Buyers looking to secure the title of priciest manor are in luck, with a new listing in Whistler’s Stonebridge neighbourhood.
According to the real estate company selling the complex, John Ryan Personal Real Estate Corporation, part of the Whistler Real Estate Company, the house at 5476 Stonebridge Place is “currently the highest-priced residential home listing in any Canadian mountain resort.”
Ryan announced the listing Aug. 16 at $25.5 million. It comes with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a detached guest house and 1.7 hectares of land to call home in a private, well-heeled neighbourhood.
With a whopping 8,244 square feet, the chalet-inspired dwelling and expansive parcel combine to create the price tag, according to Ryan.
“The most spectacular homes and the highest priced sales are always grounded by incredible parcels of land,” said Ryan in the press release.
“Stonebridge gives you that. Stonebridge offers the largest acreage in the Whistler Valley, incredible privacy, and connectivity right out your back door to Mother Nature.”
Constructed in 2014, the complex was remodelled and upgraded in 2023 by international award-winning designer Mitchell Freedland, whose designs range from penthouses on 5th Ave in New York City, to private residences at the University of British Columbia and hotels around the world.
It famously belonged to Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan until 2021, when she sold it for $11.5 million.
The estate features an expansive kitchen and family area, formal entertainment space with vaulted ceilings and ceiling-high windows, a home theatre, wine cellar and a sauna.
Outside, residents can lounge fireside or relax in a cantilevered hot tub.
The neighbourhood’s scenic forest is complemented by close access to Alta Lake, and other selling points include Whistler’s exemption from housing legislation—the federal ban on foreign ownership of Canadian homes and the provincial speculation and vacancy tax.
Selling multi-million-dollar properties in Stonebridge is a skill Ryan said he excels at, with 90 per cent of Stonebridge homes purchased thanks to Ryan. He also includes in his portfolio a record-breaking sale in 2024 for a $40,000,000 estate.
Selling Whistler real estate for more than 30 years, Ryan believes that while the mountains and skiing draw people into the village, it’s a strong community which inspires owning in Whistler.
“They are buying a lifestyle. They are buying what we live every day. Young people want to be in Whistler. Kids and grandkids want to be in Whistler. Multigenerational families want to be in Whistler,” Ryan said. “That is the secret sauce for Whistler.”
