Burr Ridge Equestrian Estate Asking $10 Million Lands a Buyer

A sprawling Burr Ridge equestrian estate is poised to reset the Chicago suburb’s price ceiling.

Saddle Hill Farm, a 9,300-square-foot estate on 7.6-acres at 6191 South County Line Road, is under contract with a buyer after hitting the market last fall at $10 million. The asking price equates to $1,074 per square foot.

Crain’s reported that if the deal closes near the asking price, it would shatter Burr Ridge’s current home price record — the $8.3 million paid in 2022 by Carmela Wallace, mother of late rapper Juice Wrld, for a house and adjacent vacant lot.

The contingent contract, signed March 18, still hinges on standard closing items such as inspections or a buyer’s home sale, meaning the deal isn’t final. The property is, however, the current highest-priced residential listing in the Chicago metro area publicly marked under contract, according to the outlet.

Listing agent Megan McCleary of McCleary Group told the outlet at the time of the listing in August that Saddle Hill Farm has grandfathered horse rights, and it is the last gentleman’s farm in the area. The property also features a tennis court, hot tub and walking paths.

The estate blends high-end residential appeal with equestrian infrastructure, a niche that has drawn renewed interest since the pandemic. The property includes six bedrooms and seven bathrooms along with a horse barn and paddocks — a combination that remains scarce in close-in suburbs like Burr Ridge, according to the listing.

Public records show seller Jacqueline Laase Parrillo assembled the property over time with her former husband, Beau Parrillo, beginning with a 2002 purchase for roughly $1.7 million. Additional acreage was acquired later. The couple divorced in 2020, and the estate is now held in trusts tied to Jacqueline Parrillo, according to the publication.

The County Line Road estate carries historical cachet, as it was once owned by Irving “Red” Harbour, a developer whose firm helped build Chicago-area highways and early Oak Brook amenities, including a hotel and golf course, according to the publication. Portions of the home date back to 1946, though expansions over decades have given it a cohesive New England-style aesthetic, with white siding, black shutters and a wood-shingled roof.

— Eric Weilbacher