What is the asking price?
The property is offered at $2,799,000. For the current status, a showing, or the full feature booklet, contact Frank Basso directly at (519) 831-8804.
How many bedrooms and bathrooms are there?
Four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms sit on the main floor, and the full-height lower level holds a large guest suite with its own bedroom, walk-in closet, four-piece bathroom and walkout.
How big is the property, and what's on it?
Approximately 100 acres: roughly 92 acres of mixed forest, about 8 acres of open meadow, marshland including a provincially significant wetland system, and a wildlife pond that was dredged for habitat. More than 900 trees have been planted since 2011.
How long are the trails, really?
About 10 kilometres, and they were built rather than worn in — culverted and properly graded, with roughly 400 metres of boardwalk across the marsh. Around 80 percent is reachable by tractor or ATV, and the network connects straight onto the adjoining conservation trail systems.
Can I run a business from the property?
The workshop complex runs 80 × 40, of which roughly 30 × 40 is fully heated and insulated with plumbing, a concrete floor and dedicated woodworking and metalworking stations. The remainder suits equipment storage, additional garage space or farm machinery. Add parking for more than twenty vehicles and fibre optic internet and it is a genuine working base. Permitted uses are a question for the Township of Puslinch — confirm your intended use before you rely on it.
Can the property be severed?
It is an ideal candidate for a future land severance, and preliminary professional assessments are highly favourable. To be clear: no severance has been granted. The approximate area under consideration is shown on the GRCA mapping above. A buyer is to conduct final due diligence with regard to official approval, and nothing here should be relied upon as an approval or an entitlement.
What wildlife will I actually see?
Over forty species across the year, and around thirty during spring migration alone — warblers among them, which is what makes this serious ground for a birder rather than a pleasant garden list. A single morning in spring migration turned up ovenbird, Nashville warbler, pine warbler and northern waterthrush alongside wood thrush and great crested flycatcher. Barred owl, eastern bluebird, cedar waxwing, nesting tree swallows and pileated woodpecker have all been photographed here. Deer (with fawns), foxes, coyote, wild turkeys, porcupine, mink, and painted and snapping turtles all appear, and the spring wildflower display runs from the first of April.
Is the wood heating a lot of work?
Only if you want it to be. The current owners derive their heating fuel from the property itself, which suits them; a Heatmor central wood furnace and a four-bay woodshed support that. There is an electric forced-air system as backup, and installing a heat pump would be the logical step for anyone who would rather not manage fuel from the bush.
What are the conservation tax programs?
The property reports 46.6 acres enrolled in the Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program and 42.5 acres in the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program — 89.1 of the 100 acres. Enrolment and current status should be independently verified with the Province and the Municipality.
How is the house heated, and where does the water come from?
A Heatmor central wood furnace carries the house, with an electric forced-air backup, a Waterford Trinity cast-iron stove indoors and a transfer switch for backup power. Water comes from a drilled well of approximately 118 feet with a reported flow of 6.6 gallons per minute, with filtration, UV purification and a softener.
How far is it from everything?
Ten minutes to Highway 401 and to South Guelph, five minutes to Victoria Park Golf Club and the Eden Mills ski trails, fifteen to the Bruce Trail and the Acton GO station, and forty to forty-five minutes to Toronto Pearson.
