57 St. Lawrence Street vs. 209353 26 Highway - COLLINGWOOD/BLUE MOUNTAINS

So, what did you think of The Globe and Mail House of the Week?  

It has been on the market for 5 months (guess the agent is looking for a little exposure to get this thing sold!). 

It is called  'The Breaker's Compound/Mansion and has 5 bedrooms, 6+2 bathrooms and 7,000 square feet of living space.  And it is listed at $4,495,000.

This is what it looked like 3 years ago...

And this is the view over the public beach...

You can check out the almost 7 minute video of the inside of the house below or skip down to a 30 second video of the pictures.  The contrast in music is entertaining in itself.

It is a little insane...

But $4,495,000 in downtown Collingwood?  

Across the street from a public beach?

For that kind of cash....

I prefer this house at 209353 26 Hiwy that has the same amount of bedrooms and bathrooms but is actually $1.5 million less.  

It is farther from Collingwood but closer to the Village and the ski hills.

And it has its own PRIVATE beach, 165 feet of it.

The furniture could be fixed up a bit.  That console table behind the couch is a little dinky and so is whatever that sideboard thing is in the dining room.  And I don't love the rounded kitchen countertop but the windows are amazing and I really like the open concept.  This place just seems warmer.

And yeah, it too has been on the market for months but perhaps you could get a deal.  

Instead of paying the list of $2,995,000...

maybe they would take $2,500,000!  

I would buy this house over the other one any day.

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