For Chestnut Park Real Estate Sales Representative Marilyn Mannion, one word comes to mind when she considers three of her listings this summer: Opportunity.
One property presents the opportunity to establish a commercial stronghold in the very heart of Muskoka.
Another offers the opportunity to build an exclusive and very private hideaway in the most desired and exclusive part of Lake Joseph.
And yet another provides the opportunity for a large, multigenerational family to enjoy their time together on a luxury island compound in a very private setting in central Lake Joe.
They all promise adventure and abundance.
Take a few minutes while Marilyn walks us through these rare offerings.
We begin with an incredibly rare North Lake Joe 10-acre parcel of land with over 600 feet of undisturbed shoreline. It includes the land where the tennis courts were situated on the property of the historic Summit House, a luxurious resort hotel operating in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and once the subject of a book titled The Prettiest Spot in Muskoka.
With breathtaking, island-dotted southward views of Lake Joseph, this property gifts the ultimate package of privacy, exclusivity, and natural beauty. Boasting ten acres of rugged, wooded land, classic “windswept pines,” and mossy outcroppings of granite, it seems like it has materialized straight out of a Group of Seven painting. Huge vistas, deep, pristine water, and year-round access just a short drive from Highway 400 and convenient to the Parry Sound Airport comprise just a few of the elements in place to make this ideal for a custom family compound complete with tennis courts, swimming pools, putting green, and whatever else your heart wishes for. Permits and approvals are also in place, if desired.
98 Maple Street & 3 Lock Street
Consisting of two adjacent parcels of land in downtown Port Carling, this property offers enormous development potential. Comprising almost two acres on full municipal services, the property is currently tenanted on a year-to-year basis, and has docking for approximately 26 boats with room for more, as well as Muskoka-favourite businesses, including Mooskoka’s Ice Cream and SWS Boatworks.
Located directly in the central hub of Muskoka, the surrounding retail, restaurant, and cultural enterprises of downtown Port Carling bring in hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. The property, zoned C2 and C3, offers the opportunity for mixed use residential and commercial development and the chance to establish a permanent presence and a new iconic Muskoka business or businesses.
This offering secures a trio of unbeatable assets: a waterfront site, access to and from Muskoka’s most desirable lakes, and a street presence in the historic and bustling Hub of the Lakes.
Welcome to Fawn Island and the ultimate Muskoka dream. Located in central Lake Joe, this remarkable island of over 2.5 acres truly sets a gold standard for the family compound. The very private island features four exquisite self-contained dwellings, each abundant in its own detail-rich character and luxury, and invitingly named the Glass House, The Boat House, the Canoe House, and The Lodge.
Enjoy sunrise-to-sunset vistas and your own private picnic island just a short swim away. The carefully landscaped property boasts numerous colourful perennial gardens rich with native plants, plus mulched pathways, golf cart access between buildings, and a stone patio at each extraordinary abode.
Sure to be gathering places for all are two magnificent boathouses, with large docks. One boathouse includes lavish upper-level guest quarters. In total, the boathouses have six boat slips.
The shoreline of this beautiful island is classic Muskoka grandeur itself: rocky outcroppings of Canadian Shield granite, thatches of weathered moss, and windblown pines from every angle.
Between the trees, each of the four residences is privately tucked away and fully self-contained, with kitchen and living areas in addition to the bedrooms and baths. The grand main cottage, The Lodge, has three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. Its chef’s kitchen, stately timber frame great room, and open-concept layout make it the perfect locale for large gatherings and entertaining on a grand scale.
The Glass House features three bedrooms plus a bunk room, and two baths. It is aptly named to reflect the many floor-to-ceiling wide-span windows that feature prominently in the design, bringing the outdoors in with extraordinary vividness.
The Boat House, settled, as you might expect, on the water’s edge, includes two bedrooms and one bath, a bedroom
balcony, and a waterside terrace. It also houses a full wet bar with built-in appliances.
Finally, The Canoe House comprises a cozy one-bedroom, one-bath intimate hideaway nestled among the trees.
Superbly conceived and constructed with the utmost attention to detail, these collected family compound dwellings feature extraordinarily fine design, evident in traditional Muskoka features interpreted with consummate style, such as glorious wood coffered and vaulted ceilings, cedar shake shingle exteriors, soaring natural stone fireplaces, and flagstone patios and walkways.
An offering of rare privacy in the ultimate setting, this family compound island property will leave you in awe.
