自己先去门口溜了一趟,地不大树很多,从外面转了一圈也没看到房子的脸。本来想约人去里面看看,后来想想没意思,又买不起,去看就是起哄一样。再听房子的历史,感觉这个房子风水不是很好,有点害人了。总之如果晚上我如果在里面溜达会很害怕。
VANCOUVER -- The residence at 29444 58th Ave. in Abbotsford, B.C., is no plain farmhouse.
It is, in fact, possibly Canada's biggest single-family residence, stretching 47,000 opulent square feet from a cathedral-like front entrance to a grand dining room, spacious conservatory and tunnel that leads out to a serpentine pool.
Stretched out, the home's square-footage would cover more than half a CFL football field.
And it can all be yours for a cool $9.9 million, said listing realtor Danny Evans with Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. in Langley, B.C. It's marketed as being perfect for an ultra-wealthy family or company looking for a private retreat nestled in the Fraser Valley farm belt.
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JUST HOW BIG IS IT?
The house has 10 bedrooms and covers a total of 47,000 sq. feet on a lot measuring 20 acres all for a cost of $9.9 million.
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The home contains a modest number of bedrooms, seven in the areas classed as the main house and coach house, with an additional three in the staff house. It also boasts five "engineering rooms" to manage state-of-the art heating systems and a backup generator.
The main house, which includes the master bedroom, has a den, hydraulic elevator, breakfast room, morning room, sewing room, formal dining room with marble and Brazilian cherrywood foyer, billiard room, movie theatre and small library.
At the top is a glassed in cupola with a grand view of Mount Baker in Washington State.
"I've been selling 27 years in real estate, and never have I come close to (representing) a property like this," Evans said.
The $9.9 million is a relative steal, according to Evans, representing a steep price reduction from the $12.5 million owner Donald Beaupre put it on the market for a little over a year ago.
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That price also represents a substantial loss from the $15 million 77-year-old Beaupre, a retired telecom inventor and entrepreneur, poured into what was to be his dream home for he and his wife, as well as a family retreat for the families of their seven grown children.
Beaupre, founder of the firm S.R. Telecom, bought the 20-acre farm property for $475,000 in 1992. In 1997 he started working full-time with architect John Anthony Lewis to build his grand vision.
However, Beaupre was hit by deteriorating health as the project progressed. The owner is now too frail to continue with the project and wants to sell. Evans said there is still finishing work to be completed.
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