Deal reports. The equestrian center features a 20,000-square-foot indoor riding arena alongside paddocks, tack and wash areas, a riding meadow, and a viewing lounge overlooking the arena. Novella Real Estate lists the property under MLS ID #9072374, with the listing officially going live on August 14, according to Corcoran, which also notes the estate carries annual property taxes of $40,918.
The compound’s self-sufficiency is part of the pitch. Per Zillow, Tall Timber has its own private natural gas infrastructure and a network of paved roads, and is marketed separately through a dedicated site, TallTimberCO.com. The estate sits roughly 35 minutes southwest of downtown Denver, in unincorporated Jefferson County within the Jefferson County R-1 School District, zoned for Parmalee Elementary, West Jefferson Middle, and Conifer High School, according to Realtor.com.
Three Parcels, Three Decades in the Making
The Leprino family assembled Tall Timber over more than a decade, purchasing three separate parcels between 1994 and 2007 for a combined $7.2 million, The Real Deal reports. The Denver Business Journal was the first to report the $30 million listing, according to the same account…