White Elephant Aspen, a landmark luxury hospitality and residential development, opened in June 2026 in Aspen's iconic West End, bringing the renowned White Elephant Resorts brand, celebrated for its Nantucket and Palm Beach properties, to the Rocky Mountains for the first time.
Developed by New England Development, the project transformed the former Hotel Aspen site at 110 West Main Street into a boutique hotel complemented by three luxury townhome chalets on Bleeker Street, each approximately 5,000 square feet, selling for between $25 million and $28 million. All three chalet residences closed in the spring and summer 2026.
Holland & Hart served as Colorado counsel to the developer, working alongside Goulston & Storrs, New England Development's outside general counsel. The firm's Aspen-based real estate team guided the project through a complex condominium formation, purchase and sale negotiations, and the successful closings of all three residences—work that spanned title and survey diligence, condominium declarations, easement agreements, lender coordination, and multi-party closings.
The Holland & Hart team included Justin Nyberg, Emily Maino, Stephanie Holder, Thomas Todd, Timothy Gordon, Shawn Eady, Arthur Hundhausen, Anna Hamp.
The engagement reflects Holland & Hart’s experience guiding hospitality and resort developments through Colorado's mountain-community entitlement and real estate landscape, from structuring through closing.
To learn more, visit the New England Development page here and the White Elephant Aspen page here.