Surreal Estate: $21.5 million for a King City castle with a maple syrup shack at the foot of a ski hill

Location: King City Price: $21,500,000 Size: 18,000 square feet on 56 acres of land Bedrooms: 5+1 Bathrooms: 9

Real estate agent: Carolyn Scime, Chestnut Park Real Estate

The Place

A five-plus-one-bedroom, nine-bathroom standout in King City. The chateau-style home is equipped with tons of hardwood, intricate millwork, manicured gardens and kilometres of trails—all sitting on about 56 acres of land. Residents are a short drive from multiple orchards and Thornton Bales Conservation Area as well as Highways 400 and 27.

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The History

This property is located in the heart of King’s rural landscape. Once an old farmhouse, the new pad was completed in 2009.

The Tour

Here’s an aerial shot of the home, which has a fenced-off, tree-lined heated driveway. The roof is cedar shake.

Just off the entrance is the formal living room, designed to have an indoor-outdoor feel. Not pictured: a gas fireplace, one of five on the property.

The living room segues into the formal dining room, lined with intricate plaster and millwork. It walks out to the terrace, complete with another dining space and a view of the pond.

Now for the kitchen, which comes with a jumbo island, a six-burner Wolf cooktop and a Sub-Zero fridge, plus a servery and a pantry.

This is the formal study (the current owners clearly enjoy formality). Note the bespoke gas fireplace flanked by custom millwork and bookshelves.

Then there’s the great room, featuring double-height ceilings and a double-sided, floor-to-ceiling wood-burning fireplace with a limestone mantle. Friendly dog not included.

Connected to the great room is the sunroom, with curved windows overlooking the house’s wrap-around terrace. The ceilings here are white tongue-and-groove pine.

Moving upstairs reveals the ornate main bedroom.

Here’s that terrace at dusk.

From the terrace, residents have a primo view of the backyard’s many gardens, pool and in-ground hot tub.

The pool and lounge actually descend into the mansion’s lower-level spa and gym.

And beyond the pool is an aerated pond stocked with fish—ideal for a summer dip—and three functional ski hills.

Continuing through the grounds leads to the heated barn, currently home to a donkey and some sheep (not pictured, sadly).

Here’s a look at the property’s horse paddocks.

Trails run throughout and can be used for riding or cross-country skiing.

Here’s the maple syrup shack. The current owners produce more than 200 litres of the sweet stuff every year.

Lastly, here’s the estate and greater King City, in full glory.

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