Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
1385 Foreman Rd., Port Carling, Ont.
Asking price: $1.7-million (March, 2025)
Selling price: $1.7-million (March, 2025)
Previous selling price: $665,000 (June, 2010)
Taxes: $9,462 (2024)
Days on the market: 10
Listing agent: Maryrose Coleman, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
The action
The cottage offers 1,210 square feet of living space on one level.Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
Agent Maryrose Coleman showed this three-bedroom cottage on Lake Muskoka at her booth at the Spring Cottage Life Show in March.
“Sometimes we test the market at the show and then bring the listings back again [when the cottage market gets going],” said Ms. Coleman. The Foreman Road property is “a three-season cottage that is closed up until May, usually.”
But, stoked by buyer interest, the seller rushed to clear access to the 0.67-acre site, still snowbound, that boasts 337 feet of shoreline. A repeat visitor delivered an offer mid-week.
“The snow had become concrete, it was crazy,” Ms. Coleman said. “The seller had to dig his way through and open up the cottage.
“[The buyer] wanted to lock it up before there was a competitive situation, and that’s why they paid in full.”
What they got
Recent renovations enhanced the cottage's rustic aesthetic.Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
This 60-year-old cottage, built into sloping terrain, offers 1,210 square feet of living space on one level, including a bedroom, updated kitchen and bathroom, and 300 square feet below ground, largely for two bedrooms.
A Muskoka room and a living room with a fireplace are prime entertaining areas, as well as the deck and dock.
A bunkie is also on site.
The agent’s take
The deck and dock offer prime outdoor entertaining areas.Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
“Because it’s an older cottage, it’s right on the water,” Ms. Coleman said.
“Now, you have to be 66 feet back from the high water mark.”
Recent renovations enhanced its rustic aesthetic.
“The interior design was gorgeous, taking advantage of the existing property and character, and married it with more contemporary design influences,” Ms. Coleman said.
“The bunkie was brought over from Eilean Gowan Island and it was built in the 1950s.”