#mega mansions

The Ballroom Mansion

As always, there is a video to accompany this location!!

Moving along we take a look at the ballroom, the elaborate staircase, the hand painted ceilings as well as the rest of the main floor!!

This home was last owned by Rebecca MacDonald, she was the founder and executive chair of a huge corporation, Just Energy, which is an electricity and gas supply company. In 2020 she listed the mega mansion for sale for $18 million, the home took 5 months to sell and the buyer paid $15.5 million. Meanwhile in early 2021, Just Energy filed for bankruptcy and was later delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2022.

The mansion was built in 1966 and was much smaller, a tennis court was added in the 80s. In 2001 the home was sold to the MacDonald family, they added the ballroom, a large section to the back as well as another section on the left side of the house. Finally after 2005, a porte cochère was added to the front entrance of the home.

The 19,000 square foot mega mansion sat on 2 acres of land in a very prestigious area with other mansions owned by celebrities and CEOs. It had Venetian style features with coffered and hand painted ceilings, elaborate crown moldings, decorative wrought-iron accents and elegant chandeliers. The home was massive with 9 total bedrooms and even 10 bathrooms!

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French Style Chateau

Have you checked out the video yet!?

Now on to the primary suite, this main bedroom was huge, including a massive ensuite with a round stained glass window…as well as a few more photos of the staircase from the second floor!!

This mansion was built in 1985 on two lots in The Bridle Path neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada and was designed to resemble a French style chateau. The 30,000 square foot mega mansion had 10 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, and was located on a huge four acre property that also included a tennis court. It also had a granite cobblestone driveway, a horseshoe staircase at the back and extensive gardens which completed the experience of living in a castle in France.

Originally built by Robert Campeau a financier and real estate developer. Robert began his career by building just one single house in 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His company then known as Campeau Corp was also responsible for building Scotia Plaza, a hi rise built in 1988 in the financial district of Toronto, as well as the Harbour Castle Hotel in 1975. In the 80s, Campeau began a series of leveraged buyouts of companies, both in Canada and the United States. The final company was Federated Department Stores, the owners of Bloomingdale's for $7 billion. This was the beginning of the end for Campeau Corp, as they filed for Bankruptcy in 1990, one of the largest in history. Robert was forced to sell the home in 1990.

The home was purchased in 2002 by Harold and Sara Springer who entrusted architect Gordon Ridgely, interior designer Brian Gluckstein, and landscape architect Ronald Holbrook to bring their vision to life. They brought in 17th century antique furniture from france, original royal academy paintings, Italian marble and even crystal chandeliers.

Other features of the large house included a two-story indoor Olympic-size swimming pool with a retractable floor that converts into a ballroom. It also had an elevator, an oak wood bar, recording studio and even its very own bomb shelter!

The mansion has been featured in several movies including Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's 'It Takes Two', 'Kissinger and Nixon', 'That Old Feeling' as well as most recently in an episode of Suits. A party was also held for Jane Fonda in the two-storey ballroom, which was then disassembled overnight so that Campeau could swim in the pool the next day with Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

The Springer's listed the chateau for sale including all of its contents starting in 2014 for $25 million and was last publicly listed in 2018 for $39,500,000. Finally, the home was purchased by Nascond Holdings in 2020 for $30.8 million.

Nascond Holdings is a company owned by the Muzzo Group which is a well known development company in the area. Marco Muzzo caused a drunk driving crash that killed four people and seriously injured two others. It was a very high profile incident several years ago, because of his ties to such a wealthy family. There was also a guest list of people found in the home including Marco's name as the host of the party.

The Ballroom Mansion

Check out the brand new video here of this abandoned mega mansion!!

Let's began this tour of this mega mansion by taking a look at the main foyer, the kitchen, the rotunda and the massive main hallway!!

This home was last owned by Rebecca MacDonald, she was the founder and executive chair of a huge corporation, Just Energy, which is an electricity and gas supply company. In 2020 she listed the mega mansion for sale for $18 million, the home took 5 months to sell and the buyer paid $15.5 million. Meanwhile in early 2021, Just Energy filed for bankruptcy and was later delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2022.

The mansion was built in 1966 and was much smaller, a tennis court was added in the 80s. In 2001 the home was sold to the MacDonald family, they added the ballroom, a large section to the back as well as another section on the left side of the house. Finally after 2005, a porte cochère was added to the front entrance of the home.

The 19,000 square foot mega mansion sat on 2 acres of land in a very prestigious area with other mansions owned by celebrities and CEOs. It had Venetian style features with coffered and hand painted ceilings, elaborate crown moldings, decorative wrought-iron accents and elegant chandeliers. The home was massive with 9 total bedrooms and even 10 bathrooms!

The Ballroom Mansion

In case you missed it, the video is also available at the link below!!

And for our final post from this incredible mega mansion, we check out the inlaw suite, the basement, as well as the nanny suite!!

This home was last owned by Rebecca MacDonald, she was the founder and executive chair of a huge corporation, Just Energy, which is an electricity and gas supply company. In 2020 she listed the mega mansion for sale for $18 million, the home took 5 months to sell and the buyer paid $15.5 million. Meanwhile in early 2021, Just Energy filed for bankruptcy and was later delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2022.

The mansion was built in 1966 and was much smaller, a tennis court was added in the 80s. In 2001 the home was sold to the MacDonald family, they added the ballroom, a large section to the back as well as another section on the left side of the house. Finally after 2005, a porte cochère was added to the front entrance of the home.

The 19,000 square foot mega mansion sat on 2 acres of land in a very prestigious area with other mansions owned by celebrities and CEOs. It had Venetian style features with coffered and hand painted ceilings, elaborate crown moldings, decorative wrought-iron accents and elegant chandeliers. The home was massive with 9 total bedrooms and even 10 bathrooms!

The Ballroom Mansion

Don't forget to check out the video if you are interested!!

Now heading upstairs, we get to take a look at the bedrooms and some of the many bathrooms, including one of the largest, I have ever seen!!

This home was last owned by Rebecca MacDonald, she was the founder and executive chair of a huge corporation, Just Energy, which is an electricity and gas supply company. In 2020 she listed the mega mansion for sale for $18 million, the home took 5 months to sell and the buyer paid $15.5 million. Meanwhile in early 2021, Just Energy filed for bankruptcy and was later delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2022.

The mansion was built in 1966 and was much smaller, a tennis court was added in the 80s. In 2001 the home was sold to the MacDonald family, they added the ballroom, a large section to the back as well as another section on the left side of the house. Finally after 2005, a porte cochère was added to the front entrance of the home.

The 19,000 square foot mega mansion sat on 2 acres of land in a very prestigious area with other mansions owned by celebrities and CEOs. It had Venetian style features with coffered and hand painted ceilings, elaborate crown moldings, decorative wrought-iron accents and elegant chandeliers. The home was massive with 9 total bedrooms and even 10 bathrooms!

French Style Chateau

Don't forget, there is also a very entertaining video of this location as well!!

Now let's shift our focus to the main staircase in the oversized front entry hall, it was pretty spectacular…there are also a few images from the second floor as well!!

This mansion was built in 1985 on two lots in The Bridle Path neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada and was designed to resemble a French style chateau. The 30,000 square foot mega mansion had 10 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, and was located on a huge four acre property that also included a tennis court. It also had a granite cobblestone driveway, a horseshoe staircase at the back and extensive gardens which completed the experience of living in a castle in France.

Originally built by Robert Campeau a financier and real estate developer. Robert began his career by building just one single house in 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His company then known as Campeau Corp was also responsible for building Scotia Plaza, a hi rise built in 1988 in the financial district of Toronto, as well as the Harbour Castle Hotel in 1975. In the 80s, Campeau began a series of leveraged buyouts of companies, both in Canada and the United States. The final company was Federated Department Stores, the owners of Bloomingdale's for $7 billion. This was the beginning of the end for Campeau Corp, as they filed for Bankruptcy in 1990, one of the largest in history. Robert was forced to sell the home in 1990.

The home was purchased in 2002 by Harold and Sara Springer who entrusted architect Gordon Ridgely, interior designer Brian Gluckstein, and landscape architect Ronald Holbrook to bring their vision to life. They brought in 17th century antique furniture from france, original royal academy paintings, Italian marble and even crystal chandeliers.

Other features of the large house included a two-story indoor Olympic-size swimming pool with a retractable floor that converts into a ballroom. It also had an elevator, an oak wood bar, recording studio and even its very own bomb shelter!

The mansion has been featured in several movies including Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's 'It Takes Two', 'Kissinger and Nixon', 'That Old Feeling' as well as most recently in an episode of Suits. A party was also held for Jane Fonda in the two-storey ballroom, which was then disassembled overnight so that Campeau could swim in the pool the next day with Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

The Springer's listed the chateau for sale including all of its contents starting in 2014 for $25 million and was last publicly listed in 2018 for $39,500,000. Finally, the home was purchased by Nascond Holdings in 2020 for $30.8 million.

Nascond Holdings is a company owned by the Muzzo Group which is a well known development company in the area. Marco Muzzo caused a drunk driving crash that killed four people and seriously injured two others. It was a very high profile incident several years ago, because of his ties to such a wealthy family. There was also a guest list of people found in the home including Marco's name as the host of the party.