$1.7 Million Riverfront Home Ideal for Kayakers, Canoeists

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.