If you want your own private island that’s accessible year-round on Montana’s Flathead Lake, you’ll need $72 million and the patience for a pretty significant renovation project.
It’s been more than three years since the 350-acre island with a huge unfinished, 45,000-square-foot French-style villa was first put on the market in a state where properties are selling the fastest. But it’s still up for sale.
Could 2025 be the year this property finally changes hands?
“Well, who knows,” said Bill McDavid, the listing agent for the property with Missoula-based Hall and Hall. “I believe, given the interest, it’s possible. Nothing surprises me anymore in this business.”
McDavid will show the property again next month to an interested party he describes as “pretty serious,” particularly because they’ve been thinking about it since last year.
“I feel pretty good about it,” he said.
A ‘Unique Bird’
Anyone who has spent time on the west side of Flathead Lake is probably familiar with the island and the massive, unfinished mansion that faces nearby Wildhorse Island. But people outside of Montana may be surprised that such a property is even up for grabs.
When writing the description for the listing a few years ago, McDavid did a lot of research to determine where Cromwell Island