1. Vail’s Front Door
Vail
$140 million
Owner: Vail Resorts
Development Co.
General Contractor: Hyder Construction Inc.
Architect: 4240 Architecture
Engineer: Monroe & Newell Engineers
Among the Subcontractors: Baker Concrete
Start: April 2006
Finish: Feb. 2009

This 250,000-sq-ft complex includes two levels of underground parking, loading dock and a mountain access tunnel, 13 private residences with private garages, a skier services facility, a skier club and hotel spa and rooms addition.

2. Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa
Avon
$136.3 million
Owner: East West Partners
General Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Co.
Architect: OZ Architecture
Engineers: Alpine Engineering, Architectural Energy Corp., Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers, Bornengineering, Galasource, S.A. Miro Inc., Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Among the Subcontractors: GE Johnson Earthworks, Gallegos Corp., Ludvik Electric, Midwest Drywall, Rocky Mountain Prestress
Start: Sept. 2006
Finish: Jan. 2009

Located at the base of Beaver Creek Resort, the Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa consists of 490,000 sq ft with 291 residential units, a spa and fitness center, full-service restaurant, meeting facilities, offices and underground parking.

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3. One Steamboat Place
Steamboat Springs
$136 million
Owner: Timbers Resorts
General Contractor: Haselden Construction
Architect: RNL
Engineer: KL&A Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: Encore Electric, RK Mechanical, LPR Construction, Delmc, NDF, QM Co., Gold Plane Millwork, Allied Flooring
Start: June 2007 Finish: Nov. 2009

This project is among the first new developmets of the Steamboat Ski and Resort. Located adjacent to the gondola, the resort will include 80 private, luxury residences with two levels of parking, along with retail and commercial space, restaurants, boutiques, members-only lounge, fitness facilities and a state-of-the-art spa.

4. Capella at Telluride
Telluride
$110.1 million
Owner: RAL Co.
General Contractors: Shaw Construction, McHugh Construction JV
Architects: Ivins Design Group
Engineers: CTL Thompson Inc., Martin/Martin Inc., Hadji & Associates Inc., McGlamery Structural Group
Among the Subcontractors: Alpine Lumber, Zimmerman Metals, Red River Windows & Doors
Start: Sept. 2006 Finish: June 2009

This 148-unit, five-star luxury hotel and residential projects includes a spa, pool, fitness center and retail facilities.

5. Embassy Suites & Conference Center
Loveland
$85 million
Owner: John Q. Hammons
General Contractor: Killian Western LLC
Architect: Butler, Rosenbury & Partners
Engineers: Malone, Finkle, Eckhardt & Collins Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: FAS Systems Group, CCC Radio, VFC Lightning Protection
Start: June 2007 Finish: March 2009

This project consists of a nine-story, 263-room hotel with attached conference center. The hotel portion includes full-height atrium, and the conference center can be configured to accommodate groups of people from 25 to 1,000.