The JonBenet Ramsey House
749 15TH ST
Boulder, CO 80302
MLS ID# 471850
For sale again! MANY different owners since the murder....why don't the owners stay in this house very long.....?
JonBenet was murdered in this Boulder home in 1996
JonBenet Ramsey house back on market for $2.68M
By Alicia Wallace
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The former Ramsey home on 15th Street in the University Hill area of Boulder is back on the market.
Ramsey house timeline:
November 1991 — John and Patsy Ramsey buy the house at 755 15th St. for $500,000.
Dec. 26, 1996 — JonBenet Ramsey is found dead in the basement of the home. Her family never spends another night
there.
February 1998 — A group of investors buys the home for $650,000, pledging to resell it and donate profits to the JonBenet
Ramsey Children’s Foundation.
1999-2001 — E.J. “Doc” Kreis, the University of Colorado’s speed, strength and conditioning coach, rents the house before
being fired and moving to California.
June 2001 — The address is changed to 749 15th St.
May 2004 — Tim and Carol Milner buy the house for $1.05 million.
July 2008 — The house is listed for sale at $2.68 million
Source: Camera archives
www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/jul/02/ramsey-house-back-market/
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The house where JonBenet Ramsey’s body was discovered nearly 12 years ago is back on the market.
The 7,092-square-foot, four-story house at 749 15th St. — the former home of John and Patsy Ramsey, whose 6-year-old
daughter was murdered and found in the home’s basement on Dec. 26, 1996 — recently was posted on the public listings
for $2.68 million.
The listing price is more than double its $1.05 million sale in 2004, and is comparable to or slightly more expensive than
other similar-sized houses on the market in the neighborhood, according to local real estate data. During the past six
months, 11 houses in the neighboring area sold at prices between $1 million and $3 million. Of those 11, two sold for more
than $2.5 million.
Thirty-seven other neighboring homes, in the $1 million to $3 million price range, are active on the market. Three homes
are listed higher than the 749 15th St. asking price.
When it comes to real estate stigmatized by past crimes and catastrophes, time sometimes can be a healer in terms of
market value, said Randall Bell, an appraiser, economist and nationally known expert on damaged real estate.
Bell, a principal of Bell Anderson & Sanders LLC, has consulted on economic damages caused by crime scenes including
JonBenet Ramsey’s home, the Heaven’s Gate Mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and the Nicole Brown Simpson
condominium in Los Angeles.
“Emotionally, it may not go away, but in terms of real estate values, it does go away,” Bell said, noting that the Beverly Hills
house where actress Sharon Tate was stabbed to death in 1969 sold for its full value 20 years later.
Generally speaking, Bell said, it takes about seven years for values and the neighboring area “to get back to normal.”
A house with a sordid past “will bother some people, but it won’t bother others,” he added. “As time goes on, the situation
gets better.”
John and Patsy Ramsey purchased the house, then known as 755 15th St., for $500,000 in 1991, according to Boulder
County assessor records. In 1998, the Ramseys sold the house for $650,000 to a group of investors, who pledged to resell
it and donate profits to the JonBenet Ramsey Children’s Foundation. In 1999, E.J. “Doc” Kreis, a University of Colorado
strength and conditioning coach, rented the house for two years.
In 2004, Tim Milner and his wife, Carol Schuller Milner — the daughter of “Hour of Power” televangelist Robert A. Schuller
— purchased the home for $1.05 million.
When the Milners bought the Tudor-style home, Tim Milner told the Camera that the house’s size made it seem like a
“perfect fit” for him, his wife and four children.
A year-and-a-half later, a for-sale sign appeared in front of 749 15th St.
At the time, Tim Milner told a reporter that the value of his home dropped when news stories or television features appeared
about the JonBenet killing. Milner also complained about a continuous stream of onlookers and sight-seers who would stop
and sometimes take pictures in front of the house’s gated exterior.
The Milners, who live and work in California, could not be reached for comment for this article.
A year later — when John Mark Karr was arrested as a suspect in the JonBenet crime — a Florida newspaper reported that
the house had been pulled off the market. A 36-year-old Florida man, who reportedly signed a contract to purchase the
home for $1.7 million, claimed to the paper that his deal had fallen through.
Karr was later exonerated of the crime when his DNA did not match crime-scene evidence.
A few days ago, the Ramsey house was back on the selling block. Listed by Colorado Landmark Realtors and its founder
Joel Ripmaster — who brokered past sales of the house — 749 15th St. is touted as a “spectacular 1920s home on (a)
large lot with incredible trees and landscaping in the coveted University Hill district.”
A slide show of pictures on the property’s Web site show a handful of rooms in the spacious house: a serenely staged
dining room; stainless steel appliances that sit among stark, black cabinetry; a master bedroom with vaulted ceilings and a
fireplace.
The basement, which is listed as a “Rec. Room” on the property detail, is not pictured.
Ripmaster did not return calls seeking comment.
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{{{ Note: I do not know whether or not the Ramsey house is haunted.
I have it listed on my website because it is a widely-publicized and stigmatized property where a murder took place. }}}
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August 5, 2006
The Rocky Mountain News
The former home of JonBenet Ramsey in Boulder was included this week in a Wall Street Journal story about "stigmatized
properties." The home, on 15th Street, is on the market for $1.7 million.
But the home has lost some of its stigma.
The Journal reports that the home has had three different owners since the girl's death 10 years ago. During that time the
sale price has appreciated 60 percent.
That's pretty good, even in Boulder where prices are inflated. Tim and Carol Milner paid $1.05 million for the 6,866- square-
foot Tudor-style property in 2004. The couple is moving to California, and the home is again on the market.
"There's no doubt that some people will be put off by the home's history," Carol Milner told the Journal. But it's easy enough
to get over, she adds.
"I really believe that, like we did, the people who ultimately buy this home will simply appreciate the property and not worry
too much about all the headlines."
The room in the basement of the home where JonBenet's body was found has been walled off.
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www.cohomefinder.com/p/80302/606702.htm
749 15th St Boulder, CO 80302
$2,680,000 - 7092 sf, 5 bed 8 bath, 1927 Single Family
MLS Number: 572750
Listing Status: Active
Spectacular 1920s home on large lot with incredible trees & landscaping in the coveted University Hill district. Updated
throughout while maintaining historic character. Gourmet kitchen with Wolf range, walk-in refrigerator/ freezer, granite
counters. Also features leaded glass windows, 3 fireplaces, butler's pantry with stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors,
large private master with fireplace, his/ her closets & Flatiron views. See link for more photos.
PLEASE SEE EXTRAS FOR SHOWING INFO.
Subdivision: University Place
Property Type: Single Family
Year Built: 1927
HOA Fee: None Listed
Zoning: Res
Property Tax: $8,786
Tax Year: 2007
Total Square Feet: 7,092
Finished Square Feet: 5,867
Finished Square Feet with Basement: 7,092
Beds: 5
Baths: 8
Full Baths: 5
1/2 Baths: 3
Car Spaces: 2
Garage Type: Attached
Land Size: .25-.5 Acre
Lot Size: 11,377
Acres: 0.26
County: Boulder
Total Square Feet: 7,092
Finished Square Feet without Basement: 5,867
Finished Square Feet with Basement: 7,092
Main Level Square Feet: 2,344
Upper Level Square Feet: 2,021
Basement Square Feet: 1,225
Listing broker representing seller: Colo Landmark-christie's Ge-b
MLS Listing Source: IRES
Description: Deciduous Trees,Evergreen Trees,House/Lot Faces E,Within City Limits
Style: Four-Level
Type: Tudor
Inclusions: Bar Refrigerator,Dishwasher,Double Oven,Down-draft Range,Garage Door Opener,Gas Range/Oven,
Refrigerator,Window Coverings,Smoke Alarm(s)
Design Features:Bay or Bow Window,Cathedral/Vaulted Ceilings,Eat-in Kitchen,Fire Alarm,Separate Dining Room,Walk-in
Closet,Washer/Dryer Hookups,Wet Bar,Wood Windows,Workshop
Outdoor Features:Balcony,Deck,Lawn Sprinkler System,Patio
Laundry Location: Upper Level
Elementary School: Flatirons
Middle School: Manhattan
High School: Boulder
School District: Bldr Valley Dist Re2
Construction: Brick/brick Veneer
Basement Foundation: Full Basement
Cooling: Attic Fan,Ceiling Fan,Central Air Conditioning,Evaporative C
Heating: Radiant Heat
Fireplaces: 2+ Fireplaces,Living Room Fireplace,Master Bedroom Fireplace
Directions: From Broadway, West on Baseline to 15th Street, North on 15th Street to property on West side.
http://ihomefinder.com/idx/detail.cfm?cid=4081&bid=66&pid=572750
Colorado Landmark Realtors: www.coloradolandmark.com
Broker: Joel Ripmaster:: JoelRipmaster@coloradolandmark.com
303.443.3377
Interesting link: http://www.longmontfyi.com/ramsey/
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749 15TH ST
Boulder, CO 80302
MLS ID# 471850
For sale again! MANY different owners since the murder....why don't the owners stay in this house very long.....?
JonBenet was murdered in this Boulder home in 1996
JonBenet Ramsey house back on market for $2.68M
By Alicia Wallace
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The former Ramsey home on 15th Street in the University Hill area of Boulder is back on the market.
Ramsey house timeline:
November 1991 — John and Patsy Ramsey buy the house at 755 15th St. for $500,000.
Dec. 26, 1996 — JonBenet Ramsey is found dead in the basement of the home. Her family never spends another night
there.
February 1998 — A group of investors buys the home for $650,000, pledging to resell it and donate profits to the JonBenet
Ramsey Children’s Foundation.
1999-2001 — E.J. “Doc” Kreis, the University of Colorado’s speed, strength and conditioning coach, rents the house before
being fired and moving to California.
June 2001 — The address is changed to 749 15th St.
May 2004 — Tim and Carol Milner buy the house for $1.05 million.
July 2008 — The house is listed for sale at $2.68 million
Source: Camera archives
www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/jul/02/ramsey-house-back-market/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The house where JonBenet Ramsey’s body was discovered nearly 12 years ago is back on the market.
The 7,092-square-foot, four-story house at 749 15th St. — the former home of John and Patsy Ramsey, whose 6-year-old
daughter was murdered and found in the home’s basement on Dec. 26, 1996 — recently was posted on the public listings
for $2.68 million.
The listing price is more than double its $1.05 million sale in 2004, and is comparable to or slightly more expensive than
other similar-sized houses on the market in the neighborhood, according to local real estate data. During the past six
months, 11 houses in the neighboring area sold at prices between $1 million and $3 million. Of those 11, two sold for more
than $2.5 million.
Thirty-seven other neighboring homes, in the $1 million to $3 million price range, are active on the market. Three homes
are listed higher than the 749 15th St. asking price.
When it comes to real estate stigmatized by past crimes and catastrophes, time sometimes can be a healer in terms of
market value, said Randall Bell, an appraiser, economist and nationally known expert on damaged real estate.
Bell, a principal of Bell Anderson & Sanders LLC, has consulted on economic damages caused by crime scenes including
JonBenet Ramsey’s home, the Heaven’s Gate Mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and the Nicole Brown Simpson
condominium in Los Angeles.
“Emotionally, it may not go away, but in terms of real estate values, it does go away,” Bell said, noting that the Beverly Hills
house where actress Sharon Tate was stabbed to death in 1969 sold for its full value 20 years later.
Generally speaking, Bell said, it takes about seven years for values and the neighboring area “to get back to normal.”
A house with a sordid past “will bother some people, but it won’t bother others,” he added. “As time goes on, the situation
gets better.”
John and Patsy Ramsey purchased the house, then known as 755 15th St., for $500,000 in 1991, according to Boulder
County assessor records. In 1998, the Ramseys sold the house for $650,000 to a group of investors, who pledged to resell
it and donate profits to the JonBenet Ramsey Children’s Foundation. In 1999, E.J. “Doc” Kreis, a University of Colorado
strength and conditioning coach, rented the house for two years.
In 2004, Tim Milner and his wife, Carol Schuller Milner — the daughter of “Hour of Power” televangelist Robert A. Schuller
— purchased the home for $1.05 million.
When the Milners bought the Tudor-style home, Tim Milner told the Camera that the house’s size made it seem like a
“perfect fit” for him, his wife and four children.
A year-and-a-half later, a for-sale sign appeared in front of 749 15th St.
At the time, Tim Milner told a reporter that the value of his home dropped when news stories or television features appeared
about the JonBenet killing. Milner also complained about a continuous stream of onlookers and sight-seers who would stop
and sometimes take pictures in front of the house’s gated exterior.
The Milners, who live and work in California, could not be reached for comment for this article.
A year later — when John Mark Karr was arrested as a suspect in the JonBenet crime — a Florida newspaper reported that
the house had been pulled off the market. A 36-year-old Florida man, who reportedly signed a contract to purchase the
home for $1.7 million, claimed to the paper that his deal had fallen through.
Karr was later exonerated of the crime when his DNA did not match crime-scene evidence.
A few days ago, the Ramsey house was back on the selling block. Listed by Colorado Landmark Realtors and its founder
Joel Ripmaster — who brokered past sales of the house — 749 15th St. is touted as a “spectacular 1920s home on (a)
large lot with incredible trees and landscaping in the coveted University Hill district.”
A slide show of pictures on the property’s Web site show a handful of rooms in the spacious house: a serenely staged
dining room; stainless steel appliances that sit among stark, black cabinetry; a master bedroom with vaulted ceilings and a
fireplace.
The basement, which is listed as a “Rec. Room” on the property detail, is not pictured.
Ripmaster did not return calls seeking comment.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
{{{ Note: I do not know whether or not the Ramsey house is haunted.
I have it listed on my website because it is a widely-publicized and stigmatized property where a murder took place. }}}
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
August 5, 2006
The Rocky Mountain News
The former home of JonBenet Ramsey in Boulder was included this week in a Wall Street Journal story about "stigmatized
properties." The home, on 15th Street, is on the market for $1.7 million.
But the home has lost some of its stigma.
The Journal reports that the home has had three different owners since the girl's death 10 years ago. During that time the
sale price has appreciated 60 percent.
That's pretty good, even in Boulder where prices are inflated. Tim and Carol Milner paid $1.05 million for the 6,866- square-
foot Tudor-style property in 2004. The couple is moving to California, and the home is again on the market.
"There's no doubt that some people will be put off by the home's history," Carol Milner told the Journal. But it's easy enough
to get over, she adds.
"I really believe that, like we did, the people who ultimately buy this home will simply appreciate the property and not worry
too much about all the headlines."
The room in the basement of the home where JonBenet's body was found has been walled off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
www.cohomefinder.com/p/80302/606702.htm
749 15th St Boulder, CO 80302
$2,680,000 - 7092 sf, 5 bed 8 bath, 1927 Single Family
MLS Number: 572750
Listing Status: Active
Spectacular 1920s home on large lot with incredible trees & landscaping in the coveted University Hill district. Updated
throughout while maintaining historic character. Gourmet kitchen with Wolf range, walk-in refrigerator/ freezer, granite
counters. Also features leaded glass windows, 3 fireplaces, butler's pantry with stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors,
large private master with fireplace, his/ her closets & Flatiron views. See link for more photos.
PLEASE SEE EXTRAS FOR SHOWING INFO.
Subdivision: University Place
Property Type: Single Family
Year Built: 1927
HOA Fee: None Listed
Zoning: Res
Property Tax: $8,786
Tax Year: 2007
Total Square Feet: 7,092
Finished Square Feet: 5,867
Finished Square Feet with Basement: 7,092
Beds: 5
Baths: 8
Full Baths: 5
1/2 Baths: 3
Car Spaces: 2
Garage Type: Attached
Land Size: .25-.5 Acre
Lot Size: 11,377
Acres: 0.26
County: Boulder
Total Square Feet: 7,092
Finished Square Feet without Basement: 5,867
Finished Square Feet with Basement: 7,092
Main Level Square Feet: 2,344
Upper Level Square Feet: 2,021
Basement Square Feet: 1,225
Listing broker representing seller: Colo Landmark-christie's Ge-b
MLS Listing Source: IRES
Description: Deciduous Trees,Evergreen Trees,House/Lot Faces E,Within City Limits
Style: Four-Level
Type: Tudor
Inclusions: Bar Refrigerator,Dishwasher,Double Oven,Down-draft Range,Garage Door Opener,Gas Range/Oven,
Refrigerator,Window Coverings,Smoke Alarm(s)
Design Features:Bay or Bow Window,Cathedral/Vaulted Ceilings,Eat-in Kitchen,Fire Alarm,Separate Dining Room,Walk-in
Closet,Washer/Dryer Hookups,Wet Bar,Wood Windows,Workshop
Outdoor Features:Balcony,Deck,Lawn Sprinkler System,Patio
Laundry Location: Upper Level
Elementary School: Flatirons
Middle School: Manhattan
High School: Boulder
School District: Bldr Valley Dist Re2
Construction: Brick/brick Veneer
Basement Foundation: Full Basement
Cooling: Attic Fan,Ceiling Fan,Central Air Conditioning,Evaporative C
Heating: Radiant Heat
Fireplaces: 2+ Fireplaces,Living Room Fireplace,Master Bedroom Fireplace
Directions: From Broadway, West on Baseline to 15th Street, North on 15th Street to property on West side.
http://ihomefinder.com/idx/detail.cfm?cid=4081&bid=66&pid=572750
Colorado Landmark Realtors: www.coloradolandmark.com
Broker: Joel Ripmaster:: JoelRipmaster@coloradolandmark.com
303.443.3377
Interesting link: http://www.longmontfyi.com/ramsey/
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