When Rosseau Lake cottager and local real estate broker Paul Crammond bought this property five years ago, it had been on and off the market for years at various prices. The cottage and boathouse were old and mouldy, and the property was generally neglected. “Buyers couldn’t see that the ‘bones’ were good,” says Paul, broker with Chestnut Park’s Port Carling office.
Paul realized he could work with the grandfathered water’s-edge footprint to create a peninsula-type experience. Paul enlisted the help of a local architectural designer to design a bright and airy “New Olde Muskoka” cottage and boathouse that nestles on 570 feet of level sand and rock shoal shoreline in Rest Harbor, central Lake Rosseau.

At 2,600 square feet, the cottage isn’t big by today’s standards, but it offers an open-concept living/dining/kitchen area, sun-drenched Muskoka room, main floor den, and laundry room. The upper level features three bedrooms, plus a large family room. The master bedroom is impressive with a cathedral ceiling, exceptional lakeview balcony, and an oversized ensuite with custom “Victoria & Albert” soaker tub.“
The size works for a smaller family - young executives or empty-nesters who want a brand-new cottage with all the luxuries, but perhaps don’t need a 6,000 square foot, six million dollar cottage.”
The next owner can build another new single-slip boathouse with guest accommodations atop on the east side of the property. And, if required, more space can be achieved by converting the attached, insulated garage to a media/rec room.
This finished cottage has all the must-haves: quality new construction with luxury touches, easy road access, sunny south and west exposures, and fl at terrain for tots and seniors.