Portland’s well-known floating disco home on the market at $999K. See inside renovated Aqua Star

The well-known Aqua Star floating mansion, which bobbed within the Willamette River within the Eighties disco period and was moved in 2022 to the Columbia River, has undergone a makeover: Gone are the leopard-print counter tops, mustard-yellow leather-based sofa and stainless-steel blinds. As a substitute, the inside is a peaceful sea of blue, white and pure wooden.

The asking value for the curvaceous floating landmark with domed silos moored at 3307 N.E. Marine Drive, Unit 2 dropped June 3 to $999,000. The unique asking value was $1,350,000 on March 10, in keeping with public information.

The sale value for the two,737-square-foot home, wrapped in non-rusting anodized aluminum, contains furnishings. “Merely beautiful and by no means to be recreated,” stated itemizing dealer Daniel Consolation with Galene Buchholz of MORE Realty.

“Investor alert: Airbnb and short-term leases” are allowed in Sundance Marinas’ Harbor 1 Marina. The Aqua Star is on the northernmost finish of the pier with unobstructed views “up and down the Columbia River,” in keeping with the actual property description.

Historical past of the house

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The unique proprietor of the mansion was designer and builder Buzz Gorder, who anchored his shiny residence in a really seen slip on the pricy Oregon Yacht Membership moorage on the east facet of the Willamette River lengthy sufficient to be spoofed on the comedy cable present “Portlandia.”

The one-of-a-kind floating home’s curves, decks and disco decor have additionally been seen in HGTV’s “Excessive Houses” and the 1993 film “Hear No Evil,” and its doorways have been opened to ticket holders throughout Portland’s 2019 Bizarre Houses Tour.

Gorder, who created attention-getting cubicles for commerce exhibits, wished a house with curves and colours that mirror nature.

The silos within the roofline create vaulted inside areas.

The present homeowners preserved the house’s distinctive design and the reflecting stainless steel-slatted ceilings in some areas. The outside has been re-clad with powder-coated metallic siding, stated Consolation.

“The renovation celebrates interval parts just like the nickel wood-burning fire,” he stated.

Modifications embrace:

• The entryway has been softened by vertical mahogany accent boards and LED lighting, stated Consolation.
• The grand lobby retains the unique curved staircase, modernized with a backlit hand railing and a cascading chandelier.
• The nice room has floor-to-ceiling home windows framing river views.
• There’s a high-end chef’s kitchen, backlit moist bar and open eating house.
• A visitor bed room suite is on the primary stage.
• The higher ground has the first suite with a sitting space, workplace nook, media room and toilet with a soaker tub and walk-in bathe.