This fully renovated ranch in Highwood blends clean design with thoughtful upgrades throughout, including a newly finished basement and major 2024-2025 improvements. A bright four-season front porch sets the tone on entry, offering flexible space for a sitting room, office, or mudroom. Inside, the open living and dining area flows naturally into a crisp white kitchen with quartz countertops, stainless appliances, and warm gold accents-balanced, modern, and highly functional. Restored oak hardwood floors run throughout the main level, adding a layer of character that anchors the home. The main-level bathroom has been fully updated with a spa-like feel and refined finishes. Downstairs, the newly finished basement expands the living space with a comfortable family room, new half bath with added shower, and a dedicated wine cellar with dry bar, ideal for entertaining or unwinding. A spacious laundry area with newer machines rounds out the lower level. Behind the scenes, the heavy lifting is already done: new architectural shingle roof, gutters, and guards (2025), new garage door and LiftMaster opener (2025), new hot water heater (2024), updated thermostat (2024), and additional electrical upgrades to the garage. Outside, the fenced yard offers both privacy and usability, with a patio and mature landscaping. An oversized one-car garage and freshly sealcoated driveway provide ample parking. All of this in a location that keeps you close to the lake, Metra, schools, and the restaurants and energy that make Highwood one of the North Shore's most underrated pockets.
New
Price cut: $10K (5/14)
$515,000
116 High St, Highwood, IL 60040
2beds
1,202sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1923
7,100 Square Feet Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$428/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Mature landscapingOversized one-car garageBright four-season front porchComfortable family roomStainless appliancesRestored oak hardwood floorsWarm gold accents
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Jason Merel (312)217-6930,
eXp Realty,
Joshua Black 224-515-6436,
eXp Realty
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 12690345
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Breakfast Room, Enclosed Porch Heated
Primary bedroom
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 120 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 10X12
Bedroom 2
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 99 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 9X11
Breakfast room
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 84 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 14X6
Dining room
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 182 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 13X14
Other
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 144 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 18X8
Family room
- Features: Flooring (Vinyl)
- Level: Basement
- Area: 462 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 21X22
Kitchen
- Features: Kitchen (Eating Area-Table Space), Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 150 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 10X15
Laundry
- Level: Basement
- Area: 143 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 11X13
Living room
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 196 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 14X14
Heating
- Steam
Cooling
- Small Duct High Velocity
Appliances
- Included: Stainless Steel Appliance(s)
Features
- Basement: Finished,Full
Interior area
- Total structure area: 2,252
- Total interior livable area: 1,202 sqft
- Finished area below ground: 1,050
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 4
- Parking features: Asphalt, Yes, Garage Owned, Detached, Owned, Garage
- Garage spaces: 1
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: No Disability Access
Features
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Patio
Lot
- Size: 7,100 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 50X142X50X142
Details
- Parcel number: 16154210200000
- Special conditions: None
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Stucco
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1923
- Major remodel year: 2023
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Lake Michigan, Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: Sidewalks, Street Lights, Street Paved
HOA
- Services included: None
Location
- Region: Highwood
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $428/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $261,734
- Annual tax amount: $6,713
- Ownership: Fee Simple
Estimated market value
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Estimated sales range
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Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/14/2026 | Price change | $515,000-1.9%$428/sqft |
Source:  MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #12632175 Report a problem | ||
| 4/30/2026 | Listed for sale | $525,000+23.5%$437/sqft |
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| 4/22/2024 | Sold | $425,000+1.7%$354/sqft |
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11990463 Report a problem | ||
| 4/17/2024 | Pending sale | $418,000$348/sqft |
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| 3/11/2024 | Contingent | $418,000$348/sqft |
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| 3/4/2024 | Listed for sale | $418,000+39.3%$348/sqft |
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| 1/19/2022 | Sold | $300,000-4.5%$250/sqft |
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11252139 Report a problem | ||
| 11/9/2021 | Contingent | $314,000$261/sqft |
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| 10/26/2021 | Listed for sale | $314,000+25.6%$261/sqft |
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| 9/11/2018 | Sold | $250,000-2%$208/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 8/6/2018 | Pending sale | $255,000$212/sqft |
Source: Baird & Warner #10016917 Report a problem | ||
| 7/13/2018 | Listed for sale | $255,000+82.1%$212/sqft |
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| 10/31/2012 | Sold | $140,000-3.4%$116/sqft |
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| 8/26/2012 | Price change | $145,000-17.1%$121/sqft |
Source: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Highland Park #08051210 Report a problem | ||
| 6/22/2012 | Price change | $175,000-5.4%$146/sqft |
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| 4/27/2012 | Price change | $185,000-5.1%$154/sqft |
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| 11/7/2011 | Listed for sale | $195,000$162/sqft |
Source: Milestone Realty, LLC #07939287 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $6,714 -6.3% | $96,779 +10.9% |
| 2022 | $7,164 +23.5% | $87,236 -1.2% |
| 2021 | $5,801 +2.4% | $88,265 +17% |
| 2020 | $5,666 +3.1% | $75,426 +0.5% |
| 2019 | $5,496 +17.3% | $75,073 +10% |
| 2018 | $4,686 | $68,228 +0.6% |
| 2017 | $4,686 +7.8% | $67,834 +5% |
| 2016 | $4,348 +4.5% | $64,579 +7.6% |
| 2015 | $4,160 +2.2% | $60,001 +5.7% |
| 2014 | $4,072 +10.3% | $56,761 -0.6% |
| 2012 | $3,690 +145.9% | $57,092 -16.3% |
| 2011 | $1,501 +12.9% | $68,229 -20.4% |
| 2010 | $1,329 +7.5% | $85,735 -5.6% |
| 2009 | $1,236 +2% | $90,859 -1% |
| 2008 | $1,211 -4.2% | $91,776 +4.7% |
| 2006 | $1,264 -5.2% | $87,615 |
| 2005 | $1,333 -4.4% | -- |
| 2004 | $1,395 -12.6% | -- |
| 2003 | $1,596 -3.5% | -- |
| 2002 | $1,654 +60.6% | -- |
| 2001 | $1,030 -41.1% | $50,790 +27% |
| 2000 | $1,750 | $39,981 |
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Climate risks
Neighborhood: 60040
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 7/10Wayne Thomas Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.7 mi
- 9/10Northwood Jr High SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.6 mi
- 9/10Highland Park High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 0.8 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Wayne Thomas Elementary School
- Middle: Northwood Junior High School
- High: Highland Park High School
- District: 112
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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- Lake County
- Highwood
- 60040
- 116 High St
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