15 Ellenwood Ave

Welcome home to 15 Ellenwood Avenue, a prime location on one of the most beautiful and sought after streets in the Glenridge/Bachman Park neighborhood.  Directly overlooking the picturesque park and rolling lawns, this walk to downtown property has not been publicly offered for nearly 30 years.  Presenting a once in a lifetime opportunity to own this turn of the century charmer, originally built in 1909 and then expanded over the many years and most recently remodeled in the Fall of 2020.  Many fine features and amenities throughout, including imported European French white oak flooring throughout, redwood paneling, crown molding, wainscoting, marble faced fireplaces with custom mantels, beautifully remodeled kitchen with marble slab counters, professional grade stainless steel appliances as well as remodeled bathrooms featuring marble and porcelain tile.  Completing the appeal of the property are the professionally landscaped gardens consisting of iceberg roses, boxwood hedges, mature maple trees, multiple varieties of hydrangea, three apple, one plum tree, a stunning flowering Magnolia tree, signature heritage oak trees with hanging grapevine sphere lights, additional rear garden landscape lighting and spacious rear patio which becomes an outdoor living room both day and night, perfect for entertaining family and friends.

• A flagstone walkway through the front yard custom solid wood garden gate leads to a charming front porch with recessed lighting overlooking the beautiful and verdant park below 
• Custom wood and four light solid wood front door welcomes you to the formal living room featuring warm wood paneling, crown molding, large picture windows, fireplace with marble surround, custom built wood mantle, attractive sconce lighting and beautiful views of the mature trees 
• Spacious dining area has wood paneled walls, crown molding, designer Palecek lighting and beautiful views
• Chef’s kitchen features recessed lighting, paneled ceilings, crown molding, attractive marble slab countertops, porcelain tile backsplash, Thomasville soft closing cabinets and drawers, imported Shaw’s sink, polished nickel Perrin and Rowe hardware, separate hand sprayer and separate filtered water.  Professional grade stainless appliances including a six burner Wolf gas range, Dacor exhaust, double ovens with self clean feature, paneled Miele Futura dishwasher with lighted interior and GE Monogram 36 inch French door stainless steel fridge with ice maker plus a large picture window overlooking the beautiful rear gardens with peaceful views of the surrounding mature trees as well as the Western Hills
• Comfortable and cozy family room directly off of the kitchen has paneled walls, crown molding, decorative handmade sconce lighting, views of the verdant Japanese maple trees
• Well designed as well as highly functional office features built-in office style drawers and display cabinetry, paneled ceilings and large picture windows overlooking the peaceful rear gardens
• Spacious primary suite with large picture windows, vaulted ceilings, recessed lighting, decorative Palecek hand-beaded pendant lighting (for decoration only), large dual walk-in closets, each outfitted with California Closets built in dressers and closet organizers plus additional storage cabinetry and pull out drawers adjacent to the primary bath
• Beautifully remodeled primary bathroom with marble tile flooring in waterfall pattern, RH double vanity, Perrin and Rowe fixtures, RH sconce lighting and attractive RH polished nickel mirrors plus a separate room containing a seamless as well as oversized walk-in shower with shaving corner, built-in shampoo area plus a Toto commode with window overlooking the attractive rear garden
• Bedroom number two has paneled ceiling, crown molding, large picture window, dressing area and closet with built-in drawers from California Closets
• Attached hall bathroom with crown molding, RH sconces and recessed lighting, marble tile floors, custom built vanity, RH polished nickel mirror, separate pantry storage closet adjacent to the shower over jacuzzi style tub with decorative polished nickel hardware and ½ inch glass swinging door
• Upstairs suite has large picture windows, pendant lighting, decorative wainscoting, two walk-in closets, each with California Closets built in organizers, fireplace with custom wood mantle and marble slab surround
• Attached bath has been beautifully remodeled with marble tile floors, RH sconce lighting plus recessed lighting, custom built vanity, polished nickel hardware and attractively tiled shower with ½ inch glass shower door with decorative hardwar
• Off of the attached bath is a large finished attic space, perfect for all of your storage needs
• Upstairs hallway features two separate closets, one for linen and a second outfitted by California Closets, decorative pendant lighting over the stairs as well as original window seat and large picture windows with Western hill views
• Main level laundry/mud room has marble counters, imported Shaw’s sink, polished nickel Perrin and Rowe hardware, separate hand sprayer, Thomasville soft closing storage cabinetry and Miele stack washer and dryer
• Detached two car garage with carriage house solid wood automatic door with windows, entire wall of floor to ceiling storage cabinetry, large picture window and custom designed stone paver driveway in decorative pattern
• Beautiful custom hand woven Grace Richey Clarke window treatments throughout, most are fully functional and some are for decoration only, see Grace Richey website as this home is featured on their landing page and more
• One hundred percent naturally finished wide plank European white oak imported floors, superbly crafted and engineered to stand the test of time with the ability to be refinished if ever desired
• Two new furnaces, two new condensers in fall 2020, two zones for heating and air conditioning.  The primary bedroom and bath have their own dedicated zone and the rest of the home is on a separate zone, Nest thermostats for each
• New Navien tankless water heater in fall 2020
• New heavy shake roof and copper gutters, downspouts and rain-chains in fall 2020
• New professional landscaping and irrigation system in 2020 and 2021 including all new plantings, new controller, new custom front gate, new landscape lighting, new patios in the rear garden and extensive drainage system which was already in place when we purchased the property
• New sewer connection in fall 2020, pipe was replaced from the house to the sewe
• New copper water line in fall 2020, all new copper pipe from the street to the hous
• New electrical wiring in fall 2020 as well as new sub panel
• New Sierra Pacific Windows throughout in fall 2020, new custom French doors to the front deck and to the rear garde
• New front deck with beautiful Bachman park views, replaced from the foundation up in fall 2020
• Newer charge point electrical charging station located on the side of the hous
• Newer RH farmhouse style weathered zinc exterior lighting in front, back and garage areas
• Quarter basement for additional storage needs
• Newer alarm system for complete peace of mind

Offered at $3,995,000