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Sometimes when we talk about floating homes, we’re talking about small spaces—cute and functional, but with a limited footprint. Once you get to a certain price point, though, floating homes are as fancy and fully featured as any opulent home on land. Take this 2009 Craftsman floating at the Eastlake luxury dock Fairview Landing: It comes complete with a media room and a wine cellar on top of having space for three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
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While it doesn’t make any compromises for its buoyancy, it’s also designed to take advantage of the water views. In the living room, a fireplace is bookended by floor-to-ceiling windows with benches. It opens right up to a dock, perfect for extending the living space outdoors or just dipping your toes in the water. Another deck extends from the dining area.
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The main floor is also home to an office or guest bedroom with a Murphy bed for guests.
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Upstairs, a second living area provides more space to lounge, and two other bedrooms—one with an en-suite bath—have glass doors that open straight to the heated second-floor deck.
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Go up even further to a large roof deck tucked into the home’s gables with big views of the city and the water.
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In the closest thing the home has to a basement, literally underwater, there’s a media room and a wine cellar.
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This much floating space—2,150 square feet—doesn’t come cheap. This one’s listed at $3.6 million, but at least the HOA dues are only $185 a month.
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This article has been updated to reflect the correct number of en-suite baths.
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