Jesse Tipping, the building’s current owner, announced that he was preparing to put the non-operational motel - which has been used to house Canadian basketball recruits in recent years - on the market last fall. Now, PEOPLE can confirm that the 6.7-acre property is being sold for 2 million Canadian dollars (or approximately $1.6 million), listed withRobin McLuskieof Colliers.
Tipping, the president of the Athlete Institute Basketball Academy and Orangeville Prep, one of Canada’s most successful basketball prep schools, bought the property in 2011 as a place to house his recruits. He purchased it for $820,000, according toDeadline.
Schitt’s Creekfirst premiered in January 2015, and Tipping says fans from across the world have come out in droves to see the famous facade ever since. (The interior shots of the Rosebud Motel were actually filmed in studios in the Toronto area.)
“We just kind of let them enjoy it because if they are not bothering anybody, people really get a kick out of it,” Tipping told theOrangeville Bannerin September, days after the showswept the 2020 Emmys. “They’re always so happy to see the place.”
When they weren’t filming, the motel was quietlyrented out on Airbnb- though guests may not have known the significance of their accommodations.
“We didn’t advertise for you to come stay at ‘Schitt’s Creek’ or the Rosebud Motel, but we actually used it for people who needed a spot when they were coming in to ski at Hockley or worked in the area for weddings or events,” Tipping explained. “We were pretty consistently booked. It wasn’t an expensive rental.”
source: people.com
