An 87-acre estate in Ridgefield hit the market today, asking $55 million for the chance to purchase a pony-lover’s paradise. Of course, you won’t find the listing by googling around or checking out Zillow and Trulia, because while the home is officially on the market, contracted agent Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman Real Estate said there is no formal listing for the property. With three houses on the property — including one that dates all the way back to 1780 — Slater said the estate is perfectly suited for a family compound. The largest house, situated on the top of a hill “has the most extraordinary sunset views going like 100 miles,” said Slater. The home is now owned by Hunter Harrison, CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway, and Canada’s top-earning CEO. An online article in the Wall Street Journal earlier today reports that Harrison bought the compound in 2005 “just as he was preparing to retire from his post as chief executive of Canadian National Railway,” but in 2012, he was tapped to take over the reigns at Canadian Pacific. Currently, his daughters live in the second two homes on the property along with their families, which Slater said makes the property a great option for a family retreat. But who’s the ideal buyer for something so luxurious? “The ideal buyer is maybe a family that has a son or a daughter that is an up-and-coming equestrian and has the dream of going to the Olympics wand the means to have something like this. Because this will take them all the way,” she said, noting that the property is complete with a 3.5 acre jumping derby field with “every kind of natural jump that you would find in European field competitions.” And with almost 90 acres to enjoy, with conservation land situated across the street, Slater said there’s privacy for days. ©ctnews
An 87-acre estate in Ridgefield hit the market today, asking $55 million for the chance to purchase a pony-lover’s paradise. Of course, you won’t find the listing by googling around or checking out Zillow and Trulia, because while the home is officially on the market, contracted agent Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman Real Estate said there is no formal listing for the property. With three houses on the property — including one that dates all the way back to 1780 — Slater said the estate is perfectly suited for a family compound. The largest house, situated on the top of a hill “has the most extraordinary sunset views going like 100 miles,” said Slater. The home is now owned by Hunter Harrison, CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway, and Canada’s top-earning CEO. An online article in the Wall Street Journal earlier today reports that Harrison bought the compound in 2005 “just as he was preparing to retire from his post as chief executive of Canadian National Railway,” but in 2012, he was tapped to take over the reigns at Canadian Pacific. Currently, his daughters live in the second two homes on the property along with their families, which Slater said makes the property a great option for a family retreat. But who’s the ideal buyer for something so luxurious? “The ideal buyer is maybe a family that has a son or a daughter that is an up-and-coming equestrian and has the dream of going to the Olympics wand the means to have something like this. Because this will take them all the way,” she said, noting that the property is complete with a 3.5 acre jumping derby field with “every kind of natural jump that you would find in European field competitions.” And with almost 90 acres to enjoy, with conservation land situated across the street, Slater said there’s privacy for days. ©ctnews