AREA OVERVIEW
Bordered by Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
I-94/Toll Road to Chicago Loop (1 hour)
Excellent Duneland Schools |
South Shore commuter train to Randolph/Michigan (1 hour 15 minutes)
Close to good daily shopping.
Security office at entrance. |
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The Crow’s Nest. Not just your average summer cottage. This year round home has been in the same family since built in 1959. Wooded ravine & Lake Michigan views from every room and 1/10th of a mile walk to the beach. The location is one of the best in Dune Acres. Hill Drive is private, scenic and leads to a beautiful beach. Renovate, remodel or rebuild…the perfect retreat. $560,000 |
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LAKEFRONT in Dune Acres. Not often is 1.1 acres w/127’ of beautiful beach frontage offered in this very lovely and private beach community. Charming and cozy ranch with walk out lower level, panoramic views of the lake and Chicago skyline, path to owners ‘secret garden’, and stairs down to incredible sandy beach. Formal living room and dining room with fireplace, cozy, well equipped eat in kitchen, master bedroom with great views and three additional guest bedrooms. Spacious lower level family room opens to large screened porch overlooking the lake. Lovingly cared for, this home is in mint condition, grounds are beautifully landscaped and offers incomparable forever views. $1,750,000 |
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Dune Acres. Enjoy casual
living, privacy and fabulous views in this quintessential beach home. Warm
woods, dramatic walls of windows and cozy gathering spots define the interior
living space…northwoods pines, sheltered dune and forever views of
Lake Michigan and its sunsets define the site. Surrounded by tall pines
and Dune Acres parkland, this ageless shed style contemporary offers lakeside
decks and private 62’ x 32’ terrace hidden in the hollow of
a tall dune covered in native vegetation and home to an abundance of wildlife.
Bringing the native landscape indoors…owners have created a woodland
palette of warm woods throughout, pine vaulted & beamed ceilings, limestone
& brick fireplaces. The new kitchen offers soft green concrete tops,
sand colored beadboard cabinetry and stainless top of the line appliances.
Easy access to decks and terrace for incredible warm weather entertaining.
Tiered landscape beds, herb garden and potting shed for the creative gardener
& cook. Steps to beautiful beach. Dune Acres offers residents a beautiful
beach, log clubhouse, tennis courts, outdoor ice rink and miles of hiking/biking
trails. Easy access to major expressways & South Shore train station.
One hour drive to downtown Chicago. $1,299,000 |
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| Your own slice of heaven. Built in
1948, this charming cypress and limestone hillside ranch sits high on a
bluff offering sweeping panorama of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline.
Bordered by Dune Acres parkland to the west creating a very private and
secluded retreat. One level living features redwood paneling and hardwood
flooring throughout, vaulted and cathedral beamed ceilings, two fireplaces,
library, 3 bedrooms, galley kitchen and den. Lakeside flagstone terraces,
stairs down to beautiful beach and additional private beach parking. $1,100,000 |
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Dune Acres. Sitting high
in the midst of woods and parkland, this lovely & timeless contemporary
offers spacious open floor plan, walls of windows with beautiful views and
a chef’s dream kitchen. Main floor features formal living and dining
room with fireplace, wonderful kitchen w/GREAT Garland commercial stove,
SubZero refrigerator, Corian tops w/added circular eating area. Plenty of
pantry and desk space. Pass thru to family room which opens to screened
porch overlooking patio and outdoor hottub. Main floor master & lovely
bath. Guest bedrooms/bath, playspace and family room w/fireplace in bright
& cheerful lower level. Hardwood and ceramic flooring. Vaulted pine
ceiling. Golf cart included. Some furniture negotiable. Private, spacious
and ready to move in. A short hike thru your woods to National Park trail
and path to beach. $649,000 |
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Dune Acres. For the creative spirit. In Dune Acres 1st Addition, a neighborhood of historical log homes built in the late 20's/30's, two 50's Keck homes and this one, built by Studebaker in the 40's. Nestled in the woods with lakeviews and steps to the beach. This charming home spans the test of time with grace and an ambience that a true dunes lover cannot resist. A spacious living room with fireplace, paned windows and beamed pine ceiling; a galley kitchen with breakfast bar and home to this food writer's creation of many recipes for her cookbooks and weekly food column. Main floor bedroom and bath with charming corner fireplace, 2 bedrooms and bath upstairs. New addition offers spacious family room with lakeviews and 2nd floor master suite. Original lannan and fieldstone walkways and patios surround the house, herb/shade garden, lilies of the valley and native dune vegetation cover the hillside. Private flagstone patio overlooks the lake. If you covet privacy, enjoy the tranquility of the lake and are inspired by the charm of a vintage home, you'll want to see this one. $599,000 |
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The best value in Dune Acres! A house that you will love to come home to...in this small, private beach community. Poised on a dune ridge within a block of a great beach, the homesites' elevation affords you privacy & great wooded & seasonal Lake Michigan views. Approx. 3600 sf that offers multi-level contemporary living space featuring 3 bedrooms & 3 baths, formal living/dining room w/vaulted & beamed ceiling, hardwood flooring & 2 story brick fireplace. A well-equipped kitchen includes all appliances plus a Jenaire gas grill, built-in toaster, new dishwasher & KitchenAid compactor. Second level bedrooms & two baths w/deck and more of those incredible views. Upper finished loft w/best views of the lake, currently used as an office, would make a lovely master suite (plans available). Lower level family room, screened porch, finished laundry room & bath. Plenty of storage, a cedar out-of-season closet & two car garage. $480,000 |
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