909 chestnut avenue

Gracious center entry brick colonial on coveted Chestnut Avenue in the CAGE. This home was featured on HGTV's Design Challenge which included a complete redesign of the back of the home. Updated electrical, fresh lighting fixtures. Gorgeous hardwood floors, high ceilings, spacious rooms, elegant details and many recent improvements including roof, kitchen, baths, third floor expansion, all windows replaced with Marvin, overhead sewer and professional landscaping. Large light-filled living room with limestone gas fireplace, separate formal dining room. Gorgeous cook's kitchen with custom cabinets, coffered ceilings, top of the line appliances (Wolf range/Subzero) and breakfast area with built-in seating. Family room with built-in bookcase and mud room with marble floor and custom cabinets. Second floor offers four bedrooms, including primary suite with limestone bath, steam shower, soaking tub and custom walk-in closet. Nicely sized additional bedrooms with shared bath. Full staircase to the third floor expansion (2010) with fifth bedroom, full bath, exercise room and storage. Dry fully finished basement with rec room, movie area, laundry and storage. Fully fenced yard with mature trees, electronic driveway gate, sprinkler system, bluestone patio and an outdoor cedar enclosed shower perfect for apres beach. The absolute best location - one block to beach, park, Plaza del Lago/Starbucks and just a few blocks to downtown Wilmette restaurant scene and the Metra.