Scott 1162 Avenue
Winnetka, Illinois House for Sale

Days on Market: 25

Lovely large Winnetka home with five bedrooms plus a grandfathered coach house on a rare double lot that has been extensively renovated while retaining its historic charm. The location is ideal - Metra trains are less than a 5-minute short distance as are the shops and restaurants of downtown Hubbard Woods. The coach house can be used as an office or alternate dwelling unit (ADU). It comes fully furnished and has been renovated with new Marvin windows, floors, a new kitchen, and new bathroom. It also has a fireplace and skylights.The primary home has 3 stories and 5 bedrooms plus a fully finished lower level. The main floor has a large kitchen, powder room, dining room with built in china cabinets, breakfast room, oak paneled office, living room with gas fireplace, and entrance foyer. Additionally, large sliding doors open to a three-season screened-in porch that overlooks the back yard which steps down to a large flagstone patio. The kitchen has been completely renovated with custom cabinets, quartzite countertops, professional grade appliances including Thermador, two Bosch dishwashers, a Kitchen Aid Professional refrigerator, Marvin windows and hickory floors.The second floor has a large master bedroom with a new master bath (includes heated floor and steam shower) and a spacious walk-in closet with windows and large built-in dressers. There are two additional bedrooms on the second floor that adjoin a large sunroom and a renovated full bath with walk-in shower.The third floor has two additional bedrooms and another renovated full bath - plus additional storage closets in the third level hallway.The finished lower level has a wet bar with refrigerator and sink, a 4K home theatre with speakers, (7.2 system, plus powered subwoofers) a large wine refrigerator (185 bottles) - plus an additional bathroom, two large storage rooms and a laundry room.The entire property, with mature maple and oak trees, was professionally landscaped (a 3-year process with Milieu landscaping company) with the goal of creating a "park like backyard". It has hundreds of flowering plants, an outdoor fireplace, flagstone patios and pathways, a 12-zone sprinkler system and landscape lighting.The coach house has an attached two car tandem garage (39 feet deep) with a zoned heater, plus a built-in workbench and cabinets.The home has also been upgraded with 200amp electric service, new copper plumbing and zoned, full house air conditioning.This is a "one of a kind" property in Winnetka that has been maintained and upgraded by meticulous owners for the past 15 years with no expense spared.

Directions: Take Green Bay North through Winnetka and Hubbard Woods. At the Scott Avenue Stoplight, turn left (west) - go 1/2 block, 1162 Scott is the 5th house on the south side, on top of the hill. It is the first double lot.

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