Beautifully updated 5-bedroom Lake Forest home near Cherokee Elementary, featuring a chef's kitchen, coffered-ceiling family room, sunroom, first-floor bedroom with full bath, and a deep fenced yard with open views to Waveland Avenue. Custom arched mahogany entry doors open to gleaming hardwood floors and 7-inch baseboards throughout the first floor. The kitchen offers a large island, high-end stainless steel appliances, Mother of Pearl quartzite countertops, abundant custom cabinetry, a walk-in pantry, and a bright eating area. A butler's pantry with beverage refrigerator serves the oversized dining room, currently used as a home office, where French doors open to a window-wrapped sunroom overlooking the backyard. The family room pairs shiplap walls and a coffered ceiling with a raised-hearth gas fireplace surrounded in Wisconsin limestone. The spacious first-floor bedroom sits beside a full bath with glass shower, ideal as a guest suite, playroom, or flex space. French doors lead to a large laundry room with storage cabinets and coat closet. Upstairs, wainscoting lines the stairway and hall. The primary suite features a custom spa bath with curbless shower, designer tile, and double vanity with Carrara marble top. Three additional bedrooms and a hall bath with marble tile floor complete the second floor. The oversized tandem garage fits up to four compact cars, with room for a workshop and storage. Mature, lovingly tended gardens frame the front and back yards, and with no home directly behind, the views are uninterrupted. Move-in ready, about one mile to the Metra train, with easy access to bike trails and Route 41.
Single-familyProperty Type
1953Year Built
0.5 acresLot Size
$417Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Patrick Milhaupt• Jameson Sotheby's International Realty
Listed by Elizabeth Jakaitis• Jameson Sotheby's International Realty
North Shore, located between Evanston and Lake Forest, is a residential and lakeside Chicago neighborhood with leafy ravines and a shoreline park system. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Metra stations and village centers along Green Bay Road, where independent cafes, bookstores, and small galleries line walkable blocks. Writers Theatre and the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts anchor the cultural calendar, while the Chicago Botanic Garden sets a seasonal rhythm just beyond the lakefront. Streets of brick Colonials, Tudors, and mid-century homes sit behind mature trees and stone walls. Lake Michigan beaches and the Green Bay Trail shape daily routines with long, linear outdoor corridors. Commuter rail and lakefront drives connect the area to downtown without changing its quiet, curated pace.
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1040 S Green Bay Rd · $1,290,000
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LIST PRICE
$1,290,000
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Bookcases
Special millwork
Walk-in closet
Bedrooms
5 bedrooms
One bedroom on the main level
Four bedrooms on the second level
Bathrooms
3 full bathrooms
Full bathroom with shower only
Kitchen
Eating area with table space
Island
Custom cabinetry
Updated kitchen
Laundry & utility
Main-level laundry
Flooring
Hardwood flooring
Carpet
Heating & cooling
Natural gas forced-air heating
Central air conditioning
Home design
Detached home
Two stories
Parking
Attached garage with 2 spaces
Garage door opener
Asphalt parking
Construction
Cedar and stone construction
Utilities
Lake Michigan public water
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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Prepare to be WOWED as you enter this meticulous home with custom updates and stylish one-of-a-kind accents! With its incredible character and charm paired with many numerous custom updates, this home is move-in ready! Enter the home through custom mahogany arched, raised panel doors with double pain insulated tempered glass. The kitchen boasts a gorgeous island, SS high-end appliances, walk-in pantry, an abundance of custom cabinetry with beautiful hardware, seamless Mother of Pearl quartzite countertops, and a large eating area nestled off to the side with additional custom cabinetry, and recessed lighting. As if the kitchen didn't impress you enough, wait until you see the Family Room with shiplap panels and a custom coffered ceiling that is accented by the recessed lights! The one-of-a-kind raised hearth gas fireplace is surrounded by Wisconsin limestone! The Butler's Pantry is an unexpected bonus for entertaining and has a built-in beverage fridge! The gleaming hardwood floors throughout are impressive and are framed by 7 inch high baseboards on the first floor! An extra-large Dining Room is currently being used as an office and has French doors that lead into a wonderful sunroom surrounded by windows providing a great view of the backyard. The massive 1St floor bedroom is situated next to a full bathroom with a glass shower, and can also be used as a playroom since it is close to the hub of the home's daily activities. Off the kitchen there are French doors to a big, beautiful laundry room with a large capacity washer/dryer, plenty of storage cabinets, and coat closet! The stairway and upstairs hallway are lined with beautiful wainscotting that is highlighted by recessed lighting. The spectacular 2nd floor spacious primary suite Get-A-Way has a beautiful custom LUXURY BATHROOM. Noteworthy features include a curbless shower, designer tile, and a double vanity with Carrara marble top! There are 4 spacious bedrooms on the 2nd floor, and a hall bathroom with custom marble floor tile! The garage is MASSIVE with the ability for lots of storage, as a workshop area, or to fit four compact cars in a tandem arrangement! The huge, fenced, beautiful backyard goes all the way to scenic Waveland Ave with uninterrupted views as there is no adjacent house to the back. All the years of love for gardening show the amazing plantings throughout the front and backyards! Don't miss out on this opportunity! This home is close to Cherokee Elementary School, 1 mile from train station and is conveniently located to bike trails and 41.