$45,000,000 - Exploring Canadas Most Expensive Abandoned Mansion

in the early months of 2013 the entire ontario urban exploring community descended upon oakville ontario to explore what was then the most expensive home in canada the edgemere estate former home of peter gilligan owner of mattamy homes had been put on the market for a record-breaking price of 45 million dollars [Music] in 2007 peter gilligan and his wife divorced and this huge mansion went on the market a massive auction was held for the contents of the home and property leaving the home basically an empty shell with staircases bathtubs and more ripped out and sold this sprawling 14 acre estate with nearly 1 000 feet on lake ontario was priced at 45 million dollars canadian making it the most expensive private home in the country at that time the edgemere grounds date back to 1907 when a toronto jeweler purchased the estate to build a rustic country home he then commissioned a renowned landscape architect to create one-of-a-kind gardens and ponds many of those historic pieces remained on the estate alongside the mansion the 32 000 square foot stone mansion was built in the early 1900s by peter gilligan president of one of the largest construction firms in canada matami homes the home included 9 bedrooms 17 bathrooms a 20-seat home theater a games room and many details very rarely seen in a new construction the grounds featured a baseball diamond a rock waterfall swimming pool gazebo a guest cottage and breathtaking views over lake ontario according to research by my friend germ9 peter gilligan and his wife divorced in 2007 and the edgemere estate went on the market following the sale to a developer a live auction was held at the property to sell as many of the furnitures and architectural pieces as they could the auction included over 100 images of furniture fixtures appliance windows and other unique pieces that were available this redevelopment of what was once a landmark property in oakville came with very much resistance from locals while construction workers were milling about on the property waiting for their shifts to end i slipped in around the fence and headed inside the mansion to explore it wandering from room to room i was amazed at the sheer size of this home what would anyone ever want to do with this much space so so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] hey [Music] over the coming months several other local explorers would come here making this one of the hottest spots to explore of the year 2013 but then the demolition were commenced and just like that the mansion was gone [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] the home had been listed for 45 million dollars a record price at the time it was eventually sold to a developer for 35.9 million dollars this developer tore down the old house and he built a number of condominiums on the property 30 units each priced from 2.7 million to 6.9 million dollars you