701 SHERIDAN ROAD NO NEED FOR A SUMMER HOME WHEN YOU HAVE IT IN THIS STUNNING HOME ALL YEAR ROUND! With a gracious foyer punctuated with a grand staircase, enter an elegant home with all of its original architectural details and complete with all the amenities for modern living. The first floor is spacious with high ceilings and a layout that begs for entertaining. The living room's focal point is a stunning new fireplace imported from England. From here one can enter both the grand dining room with picture molding and adjacent sitting room with columns and a beautiful window line. For after dinner entertainment, the family room is a show stopper with a cathedral beamed ceiling and elegant fireplace. Facing Lake Michigan, the beautifully renovated kitchen is spacious and offers everything one would need to create gourmet meals. With separate areas for baking, prepping, and cooking this is a cook's dream kitchen. It is also perfect for entertaining guests with its adjacent generous sitting and casual dining area with lake views. From here one can walk out to a beautiful new bluestone patio sheltered by a charming trellised pergola. A butler's pantry, laundry room and powder room complete the first floor. Moving up to the second floor, the primary bedroom with lake views is an oasis for relaxation and includes a marble bath and large walk-in closet. The remaining 3 bedrooms on the second floor are exceptionally large with generous closets with either an en-suite or Jack and Jill bathroom. Two more bedrooms and a full bath are on the third floor with another spacious family room perfect for enjoying movies or games. Additional improvements to the house include new mechanicals, chimney work, the entire interior painted, and much more. Newly landscaped with beautiful flower beds and raised vegetable gardens, including fruit-bearing apple and peach trees, producing grape vines, a new stone patio and fire pit area. With all this and more there is no need to leave home when you have this lovely setting just steps to the lakefront beach and park.
Single-familyProperty Type
1900Year Built
0.37 acresLot Size
$545Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
3 car garageParking
Listed by Kathleen Buffington• @properties Christie's International Real Estate
Bought with Shay Hata• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago
Classic turn of the 20th century home. Piecemeal updated over time with the baths being the most recent project. Large rooms. original floorplan intact. Estate lot split to allow building a few more modern homes
9 years ago• May not reflect the current state of the home
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
5
Baths
4.5
Stories
3
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
16,143
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
4,000
Year built
1900
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Cook County
APN
11201020240000
Parking Spaces
3
Basement
Yes
Accessible
No
HOA Dues
—
Garage
Yes
Features
Views
Last updated by owner on Mar 8, 2024.
R1
Single-Family Residential District
The R1 single-family residential district is intended to provide for single-family development at the lowest density within the City, and to preserve the present physical character of that area while allowing for infill development.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Educational/school
Neighborhood center
Park & open space
Oct 24, 2025 • Active
Roofing
Replace the roof on a residential building.
Roofing
Feb 23, 2024 • Final
Water and sewer - disconnections
Repair the sewer line located in the front yard.
Plumbing
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
# of Garage Spaces: 3
# of Parking (Total): 3
Parking: Garage
Garage Ownership: Owned
Garage On-Site: Yes
Garage Type: Detached
Garage Details: Garage Door Opener(s)
Driveway: Asphalt
Interior
Bathroom Information
# of Baths (Full): 4
# of Baths (1/2): 1
Bath Amenities: Double Sink,European Shower,No Tub