Oct 18, 2007
New on the Market—Reaching for a Record in Clarendon Hills
List Price: $3.199 million
The Property: This new 8,500-square-foot house with a deep lot is nearing completion on a curving street in Clarendon Hills. Built by Double Diamond Developers, the house has 16 rooms, including a 3,000-bottle wine room and, off the kitchen, a small "chef’s office" that the listing agent, Bryan Bomba, says "would be a good time-out room for one of the kids."
The shingle-and-stone façade opens into a foyer with a curved staircase that is flanked by formal living and dining rooms—each with its own patio. Beyond those rooms, the more-casual kitchen and family room both overlook a big rear patio and an enormous backyard. Upstairs, the master suite alone encompasses about 1,000 square feet of space, and each of the three other bedrooms has its own bathroom. The expansive third floor resembles the ballrooms that used to sit atop old mansions. "It would be a good teenager retreat," Bomba says. "They’re 40 feet off the ground up there—they’re not going to sneak out." In the basement, an even larger space—about 2,000 square feet—houses a built-in pub-style bar.
The one jarring note is the rear exterior, which looks nothing like the front of the house. While the façade, with its copper gutters and jagged-edged shingle siding, evokes a mountain retreat, the house’s backside looks like an overgrown Chicago bungalow, with regular wood siding and big dormers.
Price Points: The asking price for this house is nearly $1 million more than the highest sale price on record for a residence in Clarendon Hills: the $2.29 million paid in August for a newly built house, one of only two homes in town that have sold for more than $2 million (according to data from the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois). Bomba, who considers the house smartly priced, is unconcerned. "You don’t get a lot this size so close to downtown Clarendon Hills," he says. "[The developers] priced it according to what’s going on in the market. They didn’t price it to hit a home run."
Listing Agent: Bryan Bomba, Re-Max Elite, (630) 706-7223; www.bryanbomba.comPosted at 08:26 AM in On the Market | Permalink
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Dennis-
If anyone desires additional infomration about Clarendon Hills, they can be directed to: http://www.bryanbomba.com/article/articleview/17333/1/3020/
Likewise, if there is a specific interest in this house, the brochure is posted at: http://blog.bryanbomba.com/public/item/186201
Bryan Bomba
Thanks, Bryan. Let me know when it sells. Dennis
I'm so pleased that the area is flourishing, in spite of the recent market downturn. Clarendon Hills is the best!
I'm not loving the architectural style of this house. Looks very top-heavy to me from the front, and downright bizarre from the back.
Nice house, but why so many different types of siding mashed together? I count at least four dissimilar styles: rock, brick, wood shingles and vinyl siding (on the back). Yuk. I've never been a fan of developers and architects who spec more than one or two -- at the most -- types of siding on a home.