$1,549,000
For sale: Detached

This coveted private cottage is located at the southwest end of the prestigious Lake of Bays, the second-largest Muskoka Lake and is uniquely quiet and not overdeveloped. It's just over 2 hours from Toronto & 20 minutes from the towns of Bracebridge and Huntsville. It captures the essence of a true cottage experience, with incredible vistas, deep water, and a shallow beach on 160 ft of private shoreline. Enhanced privacy comes from the 60 ft township road allowance abutting the property. From the dock, enjoy this magnificent lake. Easy boating destinations are Baysville, Dorset, or the beautiful, historic Oxtongue River. Drive right up to the door and unload into the mudroom off the efficient kitchen. Inside the cottage, relax in the airy living room, enjoy a fire in the magnificent granite fireplace, sit out in the large screened-in veranda, drink UV filtered water from the tap, and take a nap in one of the private bedrooms. Many recent upgrades allow for instant move-in enjoyment of this airy three-bedroom cottage, which offers flexibility, with an office that can easily serve as additional sleeping quarters. The storage cabin by the shore has electricity and provides space for storage, a servery, a change room or a relaxing retreat close to the water. The grounds are well-maintained with crushed granite pathways, and thoughtfully placed staircases make traveling around the property comfortable. The view from inside the cottage is as spectacular as it is outside on the expansive sun deck where you can enjoy BBQ meals. Soft outdoor lighting, built-in speakers, a hot tub and a water's edge fire pit round out the day at this much-admired property known as "Birchbent". Properties like this rarely come to market. Visit today and move in this summer.
Sold data
Detached homes in Lake of Bays (Mclean) took a median of 39 days to sell over the last 90 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 14 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 77, across 31 recorded sales.
That clock counts only the listing each home finally sold on. Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 68 days.
The median sale price was $895,000.
Homes sold for about 4.5% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 10% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 19% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 31 recorded sales in the last 90 days — a small sample, so treat these figures as indicative. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
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