The Kindred Resort at Keystone, a mixed-use luxury hotel and residential project located at the base of Keystone Resort, is now in its final stages of development and preparing for a highly anticipated grand opening.
Positioned just 55 feet from the main Keystone ski gondola, Kindred represents a rare combination of prime ski-in, ski-out access, four-season resort amenities, and rural EB-5 eligibility. The project has been designed to serve not only winter ski travelers but also summer visitors, group events, weddings, and corporate retreats; helping to create year-round demand in one of Colorado’s most established mountain destinations.
To provide an on-the-ground update as the project approaches completion, Sam Silverman, Managing Partner of EB5AN, recently visited the site and spoke with Shevy, one of the onsite managers overseeing construction, operations, and pre-opening preparations. Standing just steps from the gondola, with the nearly finished resort visible behind them, the conversation offered insight into construction progress, market reception, and what sets Kindred apart in the competitive mountain hospitality landscape.
Final Construction Push Ahead of Grand Opening
Early Market Reception and Booking Demand
Group Business as a Core Demand Driver
Designed Through Collaboration and Market Analysis
Unmatched Gondola Access and Guest Experience
A Private Club Experience New to Summit County
A Strong Finish in Sight
Final Construction Push Ahead of Grand Opening
Like most large-scale resort developments in ski country, Kindred’s construction timeline has been closely tied to the rhythms of the winter season. According to Shevy, the final months leading up to opening have been especially intense.
“We’ve been pushing really hard,” he explained. “The last couple of months, everything in the mountains and ski country revolves around Christmas and the ski season.”
The team made the strategic decision to ensure that all systems, safety requirements, and finishes were fully complete before welcoming guests. The focus has now shifted to final inspections and approvals.
“We’re going through finals and we have a final fire sign-off, which is usually a really exciting part of the project,” Shevy said. “We’re moving through our building finals. The hotel is really close.”
At the time of the interview, only a handful of units remained to be finalized.
“We only have one more hotel unit to final,” he noted. “On the residential side, we’re down to our last five or six units. So we’re really close.”
With these milestones nearly complete, the project team is targeting a late February opening, positioning the resort to capture late-season ski traffic while setting the stage for a strong spring and summer ramp-up.
Early Market Reception and Booking Demand
Even before officially opening its doors, Kindred has already tested the waters in terms of market demand and the results have been encouraging.
“The reception’s been amazing,” Shevy said. “We went out to market looking to open for Christmas. We took reservations along the way and we got a really good snapshot of what is achievable.”
Those early reservations provided valuable insight into pricing power, unit preferences, and guest behavior during peak periods.
“We’re pushing our ADR numbers when it comes to the hotel over the holidays,” he explained. “We found that the larger units were really in high demand, and we’re getting a high dollar for those.”
This demand profile aligns well with Kindred’s design, which includes a mix of hotel rooms and larger residential-style units intended to accommodate families, groups, and longer stays.
Group Business as a Core Demand Driver
One of the most significant indicators of long-term performance, according to the onsite team, has been the strength of group and event bookings; a key pillar of the project’s original business plan.
“The main thing is groups and group business,” Shevy said. “The residential side will come and go, but groups are a key component of what we built with all the amenities.”
From the outset, Kindred was designed to support conferences, retreats, and social events, allowing the property to generate demand outside traditional ski travel windows. That strategy appears to be paying off.
“The group business was really strong, and it’s trending strong into the summer,” Shevy noted. “Weddings were one of our huge focus points, and we’re almost doubling our first-ten projections.”
For a mountain resort, this kind of off-season group demand can be transformative, helping stabilize cash flow and reduce reliance on snowfall and ski conditions alone.
Designed Through Collaboration and Market Analysis
When asked what enables Kindred to successfully host large corporate and personal events, Shevy emphasized the importance of early planning and collaboration.
“It was really a lot of homework on the front end,” he said. “We worked closely with Vail Resorts, who owns Keystone and has a huge part of this project. We bought the property from them and collaborated closely with their banquet and conference departments.”
This partnership provided valuable insights into what group planners expect and what has historically worked, or failed, in the Keystone market.
“We did a lot of analysis,” Shevy explained. “And we built in the amenities so that on a year-round basis, we could bring in our own business when it comes to groups, and also still deliver on the core mountain experience.”
Unmatched Gondola Access and Guest Experience
One of Kindred’s most defining features is its immediate proximity to the Keystone gondola. As Silverman pointed out during the site visit, the resort is literally steps away from the main lift, an increasingly rare advantage in established ski markets.
“That proximity is everything,” Silverman observed as the gondola loomed just behind them.
Shevy agreed, describing a guest experience designed to remove friction entirely.
“You arrive at our front doors, we take your skis, and we valet them to the gondola,” he said. “They’ll be waiting for you when you arrive. You’ll never have to touch your skis.”
This level of service extends beyond ski equipment.
“We valet your car, we take care of everything,” Shevy continued. “If you’re staying in a residence, you can go straight to your unit, or you can go directly to the gondola.”
A Private Club Experience New to Summit County
Beyond location and service, Kindred introduces a club-style ownership and guest experience that is largely new to the Summit County market.
“We built a club aspect to Kindred,” Shevy explained. “Our club members and owners have a private lounge, their own lockers, valet ski service, valet car service, and access to the pool and hot tubs.”
According to Shevy, this elevated offering fills a gap that has long existed in the area.
“It’s something that Summit County really hasn’t had up to this point,” he said. “And being so close to the gondola, we’ve sold that concept through phases one and two.”
A Strong Finish in Sight
As construction wraps up and final inspections are completed, the Kindred Resort at Keystone stands poised to become one of the most prominent new hospitality assets in the region. For EB-5 stakeholders, the project reflects many of the characteristics investors seek: a rural designation, a well-known destination, experienced development and operations teams, and diversified demand drivers.
For Silverman, the near-completion milestone marks the culmination of years of planning and execution.
“Congratulations,” he said as the interview concluded. “We’re looking forward to the grand opening in the next 30 or 40 days.”
Shevy echoed the sentiment. “Yeah,” he said. “Thank you. We’re excited.”
With its doors set to open and early demand indicators pointing upward, Kindred Resort at Keystone is entering the market not just as a new hotel, but as a thoughtfully designed, four-season destination; one that reflects the evolving expectations of mountain travelers and the strategic goals of modern EB-5 development.
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