


The lower school educates children from junior kindergarten to Grade 6 at its facility on Lawrence Avenue East, which is very close to the Park Lane Circle property. Perry is also the owner of the independent Crestwood School and Crestwood Preparatory College. “I have some business reasons to hang onto it,” he says. Perry said Thursday that he has no plans to sell the storied property but he has been fielding inquiries from “high-profile people” who are interested in buying it or leasing it. Perry, founder and chairman of the executive search firm Mandrake Management Consultants, who leased it back to Mr. It later emerged that the undisclosed buyer was Mr. The auction was set to take place at Toronto’s five-star Four Seasons Hotel, but before bidding could begin, the auctioneer announced to the assembled guests that a deal was in the works. The copper cupola that graces the top of the library is modelled on the dome of St. The amenities listed at the time of the 2016 sale include an indoor pool, a wine cellar and a billiard room. Black and his family entertained Richard Nixon, the Duke of Edinburgh and Elton John in the nine-bedroom house, which includes a chapel consecrated by two cardinals. In 2016, the house was advertised with an estimated value of $21.8-million on the website of New York-based Concierge Auctions. Black says the house was extensively renovated by his father in 1950, then he largely rebuilt and extended the residence in 1981. The house was built in 1939 and later purchased by Mr. Black said in an e-mail of his decision to leave the storied property. “It was my decision and my relations with Mr. Black sold the Georgian-style mansion on 6.6 acres of land to his long-time friend in 2016. The couple have been leasing 26 Park Lane Circle from Toronto businessman Harold Perry since Mr.

The former media baron says he and his wife, Barbara Amiel Black, have chosen a new residence in the Greater Toronto Area. Log In Create Free AccountĬonrad Black is preparing to move from the palatial estate that his family once owned in Toronto’s exclusive Bridle Path enclave.
