$1,499,000

Upscale Estate with Heated 4-Stall Barn

McHenry , McHenry County , Illinois

10.50
ACRES

6
BEDROOMS

5
BATH

8193
SQ FT

pen • hay barn • fenced • second house • lake • 1 barn with 6 stalls • 6 Run-in stalls

UNDER CONTRACT

Property description

Upscale Estate with a private lake in the McHenry/Chain-O-Lakes area Has-it-all beautiful Tudor home with gorgeous private lake views, built in 1991, fully gutted, and stunningly renovated in 2020 by Stoneridge Builders with premium materials and lighting, custom cabinetry, high-end appliances, and future-fit technology solutions. This includes new roofs for all five buildings: House, workshop/barn, multifunction outbuilding, boat house, and planting house. Gated and fully fenced 10+-acre property with 600ft lake shoreline, large pastures, tranquility, and mature trees, giving it an old world-like park feel in the McHenry/Chain-O-Lakes area. This property has something for everyone: For water lovers - a private lake with a beach, barbecue area, and large water sports storage house (powered, 1000 sq ft plus attic). Peacefully enjoy rich fishing and safely have your children swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, and floating on the lake with no combustion engines creating dangers and noise... For Family and Friends Parties - 2000 sqft blue stone European-villa style terrace with lake views, walking out the lower-level entertainment area, which includes a second kitchen, fireplace, billiards/game space, home cinema, and bar. The home boasts five guest rooms (including a French country-like second owner suite) plus a separate 700 sqft fully outfitted one-bedroom apartment. For Horse lovers - pastures and barn for up to 5 horses or other animals, roofed dry pen with overhead heat in the round bail feeding area, utility second entry, and trailer loop to facilitate safe and easy horse loading. The property is 22min car distance from Millcreek Hunt with multiple nearby horse trail conservation areas and 2min from Pistakee Bay Stables's "horse hotel" when you are traveling. For grandchildren and other kids - other than the safe combustion engine-free lake, large property for exploring, gardening, and plenty of space to run dirt bikes and bond with the animals on the property, your children may also enjoy the 1500 sq ft fully renovated attic play space. For garden lovers - 1/4 acre vegetable and mature fruit tree garden with gazebo, planting house, and polycarbonate greenhouse. For hobby handymen or professional use - heated, large workshop, 1/2 bathroom, high ceiling, multiple installed power tools with 20x12ft double doors opening to the large parking area and an additional outbuilding (72x32ft with 15ft ceiling) with 240V supply for welding and other needs. For an active lifestyle - 2 acres of park-like yard with gazebos and beautiful, diverse mature trees and flowers, kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming, and 0.4 miles fully fenced running loop on the property plus a 300sqft gym with rubber floor. The property is located next to a golf club and the Volo bog to expand your outdoor activities. For remote working or small businesses -! GB ultra-high-speed internet with 11 satellite whole property wifi grid system, office with fireplace, parking on the property for 5+ cars.

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Home Features

Why would you like this property?
You enjoy an upscale retreat from the city – allowing you to also work remotely with all technology available.
You love to host your large family, kids, and grandchildren for weekends, lovely year-round.
You enjoy the beautiful nature of Chain-O-Lakes, the infrastructure, and entertaining events during the summer, you like the water, boating, and the energy of the chain but also enjoy the privacy and peace of your own lake.
You love horses, you have your own horses, you love eventing and Fox hunting?
You enjoy gardening, growing, walking, and enjoying the park-like property
You love cookouts, with friends and family in a modern kitchen or on a spacious blue stone terrasse overlooking your own lake. And you have plenty of guest rooms for people to stay.
You are looking for a ready-to-move-in house that meets the highest new building standards.
Property
Peaceful 10.5-acre property on a beautiful private lake (of which half belongs to the property), perfect for swimming and any water activities including fishing, kayaking, paddle boards, and rafts with the benefit of no combustion engines on the lake.
The property is set for horses with a barn and pastures and is close to a commercial stable (3 minutes) to take care of your horses when traveling. The property has a private perimeter loop of 0.4miles to walk, run, or ride safe
Central Chain-o-lakes are in the middle of nature preserves such as the Volo Bog State Natural Area, Glacial Park Conservation Area, and Moraine Hill State Park.
Elementary, middle, and high school < 5 miles, McHenry County.
9-hole Golf Club 3min walking distance.

Lot Features

2 fenced pastures of 1 and 1.3 acres, 1 with a run-in shed and the other connected to the roofed dry pen.
Pea gravel beach with pier and outdoor sitting setup

Horse Facility Features

Barn Building & Guest House – 60x36ft, main floor spacious heated workshop with high ceiling and half bath, heated 4 horse-barn with concrete flooring, rubber mats, warm and cold water. One of the stalls is an oversized breeding stall. Automatic water feeders and AC (never used though). Hay loft. Tack room in addition to the barn. Fully renovated guest house above the workshop and barn (2020, similar renovation to house, high-end – floor heated bathroom, open concept kitchen/living room and one bedroom, all new appliances including washer/dryer in the apartment and in the workshop.
High ceiling utility building 32x48ft to store boats, tractors, hay etc. 240V supply since this was used as a welding workshop. The roof was replaced in 2020.
Pump house with pump system to use lake water for property irrigation – pump functional but irrigation not used in the last 5 years.