The combined sale of two properties in Whistler’s exclusive Stonebridge development marks the highest-priced real estate transaction in resort history.

At $32 million, the recent sale of a six-bedroom, 10-bathroom luxury home at 5462 Stonebridge Drive shattered Whistler’s record for highest-ever sale price on its own. The 8,700-square-foot “architectural masterpiece" sits on a nearly three-hectare lot. Featuring sweeping views of Alta Lake, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, the property became the highest-priced house for sale in all of Canada when it was listed last year at $39 million. 

Including the vacant, four-hectare adjacent lot simultaneously acquired in a private sale, the deal sets a new record for Whistler’s priciest transaction at $40 million.  

The modern estate serving as the centrepiece of the landmark sale was built by Whistler’s Dürfeld Constructors in 2014 and conceptualized by the team at internationally-acclaimed, U.S.-based architectural practice Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same firm responsible for designing 75 Apple stores around the world.

The residence features a curved, floating staircase suspended by cables that doubles as an art installation, a 25-metre pool cantilevered over the cliff edge it’s built into, in addition to three fireplaces, a wine cellar, grotto spa, floor-to-ceiling windows and an elevator.  

The property described as “a marvel of architecture and engineering” is changing hands for the first time since it was commissioned.  

Its new owners intend to honour the existing home by developing the adjacent lot at 5458 Stonebridge Drive in keeping with its design. 

The property taxes for 5462 Stonebridge Drive reached $95,214 in 2022. 

The median price of a detached home in Whistler was $2.775 million in the first quarter of 2023. 

Now, the most expensive home up for sale in Whistler is a six-bedroom, 7,492-sq-ft chalet on Sunridge Drive in Brio listed for $18.95 million. 

Whistler is exempt from Canada's federal foreign buyer ban, as well as provincial speculation and vacancy taxes.