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Voyage EdgePAPPY 23September 22, 20262 min readAd-free
Smith & Berg Takes Limelight Mammoth Residences Inventory at $500M+ Project Tail
Compass team captures marketing mandate for remaining Limelight-branded condominiums as Mammoth's lift-access branded-residence cycle enters disposition phase.
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Smith & Berg's Limelight Mammoth mandate tests branded-residence sellout velocity as East West manages inventory overhang before three pipeline Limelight launches in **2025–2026**.
2022
and delivered units across
2023–2024
The project
230
condominium-hotel units across two buildings with direct access to…
20–30
unit range
David Berg's Smith & Berg team at Compass has taken the exclusive marketing assignment for remaining inventory at Limelight Residences Mammoth, a branded-condominium development in Mammoth Lakes that opened to buyers in 2022 and delivered units across 2023–2024. The project, developed by East West Partners under license from Aspen Hospitality—the operating entity behind the Limelight hotel brand—comprises approximately 230 condominium-hotel units across two buildings with direct access to the Village Gondola. Remaining inventory sits in the 20–30 unit range, concentrated in upper-floor two- and three-bedroom configurations priced from $1.8M to $3.2M.
The assignment marks a strategy shift as East West moves from developer-direct sales to specialized brokerage in the final absorption phase. Smith & Berg brings mountain-market branded-residence experience from assignments at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Vail and Four Seasons Private Residences Napa Valley, where the team has closed roughly $180M in cumulative transaction volume since 2021. The Limelight mandate follows a Q2 2025 slowdown in Mammoth's broader condominium market, where sales velocity dropped 18% year-over-year and median price per square foot compressed from $1,240 to $1,190 as interest-rate sensitivity reached buyers who had deferred purchases during the 2022–2023 rate spike.
The timing reflects broader inventory management pressure across mountain branded-residence projects that delivered into weakening buyer appetite. Limelight Mammoth's rental program—operated by Aspen Hospitality under a 25-year management agreement—generated owner returns averaging 4.2% net yield in 2024, below underwriting assumptions of 5.5–6.0% as Mammoth's winter season visitation flattened and average daily rates peaked at $485 in December before retreating to $410 by March. East West's move to specialized sales representation suggests developer urgency to convert remaining paper inventory to closed transactions before carrying costs erode returns further. The project's construction loan, originated by KeyBank in 2020 at $295M, matured in Q1 2025 with an extension now carrying SOFR plus 325 basis points—a financing structure that rewards faster sellout velocity.
Single-family offices and institutional allocators tracking branded-residence asset performance should monitor two factors. First, whether Smith & Berg achieves sellout by Q4 2025 or if inventory extends into 2026, which would signal persistent buyer reluctance around four-season mountain assets with operational complexity. Second, how pricing on final units compares to 2023 peak transaction levels—any discount beyond 8–10% would indicate market recalibration for Limelight-tier brands in secondary mountain markets. East West has three additional Limelight projects in development across Ketchum, Snowmass, and Jackson Hole, with sales launches planned for late 2025 and early 2026; Mammoth's closeout velocity will directly inform pricing strategy and sales sequencing for those pipeline assets.
The Limelight assignment also tests Compass's mountain-market branded-residence infrastructure against traditional resort brokers like Slifer Smith & Frampton and Engel & Völkers, which have historically dominated Mammoth's upper-tier inventory. Smith & Berg's presence reflects Compass's $2.1B mountain-market transaction volume in 2024, up 23% from 2023, as the brokerage builds specialized teams around branded-residence and second-home segments where commission structures support higher service overhead. East West's developer statement emphasized Berg's "deep relationships with lifestyle buyers seeking turn-key mountain assets"—language that translates to existing client lists cultivated through Napa and Vail assignments. The final 20–30 units at Limelight Mammoth represent roughly $50–60M in gross sales value, with Compass earning an estimated 4–5% commission split with East West's internal sales team, or approximately $2.5M in fees if sellout occurs within twelve months.
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