Washington’s residents searching for a roomy new home might enjoy Gordon Apker’s 7,856 square feet mansion in Des Moines. The pizza guru who purchased Shakey’s Pizza from its founder then expanded the chain, renovated the expansive multi-structure property to house his vehicle collection as well as to live on the waterfront property.

The main house sits on four acres with access to the Puget Sound via a private beach and views of the Olympic Mountains. It features five bedrooms and five bathrooms, providing ample space for a small family or an individual who enjoys having house guests.

The home provides many amenities, such as a hot tub room with cathedral ceilings, mosaic stone flooring, and wood-paneled walls. Indoors and outdoors, the house includes various decorative features crafted from materials from throughout the world. Highlights of these amazing materials include:

An antique bar from The Butte Hotel in Butte, Montana,
A Belgian stained-glass window in the dining room,
Italian ceramic tiles featuring frogs in the primary bathroom,
The covered bridge on the property comes from the Cle Elum railroad.

This is the spacious room of the hot tub with a tall cathedral ceiling complemented by the wood-paneled walls dominated by tall windows that bring natural lighting for the hot tub that is embedded onto the mosaic stone floor. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the wooden deck terrace of the mansion fitted with a comfortable sitting area to better enjoy the sweeping view of the Puget Sound. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the spacious office of the large garage with a green carpeted floor to contrast the beige walls and glass walls. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is a look at the large garage showroom filled with 300 vintage cars on a brown flooring and under a beige ceiling. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

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Outside the home, a wood deck with built-in seating overlooks the Puget Sound. From the front of the home, its interior seems to glow at night due to the numerous glass windows and walls that allow the interior light to flood the yard. The grounds include grassy lawns, wooded areas, and a private sand beach. Its gardens and other landscaped areas feature hardscapes such as the aforementioned bridge and other outdoor architecture elements.

The property has one superbly unique feature — a car barn with a replica of the Tacoma Veltex service station where Apker worked in the 1960s. While working at the gas station, he developed an affinity for cars. The pizza tycoon built a 30-vehicle collection which he houses in the 20,000-square-feet car barn.

The building also includes offices for his four employees who maintain the car collection. The barn features green carpet and a mixture of glass walls and beige painted walls. The new owners could keep the building as-is, providing themselves and guests plenty of room for parking or refurbish the building as Apker did.

Originally built in 1973, Apker converted the property’s immense outbuildings into the automotive facility. If you have attended one of the many car shows Apker hosts on the property, you already know the property’s breathtaking views and grand presentation. If not, contact the realtor for a tour of the grounds and home.

Windmere Real Estate represents the property. The listing agent is unknown. The Apker family opened with an asking price of $3.825 million. The property initially listed after Apker died in 2016.

Source: www.windermere.com