$1.7 Million Riverfront Home Ideal for Kayakers, Canoeists
Mequon luxury home along Milwaukee River also has two garages that can hold seven vehicles.
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This week's "Wow House" in Mequon is situated on the banks of the Milwaukee River.
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From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally friendly abodes, the Milwaukee suburbs are chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes for sale. Each week, Patch highlights one "Wow House" that caught our attention.
This week, it's a home at 3318 W Riverland Drive in Mequon on the banks of the Milwaukee River.
This custom-build home has 290 feet of riverfront frontage and includes unlimited vistas of privacy, woods and water.
This 5,200-square-foot home also has 10-foot-tall ceilings and it includes a gourmet kitchen a breakfast bar, double island and top-of-the line appliances.
And if you can afford this six-bedroom home, you also probably have more than one car in the family. Then you'll be glad to know the home actually comes with two garages — a heated three-car garage and a detached four-car garage.
The home, which was built in 2005, was assessed at $1.4 million in 2011, and property taxes were about $22,000.
With an asking price of $1.725 million, this home, which has been on the market about seven weeks, is being offered by Coldwell Banker - North Shore. To schedule a showing, contact broker Katie Falk at (414) 906-3800.
C. Sanders
9:44 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
No pool?
Bob McBride
12:48 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
You don't want to swim in the river? What could possibly go wrong?
Nice house, for once.
Mike Itzenhuiser
10:12 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Any house more than 200K is a waste of money.
OOH Looky looky what I got! PFFFFT....
Fred Fischer
5:15 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
That's a pretty short sighted opinion. Just because you are not able to afford a house > $200k, doesn't make it wrong. Why don't you get off your butt and get a job.
michelle
5:10 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Nice House! Better than my 2 bedroom apartment.
William
8:41 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Well, I have 9 cars so I'll keep looking.
Mr Lundt
9:18 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Despite Mikes greed and jealousy, that is a gorgeous home.
Cricket
9:28 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Pretty home - love the decorating and furnishings. Hey, if you can afford it - why not!
Jerry
3:54 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Big house = small pee pee syndrome.
Jerry
3:56 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Just saying..... I suspect they have really, really big cars to go with the big house and big ego. And, potentially the type that lives from giant check to giant check. Big houses make no impression on me, unless there is no mortgage. By the way, who on earth wants to pay $22K a year in taxes. How much garbage pickup and street plowing does that get ya?
JMB
4:13 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Poor Jerry, still stuck in Obama class warfare. I assume that this home owner pays a lot in taxes to support ole Jerr. Of course Jerr probably has his free Obama phone, food stamps and subsidized housing. Just saying but I am sure ole Jerr is very proud of his Junk.
jbw
5:08 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
$22K a year taxes was at the previous tax rate and an older, smaller assessed value. Usually the property taxes have a huge jump immediately following sale. Plan on paying at least $25K if you buy it.
I'd also question purchasing such a property unless you really plan to use it to the fullest. Between property maintainance, taxes, and heating/cooling you're spending almost enough to buy a small home every year, and those are pure expenses with zero return. But for the right person it could make a great home.
Jerry
8:38 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
JMB. Wrong assumptions sir, or madam. Shall I assume you're the homeowner? :)
me
12:35 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
Can I use the two quarters I found in my couch for the down payment?
Ken
12:26 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
The taxes cost more (a lot more) than my mortgage. Hmmm, income inequality gap right before our eyes
Sunrocket
12:33 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Ken - if you are complaining that your income is unequal to someone else, specifically the person that could own this home, here's what you can do. Get a different job - one that pays more. If that is not possible, go to school to get the skills needed for a better job. Most importantly, don't whine and be envious of those that have worked harder than you and have acquired more. That's pathetic.
Bob McBride
12:48 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Don't worry, Ken. The plan is to tax people who can afford a house like this even more in order to punish them for having something you don't. Hopefully that'll make you happy.
Pete
12:26 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Don Smiley should buy it.
Sunrocket
12:37 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
I just love all these envious people that assume some one was just handed enough money to buy a home like this. Unless they were the heir to someone really really rich they undoubtedly got an education and worked very hard. Something a lot of people seem unwilling to do. For the record, I could not afford to purchase this home, I can barely afford the one that I have as it is. I am very happy in my 1200 square foot home but if I decided I wanted to purchase this home, I would figure out what it would take for me to get it and not whine about it.