True swindler stories may be the genre du jour on both network television and streaming services as of late, with audiences vigorously devouring everything from “Bad Vegan” to “The Dropout” to “Inventing Anna,” but the dark comedy series “Imposters” proves that fictional charlatan tales can be just as scintillating! Created by Adam Brooks and Paul Adelstein, the show, which ended its short two-season run on Bravo in 2018 and is now available via Netflix, follows Maddie Jonson (Inbar Lavi), a captivating con artist whose three most recent marks – sensitive romantic Ezra Bloom (Rob Heaps), loveable jock Richard Evans (Parker Young) and brainy artist Jules Langmore (Marianne Rendón) – band together to form an unlikely a trio in order to seek revenge on their ex.
Campy through and through, “Imposters” is a romp of a good time! As Adelstein told The Hollywood Reporter, “The thing that we always talked about that was the hardest thing to keep our finger on was this mixture of fun and a certain kind of lightness and adventure, but with real peril and real comedy without tipping it too hard either way.” Their goal was certainly achieved. Not only does the show make for a lighthearted, action-packed binge, but the sleek fashion, hairstyles and locations, which are ever-changing depending on the particular con Maddie happens to be running, prove a feast for the eyes!
And no backdrop is more stunning than the ultra-modern manse where her season one mark, wealthy Seattle-based tech entrepreneur Patrick Campbell (Stephen Bishop), lives. Don’t go looking for the sophisticated pad in Emerald City, though. Filming of the series’ inaugural season actually took place about 150 miles north in Vancouver. (For season two, production shifted east to Toronto and its environs.)
Purported to overlook Puget Sound, in reality, Patrick’s estate can be found just a stone’s throw from the Strait of Georgia at 2628 Queens Ave. in West Vancouver. (Please remember this is a private home. Do not trespass or bother the residents or the property in any way.)
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Image Credit: Angell Hasman & Associates The three-story estate, which recently changed hands for a cool $6.3 million, is an absolute masterpiece of design from top to bottom! A dazzling mix of concrete, wood, stone and glass, the dwelling is the work of Ed Berwick of the Vancouver-based Berwick Architects. Gated and supremely private, the sprawling five-bedroom, seven-bath, 7,989-square-foot property was completed in 2009. And it is a work of art!
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Image Credit: Angell Hasman & Associates The luxe living spaces, fashioned by interior designer Garret Cord Werner, are open, bright and thoroughly cinematic, offering water views from nearly every vantage point, including the entry foyer, a dramatic two-story enclave that fronts a glass and wood staircase flanked by towering stacked stone walls.
The dining room, step-down living room and kitchen all cascade into each other, with the latter made complete by a central island, a luxe stainless steel appliance suite and a massive butler’s pantry.
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Image Credit: Angell Hasman & Associates Additional common areas include a library, an office, an exercise room, a wine cellar and a family room. Plank hardwood flooring, gas fireplaces and stone accents can be found throughout.
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Image Credit: Angell Hasman & Associates With sliding glass walls and floor-to-ceiling windows that span almost its entire rear side, the estate offers the ultimate in indoor/outdoor living. An expansive terrace, reached from the living room, overlooks a large pool, a raised hot tub, an outdoor dining room with a built-in BBQ, the shoreline below and the city lights of Vancouver Island just beyond. The home’s 0.53-acre lot also boasts a “discretely positioned” three-car garage.
The spectacular residence most recently hit the market in March 2021 with a $6.6 million price tag. The lucky new owners snatched it up just three months later for a little over $6.3 million. The listing, which oddly makes no mention of the pad’s “Imposters” role, was held by Malcolm Hasman of Angell Hasman & Associates, who deemed the dwelling “one of the most beautiful luxury homes I have sold in over 25 years of selling real estate.” That is not hyperbole! The place is a trophy property like no other – not to mention a true scene-stealer!
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Image Credit: Angell Hasman & Associates The pad is initially featured in “Imposters'” third episode, titled “We Wanted Every Lie.” It is there that Patrick invites Maddie, who is posing as a baby-voiced executive assistant named Saffron Keyes, for a family BBQ following a series of overly-flirtatious meet-ups at the Mount Pleasant outpost of Cartems Donuts. The home goes on to appear regularly throughout the rest of season one, becoming one of the mainstays of the storyline as Maddie and Patrick forge a romance.
But (spoiler alert!), while the handsome Patrick may seem warm, charming and head-over-heels for Saffron, it turns out that he is not exactly who he says he is. As is revealed in episode six, he is actually an FBI agent working undercover in a massive sting operation to entrap Maddie and the man she works for, a mysterious kingpin known as The Doctor (Ray Proscia). And his luxurious abode? Come to find out, it is nothing more than a rental secured by the FBI to assist in luring in his money-hungry mark.
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Image Credit: Angell Hasman & Associates Both the exterior and interior of the pad are used extensively on the series, with the kitchen, dining room, living room, terrace, front entrance and even the wine cellar making appearances at different points in time.
By season two, Maddie, Patrick, Ezra, Richard and Jules have all moved on to new locales. And while the episodes do feature some gorgeous real estate, none is quite as remarkable as Patrick’s FBI rental.