Baird & Warner’s Cindy Pierce scored two of Kane County’s priciest home sales in August and Sam Lang of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate kept a spot in the top five. Lang sold the fifth priciest home in Kaney County last month, a $980,000 deal, after making a deal at an identical price last month.
The range of August’s biggest five deals in the area nearly mirrored the prior month’s. In August, the priciest five sales ranged from $1.9 million to $975,000, up slightly from July’s top prices of $1.78 million to $980,000. Lang
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. Fletcher Road, Wayne, $1.9 million
Named Casa San Fili in its listing, this six-bedroom, eleven-bathroom home closed for $1.875 million on August 26. Built in 1993, the 14,000-square-foot house is on a four-acre property in Wayne. It includes an indoor pool, seven-car garage, home theater with vintage projection equipment and a vintage movie ticket booth, a billiards room, bar, wine cellar, arcade, wood-working studio and elevator.
Dawn Bucaro of Bucaro Realty represented the sellers and Laura Henrikson with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate represented the buyers.
2. State Route 47, Hampshire, $1.5 million
This four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Hampshire closed for $1.5 million on August 25. The 5,700-square-foot home was built in 1996 on 18 acres of property. The home was owned by a professional landscape designer and includes an on-site arboretum and a pond spanning three-quarters of an acre. The home also includes two commercial buildings with zoning for the current owner’s landscape business. Amy Izzo with eXp Realty represented the sellers and Melissa Marino-Bowers with Realty Group Marino represented the buyers.
3. Schonback Court, Batavia, $1.3 million
This 10,000-square-foot home in Batavia sold for nearly $1.3 million on August 19. The six-bedroom, seven-bathroom house was built in 2006 and is on one acre. It last sold in 2006 for $1.6 million and was initially listed in May for $1.475 million, before several price cuts brought it down to $1.4 million. The property includes a library, arcade, rec room, bar and home theater. Pierce of Baird & Warner represented the sellers and David Jaffe with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate represented the buyers.
4. Mead Court, Geneva, $980,000
This five-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Geneva sold for $980,000 on August 16. Built on two acres in 1992, the 4,500-square-foot home has only had one owner, according to the listing. Michael Doran with Doran & Associates represented the sellers and Sam Lang with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate represented the buyers.
5. Schonback Court, Batavia, $975,000
This 6,600-square-foot home in Batavia sold for $975,000 on August 5. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom home was built on one acre in 2006. The home was originally listed in March for $1 million before several price changes brought it down to its selling price. Baird & Warner’s Pierce represented the sellers and
Dawn Bremer with Keller Williams Success Realty represented the buyers.