Real Estate

Amazing Glen Ellyn Home Features Outdoor Fireplace, Hot Tub

This beautiful brick home near Lake Ellyn also offers a wine cellar and a sun room that's bathed in natural light year-round.

GLEN ELLYN, IL -- Situated on a peaceful patch of land not far from Lake Ellyn, this century-old Glen Ellyn home mingles classic charm with modern amenities. Inside, you'll find a wine cellar and a sun room with walls of floor-to-ceiling windows. Head to the backyard to relax in front of your outdoor fireplace or take a dip in the hot tub as you unwind beneath the stars.

  • Address: 664 Forest Ave, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
  • Price: $1,490,000
  • Square Feet: 5353
  • Bedrooms: 6
  • Bathrooms: 4 Full and 1 Half Baths
  • Built: 1926
  • Features: Here's an amazing opportunity to own a Lake Ellyn jewel, the perfect combination of classic architecture with modern amenities. This 6 bedroom, 4.5 bath home exudes elegance and offers a timeless and seamless renovation on extra large lot in one of Glen Ellyn's most treasured neighborhoods. Stunning details in its 2-story foyer, light-filled rooms, beautiful hardwood floors on 1st and 2nd floor and comfortable living spaces. The kitchen is truly a chef's dream and features SubZero refrigerator, double ovens, 2 Bosch dishwashers and a huge island with prep sink. The family can gather in the kitchen for informal meals or the fabulous breakfast room, open to the family room with built-in banquette. Formal dining room with built-in corner cabinets. Enjoy a book in the sunny library with handsome paneled walls. Upstairs you will find a master bedroom suite with sitting room, balcony, fireplace, spa-like bath with double sinks and separate shower plus his/hers walk-in closets. A second floor laundry room plus 4 additional bedrooms complete this level. The 3rd floor is the perfect study or work from home layout and has a great conversation loft, 6th bedroom, 4th full bath and a private office. The basement boasts an incredible, approximately 13 x 11 wine cellar and lots of space for exercise, games and storage. The exterior has multiple spots for outdoor entertaining, including a fabulous, screened, conservatory-style porch accessible from the kitchen and outdoors, hot tub pavilion covered with pergola, paver patio and pond. This home has completely updated (2002) plumbing, electrical, HVAC and brickwork. Imagine an attached, 3-car garage with adjoining mudroom. This stunning home is set on a nearly half-acre lot with towering trees and lush gardens. Close to town and train, restaurants, Glenbard West High School, Lake Ellyn and shops. Truly Glen Ellyn at its finest. Extensive list of rehab and remodel projects available!

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