A five-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot vintage Queen Anne-style house in River Forest whose owners claim to have redone 97 percent of the home has been listed for $1.89 million and currently is that village’s highest-priced listing.
Built in 1910, the house has been transformed over the past few years by its current owners, who paid $400,000 for it in late 2021. The home has 5-1/2 bathrooms, white oak floors in the front foyer, an open concept layout on the first floor, a family room with a gas fireplace and a kitchen with quartz countertops, custom hand-made maple cabinetry, custom lighting and a 48-inch Ilve Majestic oven range.
Other features include a mud room, two laundry rooms, a first-floor office, a lower level with a wet bar and beverage refrigerator, and a third floor with a bedroom and a hidden retreat. Outside on the 0.2-acre property are a front porch and a back deck.
“This home is one of a kind,” listing agent Stephen Scheuring of Baird & Warner told Elite Street. “From the design choices to the master carpenters that carved its beauty, there is nothing else like it. A new owner will move into the (house) and enjoy luxury beyond anything else and quality to last a lifetime.”
The owners first listed the house in December for $1.95 million, and they cut their asking price in February to $1.89 million.
The home had a $9,652 property tax bill in the 2022 tax year. However, after the home sells and is reassessed, property taxes would be expected to at least double and perhaps triple.
Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
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