See images below to view just some of the incredible rebuild details that the property underwent in 2022.
55 Utopia Circle, Sturgeon Bay — $5,495,000
Utopia is a turn-key executive summer home at 55 Utopia Circle in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin — 7,500 square feet on 1.5 private acres with nearly 600 feet of Green Bay frontage. Just up the shore from Chicago, it's the rare Door County waterfront estate you can arrive at on a Friday evening and simply enjoy.
Nearly 600 feet of meandering Green Bay frontage anchors the property, and at its edge sits a 100-foot deep-water permanent pier — the largest and most capable dock in the area, with direct access to both Lake Michigan and the bay. It is a rare thing to own frontage on this scale in Door County; rarer still to own the dock the boat deserves. Morning on the water, dinner in downtown Sturgeon Bay, and the sail home before dusk — all of it begins at your own shoreline.
Behind the shoreline, a 7,500-square-foot architectural residence sits privately among mature grounds, taken to the studs and rebuilt in 2022. Inside: a two-sided tiled fireplace anchoring the great room, three-quarter-inch terrazzo floors over a slate entry, all-natural stone and designer Italian tile, and an elevator connecting both levels. A bay-facing primary suite, a private office, a home gym, and guest suites make it as workable for a working principal as it is for a full house of summer guests. A covered outdoor kitchen carries the living to the water's edge.
See images below to view just some of the incredible rebuild details that the property underwent in 2022.
The name is not decoration. Utopia was a 65-foot schooner designed and built here by Fred J. Peterson in 1946 — a vessel that circumnavigated the world before returning home to these waters. The estate carries that maritime heritage forward in California Redwood siding, restored in the 2022 renovation, and in a design that honors the water without being ruled by the past. It is, as the listing puts it, a home that answers to nothing but the present moment.
For anyone who has owned a home on the water, it has always carried a trade-off: the upkeep, the shoulder-season project list, the feeling that the house is one more thing to manage. Utopia answers none of that. It arrives elegantly furnished and entirely turn-key, set privately on an exclusive peninsula formed by the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. This is the executive summer home Door County rarely offers — the kind of property that comes to market once in a generation, and rewards the buyer who was ready for it.
Utopia is located at 55 Utopia Circle in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, the gateway to the Door County peninsula. It sits on an exclusive peninsula formed by the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, minutes from downtown Sturgeon Bay’s waterfront dining and marinas.
Sometimes called the gateway to the Door County peninsula, Sturgeon Bay offers a stunning blend of rugged shoreline and refined living. With its historic ship canal, boutique waterfront dining, and proximity to world-class sailing and charter fishing, the city anchors a region unlike any other in the Midwest. Whether you’re watching the tall ships pass or settling in for a quiet evening along the bay, Sturgeon Bay is where the water calls you back — season after season.
Utopia is an easy weekend drive from much of the Upper Midwest: roughly four to four-and-a-half hours from Chicago (about 240 miles up the western shore of Lake Michigan), around two-and-a-half hours from Milwaukee, and a manageable drive from Madison and the Twin Cities. For those flying in, Green Bay’s Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) is about a 45-minute drive away.
Utopia is offered at $5,495,000. It is a 7,500-square-foot waterfront estate on 1.5 acres with nearly 600 feet of Green Bay frontage, listed with Door County | Christie’s International Real Estate.
The residence is 7,500 square feet on 1.5 private acres, with nearly 600 feet of Green Bay waterfront across three separate waterfront parcels.
Utopia has nearly 600 feet of Green Bay frontage and a 100-foot deep-water permanent pier, described as the largest and most capable dock in the area, with direct access to both Lake Michigan and the bay. It is suited to a large boat that needs deep water and a permanent slip.
Utopia is fully furnished and entirely turn-key, so an owner can arrive on a Friday evening and enjoy the season with no project list. With a private office, a home gym, an elevator, and an easy drive from major Midwest cities, it is built for a principal who wants a working retreat rather than a renovation.
Yes. The original Peterson-family estate was rebuilt in 2022, including new windows throughout, spray-foam insulation, a multi-zone radiant ceiling heat system, foundation repair, replumbing, and restored California Redwood siding. The interior features a two-sided tiled fireplace, terrazzo and slate flooring, natural stone, and designer Italian tile.
Utopia is designed for full-time, four-season living, not just a summer home. A multi-zone radiant heat system, an elevator, a bay-facing primary suite, a private office, a home gym, and guest suites make it as comfortable as a primary residence as it is a second home. It sits minutes from downtown Sturgeon Bay and within easy reach of Door County’s sailing, boutique dining, and peninsula towns.
Utopia is named for a 65-foot schooner designed and built in Sturgeon Bay by Fred J. Peterson in 1946, which sailed around the world before returning to these waters. The estate honors that maritime heritage in its design and restored redwood siding.
