Breckenridge Real Estate • Summit County • 705 Discovery Hill Drive
1.79 Acres Above the Elk Course, With a Building Envelope Already Platted
Most of what is left to buy in Breckenridge is either a small lot with a house already crowding it, or a parcel where the view costs you the driveway. This one is 1.79 acres on the uphill side of Discovery Hill Drive, sitting above the Elk Course at Breckenridge Golf Club, looking across the valley at the Tenmile Range. The recorded plat already defines a building envelope, so an architect starts with a known footprint instead of guessing. Water, sewer and electricity are available at the street, the road is paved with twelve month access, and the association runs $150 a year with no metro district stacked on top of it.
I am Tucker Zimmerman, Associate Broker with Slifer Smith & Frampton, and this is my listing. I have flown this lot and walked the street. If you are weighing it against other land in Summit County, call me and I will tell you where it wins and where it does not.
Lot 120, 1.79 acres. The property boundary and building envelope drawn on this image are approximate and for illustration only. They are not a survey. Verify all boundaries, easements and disturbance limits against the recorded plat.
List Price
$1,450,000
Acreage
1.79 Acres
Lot Size
77,972 Sq Ft
Price Per Acre
$810,056
Zoning
Single Family
2025 Taxes
$13,332.84
HOA Dues
$150 / Year
Transfer Tax
1%
Utilities
Water, Sewer, Electric
MLS #
S1071353
What stands out
- 1.79 acres, which is a lot of ground for what is still available in the Highlands at Breckenridge.
- The lot sits above the Elk Course at Breckenridge Golf Club, so the look across the valley to the Tenmile Range is open rather than filtered through the house across the street.
- A building envelope is already shown on the recorded plat. Your architect starts from a defined footprint instead of guessing at the setbacks.
- Public water, public sewer and electricity are available at the street, and the MLS lists natural gas as available.
- Discovery Hill Drive is paved and the listing shows twelve month access, so this is not a summer only building site.
- Association dues are $150 a year to Highlands Park. No resort fee, and the MLS shows no special tax or metro district.
- The lot is next to a public trail easement that ties into the local hiking and mountain biking network. You can see the trail crossing the lower part of the slope in the overhead shots.
- Mature trees through most of the parcel, which is why the neighbors are visible but not on top of you.
Quick overview
- Unimproved single family land, raw, in unincorporated Summit County
- 1.79 acres, approximately 77,972 square feet per the county
- Lot 120, Highlands at Breck Discovery Hill Filing No. 2, Third Amendment Resub of Lots 112 through 142
- Summit County schedule number 6510318
- Zoning: Single Family
- Available utilities: city water, city sewer, electricity; natural gas noted as available
- Water source: municipal and public
- Road: paved, twelve month access, frontage on Discovery Hill Drive
- Documents on file: building envelope
- 2025 taxes: $13,332.84. Association: Highlands Park at $150 per year. Transfer tax: 1 percent
- MLS S1071353, listed August 28, 2026. Possession at delivery of deed
All figures come from the MLS detail sheet and Summit County records. Buyer to verify acreage, zoning, utilities, fees and taxes independently.
What is actually platted here
The two images below carry the approximate parcel boundary in orange and the platted disturbance envelope in cyan. The envelope is the part that matters. It is where a house can go, and on this lot it sits toward the street side where the grade is workable and the utilities are close. I measured it off the recorded plat at roughly 9,800 square feet, which is a working number and not a survey figure. Have your architect read the plat before you assume a footprint. The recorded Third Amendment plat is on file and I will send it to you.
The view
The lot sits above the Elk Course at Breckenridge Golf Club, and the open ground of the course is a big part of why the view holds up. You are looking across the valley floor to the Tenmile Range rather than into the back of a neighbor. The Elk nine opened in 2001 and is one of three Nicklaus designed nines at the club, which the Town of Breckenridge owns.
The slope, the trees and the trail
This is a sloping site, which is the honest headline. Slope is what buys the view here, and it is also what drives foundation design, driveway grade and excavation cost. Budget for a geotechnical report early. The overhead shots also show the public trail crossing the lower part of the parcel. That easement is what connects the neighborhood into the local hiking and mountain biking network, and it is disclosed rather than discovered later.
Access and the street
Discovery Hill Drive is paved, county maintained access is shown at twelve months, and the lot has real road frontage rather than a long shared easement. That matters more than people expect in Summit County, where a lot of the cheap land is cheap because of how you get to it in February.
The setting
The Highlands at Breckenridge is an established subdivision of larger lots on the north side of town, off Tiger Road. Downtown Breckenridge is a few miles away. Gold Run Nordic Center runs its winter operation out of the golf clubhouse at 200 Clubhouse Drive, so the same ground you look at in August is groomed Nordic terrain in January.
Plat, envelope and survey documents
Recorded plat with the building envelope
I have the recorded Third Amendment plat showing the platted building envelope, plus full resolution versions of the lot line overlay images. Ask and I will send them. There is no current survey on file, so if corner locations matter to your design, order one during due diligence rather than working off the overlays.
Utilities and site
- City water and city sewer are listed as available, with a municipal and public water source.
- Electricity is available at the street. The MLS remarks also list natural gas as available.
- Tap fees are shown as unknown on the listing. Treat them as an open buyer cost until you have written numbers.
- Mineral rights are shown as unknown, which is normal for this area and worth a title review.
- There is no aesthetic water feature on the parcel and no irrigated acreage.
- Access is paved and open twelve months a year.
Costs and carrying
- List price $1,450,000, which works out to about $810,056 per acre.
- 2025 taxes of $13,332.84.
- Highlands Park association dues of $150 per year.
- One percent transfer tax at closing.
- No resort or neighborhood fee, and no special tax or metro district shown on the listing.
- Tap fees, service line runs, driveway, and any required geotechnical work are buyer costs and are not included above.
What I tell buyers about land at this elevation
One of the biggest mistakes I see on land purchases is treating utilities available as utilities paid for. They are not the same thing. Tap fees for water and sewer, the service line run from the street into your envelope, the driveway, and any electric extension are all buyer cost, and none of them are small at 9,000 feet. On this listing the tap fee status is shown as unknown, which means it is your job to nail down. Get written numbers from the water and sanitation providers and a real site cost estimate from a builder during your inspection period, not after it.
The second thing worth saying plainly is the tax bill. $13,332.84 on a vacant lot looks wrong next to what the finished house down the street pays, and there is a reason for it. Colorado assesses vacant land as nonresidential property at 27 percent of actual value for 2025, while residential property is assessed at roughly 6.25 percent for local government and 7.05 percent for schools. The classification changes when the home is built. Verify the current rates and your projected bill with the Summit County Assessor before you rely on any of it.
Questions people ask about this lot
How big is Lot 120 at 705 Discovery Hill Drive?
It is 1.79 acres, roughly 77,972 square feet per Summit County records.
What is the price?
$1,450,000, which is about $810,056 per acre.
Is there a building envelope?
Yes. A building envelope is shown on the recorded plat and the plat is on file with the listing. Ask me for a copy.
Are utilities available at the lot?
City water, city sewer and electricity are listed as available, and the MLS remarks list natural gas as available. Tap fees are shown as unknown and are a buyer cost to verify.
What are the HOA dues?
$150 per year to the Highlands Park association. The listing shows no resort fee and no special tax or metro district.
What are the property taxes?
$13,332.84 for tax year 2025.
Is there a transfer tax?
Yes, one percent.
Why are the taxes so high on a vacant lot?
Colorado assesses vacant land as nonresidential property, at 27 percent of actual value for 2025, while residential property is assessed at roughly 6.25 percent for local government and 7.05 percent for schools. That difference is most of the reason a lot carries a bill that looks out of line with the house next door. The classification changes once a home is built. Verify current figures with the Summit County Assessor.
Can a home built here be short term rented?
Short term rental in unincorporated Summit County is governed by county rules and by any recorded covenants for the subdivision. Verify both with Summit County and with the association before you count on rental income.
How do I see the property?
It is a drive by. From Highway 9, turn east on Tiger Road, right on Gold Run Road, left on Hamilton Court, then continue right onto Discovery Hill Drive and around the hairpin. The lot is on your left.
What is nearby?
Breckenridge Golf Club sits below the property. It is a 27 hole Jack Nicklaus design and the Town of Breckenridge is the only municipality in the world that owns 27 holes of Nicklaus golf. The Elk nine opened in 2001. Gold Run Nordic Center operates out of the same clubhouse at 200 Clubhouse Drive. Downtown Breckenridge is a few miles away.
Who is the listing agent?
Tucker Zimmerman, Associate Broker with Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate. Call or text 303-907-9129.
Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate, 400 Main Street, Suite E & F, Frisco CO 80443. I am the listing agent on Lot 120. Call or text with questions about the envelope, the site costs, or how this lot compares to the other land on the market in Summit County.
Call or text 303-907-9129 • Office 970-668-1550 • TZimmerman@slifersummit.com • soldinsummit.com
All photos
Every photo of Lot 120, shot by drone on August 25, 2026. Click any image to open it full screen, then use the arrows to move through the set. Lot line and envelope graphics are approximate and are not a survey.