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Sold on 07/30/2024
Megan Jordan of @properties Christie's International Real Estate
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223 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

  • $835,000

    Last sold 07/30/2024 after 5 Days

  • 5

    bed

  • 3

    bath

  • 2,251

    Sqft ($371/Sqft)

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About 223 E Scranton Ave

Property type House
Neighborhood
Year built 1920
HOA fee $0/month
Lot size 6,251 Sqft
Parking 2 garage spaces
Property description
Located on the coveted 4th OF JULY PARADE ROUTE!! Wonderful in-town location. Two blocks east of the town and train. Five blocks from the lake, Artesian park, and tennis courts. Six blocks to the middle school. Easy access to the high school, highway, and tollway. Hardwood floors throughout home. This spacious home offers a great room addition with vaulted ceiling and floor to ceiling brick fireplace. First floor office/bedroom. The second floor offers three bedrooms with an updated full bath. The finished third floor offers another bedroom with full bath. The lower level has a deep pour, wonderful recreation room with a fireplace, in addition to the original part of the basement. Some of the more recent updates include: -newer hardwood floors in the great room and rest of hardwood have been refinished, -recreation room with newer flooring, -powder room and second floor bath -chimney flue with new ceramic logs, -hard wired home for network, -tankless hot water heater, - electrical box, -foam insulation in attic eaves, -sewer clean out, - Roof new in 2023 as well as exterior painting. Presently, the owners use one of the bedrooms on the second floor as the primary, however, the third floor could be used as the primary as well with its own private bath. LOCATION, SPACE, UPDATES all make this the ONE! If expansion is desired, the cathedral ceiling above the great room could be lowered and a primary suite addition off the back of the second floor.
Listed by
Listing Agent - Megan Jordan
Listing Office - @properties Christie's International Real Estate
Source: MRED mls logo
MLS#12120579 • last updated 1 year ago
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Overview
Cooling/AC Central Air
MLS # 12120579
Status Closed
SubType 3 Stories
Living Area 2251
Type Detached Single
Lot Size (Acres) 0.1435
Property Tax $ 11984.24
Year Built 1920
HOA Fee $ 0, Not Applicable
Interior
# Full Baths 2
# Half Baths 1
Basement Full, Partially Finished
Dining Room Separate
Total # of Rooms 11
Accessibility Features No
# Fireplaces 3
Exterior
Roof Shake
Exterior Stucco
# Garage Spaces 2
Parking Desc Garage
Garage Desc Detached
Lot Desc Less Than 0.25 Acre
Amenities / Utilities
Sewer/ Septic Desc Sewer-Storm
Water Source Lake Michigan
HOA Fee Includes None
Location
Area Lake Bluff
County Lake
Elementary School Lake Bluff Elementary School
Elementary School District 65
High School Lake Forest High School
Middle School District 65
Middle School Lake Bluff Middle School
High School District 115
APN 12211170090000
Directions Sheridan Rd To Scranton East 2 Blocks.
We are not permitted to show value estimates for this property.
  • Oct 2024
    mls logo MLS # 12120579
  • Oct 14, 2024 Sold
    $835,000 (+1.8%)
  • Sep 11, 2024 Pending
  • Jul 30, 2024 Active
  • Jul 25, 2024 Listed
    $820,000 (+3.8%)
  • Jun 2023
    mls logo MLS # 11821676
  • Jun 30, 2023 Listed
    $790,000 (+53.4%)
  • May 2019
    mls logo MLS # 10272870
  • May 26, 2019 Sold
    $515,000 (-6.2%)
  • May 16, 2019 Pending
  • Mar 27, 2019 Active
  • Mar 18, 2019 Price Change
    $549,000 (-6.8%)
  • Feb 14, 2019 Listed
    $589,000 (-1.5%)
  • Oct 2018
    mls logo MLS # 09828541
  • Oct 4, 2018 Canceled
  • May 14, 2018 Price Change
    $598,000 (-2.8%)
  • Apr 3, 2018 Price Change
    $615,000 (-4.7%)
  • Mar 8, 2018 Price Change
    $645,000 (-3.4%)
  • Jan 8, 2018 Listed
    $668,000 (-3.9%)
  • Dec 2017
    mls logo MLS # 09742458
  • Dec 3, 2017 Cancelled
  • Sep 12, 2017 Listed
    $695,000 (+3.0%)
  • Sep 2015
    mls logo MLS # 08861644
  • Sep 22, 2015 Cancelled
  • May 18, 2015 Price Change
    $675,000 (-1.4%)
  • May 4, 2015 Price Change
    $684,900 (-2.0%)
  • Mar 14, 2015 Listed
    $699,000
  • 223 E Scranton Ave
    $835K
  • Village of Lake Bluff
    $972K -38% y/y
  • 60044
    $675K 0% y/y
  • Lake Bluff
    $675K 0% y/y
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