27705 Lucky Lake Court | Lake Forest

27705 LUCKY LAKE COURT

LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS



Extraordinary showplace! This beautifully designed custom home on sought-after Lucky Lake is a remarkable turn
-key residence. Lucky Lake is an enclave of luxury homes in a gated community. It is near revered equestrian
centers, esteemed business corridors, outstanding shopping and convenient expressway access. This particular
site offers long lake views that are uniquely captivating in all seasons!

Step inside to see the elegant interior design and splendid views of nature from every perspective. There is
absolute privacy and the feeling of being on vacation every day! The tranquil interior boasts top-quality American
Walnut hardwood flooring, two limestone woodburning fireplaces, tall windows with divided-light transoms, 10'
ceilings on the first level, 9' ceilings on the second level with expansive tray ceilings, and a complete walk-out
finished lower level.

The kitchen, with center island, has cherry cabinetry, granite counters and high-quality appliances (Dacor 6-
burner gas cooktop, GE Profile beverage refrigerator, Fisher & Paykel dishwashers, KitchenAid double ovens and
refrigerator). The work/storage space has been meticulously planned. A bar sink and beverage refrigerator make
entertaining easy, while the wall of furniture-grade cabinetry with partial glass fronts provides storage and
display opportunities for special glassware or objects of art. The elegant living room is a wonderful place to
retreat or converse with guests while enjoying the captivating views. It opens to the sophisticated library with
custom built-in bookshelves, a handsome wood-burning fireplace with limestone surround, and tall windows.
Note the fully cased arched openings with fluted trim as you walk between these rooms. The separate dining
room completes the formal space as one room gracefully flows into the next.

Upstairs, the primary suite is a dream with lake views, a balcony, two full bathrooms, a spacious dressing room/
walk-in closet, steam shower and whirlpool tub. The additional bedrooms share a Jack/Jill bathroom and boast
intricate ceiling lines and custom niches. The 2nd floor laundry is a generous room with coffee station and
beverage refrigerator. There is expansion potential for a bonus room or 5th bedroom over the garage that is
already under the roof and insulated. An elevator shaft was built-in for future elevator installation, with the
potential to reach all three levels.

The expansive lower level has ground level views of Lucky Lake that fill this space with abundant natural light and
serenity. It features an office, recreation room, 4th bedroom and full bathroom with steam shower and sauna.
Walk out onto an intimate ground-level patio and enjoy privacy and scenic views. This is an ideal oasis for guests.
This one-owner home represents the BEST OF THE BEST custom quality!

Welcome home!





























27705 Lucky Lake Court | Lake Forest

SPECIAL FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS

REASONS FOR CHOOSING LUCKY LAKE The design of the house was inspired by the homes of the State Owned Stud farms along
A GATED COMMUNITY the Normandy coast. The majestic homes built of stucco and stone seemed etched into
the cliffs along the coast
■ It is less than 5 minutes from
expressway access (294) The home was completed in January of 2005. It is a French Normandy style home.
Construction is 40% stone and 60% stucco. Approximately 6,400 square feet. The
■ Twelve minutes to the Lake Forest train finished portion is approximately 5,100 square feet. The roof is medium cedar shake. The
station. architectural plans were drawn by Anthony Perry of Orren Pickel, the home was built by
Basil Crittenden. There are two fireplaces with Indiana Limestone fireplace mantels.
■ Located 5 minutes from Knollwood Golf
Club. ■ Carrier HVAC units. 2 April Air humidifier ■ Kitchen Cabinets: Woodmode/
systems Brookhaven Cherry antique glass upper
■ Surrounded by top equestrian boarding cabinets
and training facilities. ■ Pad Security System has contacts on all
doors. Contacts on all windows on the ■ Library: Custom Bookshelves &
■ Bicycle trails - Middle Fork Savannah and first floor and lower level. Motion mouldings Acorn Cabinetry Sable on
DesPlaines River Trail detectors on all three levels. Cherry Master Bathrooms Custom
Cabinets Acorn Sable on Cherry
■ Lucky Lake has a maximum 16 homes ■ There is capacity for 2 Gas Power Vent 75
with currently 14 built, it is a private and Gallon water heaters. Currently just 1 ■ Guest Bathroom Custom Cabinets
safe gated community Three Car Garage. Acorn Sunlit on Cherry Hi Gloss

■ Shopping for anything and everything ■ Kitchen Appliances: ■ Staircase: Custom Made by Cooper Stair,
within 10 minutes at Hawthorne Walnut Custom Balusters Custom By
Shopping Center, Milwaukee and Route ♦ Refrigerator: 42” Kitchen Aid Enkabal of California.
60.
♦ Kitchen Aid Double Oven, one ■ First Floor: Walnut Floors 3.5 long
■ Sunset Foods, Heinin’s. Mariano’s, convection boards 6 to 8 feet Second Floor 3rd
Whole foods. bedroom floor Philippine mahogany
♦ Dacor 48 inch Range Top with Dacor
■ Trails around the development back up Custom Fabricated Stainless steel ■ French Limestone Floors in the 1st Floor
to the Middle Fork Savannah. The hood Fisher & Paykel Double powder Room with Marble inlays French
Desplaines River Trails, for hiking, cross Dishwasher Limestone Floors in the Mud Room
country ski, fish or kayak literally right
out of the back door. ♦ GE Dual Temperature Control Wine ■ Custom Designed 9 foot Philippine
Cooler Kitchen Aid Microwave Mahogany Front Door with Antique
■ Property Taxes 2022 $17,198 Glass window.
■ Floors: American walnut 3.5” 6-8 foot
■ Land is 1.057 Acres long boards ■ Art Deco interior door handles

■ Lake views from almost every room in
the house. Magnificent sunrises without
getting out of bed!

■ Custom 9 foot solid core Doors on 1st ■ Lower Level has a bedroom with walk-in IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS
and 2nd floors. 8 foot on lower level closer, custom sauna and shower and
HIS Master Bath: Steam Shower and Blue Pearl marble floor, Double doors, ■ New Sump Pump Back up system. 2022
walk in Closet throughout the lower level, including Striped and Refinished Front Door. 2021
glass pane french doors to the office
■ HER Master Bath: Processional grade 1 gives an open floor plan feel. Doors can ■ Replaced Master Bedroom Balcony, with
person Jacuzzi, shower and dressing be closed for quiet and privacy. life time warranty 2018
room Built into doors: Full length
mirrors. ■ The Bonus Room, unfinished, has a ■ Master Bedroom - New Hickory Long
magnificent view of the lake and could Boards Engineered Wood flooring. 2019
■ Laundry Room/Kitchen with Frigidare also be an additional office space or Gutters repaired/replaced and Roof
Laundry Center Washer and Dryer bedroom. oiled and repaired 2019
Microwave and refrigerator.
■ The 3rd bedroom with sliding pocket ■ All windows sealed and re-caulked 2018
■ Elevator: There is an elevator shaft to doors is currently being used as a sewing
all three floors that will accommodate room and TV room. This would make a
a full size residential elevator. The wonderful nursery. The arched wall is
shaft can easily be eliminated decorative and is not a bearing wall. If a
increasing the size of the laundry room larger bedroom is desired, it can easily
to accommodate an additional be removed.
bedroom. Service to the elevator shaft
was installed when the house was ■ The unfinished lower level space below
built. grade is an additional 1100 square feet
that can be finished out for an exercise/
game room and mechanical room.

■ The elevator opens into the unfinished
space on the lower level, opens into the
Mudroom on the main floor and into the
laundry room on the second floor.

MONA HELLINGA FLOR HASSELBRING

847.814.1855 847.997.1901
[email protected] [email protected]

HELLINGA & HASSELBRING

OPTIMIZING YOUR REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE

©2022 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently operated subsidiary of
HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and a
franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of
Columbia Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. If your home is
currently listed with a Broker, this is not intended as a solicitation