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$825,000
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147 Gale Avenue River Forest, IL 60305
5 Beds
4 Baths
3,900 SqFt
Key Details
Sold Price $825,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached Single
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,900 sqft
Price per Sqft $211
MLS Listing ID 11078415
Sold Date 08/04/21
Style Bungalow
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 4
Year Built 1918
Annual Tax Amount $19,328
Tax Year 2019
Lot Size 0.255 Acres
Lot Dimensions 65 X 200
Property Sub-Type Detached Single
Property Description
One of River Forest's finest, unique, and well-built brick bungalow gems on a 200 x 65ft lot and over is ready for you to call it home. This is a rare opportunity to own a home with so much history that include pieces throughout the home that help tell the amazing stories coupled with beauty and elegance. Inspiring original charm, details, and finishes throughout the home were devotedly preserved. Enter from the sizable foyer into the expansive fully open concept layout main level from the sunroom to the kitchen, and hardwood flooring throughout. Truly an entertainer's oasis, featuring a sun-room drenched with natural light through the copious number of windows, expansive living room with wood-burning fireplace, spacious formal dining room that opens up into a luminous library with French doors, full bathroom, bedroom, office, spacious kitchen joined by a sunny breakfast room, and a mudroom leading to attached heated 2-car garage. 2ndfloor features four generous size bedrooms with custom built deep closet spaces and two full baths with a whirlpool tub. Step down into the magnificent basement spanning over 2,200 sq.ft. finished space with multiple rooms with large windows, and new porcelain/stone/tile floors. Extra-large family room with wood-burning fireplace, bedroom/bonus room with attached full bathroom and marble sauna room, laundry room, two storage rooms, and two bonus rooms. Basement is great for an in-law suite, nanny/au pair living as it has an independent entry and exit from the front of the house and the back. Home features multi-level, zoned forced-air cooling and heating, plus hot water radiator heating. Backyard features stone paved patio, fenced-in yard and a stone barbecue pit. Conveniently located minutes from Washington Common and Keystone parks (Park District Program Locations), Lincoln Elementary, River Forest Community Center, Nature Center, Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve, hiking, downtown Forest Park/Oak Park, trails, and the Metra to downtown Chicago.
Location
State IL
County Cook
Community Park, Tennis Court(S)
Rooms
Basement Full
Interior
Interior Features Skylight(s), Hardwood Floors, First Floor Bedroom, In-Law Arrangement, First Floor Full Bath, Open Floorplan, Some Carpeting, Granite Counters
Heating Natural Gas, Steam, Radiant
Cooling Central Air, Space Pac
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type Wood Burning
Fireplace Y
Appliance Range, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Bar Fridge, Freezer, Washer, Dryer, Stainless Steel Appliance(s), Other
Exterior
Parking Features Attached
Garage Spaces 2.0
View Y/N true
Building
Story 2 Stories
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Lake Michigan
New Construction false
Schools
Elementary Schools Lincoln Elementary School
Middle Schools Roosevelt School
High Schools Oak Park & River Forest High Sch
School District 90, 90, 200
Others
HOA Fee Include None
Ownership Fee Simple
Special Listing Condition List Broker Must Accompany
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