Cottage of the Week: $12 million for a manicured 1.6-acre island in Muskoka
Cottage of the Week: $12 million for a manicured 1.6-acre island in Muskoka
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Muskoka Lakes
AGENT: Richard Scully, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $12,000,000
THE PLACE: A 1.6-acre island on Muskoka’s Five Mile Bay with a main cottage, a two-bedroom guest cottage and a boathouse with yet more accommodation.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: Other than owning an entire island? How about the 1,677 feet of waterfront—you’ll be able to find a sunny patch at any hour of the day.
BIG SELLING POINT: The three-slip boathouse has a massive deck, dockside gazebo, wet bar, stone patio and fire pit (and amazing sun exposure). If only garages in the city were this well-appointed.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: The great room in the main cottage, with a huge stone fireplace, dark wood finish, deer and duck taxidermy and antler-like light fixtures, has the impressiveness of a hunting lodge, but is probably a love-it-or-hate-it room. Vegans will want to redecorate immediately.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $12,000,000
• 6,400 square feet of living space
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 bathrooms
• 3-slip boathouse
• 1.6 acres
• 1 island
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- A winding path along the perimeter of the island
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- Muskoka chairs are scattered around the island
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- The boathouse
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- The bar area
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- The sitting room on the upper level of the boathouse
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- The boathouse has a large deck and a gazebo as well as a wet bar and accommodation
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- A firepit in the foreground, with the massive boathouse behind
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- Looking up to the cottage from the waterfront
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- A stone staircase leads from the main house to the boathouse
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- The two-bedroom guest house
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- Another of the five bedrooms in the main house
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- The master ensuite bathroom has a stand-alone tub and shower
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- The master bedroom, second level
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- The master bedroom has a timber ceiling
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- The foyer, with a wooden staircase and hand-crafted metal railings. The second floor contains the master suite, a second bedroom and the laundry room. The lower level has a rec room, a spare room and the utility room
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- A sitting area, also on the veranda
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- The kitchen
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- The “ladies’ sitting room” is also on the main floor of the main cottage
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- The games room
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- This room is currently being called the “gentlemen’s games room,” though we imagine ladies are welcome
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- The great room, complete with a floor to ceiling Muskoka stone fireplace
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- St. Helen’s Island is 1.6 acres
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- An aerial view of the island and its neighbours
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- The main cottage has several verandas and well-manicured grounds
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- The wood and stone exterior of the 6,400-square-foot main cottage
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. If only garages in the city were this well-appointed.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: The great room in the main cottage, with a huge stone fireplace, dark wood finish, deer and duck taxidermy and antler-like light fixtures, has the impressiveness of a hunting lodge, but is probably a love-it-or-hate-it room. Vegans will want to redecorate immediately.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $12,000,000
• 6,400 square feet of living space
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 bathrooms
• 3-slip boathouse
• 1.6 acres
• 1 island
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