Cottage of the Week: $4.9 million for a modern retreat on Jack Lake
Cottage of the Week: $4.9 million for a modern retreat on Jack Lake
Address: 465 White Tail Drive
Neighbourhood: Apsley
Agent: Anthony Peter Halcovitch, Bowes and Cocks Limited, Brokerage
Price: $4,900,000
The Place: A massive and modern five-acre property beside the Peterborough Crown Game Reserve on Jack Lake.
The History: This four-year-old home sits on 1,370 feet of shoreline and has a massive 7,469 square feet of interior space. Built by Discovery Dream Homes (with direction from the current owner), the log and timber frame may look familiar to parents and campers at Camp Arowhon, which was also a DDH project.
Big Selling Point: The screened-in room above the boathouse provides an amazing view of the lake and fits a 10-seat dining table, the perfect place to have an almost-outdoor dinner—but without all the pesky bugs.
Possible Deal Breaker: Google puts the drive from Toronto at almost three hours. That’s a longer trek than the Muskoka crowd may be used to, but the benefits could be twofold: the homeowner can almost guarantee there’ll be no “pop ins,” and, more important, the lake is almost certain to be quieter and calmer than the buzzy Lake of Bays and Lake Joseph.
By the Numbers:
• $4,900,000
• $22,501 in taxes (2013)
• 7,469 square feet
• 1,370 feet of shoreline
• 7 bedrooms
• 6 bathrooms
• 4.98 acres
• 3-car garage
• 2-slip boathouse
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- The house has a log and timber frame by Discovery Dream Homes. And also some very realistic looking black sheep.
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- Most cottage-type dwellings go with granite for the fireplace, but the owners of this home opted for flat black.
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- The TV room. That's a Hermes blanket.
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- This is but one of several dining areas on the property.
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- The kitchen has Viking appliances in stunning red.
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- The house has seven bedrooms. Here's one of them.
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- Another bedroom.
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- And the master bedroom.
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- The master bedroom's en suite bathroom has a view of the lake.
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- The lower level has plenty of room for the game table of the owner's choice.
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- And the back deck fits a full dining table.
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- The boathouse has two slips.
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- On the boathouse's upper deck: yet another full dining area.
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, the log and timber frame may look familiar to parents and campers at Camp Arowhon, which was also a DDH project.
Big Selling Point: The screened-in room above the boathouse provides an amazing view of the lake and fits a 10-seat dining table, the perfect place to have an almost-outdoor dinner—but without all the pesky bugs.
Possible Deal Breaker: Google puts the drive from Toronto at almost three hours. That’s a longer trek than the Muskoka crowd may be used to, but the benefits could be twofold: the homeowner can almost guarantee there’ll be no “pop ins,” and, more important, the lake is almost certain to be quieter and calmer than the buzzy Lake of Bays and Lake Joseph.
By the Numbers:
• $4,900,000
• $22,501 in taxes (2013)
• 7,469 square feet
• 1,370 feet of shoreline
• 7 bedrooms
• 6 bathrooms
• 4.98 acres
• 3-car garage
• 2-slip boathouse
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This post originally mischaracterized this cottage’s location. It’s closest to the community of Apsley, not Harcourt, as we first said. Also, we originally said the dining area on top of the boathouse was “glassed in.” In fact, it’s surrounded by screens.