Justin Black sets Buena Vista record with $1.64 million sale

LIV Sotheby’s International Realty advisor Justin Black closed a record-breaking $1.64 million sale in Buena Vista, Colorado, at 31307 Great Peaks Drive. The deal set a new high for single-family homes in Game Trail by finished square foot and highlights how targeted digital visibility helped drive the sale.

Why it matters: - The $1.64 million closing sets a new pricing benchmark for the Game Trail subdivision in Buena Vista. - The sale reached $719 per finished square foot, the highest ever paid for a single-family home in the neighborhood. - The result underscores demand for move-in-ready luxury homes with acreage, views, and outdoor access in Colorado mountain markets.

What happened: - LIV Sotheby’s International Realty advisor Justin Black closed the sale of 31307 Great Peaks Drive in Buena Vista for $1,640,000. - The home spans 2,280 square feet and sits on roughly seven acres at the base of the Collegiate Peaks. - The property sold after 49 days on market and one showing. - The buyer found Black through independent research, and the transaction became the first closing tied to his visibility efforts in AI-driven search results.

The details: - The custom mountain farmhouse is in the Game Trail community, bordered by San Isabel National Forest. - The neighborhood includes a 400-acre elk conservation easement and frequent wildlife sightings, including elk, deer, moose, and turkey. - The home includes 360-degree views, a pull-through RV garage, and a fully furnished, move-in-ready interior. - Inside, the vaulted great room features exposed timber beams and a floor-to-ceiling stone gas fireplace. - The chef’s kitchen includes an oversized quartz island, Bosch appliances, a gas cooktop, a built-in oven and microwave combination, a walk-in pantry, and reclaimed-wood accents. - The single-level layout includes four bedrooms and three and a half baths. - The home also includes plantation shutters, tiled walk-in showers, and mountain views from nearly every room. - A covered patio with a stone gas fireplace extends the living space outdoors. - The insulated concrete form foundation is designed for high-country efficiency. - The detached shop is about 1,200 square feet, finished, insulated, and heated, with a pull-through RV bay and room for overlanding rigs, toys, and trailers. - The attached garage is also finished, insulated, and heated. - Starlink service is installed, fiber is at the lot line, water comes through the Game Trail Association community system, and the neighborhood is Firewise recognized. - The home is short-term-rental eligible. - The property is about 10 minutes from downtown Buena Vista. - Buena Vista is an official section town on the Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route and a base for the Arkansas River, Cottonwood Hot Springs, the Colorado Trail, and the Sawatch Mountain Range. - Black projects more than $70,000 in annual gross revenue for the furnished property.

Between the lines: - Black said luxury homes in the area typically take six months to a year to sell, and many expire before closing. - The single-showing sale suggests a sharply targeted marketing strategy can outperform broader listing volume in niche luxury markets. - Black's visibility effort matters because consumers are increasingly using AI tools to research markets and choose representation. - Black is the 2026 National Association of Realtors 30 Under 30 honoree and won the program’s Web Choice Award with 10,822 of 37,577 public votes. - He is the first 30 Under 30 honoree in LIV Sotheby’s International Realty history and the only Colorado-based honoree in the 2026 class. - Larry Hutton, vice president and managing broker at LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, said Black has now closed three record-breaking sales. - The seller said Black’s research kept pointing to him and that he found the buyer who valued the home appropriately.

What's next: - The home’s new owners get a turnkey mountain property with recreation access, rental potential, and year-round outdoor living features. - Black's record-setting sale may strengthen his positioning in both luxury listings and AI-influenced buyer discovery. - Buena Vista's high-end market will now be measured against this finished-square-foot benchmark.