Highest and best due EOD Sunday. Offers reviewed by seller Monday. Status to offerors EOD Monday. People spend years searching for the perfect home. Eventually they realize it wasn't the home they were looking for. Living on the lake changes how you spend your time. An hour from Chicago, but it feels a world away. Instead of another backyard, you step outside to panoramic views across spring-fed Crystal Lake, where mornings start with calm water and evenings end with a slow boat ride as the sun drops behind the trees. The shoreline here offers a gradual sandy entry before the water deepens further out, and a premium 144-foot private pier extends into the lake with room for everyone to tie up, whether they arrive on jet skis or a pontoon. For quieter moments, the pier becomes something else entirely, a place for sunbathing, a quick swim, or simply sitting over the water while the lake settles into the evening. Inside, the home has been tastefully remodeled with high-end finishes that make entertaining effortless after a day on the water. The chef's kitchen features a porcelain farmhouse sink under the window in addition to the working sink in the 12 foot island. The 6-burner Wolf dual-fuel range can handle any recipe, and it is all grounded by quartz countertops and a seamless full height backsplash. Stainless steel appliances add contrast, reminding you this kitchen is as much about cooking as it is about looks. Whether entering from the front or the back, the home was designed for entertaining with its open floor plan, defined living spaces, fireplace seating, and Marvin windows placed exactly where you want the view. Finished oak floors run throughout, offering classic styling and the flexibility to refinish or repair easily as time goes on. Steam shower to relax. Outside, the property continues to impress with professional landscaping, a newer patio, a sandy beach area, and a contemporary steel and cedar fence that frames the lakefront beautifully. The dock system is a newer high-end Floe setup stretching 144 feet into the water, longer than most on the lake and ideal for safely mooring multiple boats. A newly built heated and cooled 21/2 car garage (2023) features epoxy floors, finished interior space, a 220V Level 2 EV charger, and a 600 square foot bonus room above with heat and A/C that can easily function as a guest suite, office, gym, or bunk room for summer weekends at the lake. Crystal Lake is known for its active boating culture with pontoons, wake boats, sailing, swimming in the summer and even ice sailing in the winter, making this a true four season lake lifestyle just about an hour from Chicago. Kitchens can be remodeled and houses can be expanded, but there will never be more shoreline on Crystal Lake. Opportunities like this rarely come along. Pre-approval or proof of funds required prior to viewing. So the question becomes simple. Are you looking for another house, or a home on the lake?
