Not every home is designed to blend in—and this property doesn’t even try. In a city known for its mix of architectural styles, 5025 Wateka Drive takes modernity several steps further, leaning fully into a bold, futuristic build. With its striking exterior and unconventional lines, this home won’t be to everyone’s taste—and that’s exactly the point. Whether you love it (or are intrigued by it), this is the kind of home that demands attention. Listed on and off for the past few years with Pogir of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty (he’s also currently handling the Crespi Estate), the home is back on the market at the slightly reduced rate of $3,298,000.
Designed by Michael Shaun Jackson of Acquiesce Design—who was inspired by the movie Tron: Legacy—the conspicuous exterior is like nothing we’ve seen before. Two-story-high columns, a typography element, a fleur-de-lis pattern, and oversized agave plants make for an uncanny entrance into the three-bedroom, four-bathroom abode. Walking through the studded front door, the home skips a traditional foyer and opens straight up to the formal living room.
In view from the entrance sits one of the home’s most distinctive features: a glass-enclosed car showroom. Connected directly to the garage, the space is designed so vehicles can be driven straight in and put on display. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls turn the showroom into a focal point, allowing the cars to be admired from the living area as well as the adjacent Ferrari-themed office, blurring the lines between garage and gallery…