One of the last large lots on Lake Michigan within easy reach of Chicago. The property has 158 Feet of Lake Michigan frontage, including full riparian rights to the ordinary high water mark and 2+ acres of rolling dunes. An amazing site for a new home overlooking Lake Michigan, or possibly a creative rehabbing of the existing structure, with plenty of room below for a beach cabana on the foredune. (A handsome modernist beachhouse has just been completed next door.) Protected from development by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Dune Acres has over two miles of its own Town Beach and is served by the award-winning Duneland School System. Located only 1.5 miles from the Dune Park South Shore Train Station and just 1 hour to the Loop via the Indiana Toll Road.
Vacant landProperty Type
2.46 acresLot Size
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Listed by jack Wehner• @properties Christie's International R.E.
Bought with jack Wehner• @properties Christie's International R.E.
One of the last large lots on Lake Michigan, with 158 Feet of Lakefront and Riparian Rights, at the end of a long winding drive through 2+ acres of gorgeous dunes. Just one hour from Downtown Chicago in beautiful Dune Acres. The existing home needs work, but has good bones and solid systems, with five bedrooms and three baths. There are two fireplaces and an indoor swimming pool. This is a magnificent site for your new home or a creative remodeling of the existing structure. Protected from development by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Dune Acres has over two miles of its own Town Beach and is served by the award-winning Duneland School System. Located just 1.25 miles from the Dune Park Metra Train Station, with frequent service to Hyde Park and the Loop, this unique lakefront community of only 167 homes is also convenient to the Sand Creek Country Club and the excellent shopping, restaurants and cultural offerings of the Chesterton/Valparaiso Region.
SW Michigan MLS #16023346
Sep 30, 2016
Sold
$950,000
Oct 2, 2015
Listed
$995,000
REALCOMP #69016023346
Sep 30, 2016
Sold
$950,000
Oct 2, 2015
Listed
$995,000
One of the last large lots on Lake Michigan within easy reach of Chicago. The property has 158 Feet of Lake Michigan frontage, including full riparian rights to the ordinary high water mark and 2+ acres of rolling dunes. An amazing site for a new home overlooking Lake Michigan, or possibly a creative rehabbing of the existing structure, with plenty of room below for a beach cabana on the foredune. (A handsome modernist beachhouse has just been completed next door. ) Protected from development by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Dune Acres has over two miles of its own Town Beach and is served by the award-winning Duneland School System. Located only 1.5 miles from the Dune Park South Shore Train Station and just 1 hour to the Loop via the Indiana Toll Road.
NIRA MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid #381922
Jan 19, 2016
Listing Removed
—
Oct 2, 2015
Listed
$1,139,000
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$39,609 (+1.1%)
$683,000 + $2,311,900
$2,994,900
2024
$39,159 (+10.3%)
$683,000 + $2,196,800
$2,879,800
2023
$35,493 (+7.4%)
$631,800 + $2,105,800
$2,737,600
2022
$33,059 (−1.4%)
$631,800 + $1,875,600
$2,507,400
2021
$33,545 (+82.7%)
$719,800 + $1,790,400
$2,510,200
2020
$18,357 (+27.5%)
$680,900 + $534,100
$1,215,000
2019
$14,401 (+28.1%)
$680,900 + $230,600
$911,500
2018
$11,242 (−28.7%)
$680,900
2017
$15,762 (+13.2%)
$606,200 + $373,300
$979,500
2016
$13,918 (−2.2%)
$606,200 + $373,300
$979,500
2015
$14,235 (−4.3%)
$617,900 + $380,600
$998,500
2013
$14,873
$753,100 + $352,100
$1,105,200
Tax history for 54 West Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$39,609 (+1.1%)
$683,000 + $2,311,900
$2,994,900
2024
$39,159 (+10.3%)
$683,000 + $2,196,800
$2,879,800
2023
$35,493 (+7.4%)
$631,800 + $2,105,800
$2,737,600
2022
$33,059 (−1.4%)
$631,800 + $1,875,600
$2,507,400
2021
$33,545 (+82.7%)
$719,800 + $1,790,400
$2,510,200
2020
$18,357 (+27.5%)
$680,900 + $534,100
$1,215,000
2019
$14,401 (+28.1%)
$680,900 + $230,600
$911,500
2018
$11,242 (−28.7%)
$680,900
2017
$15,762 (+13.2%)
$606,200 + $373,300
$979,500
2016
$13,918 (−2.2%)
$606,200 + $373,300
$979,500
2015
$14,235 (−4.3%)
$617,900 + $380,600
$998,500
2013
$14,873
$753,100 + $352,100
$1,105,200
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Directions: US 12 to Mineral Springs Road (1.25 miles west of IN-49); then north to West Road (first left after Dune Acres Marshall's Office); turn right up the second driveway past Willow Lane; Lakefront building site is at end of Drive to the left.
Public facts
Beds: —
Baths: 6.0
Sq. Ft.: 6,856
Stories: 2.0
Lot Size: 2.52 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 2018
Year Renovated: 2018
County: Porter County
APN: 640315300004000025
Home facts updated by county records on Oct 1, 2026
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Schools
Newton Yost Elementary School
Public K-4 • Assigned • 2.6mi
9/10
Chesterton Senior High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 4.7mi
10/10
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.77% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
2/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 100° expected this year, 14 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
0% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
4/10 Air Factor
5 unhealthy days expected this year, 5 days in 30 years
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