601 Crow Creek Rd, Girdwood, AK

Name: 601 Crow Creek Rd, For Sale in Girdwood - Zoocasa
Brand: Hayden Outdoors, LLC
SKU: 26-7529
Price: 19950000 USD

House

For Sale

Listed price in listed location currency (USD).

$19,950,000

420

MLS® 26-7529

Overview

Key Facts

Type

Levels Residential

Size -

Garage

Taxes $2,700

Days Active 0

Lot Size 53 Acres

Approx. Age 1898

MLS® Number 26-7529

Property Address: 601 Crow Creek Rd, Girdwood, AK, 99587

Average square foot calculated using Size range provided by listing agent.

Description

A once-in-a-lifetime offering. For more than five decades, the Toohey family has stewarded Crow Creek Historic Gold Mine, a National Register landmark in the upper Girdwood Valley and one of Alaska's most authentic and recognizable properties. Now, for the first time ever on the open market, this extraordinary holding is offered for sale. A once-in-a-lifetime offering. For more than five decades, the Toohey family has stewarded Crow Creek Historic Gold Mine, a National Register landmark in the upper Girdwood Valley and one of Alaska's most authentic and recognizable properties. Now, for the first time ever on the open market, this extraordinary holding is offered for sale. Set in the upper Girdwood Valley, Crow Creek is the area's only large, privately held development property. The offering is 53 fee-simple acres at the base of the Chugach Mountains, along the lower reach of Crow Creek just above its confluence with Glacier Creek. It conveys with full surface and subsurface rights and no split estate, carries National Register of Historic Places status, and holds a property-specific GCR-3 zoning designation created for Crow Creek by the Municipality of Anchorage. Bordered on three sides by Chugach National Forest, its viewshed and wilderness character are permanently protected. More than half the acreage is buildable, a rare profile in the floodplain-constrained Girdwood corridor, with the balance providing buffer, viewshed protection, and direct creek frontage. The zoning is the defining advantage. GCR-3, Commercial Recreation, was written specifically for this parcel. In plain terms, it authorizes overnight lodging, an owner residence, commercial retail, weddings and events, social and recreational activities, recreational and small commercial mining, and overnight camping, all concurrently on the same property. That removes the entitlement risk that usually defines a mixed-use project, because the foundational use authorization is already in place. Expansion and new construction proceed through the area master plan process administered by the Municipality. Buildable ground is the scarce commodity in Girdwood, where steep terrain and floodplain limits leave little room to grow. A single parcel with this much developable acreage and a use authorization already granted is something the corridor cannot reproduce. Because growth runs through the area master plan process rather than a rezoning fight, a buyer can phase construction against demand, adding lodging, event, or residential capacity as the valley's year-round visitor base expands. The same flexibility supports a patient hold: carry the property at its current scale while the surrounding resort economy matures around it. The original infrastructure remains intact and protected as authorized current uses under GCR-3. Improvements include restored historic structures among the oldest surviving buildings in the greater Anchorage area, along with period mining equipment, artifacts, and outbuildings. Original cabins, a bunkhouse, and a mess hall anchor the historic core; a gift shop and visitor reception building serve daily operations; owner residence accommodations are integrated; and manicured grounds and gardens frame the established wedding and event venue. Visitor parking and RV and tent camping complete the footprint. The historic structures qualify for federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives on certified rehabilitation, a meaningful advantage for a buyer pursuing lodging, events, residential development, or a strategic hold. Crow Creek arrives as a working foundation rather than raw land. For decades it has hosted heritage tours, gold panning, weddings, salmon bakes, camping, and educational programs, with the gift shop, visitor reception building, parking, and event grounds already established and the name recognized across Alaska. Recent ownership has prioritized preservation over growth, so present-day activity understates what a buyer inherits: built infrast

MLS® Number26-7529

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Central VacNo

FireplaceNo

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Garage

Approx. Age1898

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DrivewayNone

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