ADDRESS : 1384 Stephen’s Bay Rd.
NEIGHBOURHOOD : Lake Muskoka
AGENT : Karen and Cameron White , Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE : $4,950,000
THE PLACE : This 9,500-square-foot residence, with 11 bedrooms and three Jacuzzis, is basically a Rosedale mansion built on Lake Muskoka’s Stephen Bay.
BRAGGING RIGHTS : The 18-person home theatre, with tiered seating, a professional sound system and a 1080P hi-definition screen, means movie night will never be the same. Plus, if you don’t feel like actually experiencing the natural world outside your door, you can always watch Planet Earth instead.
BIG SELLING POINT : The double-slip boathouse. Really, it could be its own lakeside restaurant with a spacious glass-enclosed rooftop patio that overlooks the water.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER : With four flat-screen TVs, a seven-camera surveillance system, motion-detector lighting, Bell ExpressVu satellite and Wi-Fi that extends to the dock—in addition to the home theatre—only those with a tech fetish need apply.
BY THE NUMBERS :
• $4,950,000
• $30,477 in property taxes (2010)
• 18-seat theatre
• 11 bedrooms
• 8 bathrooms
• 7-camera surveillance system
• 3 Jacuzzi bathtubs
• 2 wood-burning fireplaces
• 2 gas fireplaces
• 2 electric boatlifts
• 1 bunkhouse
• 1 home gym
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73471 That’s the boathouse (yes, we thought it was the cottage at first too) 1384 Stephen’s Bay Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/exterior.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/exterior.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/exterior.jpg 624 471 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-5-million-giant-lakeside-property/slide/exterior-18/ exterior-18 0 0
That’s the boathouse (yes, we thought it was the cottage at first too)
73469 Dining room (also, antler chandelier) 1384 Stephen’s Bay Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dining-room.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dining-room.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dining-room.jpg 624 832 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-5-million-giant-lakeside-property/slide/dining-room-9/ dining-room-9 0 0
Dining room (also, antler chandelier)
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More antlers!
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The kitchen
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Solarium
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Master bedroom
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Master bedroom
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Bathroom
73480 In-house theatre (yowza!) 1384 Stephen’s Bay Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/theatre.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/theatre.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/theatre.jpg 624 468 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-5-million-giant-lakeside-property/slide/theatre/ theatre 0 0
In-house theatre (yowza!)
73468 Deck (also, clouds, trees, lake) 1384 Stephen’s Bay Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/deck.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/deck.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/deck.jpg 624 832 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-5-million-giant-lakeside-property/slide/deck/ deck 0 0
Deck (also, clouds, trees, lake)
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Lakeside deck
73467 A beach with a beach house 1384 Stephen’s Bay Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/beach-house.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/beach-house.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/beach-house.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-5-million-giant-lakeside-property/slide/beach-house/ beach-house 0 0
A beach with a beach house
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Fire pit
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Lake view from beachfront
73474 Beautiful, beautiful dusk settling on the lake 1384 Stephen’s Bay Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lake-view-at-night.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lake-view-at-night.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lake-view-at-night.jpg 624 468 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-5-million-giant-lakeside-property/slide/lake-view-at-night/ lake-view-at-night 0 0
Beautiful, beautiful dusk settling on the lake
(Images courtesy of Stephanie White)
What’s the point of a cottage that feels like a mansion?
Not enough pictures I am not buying it !
After looking at those pictures, the main thing that occurs to me is that people with summer houses like this own a LOT of chairs of one sort or another.
If I could afford a $5mm summer house you’d better believe I’d be vacationing in places other than Bracebridge.
honestly for that kind of money, and a person who has that dough can certainly take extended time off would best buy a villa in Europe. Cascais would be my choice or a place in the Algarve. Water is way too cold in Bracebridge!
It’s an amazing cottage that’s fantastic for entertaining! Maybe the owners have a villa in Europe as well or that’s not their thing. I like how the cottage caters to all ages – the sand beach area is great for small kids and the roof top patio looks like fun.
someone made a mistake: that’s a suburban monster home, not a cottage
Too bad it’s built on a swamp……
What a great place… I’m sure its within the price range of 0.01 of Toronto Life readers.
I want to know who and how it is decided which homes and cottages are featured –
Why do you need a theatre when you’re enjoying the north? Perfect for a “CITYit”, who just doesn’t get it!!!