307 E Sopris Drive, Basalt, CO 81621

Perched above downtown Basalt with views straight over the rooftops and into the valley, this is the kind of address that becomes the backdrop for a family's best years.

The previous owners will tell you about the bears -- the large, mature trees in the backyard that drew them in close enough to watch from the kitchen window. About the winters spent sledding in the yard and the forts that lived under those same trees through every season. This is 3,399 square feet with enough room to roam, grow, and spread out -- four bedrooms, three and a half baths, and a layout that gives everyone space without losing the feeling of home.

Walk to downtown Basalt for your morning coffee. Walk back for dinner. Catch a summer concert without moving your car. The town is literally below you -- and that kind of walkability is rare in this valley.

Properties at this elevation above a walkable downtown core don't come available often in Basalt. When they do, they don't last.