A grand Tudor revival mansion on Circle Drive in Denver's Country Club neighborhood has hit the market for $10.75 million, making it the priciest home listing in the city. Built in 1931 for Denver lawyer Mason A. Lewis, the six-bedroom, nine-bathroom estate has passed through a handful of notable owners over the decades before landing with its current sellers, Steve and Claire Wilson.
According to The Denver Gazette, the home at $10.75 million is now the priciest in the city of Denver. The Gazette reported that Hoster put the home on the market in late September. The property listing on Compass identifies Katie Hoster as the agent handling the sale for LIV Sotheby's International Realty.
The square footage and room counts vary depending on the source. The Denver Gazette describes the home as containing 10,370 square feet on a 0.76-acre site with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, while the MLS record on Compass lists 10,013 square feet of finished living area with six bedrooms and nine baths.
The Wilsons' Ownership
The Wilsons purchased the Tudor in December 2017 for $6.5 million while they were living in Aspen.
Steve Wilson said the couple bought the home after FaceTiming with Hoster.
Historic Details and Modern Upgrades
The mansion, designed by architect Henry A. Koch, retains an array of original details: a carved limestone entrance, leaded-glass windows, half-timber framing, a slate roof and prominent chimneys. Inside, the home includes a living room, grand salon and formal dining room, along with a hand-detailed masonry gas fireplace and a butler's pantry, kitchen and breakfast nook. The Denver Gazette also notes limestone fireplace mantels, custom woodwork and millwork, arched doorframes and leaded glass throughout.
The second floor holds five en-suite bedrooms, with a sixth en-suite bedroom on the third floor alongside storage and a rooftop patio. The primary bedroom includes a private reading room, generous closets and a five-piece bath. The finished lower level, as described on Compass, features an expansive entertaining space with a gas fireplace, kitchenette, craft room, gym, sauna, massage room, three-quarter bath and wine cellar — elsewhere described as a family room, rec room and temperature-controlled wine cellar.
Over their ownership, the Wilsons made a series of upgrades: they replaced appliances, water heaters and air conditioning, upgraded heating and cooling, and installed a whole-home generator and computerized sprinkler system. They also added an industrial-level humidifier and hot water system, a second wine cellar in the garage, backyard fencing, and coded security gates at the front and back of the property. The grounds include a heated driveway and mature trees.
A Hot Season for Denver's Luxury Market
The listing arrives amid what's being called the strongest luxury housing market in the Denver area since 2022, based on data through July reported by The Denver Post. Luxury transactions reached 3,569 through July, up 4.9% year over year, totaling $5.83 billion in sales, up 5.6%. Homes priced at $1 million or more now make up about 14% of all closings in the Denver area.
Even so, homes are sitting on the market a bit longer than earlier in the year — median days on market crept up from 13 in May to 17 in July — though sellers are still fetching 98% to 99% of list price. Christina Ray of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors has said mortgage rates are less of a factor at the high end, where many sales go for cash, according to the Gazette's report.
A Cherry Hills Village estate originally listed for $10 million closed for $7.1 million in July to top that month's residential sales.
