STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ski towns are all about lifestyle. Everyone’s focused on outdoor living, and the local economies are support systems for all the fun. But virtualization – the ability to do business and connect with colleagues and customers from almost anywhere – is transforming the workplace and workforce in these remote mountain villages known more for vacations than vocations. Steamboat’s newest and largest office building, which celebrated its groundbreaking last week, illustrates this expanding live/work culture in once isolated, rural and mostly recreational environments.
“We’re a long away from Wall Street, but an alternative investment management firm is digging in here in Steamboat, and will do business around the world in a state-of-the-art office building at the foot of one of the best ski mountains in North America,” said Brandt Vanderbosch, founder of Steamboat’s Vertical Arts Architecture and chief architect on the 30,000-square-foot, four-story Deer Park Office Building, just a stone’s throw from the base-area gondola. “The extension of balanced lifestyle and professional performance has been integrated into every aspect of our strategic planning and design process.”
“Our new building will further enhance our ability to do business around the world, connecting with global markets in real-time, all the time,” said Michael Craig-Scheckman, CEO and portfolio manager of the Deer Park Road Corp. (DPRC), which ranked No. 8 in Barron’s Top-100 Hedge Funds last year. “We’re raising families, running a successful company, and enjoying the lifestyle and relaxed atmosphere that most people in our profession only dream about. This building will accentuate our values, and our synergies with Vertical Arts, a team that not only shares our dedication to work/life balance, but who also ‘get it’ in engaging with passion and professionalism on a very complex project.”
The building will include a trading floor for the DPRC team, a restaurant and underground parking. Ski and bike storage, gym, substantial outdoor deck and of course spectacular mountain views all around showcase Steamboat’s thriving work/life culture where sophisticated commerce combines with natural beauty and ski-town lifestyle. “With today’s reality of remote, high-speed, cloud-based connections, we relish the idea of being the location-neutral, ‘anti-Wall Street’ firm with a team of ‘A’ players, right here in one of the best small towns in America,” said Craig-Scheckman.