Snowmass Center getting a face-lift

If youve gone grocery shopping lately in Snowmass Village, you probably noticed some construction at the Snowmass Center.

Related Colorado is giving the property an exterior remodel, the first its had since opening in 1979. The project has been under way for about three weeks and will wrap up in about another three, according to company President Dwayne Romero.

Snow and rain in May slowed the project down a bit initially.

Its all weather-dependent, obviously, Romero said.

Much of the remodel focuses on the siding. At certain elevations, the sun has beaten the siding, causing it to bow and its paint to chip. Those portions are being covered with battens, or panels.

In other elevations, which have not been beat by the sun, clearly it was just a scraping and tuneup of trim and then a repaint, Romero said.

The remodel also will repair trim around the whole building and add new paint, awnings, signage and lighting for the signage, Romero said. The color scheme is similar to that of neighboring Town Hall and other buildings in Snowmass Village, which was something resident Rick Griffin, who works in the building, said he particularly likes.

I think theyve done a really good job of upgrading the center from the center that they bought, Griffin said of the current remodel as well as the replacement of the retaining wall in the parking lot and other improvements made.

Were doing what we can, Romero said. The market and the economys not there to come down and just knock this whole building over. And we admit that its been awhile. This thing is long overdue for these types of improvements. But weve been kind of able to save our nickels and now are getting into it where we can start reinvesting a little bit more aggressively.

Barb Wickes, owner of Sundance Liquor, an original tenant of the building, said she was excited about the changes.

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Snowmass Center getting a face-lift