Barbie’s dream house – or at least a mansion that had a museum dedicated to the enduringly popular doll – topped all other sales in Will County last month, becoming the first property in the area to fetch more than $5 million.
Deals like the one for the $5.3 million Homer Glen home aren’t typically close to the price point of those in DuPage and Lake Counties. That home has a few other distinctions in addition to Barbie: the state’s largest residential pool and palm trees that have been flown in annually from Florida.
Other top sales in the area ranged from $1.3 million to $1.6 million, a narrower range than June, when the top five ranged between $1.06 million and $2.2 million. The data was collated by Zillow from information provided by Midwest Real Estate Data and doesn’t include off-market deals. Read on for thumbnails of the top five.
1) 13360 W 167th St, Homer Glen, $5.3 million
The 15,000-square-foot home sits on 4.5 acres on 167th Street, about 40 miles from downtown Chicago. It has a fountain court with a triple-arched entry and cut-stone walls, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
The home includes multiple chandeliers, one in the primary bedroom and another in the two-story primary bathroom, which also has a jacuzzi and Greek columns. It has what the listing called the largest home pool in the state, inspired by parts of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The home, which has a movie theater, bar, spa and professional gym, also has a 20-car garage.
Christine Wilczek and Jason Bacza with Realty Executives Elite represented the sellers and Mark Wright with Baird & Warner working with the buyers.
2) 9761 Dewey Cir, Frankfort, $1.6 million
This 9,000-square-foot home sold for $1.6 million on July 18. The property includes four fireplaces and an outdoor fire pit, a heated four-car garage, wet bar, custom trophy cases, workout room, basketball court and in-ground saltwater pool.
Built in 2005, the home is on about half an acre and has a four-car garage. Jessica Jakubowski with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate represented the sellers and Sunny Burfeind of Landen Home Realty the buyers.
3) 1219 Bonnema Ct, Naperville, $1.5 million
This 6,600-square-foot home closed for $1.5 million on July 15. Built in 2002, it has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Kim Scott of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate represented the sellers and Antonia Dimeola with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago the buyers.
The home was listed on May 28 and was under contract two days later, selling for the asking price. That’s significantly less than the $1.89 million that it sold for in 2002, according to Will County property records.
4) 3908 Littlestone Cir, Naperville, $1.3 million
This 5,000-square-foot home, a six-bedroom, seven-bathroom home built in 2004, closed for $1.32 million on July 11. That’s well below the $4 million it was asking on April 22, and it went under contract May 2. The property includes a home theater and a 2,800-square-foot outdoor living space with custom European pavers imported from Denmark. The owners spent more than $750,000 to renovate the home during the past 10 years, according to the listing.
Deepak Mehta with RE/MAX Professionals Select represented the sellers and Bob Dellutri with Wall Street Property Group the buyers.
5) 12 Baker Ln, Naperville, $1.4 million
This 5,000-square-foot house, a five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home built in 2006 on one-third of an acre, sold for $1.4 million on July 15, compared with $1 million in 2009. It asked $1.395 million when it hit the market on April 14, and came under contract on April 18. The property includes a mudroom with a built-in dog kennel, a sunroom, a full bar with kitchenette, a home gym and a media room. The property also has a three-car garage with a car lift for a fourth vehicle. Alice Chin and James Gargano with Compass represented the sellers and Shawn-Daria Dowd with John Greene, Realtor the buyers.
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