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Fox Crossing
Fox Crossing is the most consistent filing in the Highlands. About 11 parcels, every sold home on Silver Circle, and every one of them a four-bedroom. Sold homes run roughly 3,300 to 5,600 square feet with the middle half between about 3,400 and 4,600 and a median near 4,200. Build dates run 1998 to 2008 with a median year of 2002.
Written by Tucker Zimmerman, Associate Broker with Slifer Smith & Frampton, a Summit County Realtor since 2017 who focuses on luxury real estate in Breckenridge, including the Highlands at Breckenridge.
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Quick Take
Fox Crossing is eleven four-bedroom homes on one street, on one to two acre lots. It's the large-lot, high-consistency corner of the Highlands, and unusually for this community, the filing name actually tells you what you're getting.
It's also scarce. Twelve sales in about twenty-five years is roughly one every two years, so plan on waiting, and on being ready when something does come up.
The Homes
Fox Crossing is the most consistent filing in the Highlands. About 11 parcels, every sold home on Silver Circle, and every one of them a four-bedroom. Sold homes run roughly 3,300 to 5,600 square feet with the middle half between about 3,400 and 4,600 and a median near 4,200. Build dates run 1998 to 2008 with a median year of 2002.
That uniformity is genuinely useful. In most Highlands filings the subdivision name tells you almost nothing about what you're buying. Here it tells you quite a bit, because the homes really are alike in bedroom count, street and general scale. What separates them is lot position, condition, and what's been updated.
Eleven parcels and twelve sales works out to about one transaction every two years. This isn't a filing you shop. It's one you wait for, and then move on quickly when something comes up.
The Acre Lots
The defining feature here is lot size. Parcels run about one to two acres, with 1.11 acres and roughly two acres both appearing in the record. Among Highlands filings that see any regular inventory, this is the large-lot option.
What an acre buys at this elevation is separation and buffer more than usable yard. The practical differences are snow storage, driveway length and how far you are from the nearest structure, and they're worth walking before you commit. A two-acre mountain lot has a different maintenance profile than a standard residential parcel, and most of that difference shows up in winter.
Post and Beam, and the Age Question
Post and beam construction shows up across listings in this filing. It's the heavier timber structural style from the earlier Highlands era rather than the open-glass mountain-modern of the 2010s filings, and it's a real difference in how a home feels and how it gets maintained.
With a median build year of 2002, these homes are past twenty years. Boilers, roofs, decks, windows and exterior finishes are all at or past the point where a first full round of replacement is normal up here. Ask what's been done and when. On a home this age, that answer is most of the purchase decision, and it's the difference between two listings that look identical online.
Interested in Fox Crossing? Eleven parcels means the whole filing turns over about once a decade, so being early is most of the game. I'd be happy to keep an eye on Silver Circle for you and let you know before something reaches the market. 303-907-9129 or TZimmerman@SliferSummit.com
Short-Term Rentals
The Highlands sits inside Town of Breckenridge limits, so the town's short-term rental licensing program and its zone-based caps govern nightly rentals rather than county rules. Covenants in the individual filings can restrict rentals further, and in a single-family golf community those rules are often stricter than buyers expect. Confirm current license availability for the specific parcel and read the filing's covenants before counting on rental income. Start with the Breckenridge short-term rental rules. The zone that applies to a specific parcel can be looked up on the Town of Breckenridge short-term rental zone map.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- One to two acre lots, the large-lot option among filings with any inventory
- Very consistent product, all four-bedroom on a single street
- Post and beam construction through much of the filing
- Real separation between homes
- The filing name actually predicts what you're buying, which is rare here
- Single-family throughout on its own lots
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Things to Consider
- Only about 11 parcels, so listings are rare and you may wait years
- A median build year of 2002 puts major replacements at or past due
- Acreage means more driveway, snow storage and grounds to maintain
- No variety in bedroom count if you need something other than four
- Thin sales history makes pricing harder to support
- Town STR rules and filing covenants may limit nightly rentals
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The Other Highlands Filings
The Highlands at Breckenridge is not one neighborhood. It is a golf community made up of separate filings, each with its own character, lot sizes and build era. All of them are single-family.
- Highlands at Breckenridge – the parent community and the largest single filing at about 311 parcels.
- Highlands at Breckenridge Golf Course – about 52 parcels, built 1996 to 2017, homes around 3,943 square feet.
- Highlands Park – about 108 parcels, built 2001 to 2022, homes around 4,702 square feet.
- Braddock Hill – about 34 parcels, built 2000 to 2018, homes around 4,538 square feet.
- Discovery Hill – about 62 parcels, built 2003 to 2024, homes around 4,679 square feet.
- Gold Run – about 26 parcels, built 2005 to 2021, homes around 3,991 square feet.
- Highlands Glen – about 7 parcels, built 2006 to 2014, homes around 5,498 square feet.
- Discovery Ridge – about 12 parcels, built 2006 to 2019, homes around 4,880 square feet.
- Willow Run – about 4 parcels, built 2002 to 2018, homes around 4,464 square feet.
- The Crescent – about 12 parcels, built 2004 to 2008, homes around 3,335 square feet.
FAQs
How many homes are in Fox Crossing?
County parcel records show about 11 parcels, all single-family, and every sold home is on Silver Circle.
How large are Fox Crossing homes?
Most fall between roughly 3,400 and 4,600 square feet with a median near 4,200, and the full range runs from about 3,300 to 5,600. Every sold home in the filing is a four-bedroom.
How big are the lots in Fox Crossing?
Roughly one to two acres, which makes this the large-lot option among Highlands filings that see any regular inventory.
When was Fox Crossing built?
Sold homes date from 1998 to 2008 with a median year of 2002, so this is earlier Highlands construction and post and beam framing is common.
How often do homes come up for sale here?
Not often. Twelve sales across eleven parcels in about twenty-five years works out to roughly one every two years.
About Tucker Zimmerman
Tucker Zimmerman is an Associate Broker with Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate and has been a licensed Realtor in Summit County, Colorado since 2017. His focus is luxury real estate in Breckenridge and Summit County, including the Highlands at Breckenridge and the other high-end neighborhoods where golf, ski and trail access drive value. He works with buyers and sellers across Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne, Dillon, Keystone, and Copper Mountain. Read Tucker's full bio.
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This page is intended as a local real estate reference. Covenants, HOA rules, rental restrictions, golf club membership terms and pricing can change and vary by parcel. Confirm current details before making a purchase decision.
