House of the Week: $25 million for a giant chateau on the Bridle Path
By Simone Olivero |
By Simone Olivero |
Address: 68 The Bridle Path
Neighbourhood: Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills
Agent: Barry Cohen, RE/MAX Realtron Realty Inc., Brokerage
Price: $25,000,000
The Place: An extravagant 10-bedroom, 14-washroom gated French-style chateau on the Bridle Path.
Bragging Rights: Previously owned by Canadian real estate developer Robert Campeau, the home has an Olympic-sized swimming pool with a retractable floor that turns the space into a ballroom. The home has played host to notable guests like Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Jane Fonda. Even better, it played the home of one of the Olsen twins in the movie It Takes Two.
Big Selling Point: Designers and architects like Brian Gluckstein, Ronald Holbrook and the late Gordon Ridgely helped the current owners restore the home and grounds. The space is now move-in ready and equipped with antique furnishings, crystal chandeliers and original artwork.
Possible Deal Breaker: This is a lot of house to handle. Anyone prepared to spend $25 million on it had better be ready to spend a lot more on property tax and upkeep over the years.
By The Numbers:
• $25,000,000
• 28,000 square feet
• 50-foot indoor pool
• 40-car garage
• 14 washrooms
• 10 bedrooms
• 7 wood-burning fireplaces
• 3 storeys
• 1 elevator
• 1 tennis court
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- This place has ten bedrooms, a library, a sound studio and an indoor pool that doubles as a ballroom.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- Here's the view from the porch. The buyer will probably need to hire a landscaper or 20.
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- The grand foyer is the perfect place for all your debutante balls and $1000-a-plate political fundraisers.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- The great room lives up to its name.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- The family room has room for more than just the family.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- Here's the library, with nice panelling and built-in shelving.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- Here's the dining room.
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- The owner's chef will no doubt love this kitchen.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- This is one of six large bedrooms on the second floor of the house.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- The second-floor "boudoir." (That's what it's called on the floor plan. You can't make this stuff up.)
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- And here's the master bedroom. It has two massive walk-in closets and a fireplace.
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- House of the Week: 68 The Bridle Path
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- The master bedroom's en suite washroom. It's like having your toilet in the nave of the Chartes Cathedral.
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- The indoor pool. A retractable floor transforms this place into a ballroom on demand. No big deal.
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- Most people's houses are built on lots smaller than the terrace.
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- And here's the backyard.
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