NOT OFF MARKET! ON THE MARKET! 2.4% commission will be paid to a buyer's agent. Text or call Janita at 773-860-3929 or email jtucker@ppbic.org for a showing or more information. When this grand lakefront home was designed in 1930 for the family of the famed Dinkel's Bakery it was built in the finest location on Lake Elizabeth. The 32,000 SF, 4-lot parcel was selected for the level approach to the water, its southern exposure, and the privacy and shelter provided by the terraced hillside of Mount Moriah rising dramatically behind the house and yard. Special consideration was given to the quality of the shoreline with its concrete seawall to eliminate erosion, the rocky shoreline with a natural sand bottom at end of the pier, and the perfect water depth for swimming and docking boats. The 20 FT lake frontage allows ample space for a pier, moorings and entertaining, does not impede the breadth of the lake view, and has the advantage of low property taxes. Another valuable feature is a 21 FT-wide, 4,356 SF grass fire lane easement bordering the property from the street to the water's edge. This lane must be unobstructed at all times, but there is no visual delineation between it and the residential property and it will forever protect the clear view of the lake. The 4,000 SF house stands on one of four lots comprising the property for sale. It is located in a quaint members-only community between Lake Elizabeth and her smaller twin, Lake Mary. Able to comfortably accommodate not only family but also the friends and relatives that visit, all six of the house's bedrooms have a view of one or both lakes. (A former wine room on the main level can be a 7th bedroom.) The dining and living room are spacious with a wood-burning fireplace. The ground level has a swimmers' shower and changing rooms, a half-bath, a summer kitchen and an authentic Bavarian bier stube with a hearth and wet bar! During the winter months, this transforms into a cozy lodge for snow fort builders, ice skaters, cross country skiers, and après-ski following a day at Wilmot Mountain, a Vail Ski Resort, just 6 miles away. Whether used as a primary residence, summer and winter retreat, or weekend escape, this home is located only about an hour drive from Chicago with a short commute to Lake and Kenosha County corporate centers as well as a 15-minute drive to the Metra Milwaukee District Line in Fox Lake. A note from the owner: The Zestimate is misleading in that the calculation used by Zillow is based, in part, on the lot with the house only and not the three other lots, one of which is lakefront property. It compares a lakefront home on four lots with single-lot properties with no lake frontage.
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