$5 million for a cliffside Bruce Peninsula mansion with lollipop columns

Location: Bruce Peninsula
Price: $4,999,999 Size: 6,186 square feet Bedrooms: 4+1 Bathrooms: 5 Real estate agent: Kevin Gilchrist, Sotheby’s International Realty

The Place

A four-bedroom-plus-den, five-bathroom detached home in northern Bruce Peninsula, this property is perched on a cliff nearly 100 metres above Georgian Bay, just next to Lion’s Head Provincial Park. It comes with parking spots for 10 cars, a hot tub, a great room with 33-foot ceilings and swirly columns galore. Motorists are a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Toronto and a 35-minute jaunt from Wiarton Keppel International Airport.

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The History

The current owners purchased an existing house on this lot in the late 2000s. They then spent nearly a decade building their custom vacation property, completing it in 2019. Now they’re putting the place on the market, with the option to also purchase the home’s vintage furniture.

The Tour

Here’s the mansion’s façade and three-car garage, which comes with heated floors and an EV charger rough-in.

The foyer gives way to an open-concept dining room and great room with what feels like an ocean view. There are heated floors throughout.

Here’s that great room, equipped with 33-foot ceilings and a stone propane fireplace with a custom marble mantle.

A wider angle highlights the open-concept dining area, surrounded by those wild spiral columns.

Next is the kitchen. It has a three-sided fireplace plus a central island that’s lined with quartz counters, a sink, an induction cooktop with a pop-up vent, storage and a wine rack.

And how about those four Sub-Zero units? Like a commercial-grade kitchen, the space also has two dishwashers, a jumbo gas stove, dual built-in ovens, a wine fridge and an ice maker.

This is the walk-through pantry, with an additional fridge-freezer, and the laundry room.

Around the corner sits the sunken bar and lounge. It comes with a sink and a dishwasher, marble counters and even more wine storage.

Last stop on the main floor: the guest room, which overlooks the front yard and exits to the side patio.

Heading to the second floor highlights this sunny landing. The rest of the bedrooms are up here.

But, before the tour continues, take in the heavenly view of Georgian Bay through these floor-to-ceiling windows.

Now for the main bedroom. It has a fireplace, a ceiling fan and access to a private balcony.

See?

The main ensuite has a vintage double vanity, a jet tub and a separate shower.

Here’s a peek inside one of the secondary bedrooms.

This shared bathroom has another one of those vintage vanities.

Moving outside showcases the property’s abundant outdoor space. See how the second-floor balcony creates a roof for the outdoor kitchen?

Speaking of which, the outdoor kitchen comes loaded with two built-in grills and a mini fridge.

The hot tub has room for 11 people.

Lastly, here’s a view of the property in all its cliffside glory.

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