A distinctive 1.6-acre lakefront parcel with more than 240 feet of Big Lake frontage, the Boathouse is a rare and adaptable waterfront offering with a history as versatile as its layout. Originally built as a three-bedroom lakefront home and most recently operated as the resort's Boathouse restaurant and banquet hall, this two-story building is positioned for an equally compelling next chapter --reimagined as a resort-style restaurant, a lakeside event venue, or returned to its roots as an exceptional private residence. Fully updated throughout, the building is appointed for hospitality at scale: a full commercial kitchen, wet bars on both levels, and multiple dining and gathering spaces that open toward the water. Upstairs, two separate rooms serve readily as private dining, meeting, or staging areas, with ramp access from the rear and accessible bathrooms throughout. Integrated living quarters lend flexibility for an owner-operator or on-site manager -- or form the foundation for a return to comfortable single-family living. Outside, more than 1,500 square feet of covered deck and patio overlook the lake, ready to be set with tables or cleared for dancing beneath the Alaskan sky. A private dock and direct lake access complete the setting, with impeccable views across Big Lake from nearly every vantage. With appropriate licensing, the Boathouse is well suited to reopen as a year-round restaurant; with vision, it becomes something entirely its owner's own. Offered alongside the neighboring McKinley House -- a nearly 10,000-square-foot, twelve-bedroom lakefront estate on 3.2 acres -- the two properties together present a singular combined opportunity on Big Lake, whether held as a unified waterfront compound or a turnkey hospitality destination.
For sale
$1,200,000
5268 S Big Lake Rd, Wasilla, AK 99623
3beds
2,967sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1995
1.61 Acres Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$404/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
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Listed by:
Sean Williams,
EXP Realty, LLC - Downtown Anchorage
Source: AKMLS,MLS#: 26-7874
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Unknown
Features
- Has basement: No
- Has fireplace: Yes
- Fireplace features: Fire Pit
- Common walls with other units/homes: No Common Walls
Interior area
- Total structure area: 2,967
- Total interior livable area: 2,967 sqft
Property
Parking
- Parking features: No Garage, No Carport
Features
- Patio & porch: Deck/Patio
- Exterior features: Dock
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Lake, Mountain(s)
- Has water view: Yes
- Water view: Lake
- Waterfront features: Waterfront, Lake Front, Lake Privileges
- Body of water: Big Lake
Lot
- Size: 1.61 Acres
- Topography: Gently Rolling,Level
Details
- Parcel number: 5960000L001
- Zoning: UNZ
- Zoning description: Not Zoned-all MSB but Palmer/Wasilla/Houston
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Frame, Wood Siding
- Foundation: Concrete Perimeter
- Roof: Asphalt
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1995
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Septic Tank
- Water: Well
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Wasilla
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $404/sqft
- Annual tax amount: $7,366
- Date on market: 6/29/2026
Estimated market value
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Estimated sales range
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Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6/29/2026 | Listed for sale | $1,200,000$404/sqft |
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Monthly payment
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Climate risks
Neighborhood: 99623
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 5/10Big Lake Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 1 mi
- 4/10Houston Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 4.6 mi
- 4/10Houston High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 4.8 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Big Lake
- Middle: Houston
- High: Houston
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- Alaska
- Matanuska Susitna Borough
- Wasilla
- 99623
- 5268 S Big Lake Rd






